JP2009181542A - Information output system, information delivery device, information delivery program and information output method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To support users selecting a shop in displaying product information from a delivery device on a receiver. <P>SOLUTION: An information output system is provided with the receiver and the delivery device. The receiver acquires current position information, transmits the current position information to the delivery device together with product retrieval information, receives product information and priorities from the delivery device and displays the product information in accordance with the priorities. The delivery device is provided with: a means for storing the product information including product names, price information, shop position information and privilege information corresponding to distances and retrieving the storage means based on the retrieval information to extract the corresponding product information; a means for calculating a distance necessary for movement from the current position to the shop position of each product information; a means for using the privilege information corresponding to the distance of each product information and acquiring the privilege information corresponding to the calculated distance; a means for calculating product comparison reference information based on the price information on each product information and the corresponding privilege information and prioritizing products in accordance with the comparison reference information; and a means for transmitting the priority and product information of each product to the receiver. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information output system, an information distribution device, an information distribution program, and an information output method for displaying product information transmitted from a product information distribution device via a communication line on a product information reception device.

Conventionally, by using a terminal device, information for searching for products can be transmitted to the server device via a communication line, and the product information can be received from the server device and displayed so that the product information can be referred to the user. The technology is known.
For example, according to the product information search system described in Patent Literature 1, the vehicle-mounted terminal accesses the server device, acquires the product information by exchanging product search information, and purchases the server from the vehicle-mounted terminal. The purchase request information is transmitted to the store terminal via the device.

According to this product information search system, the function of the in-vehicle terminal can be used to perform product information acquisition, product purchase, and route guidance to the store through a series of processes. Information receiver and information distributor The merchandise information is uniformly distributed to the information receivers without taking into account the positional relationship.
In other words, even when the information receiver has to travel to the store over a long distance, the return for the movement is not considered, and purchasing a product with a long distance travel is disadvantageous for the information receiver. There was a problem.

On the other hand, if it sees from an information distributor, more profit will be acquired if the distributed merchandise information is utilized from far away from the range which was originally assumed.
As described above, there is a problem that uniform distribution of merchandise information ignoring the distance necessary for moving to the store causes a profit imbalance between the information receiver and the information distributor.

As a prior art related to solving such a problem, for example, a discount content setting system described in Patent Document 2 can be cited.
According to this discount content setting system, a low discount rate is set for short-distance customers who are likely to visit the store, and a high discount rate is set for long-distance customers who are unlikely to visit the store. By discounting, it is possible to acquire a long-distance customer and suppress a decrease in store profit rate due to the discount.

JP 2002-269893 A JP 2005-128903 A

  However, even if such conventional technology is used, for example, when the same product is sold at two or more stores, it is most appropriate to purchase at which store due to the relationship between the selling price and the travel distance. It has been a problem that it is not always easy to determine.

That is, for example, even if a product is discounted according to the travel distance to the store, it may not be advantageous for the customer to purchase at a store with a high discount rate in consideration of transportation costs. On the other hand, there may be a case where the store wants to discount customers from a specific residence, but with conventional systems, it is not possible to distribute product information flexibly considering such discounts. It was.
In particular, when the same product is sold at a plurality of stores under different conditions, it is not easy for the customer to select which one is appropriate to purchase.

  The present invention has been considered in view of the above circumstances, calculates the distance from the product information receiving device to the store where the product is sold, gives an incentive according to the distance, and also requires the transportation cost required for movement. Information output system, information distribution apparatus, information distribution program, and information output method that can appropriately support the product selection by the user by determining the priority for displaying the product information in consideration of the walking distance With the goal.

  In order to achieve the above object, an information output system of the present invention is an information output system in which a product information distribution device and a receiving device are connected via a communication line, and the priority order of products displayed on the product information receiving device is determined. The current position information is acquired, the current position information and search information for searching for the product are transmitted to the product information distribution device, and one or more product information and each product are transmitted from the product information distribution device. The product information receiving device that receives the priority order corresponding to the information and displays the product information according to the priority order, and corresponds to each product name, product price information, store position information, and range of travel distance to the store Product information storage means for storing product information including privilege information to be searched, and the product information storage means is searched based on the search information transmitted from the product information receiving device, and the corresponding one or two The product candidate extracting means for extracting the product information above, and the distance necessary for moving from the position indicated by the current position information received from the product information receiving device to the position indicated by the store position information in each extracted product information A route search means for calculating, and distance-related privilege information acquiring means for acquiring privilege information corresponding to the calculated distance using privilege information corresponding to each range of travel distance to the store in each extracted product information; The priority order for calculating the comparison reference information of the product based on the price information in each extracted product information and the acquired privilege information corresponding thereto, and determining the priority order of the product according to the comparison reference information A determination unit and a product information distribution device including a transmission unit configured to transmit a priority including the extracted product information and corresponding comparison reference information to the product information reception device. It is constituted.

  In the present specification and the corresponding claims, for the sake of simplicity and improved readability, “product” is described as including “service” without separating “product” from “service”. .

According to the present invention, when receiving product information from the product information distribution device via the communication line using the product information receiving device, the incentive is given based on the distance that the customer who purchases the product moves to the store, The priority for displaying the product information can be determined in consideration of the necessary transportation expenses and walking distance.
For this reason, it becomes possible to assist the selection of the store by the customer effectively.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the information output system of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
Note that the information output system of the present invention shown in the following embodiments is operated by a computer controlled by a program. The CPU of the computer sends a command to each component of the computer based on the program and performs predetermined processing necessary for the operation of the product information distribution device, such as product candidate extraction processing, travel distance calculation processing, travel distance incentive Information acquisition processing, priority determination processing, and the like are performed. Thus, each process and operation in the information output system of the present invention can be realized by specific means in which the program and the computer cooperate.

The program is stored in advance in a recording medium such as a ROM and a RAM, and is executed by causing the computer to read the program from a recording medium mounted on the computer. For example, the program may be read by the computer via a communication line.
Further, the recording medium for storing the program can be constituted by, for example, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or any other recording means that can be read by any computer.

[First embodiment]
First, the structure of 1st embodiment of this invention is demonstrated with reference to FIGS. 1-4. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information display system of this embodiment. 2 and 3 are block diagrams showing configurations of the product information receiving device 10 and the product information distribution device 30 in the system, respectively. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of the product information storage unit 31 of the product information distribution device 30 in the system.
As shown in FIG. 1, the information output system of the present embodiment includes a product information receiving device 10, a position information acquisition device 20, a product information distribution device 30, a sales management device 40, and a communication line 50.

[Product information receiving apparatus 10]
The merchandise information receiving apparatus 10 is an information processing apparatus such as a personal computer or a mobile phone used by a user (hereinafter simply referred to as a user) of the information display system of the present embodiment.
The merchandise information receiving apparatus 10 is connected to the merchandise information distribution apparatus 30 via the communication line 50, receives the merchandise information and the priority information from the merchandise information distribution apparatus 30, and displays the merchandise information on the screen based on the priority information. Display or audio output.

  The merchandise information receiving apparatus 10 is connected to the position information acquiring apparatus 20 via a communication line, and acquires the current position information of the merchandise information receiving apparatus 10 from the position information acquiring apparatus 20. The product information receiving apparatus 10 may be connected to the position information acquiring apparatus 20 via the communication line 50.

As shown in FIG. 2, the product information receiving apparatus 10 includes position information acquisition means 11, screen display means 12, product search information transmission means 13, and product information reception means 14.
The location information acquisition unit 11 transmits a location information acquisition request to the location information acquisition device 20 and receives the current location information of the product information reception device 10 from the location information acquisition device 20.
The position information acquisition device 20 can be configured as a part of the product information reception device 10.

  The screen display means 12 displays the product information transmitted from the product information distribution device 30 on the display or monitor in the product information receiving device 10 according to the priority order. Although not shown, it is also preferable that the product information transmitted from the product information distribution device 30 is output in audio according to the priority order by the audio output means in the product information receiving device 10.

  The product search information transmission unit 13 is configured to receive product search information such as the product name and product classification input to the product information receiving device 10 by the user's operation. The current position information is transmitted to the product information distribution device 30 together with the current position information. At this time, information such as the user's personal identification information, the identification information of the product information receiving apparatus 10 and the search target period can be included in the product search information and transmitted.

