JP2006285354A - Purchase information processing system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a trigger-based purchase information processing system, capable of providing useful information to users and rapidly collecting purchase information. <P>SOLUTION: This purchase information processing system comprises a cellular phone 100 performing electronic payment, and a server 200 collecting and managing payment information. The server 200 includes a receiving part 204 receiving payment information from cellular phones 100 of a plurality of users; a payment information database 230 accumulating the payment information; a processing part 250 extracting specification information of a user from which a request is accepted; and a transmitting part 278 transmitting extracted specification information to the cellular phone 100 of this user. The cellular phone 100 includes an upload part 108 transmitting payment information to the server 200; a download part 114 requesting download of specification information to the server 200 and downloading the specification information from the server 200; and a specification information storage part 120 storing the downloaded specification information. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a purchase information processing system, and more particularly to a purchase information processing system using a user's mobile terminal.

  In recent years, mobile devices such as mobile phones have been enhanced in functionality and diversification by adding various functions in addition to the original communication functions. One of them is electronic payment using mobile devices. Electronic payments using mobile devices are gradually being put to practical use with the progress of personal authentication technology and communication encryption technology.

As a system using a conventional portable information terminal or the like, for example, there is one described in Patent Document 1. The system described in this document transmits receipt data, which is electronically settled by a user using a mobile phone, to the mobile phone, and further transmits from the mobile phone to the household account book server.
JP 2004-21607 A

  The above-described conventional system is excellent in that the receipt data is transmitted to the household account book server and the user's input operation is saved. However, since the user has to bear the communication fee that is incurred when sending data to the household account book server, it is a major obstacle to the penetration of service usage, and there is room for improvement in that respect. there were.

  On the other hand, how to quickly collect merchandise purchase information is an issue for companies, which is also important for corporate strategy. Under such circumstances, it is desired to realize a system that enables a company to quickly collect information while providing useful information such as purchase information to a user.

  By the way, a mobile carrier such as a mobile phone is always carried by the user, and can be used at the site of product purchase. By paying attention to such characteristics of mobile carriers and using a mobile phone, it is possible to quickly collect information that is closest to the point of purchase of goods, such as at the time of electronic payment. An unprecedented idea of applying this mobile carrier characteristic to an information collection system makes it possible to implement a new system that enables companies to quickly collect information while providing useful information such as purchase information to users. Become.

  Furthermore, it is desired to realize a mechanism that can prompt the user to transmit information promptly and spontaneously at the time of purchase and promote the use of the service. A mechanism for promptly collecting user purchase information by prompting a user's voluntary action using a mobile carrier is referred to as “trigger-based” in the present invention.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a trigger-based purchase information processing system that can provide useful information to a user and can quickly collect purchase information. is there.

According to the present invention, there is provided a purchase information processing system comprising: a mobile terminal that performs electronic payment; and a server that collects and manages payment information electronically settled by the mobile terminal, wherein the server includes the payment information. Receiving unit from the mobile terminal of a plurality of users,
A payment information database for storing the payment information received by the receiving unit;
An accepting unit that accepts a download request for detailed information from the mobile terminal;
An extracting unit that extracts the detailed information of the user who has received the download request from the settlement information database;
A detailed information transmitting unit that transmits the detailed information extracted by the extracting unit to the mobile terminal of the user;
Including
The portable terminal is
A wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates with the server;
A payment information transmitting unit that transmits the payment information to the server via the wireless communication unit;
A request unit that performs the download request for the detailed information to the server via the wireless communication unit;
A download unit that downloads the detailed information from the server via the wireless communication unit;
A detailed information storage unit that stores the detailed information downloaded by the download unit;
A purchase information processing system is provided.

  Here, the mobile terminal is, for example, a mobile mobile communication terminal device such as a mobile phone or a PDA. In addition, the mobile terminal includes, for example, a non-contact IC card for electronic payment such as Felica (trademark), or an infrared communication unit that communicates payment information with a POS system, an application program execution unit for electronic payment, Including a settlement unit.

  The payment information includes, for example, the name of the product purchased by the user, the product code, the purchase price, the number of purchases, the purchase date and time, the purchase place, the payment method, the payment price, and the like. The detail information includes product identification information, purchase price, purchase date and time, and purchase store identification information of the product purchased by each user, and can be classified in time series, product type, purchase store, or the like.

  According to this invention, it is possible to collect purchase information at the point of closest approach when purchasing a product, and to provide useful information to the user.

  In the purchase information processing system, the mobile terminal may include a display unit that displays the detailed information.

  According to this configuration, the detailed information downloaded from the server can be referred to by the mobile terminal. As a result, detailed information can be easily created from the payment information transmitted from the mobile terminal to the server and fed back to the user, and even when viewed from the user side, the input of the purchase record can be saved, which is convenient. On the server side, payment information of a plurality of users can be collected and used for purchasing information analysis and the like.

  In the purchase information processing system, the mobile terminal may include a store information download request unit that makes a store information download request, and the server uses the payment information of the plurality of users stored in the payment information database. , A store information database that extracts store information for each store and stores it in association with store identification information, a store information request receiving unit that receives the download request for the store information from the mobile terminal, and the store information request receiving unit In response to the download request for the store information received by the store information, the store information extraction unit extracts the store information from the store information stored in the store information database, and the store extracted by the store information extraction unit And a store information transmitting unit that transmits information to the portable terminal.

  Here, the store information includes, for example, price information, minimum price information, bargain information, etc. of a certain product in a certain store. Since these store information can be acquired from payment information collected and accumulated from a plurality of users, the reliability of the information is improved. Since the user can know information on stores that are not used on a daily basis, it is also beneficial for the user, and it is also useful for promoting the store from the corporate side.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to effectively use information collected and accumulated from a plurality of users.

  In the purchase information processing system, the mobile terminal includes a current location information acquisition unit that acquires current location information of the device itself, and an addition unit that adds the current location information to the download request for the store information. And the server extracts the current location information from the store location information table stored in the store identification information in association with the store location information, and the download request received by the store information request accepting unit. An extraction unit, and a store location information table that accesses the store location information table and acquires the store identification information corresponding to the store location information in the surrounding region of the extracted current position information, The store information extraction unit accesses the store information database and adds the store identification information acquired by the peripheral store information acquisition unit. It is possible to extract the shop information to respond.

  According to this configuration, the current location of the user can be automatically transmitted to the server, and store information in the vicinity of the current location can be acquired, which is convenient.

  In the purchase information processing system, the mobile terminal creates a region reception unit that receives designation of a region where the store information is to be acquired, and location information of the designated region, and adds the location information to the download request for the store information. A second addition unit, wherein the location information extraction unit extracts the location information of the area from the download request for the store information, and the neighboring store information acquisition unit includes: The store location information table is accessed, the store identification information corresponding to the store location information in the surrounding area of the extracted location information of the region is acquired, and the store information extraction unit accesses the store information database. The store information corresponding to the acquired store identification information can be extracted.

  According to this structure, the store information of the area arbitrarily designated by the user can be acquired from the information accumulated by a plurality of users, which is convenient.

  In the purchase information processing system, the server accesses the store information database, detects a minimum price of a sales price for each product included in the store information, and stores the minimum price for each product in the store. A lowest price table stored in association with identification information, and a lowest price extraction unit that accesses the lowest price table in response to the download request for the store information and extracts the lowest price corresponding to the store identification information The store information transmitting unit can transmit the store information including the lowest price to the mobile terminal.

  According to this configuration, since the lowest price information of each store can be acquired from information accumulated by a plurality of users, convenience is good.

According to the present invention, a receiving unit that receives payment information electronically paid by a plurality of users' mobile terminals;
A payment information database for storing the payment information received by the receiving unit;
An accepting unit that accepts a download request for detailed information from the mobile terminal;
An extracting unit that extracts the detailed information of the user who has received the download request from the settlement information database;
A detailed information transmitting unit that transmits the detailed information extracted by the extracting unit to the mobile terminal of the user;
A store information database for extracting store information for each store from the payment information of the plurality of users stored in the payment information database, and storing it in association with store identification information;
A store information request receiving unit that receives a download request for the store information from the mobile terminal;
A store information extracting unit that extracts the store information from the store information stored in the store information database in response to the download request of the store information received by the store information request receiving unit;
A store information transmitting unit that transmits the store information extracted by the store information extracting unit to the mobile terminal;
A server characterized by comprising:

According to the present invention, an electronic payment unit that performs electronic payment with a POS cash register and obtains payment information;
A wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates with a server that collects and stores payment information from mobile terminals of a plurality of users;
A payment information transmitting unit that transmits the payment information to the server via the wireless communication unit;
A detailed information requesting unit that performs a download request for the detailed information of the own device that stores the payment information in the server via the wireless communication unit;
A store information request unit for requesting download of specific store information from the detailed information stored in the server;
A download unit for downloading information from the server via the wireless communication unit;
An information storage unit for storing the information downloaded by the download unit;
There is provided a portable terminal characterized by comprising:

  Although the configuration of the present invention has been described above, any combination of these configurations, or a conversion of the expression of the present invention between a method, an apparatus, a system, a recording medium, a computer program, and the like is also applicable to the present invention. It is effective as an embodiment.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the trigger-based purchase information processing system which can provide useful information to a user and can collect purchase information rapidly is provided.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In all the drawings, the same reference numerals are given to the same components, and the description will be omitted as appropriate.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing a configuration of a purchase information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The purchase information processing system of the present embodiment includes a purchase information processing system including a mobile terminal (mobile phone 100) that performs electronic payment, and a server (server 200) that collects and manages payment information electronically settled by the mobile terminal. In this system, the server includes a receiving unit (interface unit 202 and receiving unit 204) that receives payment information from a mobile terminal of a plurality of users, and a payment information database (payment information database 230) that stores the payment information received by the receiving unit. ), A reception unit (interface unit 202, reception unit 204, control unit 240) that receives a download request for detailed information from the mobile terminal, and an extraction that extracts the detailed information of the user whose reception unit has received the download request from the payment information database Unit (processing unit 250) and detailed information extracted by the extraction unit are transmitted to the portable terminal of the user The portable information terminal includes a detailed information transmitting unit (transmitting unit 278 and interface unit 202), and the mobile terminal wirelessly communicates with the server (antenna 112 and interface unit 110), and payment information to the server via the wireless communication unit. The payment information transmission unit (uploading unit 108) that transmits the request, the request unit (download unit 114) that requests the server to download the detailed information via the wireless communication unit, and the detailed information from the server via the wireless communication unit. A download unit (download unit 114) that performs download, and a detail information storage unit (detail information storage unit 120) that stores detailed information downloaded by the download unit.