  The merchandise information receiving means 14 receives the merchandise information transmitted from the merchandise information distribution apparatus 30 and the priority information of each. The received product information is displayed on the screen by the screen display means 12 according to the priority information.

[Position information acquisition device 20]
When receiving the current position information acquisition request from the product information receiving device 10, the position information acquiring device 20 measures the current position of the product information receiving device 10 and transmits the obtained current position information to the product information receiving device 10. Measurement of the current position by the position information acquisition device 20 can be performed by an existing GPS or the like.

[Product information distribution device 30]
When the product information distribution device 30 receives information (product search information) for searching for a product from the product information receiving device 10, such as a product name or a part thereof, product identification information, etc., the product information is based on the product search information. To extract.

Further, the merchandise information distribution apparatus 30 is configured such that the distance between the position indicated by the current position information of the merchandise information receiving apparatus 10 transmitted from the merchandise information receiving apparatus 10 and the position indicated by the store position information in each merchandise information, Comparison standard information is calculated for each piece of product information based on transportation costs, walking distance, etc. necessary for the user to move to the store.
Then, the priority order of each product is determined based on the comparison reference information, and the product information and each priority information are transmitted to the product information receiving apparatus 10.

As shown in FIG. 3, the product information distribution apparatus 30 includes a product information storage unit 31, a product search information receiving unit 32, a product candidate extraction unit 33, a movement distance calculation unit 34, a product candidate adjustment unit 35, and distance correspondence incentive acquisition. Means 36, priority order determination means 37, and product information transmission means 38 are provided.
The product information storage unit 31 stores product information for distribution to the product information receiving device 10 in advance. As shown in FIG. 4, for example, the data structure of the product information stored by the product information storage unit 31 includes product identification information, product name, advertisement information, store identification information, store name, store address, store position information, product Price and travel distance incentive information (privilege information corresponding to each travel distance range necessary for visiting the store) can be included.

The product search information receiving unit 32 receives the current position information and product search information transmitted from the product information receiving device 10.
The product candidate extraction unit 33 searches the product information storage unit 31 based on the product search information received by the product search information receiving unit 32, and extracts one or more hit product information as product candidates. A product search can be performed using all or part of the product name, product identification information, or the like as a search condition. In addition, the product search can be performed by various methods such as setting the search target period as a search condition by including information such as the registration price in the data item of the product price or the product information storage means 31. is there.

  The travel distance calculation unit 34 has a route search function such as a navigation system, and uses the current position information of the product information receiving apparatus 10 and the store position information in each product information extracted by the product candidate extraction unit 33 to Calculate the distance required to move from to the store. The distance required for the route search and the route movement can be calculated by a known method.

  If the travel distance calculated by the travel distance calculation unit 34 is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference, the product candidate adjustment unit 35 determines that the store selling the product is too far from the current position (outside the threshold), These product information is removed from the product candidates. The product candidate adjustment unit 35 may be executed as necessary, and may be omitted when a product outside the threshold is included in the candidate. Further, the predetermined standard can be freely determined, for example, 10 km.

The distance corresponding incentive acquisition unit 36 calculates an incentive corresponding to the movement distance calculated by the movement distance calculation unit 34.
At this time, the distance-corresponding incentive acquisition means 36 uses the travel distance incentive information (privilege information corresponding to each travel distance range to the store) in each product information extracted by the product candidate extraction means 33, and the travel distance calculation means 34 Incentive information corresponding to the movement distance calculated by the above is acquired.
As this incentive information, it is possible to use various items that give profits to the user, such as a discount rate and discount amount of merchandise, and various other coupons and premium information.

  The priority order determination means 37 calculates comparison reference information for each product based on the product price and incentive information in each product information, and determines the priority for displaying each product according to this comparison reference information. As the comparison reference information, for example, money amount information can be used.

  When the incentive information is information such as a discount rate and a discount amount, the reference information can be calculated by subtracting the discount amount from the product price. And the priority of the product can be set higher as the amount of the obtained comparison reference information is smaller.

In addition, when the incentive information is not a monetary amount such as premium information, the merchandise information distribution device 30 preferably includes means for converting the premium information into a monetary amount, such as a table having monetary value information corresponding to the premium information. In addition, the merchandise information storage means 31 can previously hold the monetary value information of the travel distance incentive information.
The merchandise information transmitting unit 38 transmits the merchandise candidate merchandise information and the respective priority information to the merchandise information receiving apparatus 10.

[Sales management device 40]
The sales management device 40 manages the sales process of products based on the product information displayed on the product information receiving device 10.
That is, when product purchase request information is transmitted from the product information receiving device 10 via the communication line 50, the product is sold, and the result is transmitted to the product information receiving device 10.

When the sales process of the product by the sales management device 40 is performed, the product is delivered.
At this time, the identification of the user is performed by transmitting the user identification information when the product search information is transmitted from the product information receiving device 10 to the product information distributing device 30, or selling management from the product information receiving device 10. When the purchase request information is transmitted to the device 40, it can be performed by transmitting the personal identification information of the user together.
In addition, as shown in the following embodiments, the product information distribution device 30 includes user information storage means, and the user information storage means can be searched based on the personal identification information to specify the user's name, address, etc. It is.

[Communication line 50]
As the communication line 50, any publicly known public line, commercial line or dedicated line known in the art can be used. The product information receiving device 10, the product information distribution device 30, and the sales management device 40 can be configured by the same or separate communication lines.
Furthermore, the communication line 50 is a line that can be connected between the product information receiving device 10, the product information distribution device 30, and the sales management device 40 wirelessly or by wire, for example, a public line network, a private line network It can be configured by an Internet line network and an intranet network.

Next, a processing procedure in the information output system of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the product information distribution apparatus in the information display system of this embodiment. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a display screen (in order of discount amount) of the product information receiving apparatus in the information display system of the present embodiment.
First, the merchandise information distribution apparatus 30 receives the current position information and merchandise search information of the merchandise information receiving apparatus 10 transmitted from the merchandise information receiving apparatus 10 (step 10).

Next, the merchandise information distribution device 30 searches the merchandise information storage unit 31 based on the merchandise name included in the received merchandise search information and extracts the hit merchandise information as a merchandise candidate (step 11).
Then, for each extracted product candidate, the store position information (product provision location) and the current position information are used to calculate the distance (movement distance) necessary for the user to move (step 12).

In the product search information, it is also preferable to include a configuration in which “private car (automobile)”, “train”, “bus”, or the like is used as a transportation means when the user goes to the store. In this way, the moving distance can be calculated with higher accuracy.
That is, when the “personal vehicle” is included as a means of transportation in the product search information, the product information distribution device 30 uses the current location information and the store location information of the product information reception device 10 in the product information distribution device 30. A map search system (not shown) can calculate the distance required for the user to move.

  In addition, when the product search information includes public transportation means such as “train” or “bus” as transportation means, the commodity information distribution device 30 uses the current position information and the store position information of the commodity information receiving device 10. The nearest station (including the nearest bus stop) can be acquired by the map search system (not shown) in the product information distribution apparatus 30. Further, the distance from the current position to the nearest station and the distance from the store to the nearest station can be calculated.

Further, the product information distribution device 30 acquires train route information by using a train route search system (not shown) in the product information distribution device 30 using these nearest stations, and calculates the distance between the nearest stations. be able to.
For this reason, it is possible to calculate a moving distance necessary for the user to move from the current position to the store by adding the calculated distances.

Next, the merchandise information distribution device 30 removes those whose calculated travel distance is greater than a certain value from the merchandise candidates (step 13). As a result, it is possible to eliminate information on distant stores that are not actually used, and to make it easier to select product information displayed on the product information receiving apparatus 10.
The product search information may include information indicating whether or not to execute processing for removing candidates outside the threshold and threshold information, and the product information receiving apparatus 10 may set these items. preferable.

Next, the product information distribution apparatus 30 calculates incentive information corresponding to the travel distance for each product information using the “travel distance incentive information” in each product information (step 14).
As this “travel distance incentive information”, for example, information associated with a discount amount or premium information for each predetermined distance range can be used, and a discount amount or the like is calculated as incentive information corresponding to the travel distance. be able to.

Next, the merchandise information distribution device 30 determines the priority for displaying the merchandise information for each merchandise information (step 15).
In the present embodiment, the merchandise information distribution device 30 calculates comparison reference information using the product price in each piece of merchandise information and incentive information corresponding to the calculated travel distance, and sets the priority according to the comparison reference information. decide.