  In FIG. 1, the configuration of parts not related to the essence of the present invention is omitted. For example, an authentication processing unit between the mobile phone 100 and the server 200, a transmission data encryption unit, and a decryption unit are illustrated. It has not been.

  Each component of the purchase information processing system includes an arbitrary computer CPU, memory, a program for realizing the components shown in the figure loaded in the memory, a storage unit such as a hard disk for storing the program, and a network connection interface. It is realized by any combination of hardware and software. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that there are various modifications to the implementation method and apparatus. Each drawing described below shows a functional unit block, not a hardware unit configuration.

  In the present embodiment, the mobile phone 100 includes an antenna 102, an interface unit 104 (shown as “I / F” in the figure), an electronic settlement unit 106, and an upload unit 108 (shown as “UL unit” in the figure). ), An interface unit 110 (shown as “I / F” in the figure), an antenna 112, a download unit 114 (shown as “DL part” in the figure), and a detailed information storage unit 120 (shown as “ Detailed information ”), a display unit 130, a display control unit 132, an operation unit 134, a reception unit 136, and a processing unit 140.

  In the present embodiment, the mobile phone 100 is a mobile mobile communication terminal device, and may be a PDA or the like in addition to the mobile phone. The mobile phone 100 wirelessly communicates with the server 200 and transmits settlement information obtained by electronic settlement to the server 200, and can receive and display detailed information from the server 200. In the present embodiment, the mobile phone 100 can particularly provide a household account book input support system that can take in the household account book information automatically created from the payment information to the mobile phone 100.

  The antenna 102 and the interface unit 104 constitute an infrared wireless communication unit that communicates payment information with the POS register 20 or the like, or a wireless communication unit of a contactless IC card for electronic payment such as Felica (trademark). The electronic settlement unit 106 performs electronic settlement with the POS register 20. The upload unit 108 uploads the settlement information electronically settled by the electronic settlement unit 106 to the server 200.

  The interface unit 110 and the antenna 112 are wireless communication interfaces, connect to the network 1 such as the Internet, and communicate with the server 200. The upload unit 108 connects to the server 200 via the interface unit 110, logs in, and uploads payment information. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of payment information 300 transmitted from the mobile phone 100 to the server 200 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the settlement information 300 includes a user ID 310, a purchase date and time 312, a purchase store code 314, a payment method 316, a settlement price 318, and a breakdown 320. The breakdown 320 includes a product code 322, a purchase price 324, and a purchase number 326 of at least one product purchased. The payment method 316 includes information such as lump sum payment, installment payment, and revolving payment, for example.

  Returning to FIG. 1, in the mobile phone 100, the download unit 114 downloads the detailed information of the user 10, store information, and the like from the server 200 via the interface unit 110. The detail information storage unit 120 stores the detail information downloaded by the download unit 114. Details of these will be described later.

  The display unit 130 is controlled by the display control unit 132 and performs various information display, operation screen display, operation and status display of the mobile phone 100, and the like. In the present embodiment, the display unit 130 displays household account book detail information, which will be described later. The display control unit 132 controls the display unit 130.

  The operation unit 134 receives instructions such as various settings and inputs from the user of the mobile phone 100. The accepting unit 136 accepts operations and inputs from the operation unit 134. The processing unit 140 performs processing such as referring to the detailed information in the detailed information storage unit 120. Details will be described later.

  FIG. 3 is an external view of the mobile phone 100 of the present embodiment. 3A is a front view of the operation surface of the mobile phone 100 when the half-folded mobile phone 100 is opened, and FIG. 3B is an elevation view of the mobile phone 100 folded at 90 degrees. FIG. 3C is the back side of the operation surface of the mobile phone 100.

  The cellular phone 100 includes a main body portion 80 including a plurality of operation buttons 81 and a microphone 82, a liquid crystal display portion 84, and a lid portion 83 including a speaker 86. The operation button 81 constitutes the operation unit 134 of FIG. Further, the liquid crystal display unit constitutes the display unit 130 of FIG. The cellular phone 100 has an infrared communication window 87. In the present embodiment, infrared communication can be performed with the POS register 20 via the infrared communication window 87, and the interface unit 104 of FIG. 1 is configured.

  Further, on the front side of the lid portion 83, there are a sub display portion 88 made of a liquid crystal display and a light source portion 89 that is composed of a plurality of LED displays and emits a plurality of colors. Furthermore, the main body outer side 90 has an IC part 91, and a non-contact type IC card dedicated for electronic settlement is provided inside. Wireless communication is possible by bringing the IC unit 91 close to an IC card reader (not shown) included in the POS register 20 or the like. The IC unit 91 constitutes the interface unit 104 in FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile phone 100 of this embodiment. The mobile phone 100 includes a control unit 160, a memory 162, a communication unit 164, an infrared communication unit 166, and a voice input / output unit 170 in addition to the IC unit 91, the operation unit 134, and the display unit 130 described above. A microphone 172, a speaker 174, a vibration unit 176, and an LED display 178.

  The control unit 160 controls the entire apparatus together with each component of the mobile phone 100. The memory 162 stores a program for controlling the mobile phone 100 and setting data, and includes a work area for the program. In the purchase information processing system of this embodiment, some of the components shown in the functional block diagram of the mobile phone 100 in FIG. 1 are realized by this program. Note that the control unit 160 includes an execution unit (not shown) that executes a program.

  The communication unit 164 performs wireless communication with the server 200 and constitutes the interface unit 110, the antenna 112, the download unit 114, and the upload unit 108 of FIG. The infrared communication unit 166 performs infrared communication with the POS register 20, and constitutes the interface unit 104 of FIG. The infrared communication unit 166 transmits and receives infrared rays through the infrared communication window 87 of FIG.

  The audio input / output unit 170 is controlled by the control unit 160 and inputs / outputs audio via the microphone 172 and the speaker 174. The vibration unit 176 is controlled by the control unit 160 and vibrates the mobile phone 100 in various patterns. The LED indicator 178 is composed of a plurality of color LED indicators, and is controlled by the controller 160 to illuminate with a predetermined lighting / flashing interval, arrangement, and color pattern.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the server 200 includes an interface unit 202 (shown as “I / F” in the figure), a receiving unit 204, a management unit 210, and a payment information database 230 (in the figure, “payment information DB”). A control unit 240, a processing unit 250, and a transmission unit 278.

  The interface unit 202 is an interface that communicates with the mobile phone 100 of a plurality of users 10 (shown as “user A”, “user B”, and “user C” in the figure) via the network 1 such as the Internet or a LAN. Yes, either wireless or wired communication may be used.

  The receiving unit 204 receives payment information from the mobile phone 100 or receives a request such as a detailed information download request. The management unit 210 stores and manages information received by the reception unit 204 in the payment information database 230.

  The payment information database 230 stores payment information for a plurality of users 10. FIG. 5 shows an example of the structure of the payment information database 230. In the present embodiment, the payment information database 230 includes a payment table 410, a breakdown table 420, and a product table 430.

  As shown in FIG. 5A, the payment table 410 includes a payment code 414 for each user ID 412, a purchase date / time 415, a store code 416, a payment method 417, and a payment price 418. The management unit 210 assigns the settlement code 414 of the settlement table 410 for each settlement, and the purchase date and time 312, the purchase store code 314, the payment method 316, and the settlement price 318 of the settlement information 300 of FIG. Are stored in the purchase date / time 415, the store code 416, the payment method 417, and the settlement price 418, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, the breakdown table 420 includes a product code 422 for each payment code 414, a purchase price 423, and the number of purchases 424. The management unit 210 receives at least one purchase specification included in the breakdown 320 of the settlement information 300 of FIG. 2 received by the reception unit 204, that is, the product code 322, the purchase price 324, and the number of purchases 326, the product code 422, the purchase Stored in the price 423 and the number of purchases 424, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 5C, the product table 430 stores a product code 422 and a corresponding product name 432 provided in advance by a company not shown. The product table 430 can further include various types of information regarding each product such as the standard price of the product, the manufacturer name, the product name, and the household account book information item.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the control unit 240 controls the entire apparatus together with each component of the server 200. For example, when the receiving unit 204 receives a detailed information download request, the control unit 240 receives the request and notifies the processing unit 250 of the request. The processing unit 250 performs processing such as creating detailed information on the household account book from information in the payment information database 230. For example, when the receiving unit 204 receives a detailed information download request from the user 10, the processing unit 250 extracts the detailed information of the user 10 from the settlement information database 230 and creates detailed information. The transmission unit 278 transmits the detailed information created by the processing unit 250 to the mobile phone 100 of the user 10 via the interface unit 202.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of the detailed information 440 of the present embodiment. The detailed information 440 includes detailed information on the household account book for each user ID 412. For example, the date 442 when the product was purchased, the product name 443 of the purchased product, the purchase price 444 (amount), the purchase quantity 445 (quantity), and the purchase store Name 446 (store name) may be included.

  Here, although the detailed information 440 classifies the purchase detailed information in time series for each user, the present invention is not limited to this, and can be classified according to the type of product, the purchase store, and the like.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display screen of the display unit 130 of the mobile phone 100 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 7A, the household account book menu screen 500 is displayed when the control unit 160 of the mobile phone 100 starts and executes the purchase information processing program of the present embodiment stored in the memory 162. The

  The household account book menu screen 500 includes a settlement information transmission menu 502, a household account book download menu 504, a household account book reference menu 506, a product information reference menu 508, a store information reference menu 510, and an end button 514. The selected menu is highlighted 512. The operation of each menu and operation button is performed by the user 10 using the operation unit 134 and is received by the receiving unit 136.

  When the household account book reference menu 506 on the household account book menu screen 500 is selected, the household account book reference screen 520 is displayed on the display unit 130. FIG. 7B shows an example of the household account book reference screen 520. The household account book reference screen 520 includes a daily account detail list 522, a weekly total button 524, and a monthly total button 526. The daily bill list 522 includes the product name, price, quantity, and the like of the product purchased by the user 10 on that day, and is displayed together with the daily bill 523. When the user 10 operates the weekly total button 524 and the monthly total button 526, the weekly total statement list and the monthly total statement list are respectively displayed.

  The operation of the purchase information processing system of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described below. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the purchase information processing system of this embodiment. Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIGS.