When the incentive information corresponding to the travel distance is a discount amount, the amount obtained by subtracting the discount amount from the product price can be used as comparison criteria information, and the priority is determined in descending order of the discounted price. Can do.
And the merchandise information delivery apparatus 30 transmits each merchandise information with the respective priority information to the merchandise information receiving apparatus 10 (step 16).

Thereby, the merchandise information receiving apparatus 10 can display merchandise information as shown in FIG. 6, for example.
In the example shown in the figure, the discount amount is calculated as incentive information corresponding to the travel distance, and the discounted price obtained by subtracting the discount amount from the product price is used as the comparison reference information. Information on stores that sell the product is displayed.

  In the figure, it is also preferable to display advertisement information included in the product information. Also, in the example of the figure, the product price at each store assistant is shown as the same, but the product price is displayed as different for each store, and the discounted price is calculated based on each product price. It can also be used as comparison reference information. The same applies to the following embodiments.

  In the merchandise information receiving apparatus 10, after the merchandise information is displayed in the priority order, merchandise information desired to be purchased is selected by the user's operation, and the desired purchase information of the merchandise is transferred from the merchandise information receiving apparatus 10 to the sales management apparatus 40. Sent. Then, a settlement process is performed in the sales management device 40. Since these purchase processes can be performed by a conventionally known method, a detailed description is omitted.

  As described above, according to the information output system of the present embodiment, when a user searches for a desired product, a discount price corresponding to the travel distance is calculated in consideration of the current position information of the user, and after discount Product information can be displayed in an order that is easy for the user to use based on the price.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is a diagram showing a display screen (in order of necessary amount considering transportation costs) of the product information receiving apparatus 10 in the information display system of the present embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, when the merchandise information distribution apparatus 30 determines the priority order for displaying merchandise information, the transportation cost necessary for movement is calculated, and when this transportation cost is taken into account, the amount actually required is calculated. It is different from the first embodiment in that it is calculated and the priority order is determined based on this. About other points, it is the same as that of 1st embodiment, The thing similar to FIGS. 1-4 can be used for the block diagram etc. of this embodiment, and the thing similar to FIG. 5 can be used for a flowchart. .

  That is, as in the first embodiment, as a result of applying the travel distance incentive, when the discounted price of a distant store is the lowest, considering the transportation costs necessary to go to that store, The purchase at the store may actually be cheaper. In the present embodiment, in consideration of such a case, priority is determined in consideration of transportation costs.

The processing procedure of the merchandise information distribution apparatus 30 of the information display system according to the present embodiment is as shown in FIG. 5 and is specifically performed as follows.
That is, in step 12 of FIG. 5, the movement distance calculation means 34 in the product information distribution device 30 uses the current position information and the store position information of the product information reception device 10 and uses the map search system in the product information distribution device 30. The nearest station is identified, and the identified nearest station is set as a departure station and an arrival station, respectively, and train route information and transportation costs are calculated by a train route search system. When there are a plurality of routes, the route with the shortest required time or the route with the lowest transportation cost can be selected to calculate the transportation cost.

  Moreover, in step 15 of FIG. 5, the priority order determination means 37 adds a transportation expense in the calculation of comparison reference information. When the travel distance incentive information is a discount amount, the necessary amount obtained by subtracting the discount amount from the product price and adding the transportation cost can be used as the comparison reference information. Then, a higher priority is determined in order from the smallest comparison reference information.

FIG. 7 is displayed on the product information receiving device 10 when the priority order is determined by the product information distribution device 30 in this way, and the priority information is transmitted together with the product information to the product information receiving device 10. An example of the screen is shown.
In addition, although this embodiment demonstrated the case where it moves to a store by a train, it is applicable similarly when moving to a store by a bus. That is, the nearest station in this embodiment includes a bus stop, and instead of the train route search system, a bus route search system having the same function for a bus can be used.

As described above, according to the information output system of the present embodiment, it is possible to determine the priority for displaying the product information in consideration of the transportation cost necessary for moving from the current position to the store.
For this reason, the user can be provided with product information in a form that is easier to select based on the actually required cost.

[Third embodiment]
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a data configuration of the product information storage unit 31 of the product information distribution device 30 in the information display system of the present embodiment. FIG. 9 shows a display screen of product information that is displayed on the product information receiving apparatus 10 of the present embodiment and in which priority order is determined in consideration of a walking distance discount when moving to a store by train.

  This embodiment is different from the second embodiment in that the priority order is determined in consideration of the walking distance necessary when the user uses the train from the current position to the store. About other points, it is the same as that of 2nd embodiment, The thing similar to FIGS. 1-4 can be used for the block diagram etc. of this embodiment, and the thing similar to FIG. 5 can be used for a flowchart. .

In other words, when the user plans to purchase a large product, the walking distance may be an important factor in selecting a store. In consideration of such cases, this embodiment calculates the walking distance from the store to the nearest station, especially when going from the current position to the store, and reflects this in the priority order. is there.
As a method of reflecting the priority, there are a method of lowering the priority for product information having a large walking distance, and a method of increasing the priority by giving incentives such as a discount rate and a discount amount according to the walking distance.

The processing procedure of the merchandise information distribution apparatus 30 of the information display system according to the present embodiment is also as shown in FIG. 5, but is specifically performed as follows.
That is, in step 12 of FIG. 5, the travel distance calculation means 34 in the product information distribution device 30 calculates route information and transportation costs by train using the current location information and store location information of the product information reception device 10. Is the same as in the second embodiment.

  The travel distance calculation means 34 calculates the route from the current position of the product information receiving device 10 to the nearest station and the distance (walking distance) by the map search system in the product information distribution device 30, and also from the store to the nearest station. The route to and the distance (walking distance) are calculated. These walking distances are then used in determining priority. Only one walking distance may be used, such as using only the walking distance from the store to the nearest station.

  Further, in step 15 of FIG. 5, the priority order determination means 37 determines the priority order of the product information using the walking distance. As described above, the priority order of the store having a long walking distance is determined as described above. There are a method of lowering (priority method 1) and a method of increasing the priority of a store with a long walking distance (priority method 2) by giving an incentive according to the walking distance. In addition, it is also preferable to transmit to the product information distribution device 30 from the product information receiving device 10 by including which method is determined to be included in the product search information.

<Priority method 1>
The merchandise information distribution apparatus 30 includes a conversion table in which a comparison amount is associated with each walking distance range. At this time, the comparative amount is set higher as the walking distance increases.
The priority order determination means 37 acquires a comparative amount corresponding to the walking distance calculated by the movement distance calculation means 34 from the conversion table or the like.

  Then, when calculating the comparison reference information, the priority order determination means 37 subtracts the discount amount from the product price, adds the transportation cost, and further adds the comparison amount when the travel distance incentive information is a discount amount. Can be used as comparison reference information. The priority order can be determined in order from the smallest comparison reference information. In displaying the screen, it is preferable to display the actually required amount excluding the comparative amount.

<Priority method 2>
As shown in FIG. 8, “walking distance incentive information” is included in the product information in the product information storage unit 31. This “walking distance incentive information” can be a discount amount, a discount rate, premium information, or the like corresponding to each walking distance range.
When the “walking distance incentive information” is a discount amount, for example, the distance corresponding incentive acquisition unit 36 calculates a discount amount corresponding to the walking distance calculated by the movement distance calculation unit 34.

  For example, when the “travel distance incentive information” and the “walk distance incentive information” are discount amounts, the priority order determination unit 37 subtracts the discount amount from the product price and subtracts the walk discount amount to reduce the transportation cost. By using the added required amount as comparison reference information, the priority order can be determined in descending order of the required amount.

FIG. 9 shows an example of a screen displayed on the product information receiving apparatus 10 in such a case.
In this embodiment, the walking distance is calculated without calculating the route information and the transportation cost by train, and the comparison reference is based on the walking distance or the discount amount based on the walking distance or the discount amount based on the travel distance incentive information. It is also possible to calculate information and determine priority.

As described above, according to the information output system of the present embodiment, when the user uses the train from the current position to the store, the priority order for displaying the product information is determined in consideration of the walking distance. be able to.
That is, in determining the priority order, by lowering the priority order of stores with a long walk distance, stores with a short walk distance can be preferentially displayed.
On the contrary, it is also possible to add a incentive when the walking distance is large, and to provide a means for preferentially displaying products for stores that are difficult to use.