  First, electronic payment is performed between the POS register 20 and the mobile phone 100 (step S11), and payment information obtained as a result is transmitted from the mobile phone 100 to the server 200 (step S13). Here, in the mobile phone 100, the purchase information processing program is activated by the control unit 160, and the user 10 settles the household account book menu screen 500 of FIG. 7A displayed on the display unit 130 of the mobile phone 100. Payment information can be transmitted by selecting the information transmission menu 502.

  In the server 200, the payment information received by the receiving unit 204 via the interface unit 202 is stored in the payment information database 230 by the management unit 210 as described above (step S15). Next, when the user 10 selects the household account book download menu 504 on the household account book menu screen 500 shown in FIG. 7A, the accepting unit 136 accepts the request, and the download unit 114 makes a detailed information download request to the server 200 (steps). S21).

  In the server 200, the control unit 240 receives the detailed information download request via the interface unit 202 and the receiving unit 204 (step S 23), and notifies the processing unit 250 of the request. The processing unit 250 accesses the payment information database 230 and extracts the detailed information of the user 10 that has received the request (step S25). Then, the transmission unit 278 transmits the detailed information to the user 10 via the interface unit 202 (step S27).

  In the mobile phone 100, the detailed information received by the download unit 114 via the interface unit 110 is stored in the detailed information storage unit 120 (step S29). When the user 10 selects the household account book reference menu 506 on the household account book menu screen 500 in FIG. 7A, the household account book reference screen 520 shown in FIG. 7B is displayed on the display unit 130 (step S31). ).

  As described above, according to the purchase information processing system of the present embodiment, useful information can be provided to the user, and purchase information can be collected quickly. As a result, a trigger-based system is constructed. In particular, by using the mobile phone 100, it is possible to collect trigger-based information, which is a characteristic unique to mobile carriers, and it is possible to easily collect and refer to information at a product purchase site, which is convenient.

(Second embodiment)
The purchase information processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention feeds back useful information to each user 10 by using the payment information collected from the mobile phones 100 of the plurality of users 10. For example, the mobile phone 100 requests and acquires store information including price information, minimum price information, bargain information, and the like of a product in a store from the server 200. Furthermore, store information of stores near the current position of the user 10 and store information of stores near the area designated by the user 10 can be acquired.

  FIG. 9 is a functional block diagram showing details of the processing unit 140 of the mobile phone 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the mobile terminal (mobile phone 100) includes a current position information acquisition unit (current position information acquisition unit 142) that acquires current position information of the device itself, and an addition unit (current position information acquisition unit 142) that adds the current position information to a download request. Position information creation unit 144).

  Specifically, the processing unit 140 includes a current position information acquisition unit 142, a position information creation unit 144, a region reception unit 146, a product name reception unit 148, and a request unit 150.

  The current position information acquisition unit 142 includes an antenna that communicates with the GPS satellite 30 and a communication unit, and receives and acquires the current position information of the device itself from the GPS satellite 30. The area receiving unit 146 operates the operation unit 134 to receive the area specified by the user 10.

  The location information creation unit 144 includes a location information table corresponding to the area received by the region reception unit 146, and creates location information corresponding to the region received by the region reception unit 146. Further, when acquiring the store information based on the current position, the position information creating unit 144 uses the current position information acquired by the current position information acquiring unit 142 as the position information of the store information download request.

  The product name accepting unit 148 accepts the product name designated by the user 10 by operating the operation unit 134. For example, on the household account book reference screen 520 in FIG. 7B, a product can be designated by highlighting the product name and selecting it.

  The request unit 150 makes a download request to the server 200 for information on the location information created by the location information creation unit 144 and the product name received by the product name accepting unit 148. This store information download request is made to the server 200 by the download unit 114 via the interface unit 110.

  FIG. 10 is a functional block diagram illustrating details of the processing unit 250 of the server 200 according to the present embodiment. The server (server 200) of the present embodiment stores a plurality of store identification information stored in the store location information table (location table 232) and the settlement information database (settlement information database 230) stored in association with the store location information. Store information for each store is extracted from the user's payment information and stored in association with the store identification information, and from the download request received by the receiving unit (request receiving unit 252). A location information extraction unit (location information extraction unit 254) that extracts location information, a store location information table, and store stores that acquire store identification information corresponding to store location information in the surrounding area of the extracted current location information The information acquisition unit (store search unit 256) and the store information database are accessed, and the acquired store information Including information extracting unit for extracting the shop information corresponding to information (store information acquisition unit 258), store information transmitting unit for transmitting the extracted store information to the mobile terminal (transmission unit 278), the.

  Specifically, the processing unit 250 includes a request receiving unit 252, a detailed information extracting unit 253, a location information extracting unit 254, a store searching unit 256, a store information acquiring unit 258, and a store information processing unit 260. Including. Server 200 also includes a store details database 270 (shown as “store details DB” in the figure) and a location table 232 that stores store codes in association with store codes.

  The request receiving unit 252 receives the detailed information download request or the store information download request received by the control unit 240. When a detail information download request is accepted, the detail information extraction unit 253 is notified, and when a store information download request is accepted, the location information extraction unit 254 is notified.