[Fourth embodiment]
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the product information distribution device 30 in the information output system of this embodiment.
In this embodiment, the product information distribution device 30 includes a parking lot information storage unit 39, and when the vehicle is headed to the store, the priority order is determined in consideration of the walking distance from the nearest parking lot to the store. Different from the first embodiment. The other points are the same as in the first embodiment. Among the block diagrams of this embodiment, the same ones can be used for FIGS. 2 to 4 and the same flowchart as that of FIG. 5 can be used. it can.

First, as shown in FIG. 10, the merchandise information distribution device 30 of the present embodiment includes a parking lot information storage unit 39 in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment.
The parking lot information storage unit 39 stores parking lot information including a parking lot name, parking lot position information, and the like.

  In the present embodiment, the travel distance calculation unit 34 in the product information distribution device 30 is based on the store location information in each product information extracted by the product candidate extraction unit 33 and the parking location information in each parking lot information. The parking lot information of the parking lot closest to the store is acquired from the parking lot information storage means 39.

Then, the walking distance between the store and the parking lot is calculated by the map search system in the product information distribution device 30.
Hereinafter, although the priority order of merchandise information is determined using the obtained walking distance, the method can be the same as the method described in the third embodiment.
FIG. 11 shows an example of a screen display when the priority of a store with a long walking distance is increased by considering an incentive (walking distance discount) corresponding to the walking distance.

As described above, according to the information output system of the present embodiment, the priority order for displaying product information can be determined using the walking distance from the parking lot when heading to a store by car.
For this reason, it becomes possible to provide the user with a screen that makes it easier to select a product to purchase.

[Fifth embodiment]
Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the merchandise information distribution apparatus 30 in the information display system of this embodiment, and FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the data configuration of the user information storage means 30a in the apparatus.

  In the present embodiment, when the user information is managed in the product information distribution device 30 and the amount of money necessary for the user to move from the current position to the store is calculated, the route of the commuter pass owned by the user is considered, It differs from the second embodiment in that the amount actually required can be calculated in more detail and the priority order can be determined more appropriately. Other points are the same as in the second embodiment, and in the block diagram of this embodiment, the same ones can be used for FIGS. 2 to 4 and the same flowchart as that of FIG. 5 can be used. it can.

As shown in FIG. 12, the product information distribution apparatus 30 of the present embodiment includes a user information storage unit 30a and a user information search unit 30b in addition to the configuration in FIG. Since the parking lot information storage means 39 is not necessary, it is displayed with a dotted line.
As shown in FIG. 13, the user information storage unit 30 a includes a residence, commuter pass route information, automatic settlement information, and the like for each user of the information display system.

First, in the present embodiment, the merchandise information receiving apparatus 10 transmits user identification information together with the merchandise search information when transmitting the merchandise search information to the merchandise information distribution apparatus 30.
The user information search unit 30b extracts the commuter pass route information corresponding to the user identification information transmitted from the product information receiving device 10 from the user information storage unit 30a.

  Similarly to the second embodiment, the travel distance calculating unit 34 uses the current position information and the store position information of the product information receiving device 10 in step 12 of FIG. By using the train route search system, route information and transportation costs are calculated by using the train route search system, specifying each nearest station as a starting station and an arriving station.

Then, in step 15 of FIG. 5, the priority order determination means 37 determines whether or not there is an overlapping portion between the route information by train and the commuter pass route information. Calculate the minimum fare, including when it is used.
Further, the priority order determination means 37 adds the calculated minimum fare as the transportation cost when calculating the comparison standard information, and uses the obtained necessary amount as the comparison standard information, giving priority to the comparative information in ascending order. The ranking can be determined high.
FIG. 14 shows an example of the screen displayed on the product information receiving apparatus 10 in this way.

In this embodiment, the product information distribution device 30 is provided with the user information storage means 30a to hold the commuter pass route information and use this to calculate the actually required transportation expenses. When searching, it is also preferable to transmit the commuter pass route information from the product information receiving device 10 to the product information distribution device 30.
In this way, the merchandise information distribution apparatus 30 does not include the user information storage means 30a and the user information search means 30b, and the merchandise information distribution apparatus 30 considers the commuter pass route information in the same manner as described above. It is possible to display the same screen.

As described above, according to the information output system of the present embodiment, when the user goes to the store by train, the transportation cost actually required is calculated and compared in consideration of the user's commuter pass route information. It is possible to calculate the reference information and determine the priority order of the product information.
For this reason, it becomes possible to perform screen display that makes it easier for the user to select product information.

[Sixth embodiment]
Next, a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 and 16. FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the product information distribution apparatus 30 in the information display system of this embodiment, and FIG. 16 is a diagram showing the data configuration of the product information storage means 31 and the user information storage means 30a of the apparatus. It is.

  This embodiment is different from the fifth embodiment in that an incentive according to the user's residence is provided, and the priority for displaying the product can be determined in consideration of this. The other points are the same as in the fifth embodiment, and in the block diagram of this embodiment, FIGS. 2 to 4 can use the same thing, and the flowchart should use the same thing as FIG. it can.

That is, according to the information display system of the present embodiment, product information of a store that gives a special incentive to a user who lives in an area where sales do not increase can be preferentially displayed on the screen.
Incentives can also be given in the same way for time periods when sales do not increase. That is, instead of or together with the residence incentive information, the time zone incentive information can be held in the product information storage means 31 to give an incentive according to the time zone.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the merchandise information distribution device 30 of the present embodiment further includes a residential area incentive acquisition unit 30 c in addition to the configuration in FIG. 12. This residence corresponding | compatible incentive acquisition means 30c calculates the incentive information corresponding to a user's residence for every merchandise information.

Further, the data in the product information storage unit 31 and the user information storage unit 30a in the product information distribution device 30 of the present embodiment includes “residence incentive information” and “user residence location information”, respectively, as shown in FIG. Contains.
The “residential incentive information” includes information such as a discount rate, a discount amount, and a prize corresponding to each predetermined area range.

In the present embodiment, as in the fifth embodiment, the product information receiving apparatus 10 transmits user identification information together when transmitting the current position information and the product search information to the product information distribution apparatus 30.
The user information search means 30b extracts the user residence location information corresponding to the user identification information transmitted from the product information receiving apparatus 10 from the user information storage means 30a.

Moreover, the movement distance calculation means 34 calculates the route information and transportation expenses by train as in the second embodiment.
Moreover, the residence corresponding | compatible incentive acquisition means 30c calculates the incentive information corresponding to a residence for every merchandise information based on the user residence location position information extracted by the user information search means 30b.
In addition, about the method of calculating the incentive information corresponding to this residence, it can carry out similarly to the case of the incentive information corresponding to a movement distance.

Then, the priority order determination means 37 uses the travel distance incentive information and the transportation cost and subtracts the regional discount amount based on the “residence incentive information”, as in the second embodiment, in determining the priority order. Thus, the comparison reference information is calculated, and based on this, the priority order for displaying the product information on the screen can be determined.
FIG. 17 shows an example of the screen displayed on the product information receiving apparatus 10 in this way.

  As described above, according to the information output system of the present embodiment, it is possible for the store side to expect an increase in sales of users who live in areas with low sales. In addition, it is possible for a user who lives in such an area to use a screen on which merchandise information to which a residential area discount is added can be easily selected.

[Seventh embodiment]
Next, a seventh embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the product information distribution apparatus 30 in the information display system of this embodiment, and FIG. 19 is a diagram showing the data configuration of the product information storage means 31 and the user information storage means 30a of the apparatus. It is.

  The present embodiment is different from the fifth embodiment in that an incentive for merchandise purchase is given according to the user's store use history, and the priority for displaying the merchandise can be determined in consideration of this. Other points are the same as in the fifth embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 18, the merchandise information distribution apparatus 30 in the information display system of the present embodiment further includes a usage history corresponding incentive acquisition means 30d in addition to the configuration in FIG. Since the parking lot information storage means 39 and the residence corresponding incentive acquisition means 30c are not necessary, they are indicated by dotted lines.
The usage history corresponding incentive acquisition means 30d acquires privilege information corresponding to the user's store usage history using the usage history incentive information in the product information.

  As shown in FIG. 19, the product information stored in the product information storage unit 31 of this embodiment includes “use history incentive information”, and the user information stored in the user information storage unit 30a includes “use history”. Is included. “Usage history incentive information” may include, for example, a discount rate, a discount amount, a premium, or the like corresponding to each range of the number of uses. Further, the “use history” may include the number of uses, the use date, and the like.

In the present embodiment, as in the fifth embodiment, the product information receiving apparatus 10 transmits user identification information together when transmitting the current position information and the product search information to the product information distribution apparatus 30.
The user information search means 30b extracts the usage history corresponding to the user identification information transmitted from the product information receiving apparatus 10 from the user information storage means 30a.

In addition, the travel distance calculation unit 34 calculates route information and transportation costs by train using the same method as described in the second embodiment.
Further, the usage history corresponding incentive acquisition unit 30d calculates incentive information corresponding to the usage history for each product information based on the usage history extracted by the user information search unit 30b. For example, the usage history corresponding incentive acquisition unit 30d acquires a discount amount corresponding to the usage history incentive information in each product information based on the usage count in the usage history.

  Then, the priority order determination means 37 uses the incentive information and the transportation cost corresponding to the travel distance and determines the discount amount based on the “usage history incentive information” as in the case of the second embodiment. Can be subtracted to calculate the comparison reference information, and based on this, the priority for displaying the product information on the screen can be determined.

  As described above, according to the information output system of the present embodiment, when a discount or the like is performed according to the number of times of use by a store, a discount amount is determined based on the user's usage history, and this is taken into consideration. It becomes possible to determine the priority for displaying the product information.

[Eighth embodiment]
Next, an eighth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the product information receiving apparatus 10 in the information display system of the present embodiment, and FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of the product information receiving apparatus 10 in the information display system of the present embodiment. is there.
The present embodiment is different from the above-described embodiments in that the priority order is determined by the merchandise information receiving apparatus 10 in consideration of the movement route from the current position to the store. About another point, it can be set as the thing similar to any of said each embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 20, the product information receiving apparatus 10 of this embodiment further includes a movement route history storage unit 15, a route search unit 16, and a priority order determination unit 17 in addition to the configuration in the first embodiment. Yes.
The movement route history storage unit 15 stores the movement route of the product information receiving apparatus 10 (or user). For example, when the merchandise information receiving device 10 is a navigation device in a car navigation device or a mobile phone, the route information on which navigation is performed is stored. In addition, the product information receiving apparatus 10 may be stored in advance by manual input or the like.

  The route search means 16 is provided in the product information receiving apparatus 10 using the store position information in each product information transmitted from the product information distribution apparatus 30 and the current position information acquired by the position information acquisition means 11. The travel route from the current position to the store is retrieved by route retrieval means such as a navigation system that does not.

  The priority order determination unit 17 compares the travel route searched by the route search unit 16 with the past travel route stored in the travel route history storage unit 15 and determines the priority order for displaying each product information. To do. The specific criterion for determining the priority order at this time is not particularly limited, but the higher the ratio of overlapping the route, the higher the priority order. It is also possible to increase the priority as the store is closer to the past travel route.

  Further, a virtual discount amount is calculated according to the ratio overlapping with the route, and this is compared with the reference information included in the priority information transmitted from the product information distribution device 30 (the discounted price in FIG. 7 is subtracted from the required amount of money, etc. 7), and the comparison amount is calculated as new comparison reference information, and the priority order can be determined in ascending order of the comparison reference information. The comparative amount is for determining priority, and may be displayed on the merchandise information receiving apparatus 10, but is preferably not displayed.

Next, with reference to FIG. 21, the priority order determination processing procedure in the product information receiving apparatus 10 of the information display system of this embodiment will be described.
First, regarding the processing from when the current location information and the product search information are transmitted from the product information receiving device 10 to the product information distribution device 30, the product information is extracted in the product information distribution device 30 and the priority information is calculated. It can be the same as any one of the above embodiments.
Next, the merchandise information receiving means 14 in the merchandise information receiving apparatus 10 receives the merchandise information and priority information corresponding to each merchandise information from the merchandise information distribution apparatus 30 (step 20).

Next, the route search means 16 in the product information receiving device 10 performs a navigation function in the product information receiving device 10 from the location indicated by the current location information to the location indicated by the store location information included in each product information. (Step 21).
In addition, the route search unit 16 compares the travel route obtained by the search with the route in the travel history stored in the travel route history storage unit 15, and compares the overlapping rate or the route in the store travel history. The distance from is acquired (step 22).

Next, the priority order determination means 17 calculates the comparison reference information in consideration of the overlapping ratio acquired by the route search means 16, and determines the priority order based on this (step 23).
At this time, the priority order determination means 17 calculates a comparative amount (virtual discount amount) corresponding to the overlapping ratio or the like based on a predetermined standard. As the predetermined standard, for example, it is preferable to increase the comparative amount as the overlapping ratio is larger or the store is closer to the past movement route.

Then, new comparison reference information is calculated by subtracting the comparison amount from the comparison reference information included in the priority information transmitted together with the product information from the product information distribution device 30, and the comparison reference information is in ascending order. High priority can be determined.
Then, the screen display unit 12 in the product information receiving apparatus 10 outputs the product information in the priority order determined by the priority order determination unit 17 (step 24).

As described above, according to the information output system of the present embodiment, it is possible to determine the priority for displaying the product information in consideration of the movement history of the user stored in the product information receiving apparatus 10.
For this reason, it is possible to preferentially display a store close to a route that is frequently used by the user.

Further, as described in the above embodiments, the product information distribution device 30 side determines the priority for displaying the product information, and the product information reception device 10 side further considers the movement history and priorities. Can be adjusted.
For this reason, it becomes possible to provide a user with a screen that is easier to use for product selection.

It goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and that various modifications can be made within the scope of the present invention.
For example, by combining the above embodiments, omitting means for determining the order of priority for displaying product information based on more incentives, or for calculating some of the elements used for calculating comparison reference information It is possible to appropriately change such as calculating the reference information using only some elements and determining the priority order.

  The present invention is a product search system that enables easy selection of which store is appropriate for purchase when the same product is sold at a plurality of stores when the product is purchased at the store. It is possible to use it suitably when providing.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the information display system of 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the merchandise information receiver in the information display system of 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the merchandise information delivery apparatus in the information display system of 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the merchandise information storage means of the merchandise information delivery apparatus in the information display system of 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the merchandise information delivery apparatus in the information display system of 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display screen (in order of discount amount) of the merchandise information receiver in the information display system of 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display screen (In order of required amount considering transportation expenses) of the merchandise information receiver in the information display system of 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the merchandise information storage means of the merchandise information delivery apparatus in the information display system of 3rd embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display screen (walking distance discount consideration (train)) of the merchandise information receiver in the information display system of 3rd embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the merchandise information delivery apparatus in the information display system of 4th embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display screen (Walking distance discount consideration (automobile)) of the merchandise information receiver in the information display system of 4th embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the merchandise information delivery apparatus in the information display system of 5th embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the user information storage means of the merchandise information delivery apparatus in the information display system of 5th embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display screen (in order of commuter pass consideration required money amount) of the merchandise information receiver in the information display system of 5th embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the merchandise information delivery apparatus in the information display system of 6th embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the merchandise information storage means and user information storage means of the merchandise information delivery apparatus in the information display system of 6th Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the display screen (area-specific discount) of the merchandise information receiver in the information display system of 6th embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the merchandise information delivery apparatus in the information display system of 7th embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the data structure of the merchandise information storage means and user information storage means of the merchandise information delivery apparatus in the information display system of 7th Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the merchandise information receiver in the information display system of 8th embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the merchandise information receiver in the information display system of 8th embodiment of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Merchandise information receiver 11 Position information acquisition means 12 Screen display means 13 Merchandise search information transmission means 14 Merchandise information reception means 15 Travel path history storage means 16 Route search means 17 Priority order determination means 20 Position information acquisition apparatus 30 Merchandise information distribution apparatus 31 Commodity information storage means 32 Commodity search information receiving means 33 Commodity candidate extraction means 34 Travel distance calculation means 35 Commodity candidate adjustment means 36 Distance correspondence incentive acquisition means 37 Priority order determination means 38 Commodity information transmission means 39 Parking lot information storage means 30a User Information storage means 30b User information retrieval means 30c Residential incentive acquisition means 30d Usage history correspondence incentive acquisition means 40 Sales management device 50 Communication line