  The detail information extraction unit 253 receives the notification from the request reception unit 252, accesses the payment information database 230, extracts the detailed information of the user 10 who has requested the detailed information download, and passes it to the transmission unit 278. The location information extraction unit 254 receives the notification from the request reception unit 252 and extracts location information from the store information download request. The store search unit 256 accesses the location table 232 and searches for a store code in the corresponding region using the location code corresponding to the location information extracted by the location information extraction unit 254 as a search key. In the present embodiment, the location table 232 is used, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, using the map information, it is possible to search for stores in an area near the position information extracted by the position information extraction unit 254.

  The store information acquisition unit 258 acquires store information corresponding to the store code acquired by the store search unit 256 from the store description database 270 and passes it to the transmission unit 278. The store information processing unit 260 accesses the payment information database 230, acquires store information for each store, for example, a sales price for each product, and stores it in the store description database 270. Alternatively, the average sales price, the minimum price, or the like can be analyzed from the sales prices of the stores stored in the store description database 270. Alternatively, store bargain information, advertisement information, and the like can be received from an information input unit (not shown) and stored in the store description database 270.

  FIG. 11 shows an example of sales performance information 280 in which sales price results at each store for each product are recorded as an example of store information. The sales performance information 280 includes a purchase date / time 284, a store code 286, and a purchase price 288 for each product code 282. These pieces of information are acquired by the store information processing unit 260 from the payment information database 230 as payment information transmitted from the mobile phones 100 of the plurality of users 10, and are stored in the store description database 270 as sales performance information 280. From this information, for example, it is possible to analyze the average selling price and the minimum price of the product.

  As described above, in response to the store information download request from the mobile phone 100, for example, the store information acquisition unit 258 determines the lowest price comparison information from the information of the sales performance information 280 stored in the store description database 270 of FIG. Is transmitted to the mobile phone 100 by the transmitting unit 278. In the mobile phone 100, the download unit 114 receives the lowest price comparison information via the interface unit 110 and stores it in the detailed information storage unit 120. This information can be displayed on the display unit 130 by the display control unit 132.

  Specifically, when the merchandise information reference menu 508 on the household account book menu screen 500 in FIG. 7A is selected, the store information download request is made from the mobile phone 100 to the server 200, and the server 200 The mobile phone 100 receives the lowest price comparison information, and the display control unit 132 displays the product information reference screen 530 on the display unit 130.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an example of the product information reference screen 530 of the purchase information processing system of this embodiment. The product information reference screen 530 displays the minimum price comparison information of the specific product, and includes, for example, a product name 532 and a minimum price list 534. In FIG. 7A, when the user 10 selects the product information reference menu 508, the product name and the type of product information, such as price, bargain information (time service, member discount, bulk purchase discount information) are further displayed. Display screen for performing detailed settings such as presence / absence of coupon voucher (coupon voucher issuance URL presentation), minimum price comparison information, average price information, user's own product purchase history (date, price, store name), purchase cycle, etc. It is assumed that a store information download request is made to the server 200 after the setting is accepted.

  The operation of the purchase information processing system of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described below. FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the purchase information processing system of this embodiment. This will be described below with reference to FIGS.

  First, in the mobile phone 100, the current location information acquisition unit 142 requests the GPS satellite 30 for the current location, the current location information is transmitted from the GPS satellite 30 to the mobile phone 100 (step S41), and the current location information acquisition unit 142 Current position information is acquired (step S43). The location information creation unit 144 creates location information to be added to the store information download request from the current location information acquired by the current location information acquisition unit 142 (step S45).

  Subsequently, in the mobile phone 100, the product name receiving unit 148 receives the product name designated by the user 10 operating the operation unit 134 (step S47). Here, it is assumed that the user 10 specifies the minimum price comparison information of “product A”. Then, the request unit 150 downloads the server 200 to request a store information download request including the location information created by the location information creation unit 144 in step S45 and the product name accepted by the product name acceptance unit 148 in step S47. Notification to the unit 114. The download unit 114 makes a store information download request to the server 200 (step S49).

  In the server 200, the store information download request received by the receiving unit 204 is received by the control unit 240 and notified to the processing unit 250. Then, in the processing unit 250, the request receiving unit 252 receives a store information download request (step S51). Then, the store information download request is notified from the request reception unit 252 to the position information extraction unit 254.

  Then, the position information extraction unit 254 receives the notification from the request reception unit 252 and extracts the position information from the store information download request (step S53). Subsequently, the store search unit 256 accesses the location table 232, and searches for a store code in the corresponding region using the location code corresponding to the location information extracted by the location information extraction unit 254 in step S53 as a search key (step S53). S55).

  Subsequently, the store information acquisition unit 258 acquires store information corresponding to the store code acquired by the store search unit 256 in step S55 from the store description database 270, and transfers it to the transmission unit 278 (step S57). Here, the store information acquisition unit 258 acquires the minimum price comparison information of “product A”. That is, the minimum price comparison information of “product A” in the store near the current position of the user 10 of the mobile phone 100 is acquired. And the transmission part 278 transmits the shop information acquired by step S57 to the mobile telephone 100 (step S59).

  Then, in the mobile phone 100, the download unit 114 receives the store information from the server 200 via the interface unit 110, and stores it in the detailed information storage unit 120 (step S61). And the display control part 132 displays the shop information stored in the detailed information storage part 120 on the display part 130 (step S63). For example, the product information reference screen 530 of FIG. 12 is displayed.