Claims (38)

A product information distribution device and a receiving device are connected via a communication line, and is an information output system for determining the priority order of products to be displayed on the product information receiving device,
Obtains the current position information of itself, transmits the current position information and search information for searching for products to the product information distribution device, and sends one or more product information and each product information from the product information distribution device. A product information receiving device that receives the corresponding priority and displays the product information according to the priority;
Product information storage means for storing product information including privilege information corresponding to each range of the product name, product price information, store location information, and travel distance to the store is transmitted from the product information receiving device. From the position indicated by the current position information received from the product candidate receiving means for searching the product information storage means based on the search information and extracting one or more corresponding product information and the product information receiving device Corresponding to each route search means for calculating a distance required to move to the position indicated by the store position information in each of the extracted product information, and for each range of travel distance to the store in each of the extracted product information Using the privilege information, distance-related privilege information acquisition means for acquiring privilege information corresponding to the calculated distance, price information in each of the extracted product information, Priority order determining means for calculating comparison reference information of the product based on the acquired privilege information corresponding to the product and determining the priority order of the product according to the comparison reference information; and the extracted product information and correspondence An information output system comprising: a product information distribution device including a transmission unit configured to transmit the priority order including the comparison reference information to the product information reception device. The route search means acquires route information and transportation cost information by public transportation means for moving from the position indicated by the current position information to the position indicated by the store position information in each extracted product information,
The priority order determining means calculates the comparison reference information of the product using the transportation cost information as an element for lowering the priority order, and determines the priority order of the product according to the comparison reference information. 1. The information output system according to 1. The route search means calculates at least a walking distance from the position indicated by the current position information to the nearest station, or a walking distance from the store to the nearest station,
The priority order determining means calculates the comparison reference information of the product using the calculated walking distance as an element for lowering the priority order, and determines the priority order of the product according to the comparison reference information. The information output system according to claim 1 or 2. The product information stored in the product information storage means further includes privilege information corresponding to each walking distance range,
The route search means calculates at least a walking distance from the position indicated by the current position information to the nearest station, or a walking distance from the store to the nearest station,
The distance-related privilege information acquisition means acquires privilege information corresponding to the calculated walking distance using the privilege information corresponding to each range of walking distance in each of the extracted product information,
The priority order determining means uses the acquired privilege information as an element for increasing the priority order, calculates comparison reference information of the product, and determines the priority order of the product according to the comparison reference information. The information output system according to claim 1 or 2. The product information distribution device further comprises a parking lot information storage means for storing parking lot information including a parking lot name and parking lot position information,
The route search means acquires parking information about the parking lot nearest to each store from the parking lot information storage means based on the store position information in each extracted product information, and the walking distance between the store and the parking lot. To calculate
The priority order determining means calculates the comparison reference information of the product using the calculated walking distance as an element for lowering the priority order, and determines the priority order of the product according to the comparison reference information. The information output system according to claim 1 or 2. The product information stored in the product information storage means further includes privilege information corresponding to each walking distance range,
The product information distribution device further comprises a parking lot information storage means for storing parking lot information including a parking lot name and parking lot position information,
The route search means acquires parking information about the parking lot nearest to each store from the parking lot information storage means based on the store position information in each extracted product information, and the walking distance between the store and the parking lot. To calculate
The distance-related privilege information acquisition means acquires privilege information corresponding to the calculated walking distance using the privilege information corresponding to each range of walking distance in each of the extracted product information,
The priority order determining means uses the acquired privilege information as an element for increasing the priority order, calculates comparison reference information of the product, and determines the priority order of the product according to the comparison reference information. The information output system according to claim 1 or 2. The product information distribution device searches for user information storage means for storing user information including user identification information and commuter pass route information, and user information storage means based on the user identification information, and extracts corresponding user information. A user information search means,
The product information receiving device transmits user identification information to the product information distribution device together with the current position information and the search information,
The user information search means extracts commuter pass route information corresponding to the transmitted user identification information,
The route search means acquires route information and transportation cost information by public transportation means for moving from the position indicated by the current position information to the position indicated by the store position information in each extracted product information,
The priority determining means determines whether or not there is an overlap portion between the route information by the public transportation means and the commuter pass route information. If there is an overlap portion, the case where the commuter pass is used is included. The minimum transportation cost is calculated, the reference information of the product is calculated using the minimum transportation cost as an element for lowering the priority, and the priority of the product is determined according to the comparison reference information. Item 1. The information output system according to Item 1. The product information stored in the product information storage means further includes privilege information corresponding to the place of residence,
The product information distribution device searches for user information storage means for storing user information including user identification information and residence location information, and user information storage means based on the user identification information, and extracts corresponding user information. User information search means, and further includes residence information corresponding privilege information acquisition means for acquiring privilege information corresponding to the user's residence location information using privilege information corresponding to the residence in the product information,
The product information receiving device transmits user identification information to the product information distribution device together with the current position information and the search information,
The user information search means extracts residence location information corresponding to the transmitted user identification information,
The residence-related privilege information acquisition means acquires privilege information corresponding to the extracted residence location information using privilege information corresponding to the residence in the extracted product information,
The priority order determining means calculates the comparison reference information of the product using the privilege information corresponding to the residence location information as an element for increasing the priority, and determines the priority order of the product according to the comparison reference information. The information output system according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The product information stored in the product information storage means further includes privilege information corresponding to the usage history,
The product information distribution device searches for user information storage means for storing user information including user identification information and store use history information, and user information storage means based on the user identification information, and extracts corresponding user information. User information search means and use history corresponding privilege information acquisition means for acquiring privilege information corresponding to the user's store usage history using privilege information corresponding to the usage history in the product information,
The product information receiving device transmits user identification information to the product information distribution device together with current position information and product search information,
The user information search means extracts store use history information corresponding to the transmitted user identification information,
The use history corresponding privilege information acquisition means acquires privilege information corresponding to the extracted store use history information using privilege information corresponding to the use history in each of the extracted product information,
The priority order determination means calculates the comparison reference information of the product using the privilege information corresponding to the store usage history information as an element for increasing the priority, and determines the priority order of the product according to the comparison reference information. The information output system according to any one of claims 1 to 7. The merchandise information receiving device determines a moving route history storage unit that stores a history of a moving route of the merchandise information receiving device, a second route searching unit that searches for a moving route between two points, and a priority order to be displayed. Second priority order determination means for
The second route search means searches for the travel route based on the store location information in the product information transmitted from the product information distribution device and the current location information,
The second priority order determination means calculates an overlap ratio between the travel route obtained by the search and the travel route stored in the travel path history storage means, and increases the overlap ratio to increase the priority order. The information output system according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the information output system calculates comparison reference information of the product and determines priority of the product according to the comparison reference information. An information distribution device that determines the priority of products to be displayed on a product information receiving device connected via a communication line,
Product search information receiving means for receiving the current position information of the product information receiving device and search information for searching for products from the product information receiving device;
Product information storage means for storing product information including privilege information corresponding to each range of product name, product price information, store position information, and travel distance to the store;
Product candidate extraction means for searching the product information storage means based on the search information received from the product information receiving device and extracting one or more corresponding product information;
Route search means for calculating a distance required to move from the position indicated by the current position information received from the product information receiving device to the position indicated by the store position information in each of the extracted product information;
Distance-based privilege information acquisition means for acquiring privilege information corresponding to the calculated distance using privilege information corresponding to each range of travel distance to the store in each of the extracted product information;
Priority for calculating comparison reference information of the product based on the price information in each extracted product information and the acquired privilege information corresponding thereto, and determining the priority order of the product according to the comparison reference information Ranking determination means;
An information distribution apparatus comprising: a transmission unit configured to transmit the priority including the extracted product information and the corresponding comparison reference information to the product information reception device. The route search means acquires route information and transportation cost information by public transportation means to move from the position indicated by the current position information to the position indicated by the store position information in each extracted product information,
The priority order determining means calculates the comparison reference information of the product using the transportation cost information as an element for lowering the priority order, and determines the priority order of the product according to the comparison reference information. 11. The information distribution device according to 11. The route search means calculates at least a walking distance from the position indicated by the current position information to the nearest station, or a walking distance from the store to the nearest station,
The priority order determining means calculates the comparison reference information of the product using the calculated walking distance as an element for lowering the priority order, and determines the priority order of the product according to the comparison reference information. The information distribution apparatus according to claim 11 or 12. The product information stored in the product information storage means further includes privilege information corresponding to each walking distance range,
The route search means calculates at least a walking distance from the position indicated by the current position information to the nearest station, or a walking distance from the store to the nearest station,
The distance-related privilege information acquisition means acquires privilege information corresponding to the calculated walking distance using the privilege information corresponding to each range of walking distance in each of the extracted product information,
The priority order determining means uses the acquired privilege information as an element for increasing the priority order, calculates comparison reference information of the product, and determines the priority order of the product according to the comparison reference information. The information distribution apparatus according to claim 11 or 12. The information distribution device according to claim 11 or 12, further comprising a parking lot information storage means for storing parking lot information including a parking lot name and parking lot position information,
The route search means acquires parking information about the parking lot nearest to each store from the parking lot information storage means based on the store position information in each extracted product information, and the walking distance between the store and the parking lot. To calculate
The priority order determining means calculates the comparison reference information of the product using the calculated walking distance as an element for lowering the priority order, and determines the priority order of the product according to the comparison reference information. Information distribution device. The information distribution device according to claim 11 or 12, further comprising a parking lot information storage means for storing parking lot information including a parking lot name and parking lot position information,
The product information stored in the product information storage means further includes privilege information corresponding to each walking distance range,
The route search means acquires parking information about the parking lot nearest to each store from the parking lot information storage means based on the store position information in each extracted product information, and the walking distance between the store and the parking lot. To calculate
The distance-related privilege information acquisition means acquires privilege information corresponding to the calculated walking distance using the privilege information corresponding to each range of walking distance in each of the extracted product information,
The priority order determining means uses the acquired privilege information as an element for increasing the priority order, calculates comparison reference information of the product, and determines the priority order of the product according to the comparison reference information. Information distribution device. The information distribution device according to claim 11 searches for user information storage means for storing user information including user identification information and commuter pass route information, and user information storage means based on the user identification information, and corresponding user information. And a user information search means for extracting
The product information receiving device further transmits user identification information to the product information distribution device together with the current position information and the search information of the product,
The user information search means extracts commuter pass route information corresponding to the transmitted user identification information,
The route search means acquires route information and transportation cost information by public transportation means for moving from the position indicated by the current position information to the position indicated by the store position information in each extracted product information,
The priority determining means determines whether or not there is an overlap portion between the route information by the public transportation means and the commuter pass route information. If there is an overlap portion, the case where the commuter pass is used is included. Calculating the minimum transportation cost, using the minimum transportation cost as an element for lowering the priority, calculating the comparison reference information of the product, and determining the priority of the product according to the comparison reference information Distribution device. The information distribution device according to any one of claims 11 to 17 searches for user information storage means for storing user information including user identification information and residence location information, and user information storage means based on the user identification information. The user information search means for extracting corresponding user information, and the privilege information acquisition means for acquiring the privilege information corresponding to the location information of the user using the privilege information corresponding to the residence in the product information And further comprising
The product information stored in the product information storage means further includes privilege information corresponding to the place of residence,
The product information receiving device transmits user identification information to the product information distribution device together with current position information and product search information,
The user information search means extracts residence location information corresponding to the transmitted user identification information,
The residence-related privilege information acquisition means acquires privilege information corresponding to the extracted residence location information using privilege information corresponding to the residence in the extracted product information,
The priority order determining means calculates the comparison reference information of the product using the privilege information corresponding to the residence location information as an element for increasing the priority, and determines the priority order of the product according to the comparison reference information. An information distribution apparatus characterized by the above. The information distribution apparatus according to any one of claims 11 to 17 searches for user information storage means for storing user identification information and user information including store use history information, and user information storage means based on the user identification information. User information search means for extracting corresponding user information, use history corresponding privilege information acquisition means for acquiring privilege information corresponding to a user's store use history, using privilege information corresponding to a use history in product information, and Further comprising
The product information stored in the product information storage means further includes privilege information corresponding to the usage history,
The product information receiving device transmits user identification information to the product information distribution device together with current position information and product search information,
The user information search means extracts store use history information corresponding to the transmitted user identification information,
The use history corresponding privilege information acquisition means acquires privilege information corresponding to the extracted store use history information using privilege information corresponding to the use history in each of the extracted product information,
The priority order determination means calculates the comparison reference information of the product using the privilege information corresponding to the store usage history information as an element for increasing the priority, and determines the priority order of the product according to the comparison reference information. An information distribution apparatus characterized by the above. An information distribution program that is executed in an information distribution device that determines the priority order of products to be displayed on a product information receiving device connected via a communication line,
The information delivery device;
Product search information receiving means for receiving from the product information receiving device search information for searching current position information and products of the product information receiving device;
Product information storage means for storing product information including product name, product price information, store location information, and privilege information corresponding to each range of travel distance to the store,
Product candidate extraction means for searching the product information storage means based on the search information received from the product information receiving device and extracting one or more corresponding product information
Route search means for calculating a distance required to move from the position indicated by the current position information received from the product information receiving device to the position indicated by the store position information in each of the extracted product information;
Distance-related privilege information acquisition means for acquiring privilege information corresponding to the calculated distance using privilege information corresponding to each range of travel distance to the store in each of the extracted product information,
Priority for calculating comparison reference information of the product based on the price information in each extracted product information and the acquired privilege information corresponding thereto, and determining the priority order of the product according to the comparison reference information Rank determining means, and
An information distribution device program that causes the product information receiving device to function as a transmission unit that transmits the priority order including the extracted product information and the corresponding comparison reference information. In order to move the route search means from the position indicated by the current position information to the position indicated by the store position information in each of the extracted product information, the route information and the transportation cost information by the public transportation means are acquired.
Claim for causing the priority order determining means to calculate the comparison reference information of the product using the transportation cost information as an element for lowering the priority order, and to determine the priority order of the product according to the comparison reference information Item 20. The information distribution program according to Item 20. Let the route search means calculate at least the walking distance from the position indicated by the current position information to the nearest station, or the walking distance from the store to the nearest station,
Causing the priority order determination means to calculate the comparison reference information of the product using the calculated walking distance as an element for lowering the priority order, and to determine the priority order of the product according to the comparison reference information. An information distribution apparatus program according to claim 20 or 21. The product information stored in the product information storage means further includes privilege information corresponding to each walking distance range,
Let the route search means calculate at least the walking distance from the position indicated by the current position information to the nearest station, or the walking distance from the store to the nearest station,
Using the privilege information corresponding to each range of walking distance in each of the extracted product information, the distance-related privilege information acquisition unit acquires privilege information corresponding to the calculated walking distance,
The priority order determining unit is configured to calculate the comparison reference information of the product using the acquired privilege information as an element for increasing the priority order, and to determine the priority order of the product according to the comparison reference information. The information delivery apparatus program according to claim 20 or 21, The product information distribution device further functions as a parking lot information storage means for storing parking lot information including a parking lot name and parking lot position information,
The route search means causes the parking information about the nearest parking lot to each store based on the store location information in each extracted product information to be obtained from the parking information storage means, and the walking distance between the store and the parking lot. To calculate
Causing the priority order determination means to calculate the comparison reference information of the product using the calculated walking distance as an element for lowering the priority order, and to determine the priority order of the product according to the comparison reference information. An information distribution apparatus program according to claim 20 or 21. The product information distribution device further functions as a parking lot information storage means for storing parking lot information including a parking lot name and parking lot position information,
The product information stored in the product information storage means further includes privilege information corresponding to each walking distance range,
The route search means causes the parking information about the nearest parking lot to each store based on the store location information in each extracted product information to be obtained from the parking information storage means, and the walking distance between the store and the parking lot. To calculate
Using the privilege information corresponding to each range of walking distance in each of the extracted product information, the distance-related privilege information acquisition unit acquires privilege information corresponding to the calculated walking distance,
The priority order determining unit is configured to calculate the comparison reference information of the product using the acquired privilege information as an element for increasing the priority order, and to determine the priority order of the product according to the comparison reference information. The information delivery apparatus program according to claim 20 or 21, The product information distribution device further searches for user information storage means for storing user information including user identification information and commuter pass route information, and user information storage means based on the user identification information, and corresponding user information Function as a user information search means to extract
The product information receiving device further transmits user identification information to the product information distribution device together with current position information and product search information,