  As described above, according to the purchase information processing system of this embodiment, the user's current location can be automatically transmitted to the server, and store information in the vicinity of the current location can be acquired, which is convenient. In this way, by utilizing the characteristics of the mobile carrier, it is possible to effectively utilize the information collected and accumulated from a plurality of users when approaching the purchase site and at the time of purchase.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described with reference to drawings, these are the illustrations of this invention, Various structures other than the above are also employable. In addition, when acquiring and using the information regarding a user in this invention, this shall be done legally.

  For example, the store information provided from the server 200 to the mobile phone 100 can include product advertisement information. That is, the server 200 can include an advertisement information receiving unit that receives product advertisement information provided by a company, and an advertisement information adding unit that is added to store information transmitted to the mobile phone 100. The product advertisement information can include a URL for accessing the product information home page. The product advertisement information may include, for example, bargain information, time service information, coupon ticket issuance, member discount, bulk purchase discount, sweepstakes campaign information, new product introduction, and the like.

  In the above embodiment, the detailed information and the store information are downloaded from the server 200 to the mobile phone 100. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it can be downloaded to a terminal device such as a personal computer or a PDA. According to this configuration, it is possible to import detailed information and the like into a household account book application program installed in advance in a personal computer or the like.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although it was set as the structure which the server 200 collects the payment information at the time of electronic payment with the POS cash register 20, it is not limited to this. In the case of a configuration using a terminal device such as a personal computer, even in a transaction mode such as a mail order or an online auction, the terminal device is provided with an upload unit that uploads the information to the server 200. Can be accumulated and utilized.

  In another embodiment, the server 200 may include an incentive granting unit that grants an incentive to the user 10 when payment information is received from the mobile phone 100. Thereby, when the mobile phone 100 uploads the payment information to the server 200, an incentive for the communication charge cost can be given from the server 200 to the user 10, so that the user 10 is prompted to upload the payment information. It can be a trigger.

  Furthermore, the server 200 can include an analysis presentation unit that analyzes the life plan, portfolio, financial plan, and the like based on the detailed information for each user 10 and presents the analysis to the user 10. The user 10 can acquire these various pieces of information by accessing the server 200 and downloading the analysis result.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although store information was set as the structure acquired according to a store location, the information according to purchase time slot | zones can also be acquired besides this, for example. For example, a time service such as an early morning sale or a pre-closing sale provided directly from a store, or limited-time sale information can be provided from the server 200 to the mobile phone 100. Furthermore, it is also possible to plot price fluctuations according to purchase time zones and dates (periods) from the payment information collected from a plurality of users 10 and present store information to the mobile phone 100 by a list display or a graph display.

  Further, the server 200 is provided with a reply reception unit that accepts a reply from the mobile phone 100 or the terminal device of the user 10 with respect to the advertisement information provided to the user 10 from the server 200. Incentives can also be granted. Alternatively, a message that prompts the user 10 to write to the BLOG or the like can be presented. As a result, since a mechanism for generating an affiliate in the user 10 can be constructed, the use of the service of the present system can be promoted.

It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure of the purchase information processing system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the payment information transmitted to a server from the mobile telephone of FIG. It is an external view of the mobile phone of FIG. It is a schematic block diagram which shows the structure of the mobile telephone of FIG. An example of the structure of the payment information database of the server of FIG. 1 is shown. It is a figure which shows an example of the detailed information transmitted to a mobile telephone from the server of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen of the display part of the mobile telephone of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the purchase information processing system of this embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows the detail of the process part of the mobile telephone of the purchase information processing system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a functional block diagram which shows the detail of the process part of the server of the purchase information processing system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the sales performance information which recorded the performance of the sales price in each store for every goods as an example of store information. It is a figure which shows an example of the merchandise information reference screen displayed on the display part of the mobile telephone of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of the mobile telephone and server of FIG. 9 and FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Network 10 User 20 POS register 30 GPS satellite 80 Main part 81 Operation button 82 Microphone 83 Cover part 84 Liquid crystal display part 86 Speaker 87 Infrared communication window 88 Sub display part 89 Light source part 90 Outer main part 91 IC part 100 Mobile phone 102 Antenna 104 Interface unit 106 Electronic payment unit 108 Upload unit 110 Interface unit 112 Antenna 114 Download unit 120 Detailed information storage unit 130 Display unit 132 Display control unit 134 Operation unit 136 Reception unit 140 Processing unit 142 Current position information acquisition unit 144 Position information generation unit 146 Area reception unit 148 Product name reception unit 150 Request unit 160 Control unit 162 Memory 164 Communication unit 166 Infrared communication unit 170 Audio input / output unit 172 Microphone 174 Speaker 176 Vibration unit 1 8 LED display 200 Server 202 Interface unit 204 Reception unit 210 Management unit 230 Settlement information database 232 Location table 240 Control unit 250 Processing unit 252 Request reception unit 253 Detail information extraction unit 254 Location information extraction unit 256 Store search unit 258 Store information acquisition Unit 260 Store information processing unit 270 Store details database 278 Transmission unit 280 Sales performance information 282 Each product code 284 Purchase date 286 Store code 288 Purchase price 300 Settlement information 310 User ID
312 Purchase date and time 314 Purchase store code 316 Payment method 318 Settlement price 320 Breakdown 322 Product code 324 Purchase price 326 Purchased number 410 Settlement table 412 User ID
414 Settlement code 415 Date of purchase 416 Store code 417 Payment method 418 Settlement price 420 Breakdown table 422 Item code 423 Purchase price 424 Purchase quantity 430 Item table 432 Item name 440 Detail information 442 Date 443 Item name 444 Purchase amount 445 Purchase quantity 446 Purchase quantity 446 Purchase amount 500 household account book menu screen 502 payment information transmission menu 504 household account book download menu 506 household account book reference menu 508 product information reference menu 510 store information reference menu 512 reverse display 514 end button 520 household account book reference screen 522 daily account details list 523 daily account 524 Weekly button 526 Monthly button