Let the user information search means extract the commuter pass route information corresponding to the transmitted user identification information,
Causing the route search means to acquire route information and transportation cost information by public transportation means for moving from the position indicated by the current position information to the position indicated by the store position information in each extracted product information;
The priority determining means determines whether or not there is an overlapping part between the route information by the public transportation means and the commuter pass route information. If there is an overlapping part, the case where the commuter pass is used is included. Calculating the minimum transportation cost, using the minimum transportation cost as an element for lowering the priority, calculating the comparison reference information of the product, and determining the priority of the product according to the comparison reference information The information delivery apparatus program according to claim 20. User information storage means for storing user information including user identification information and residence location information, user information storage means based on user identification information, and corresponding user information is extracted from the product information distribution device User information search means, and using privilege information corresponding to the residence in the product information, function as a residence-related privilege information acquisition means for acquiring privilege information corresponding to the user's residence location information,
The product information stored in the product information storage means further includes privilege information corresponding to the place of residence,
The product information receiving device further transmits user identification information to the product information distribution device together with current position information and product search information,
Let the user information search means extract residence location information corresponding to the transmitted user identification information,
Using the privilege information corresponding to the residence in the extracted product information, the privilege information corresponding to the extracted residence location information is acquired by the residence location privilege information acquisition means,
Causing the priority determination means to calculate comparison reference information of the product using the privilege information corresponding to the residence location information as an element for increasing the priority, and to determine the priority of the product according to the comparison reference information. 27. The information delivery apparatus program according to any one of claims 20 to 26 for executing User information storage means for storing user information including user identification information and store usage history information, user information storage means based on user identification information, and corresponding user information is extracted from the product information distribution device Using the privilege information corresponding to the user information search means and the usage history in the product information, function as usage history correspondence privilege information acquisition means for acquiring privilege information corresponding to the user's store usage history,
The product information stored in the product information storage means further includes privilege information corresponding to the usage history,
The product information receiving device further transmits user identification information to the product information distribution device together with current position information and product search information,
Let the user information search means extract store use history information corresponding to the transmitted user identification information;
Using the privilege information corresponding to the usage history in each of the extracted product information, the privilege information corresponding to the extracted store usage history information is acquired by the usage history correspondence privilege information acquisition unit,
Causing the priority determining means to calculate comparison reference information of the product using privilege information corresponding to the store usage history information as an element for increasing the priority, and to determine the priority of the product according to the comparison reference information. 27. The information delivery apparatus program according to any one of claims 20 to 26 for executing An information output method for displaying product information from a product information distribution device connected via a communication line on a product information receiving device,
The product information receiving device acquires current position information and transmits search information for searching for the current position information and products to the product information distribution device,
The product information distribution device
Store product information including privilege information corresponding to each range of the product name, price information, store location information, and travel distance to the store in the product information storage means,
Based on the search information transmitted from the product information receiving device, the product information storage means is searched to extract one or more corresponding product information,
From the position indicated by the current position information received from the merchandise information receiving device, calculate the distance required to move to the position indicated by the store position information in each extracted product information,
Using privilege information corresponding to each range of travel distance to the store in each of the extracted product information, obtain privilege information corresponding to the calculated distance,
Based on the price information in each of the extracted product information and the acquired privilege information corresponding to the price information, calculate the comparison reference information of the product, determine the priority of the product according to the comparison reference information,
Transmitting the priority including the extracted product information and the corresponding comparison reference information to the product information receiving device;
The information output method, wherein the product information receiving device receives the product information and the priority order from the product information distribution device, and displays the product information according to the priority order. The product information distribution device
From the position indicated by the current position information, obtain route information and transportation cost information by public transportation means for moving to the position indicated by the store position information in each of the extracted product information,
30. The information output method according to claim 29, further comprising: calculating the comparison reference information of the product using the transportation cost information as an element for lowering the priority, and determining the priority of the product according to the comparison reference information. The product information distribution device
Calculate at least one of the walking distance from the position indicated by the current position information to the nearest station or the walking distance from the store to the nearest station,
31. The comparison reference information of the product is calculated using the calculated walking distance as an element for lowering the priority, and the priority of the product is determined according to the comparison reference information. Information output method. The product information stored in the product information storage means further includes privilege information corresponding to each walking distance range,
The product information distribution device
Calculate at least one of the walking distance from the position indicated by the current position information to the nearest station or the walking distance from the store to the nearest station,
Using privilege information corresponding to each range of walking distance in each of the extracted product information, obtain privilege information corresponding to the calculated walking distance,
The acquired privilege information is used as an element for increasing the priority order, and the comparison reference information of the product is calculated, and the priority order of the product is determined according to the comparison reference information. The information output method described. The product information distribution device
A parking lot information storage means for storing parking lot information including a parking lot name and parking lot position information;
Obtaining parking information about the nearest parking lot to each store based on the store location information in each extracted product information from the parking lot information storage means, calculating the walking distance between the store and the parking lot,
31. The comparison reference information of the product is calculated using the calculated walking distance as an element for lowering the priority, and the priority of the product is determined according to the comparison reference information. Information output method. The product information stored in the product information storage means further includes privilege information corresponding to each walking distance range,
The product information distribution device
A parking lot information storage means for storing parking lot information including a parking lot name and parking lot position information;
Obtaining parking information about the nearest parking lot to each store based on the store location information in each extracted product information from the parking lot information storage means, calculating the walking distance between the store and the parking lot,
The privilege information corresponding to the calculated walking distance is obtained using the privilege information corresponding to each walking distance range in each item information extracted,
The acquired privilege information is used as an element for increasing the priority order, and the comparison reference information of the product is calculated, and the priority order of the product is determined according to the comparison reference information. The information output method described. The product information distribution device includes user information storage means for storing user information including user identification information and commuter pass route information,
The product information receiving device transmits user identification information to the product information distribution device together with the current position information and the search information,
The product information distribution device
Search the user information storage means based on the transmitted user identification information, extract the corresponding commuter pass route information,
From the position indicated by the current position information, obtain route information and transportation cost information by public transportation means for moving to the position indicated by the store position information in each of the extracted product information,
It is determined whether or not there is an overlapping part between the route information by the public transportation means and the commuter pass route information. If there is an overlapping part, the minimum transportation cost including the case of using the commuter pass is calculated. 30. The information output method according to claim 29, further comprising: calculating comparison reference information of the product using the minimum transportation cost as an element for lowering priority, and determining the priority of the product according to the comparison reference information. . The product information distribution device includes user information storage means for storing user information including user identification information and residence location information, and a privilege corresponding to the residence in the product information stored in the product information storage means. More information,
The product information receiving device transmits user identification information to the product information distribution device together with the current position information and the search information,
The product information distribution device
Search the user information storage means based on the previously transmitted user identification information, extract the corresponding residence location information,
Using the privilege information corresponding to the residence in the extracted product information, obtain privilege information corresponding to the extracted residence location information,
30. The comparison reference information of the product is calculated using privilege information corresponding to the residence location information as an element for increasing the priority, and the priority of the product is determined according to the comparison reference information. 36. The information output method according to any one of -35. The merchandise information distribution device includes user information storage means for storing user information including user identification information and store use history information, and a privilege corresponding to the use history in the merchandise information stored in the merchandise information storage means. More information,
The product information receiving device transmits user identification information to the product information distribution device together with the current position information and the search information,
The product information distribution device
Search the user information storage means based on the transmitted user identification information, extract the corresponding store use history information,
Using privilege information corresponding to the usage history in each of the extracted product information, obtaining privilege information corresponding to the extracted store usage history information,
The priority order determination means calculates the comparison reference information of the product using the privilege information corresponding to the store usage history information as an element for increasing the priority, and determines the priority order of the product according to the comparison reference information. 36. The information output method according to any one of claims 29 to 35. The product information receiving device is
A travel route history storage means for storing a travel route history of the product information receiving apparatus;
Search the store route information in the product information transmitted from the product information distribution device and the travel route based on the current location information,
The overlap ratio between the travel route obtained by the search and the travel route stored in the travel route history storage means is calculated, and the comparison reference information of the product is obtained using this overlap ratio as an element for increasing the priority. The information output method according to any one of claims 29 to 37, wherein the information is calculated and the priority of the product is determined according to the comparison reference information.

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