Claims (8)

A purchase information processing system comprising: a mobile terminal that performs electronic payment; and a server that collects and manages payment information electronically settled by the mobile terminal, wherein the server stores the payment information for the plurality of users A receiving unit for receiving from the terminal;
A payment information database for storing the payment information received by the receiving unit;
An accepting unit that accepts a download request for detailed information from the mobile terminal;
An extracting unit that extracts the detailed information of the user who has received the download request from the settlement information database;
A detailed information transmitting unit that transmits the detailed information extracted by the extracting unit to the mobile terminal of the user;
Including
The portable terminal is
A wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates with the server;
A payment information transmitting unit that transmits the payment information to the server via the wireless communication unit;
A request unit that performs the download request for the detailed information to the server via the wireless communication unit;
A download unit that downloads the detailed information from the server via the wireless communication unit;
A detailed information storage unit that stores the detailed information downloaded by the download unit;
A purchase information processing system characterized by including: The purchase information processing system according to claim 1,
The mobile information processing system, wherein the portable terminal includes a display unit that displays the detailed information. The purchase information processing system according to claim 1 or 2,
The portable terminal is
Including a store information download request section for requesting download of store information,
The server
A store information database for extracting store information for each store from the payment information of the plurality of users stored in the payment information database, and storing it in association with the store identification information;
A store information request receiving unit that receives the download request for the store information from the mobile terminal;
A store information extracting unit that extracts the store information from the store information stored in the store information database in response to the download request of the store information received by the store information request receiving unit;
And a store information transmitting unit that transmits the store information extracted by the store information extracting unit to the portable terminal. The purchase information processing system according to claim 3,
The portable terminal is
A current position information acquisition unit for acquiring current position information of the own device;
An adding unit for adding the current position information to the download request for the store information;
Including
The server
In the store identification information, a store location information table stored in association with store location information,
A location information extraction unit that extracts the current location information from the download request received by the store information request reception unit;
A peripheral store information acquisition unit that accesses the store location information table and acquires the store identification information corresponding to the store location information in the peripheral region of the extracted current position information,
The store information extraction unit accesses the store information database, and extracts the store information corresponding to the store identification information acquired by the neighboring store information acquisition unit. The purchase information processing system according to claim 3 or 4,
The portable terminal is
An area reception unit that receives designation of an area where the store information is to be acquired;
Creating a location information of the designated area, and adding to the download request of the store information,
In the server,
The location information extraction unit extracts the location information of the region from the download request for the store information,
The peripheral store information acquisition unit accesses the store location information table, acquires the store identification information corresponding to the store location information in the peripheral region of the extracted location information of the region,
The purchase information processing system, wherein the store information extraction unit accesses the store information database and extracts the store information corresponding to the acquired store identification information. The purchase information processing system according to any one of claims 3 to 5,
The server
A detection unit that accesses the store information database and detects a minimum price of a selling price for each product included in the store information;
A minimum price table for storing the minimum price for each product in association with the store identification information;
A minimum price extraction unit that accesses the minimum price table in response to the download request for the store information and extracts the minimum price corresponding to the store identification information;
The purchase information processing system, wherein the store information transmission unit transmits the store information including the lowest price to the mobile terminal. A receiving unit for receiving payment information electronically settled on a mobile terminal of a plurality of users;
A payment information database for storing the payment information received by the receiving unit;
An accepting unit that accepts a download request for detailed information from the mobile terminal;
An extracting unit that extracts the detailed information of the user who has received the download request from the settlement information database;
A detailed information transmitting unit that transmits the detailed information extracted by the extracting unit to the mobile terminal of the user;
A store information database for extracting store information for each store from the payment information of the plurality of users stored in the payment information database, and storing it in association with the store identification information;
A store information request receiving unit that receives a download request for the store information from the mobile terminal;
A store information extracting unit that extracts the store information from the store information stored in the store information database in response to the download request of the store information received by the store information request receiving unit;
A store information transmitting unit that transmits the store information extracted by the store information extracting unit to the mobile terminal;
A server characterized by comprising: An electronic payment unit that performs electronic payment with a POS cash register and obtains payment information;
A wireless communication unit that wirelessly communicates with a server that collects and stores payment information from mobile terminals of a plurality of users;
A payment information transmitting unit that transmits the payment information to the server via the wireless communication unit;
A detailed information requesting unit that performs a download request for the detailed information of the own device that stores the payment information in the server via the wireless communication unit;
A store information request unit for requesting download of specific store information from the detailed information stored in the server;
A download unit for downloading information from the server via the wireless communication unit;
An information storage unit for storing the information downloaded by the download unit;
A portable terminal characterized by comprising:

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