JP2010055360A - Device for generating coupon management information, coupon issuing apparatus and coupon distribution system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a coupon management information generating device, which improves the attraction of customers without generating a time period having low capability of attracting customers. <P>SOLUTION: The coupon management information generating device, which generates coupon management information, acquires coupon management information associated with each of time periods in the provision of a service from a coupon issuing apparatus that issues a coupon on the basis of the coupon management information, changes a discount indicated by the coupon management information associated with a time period having lower capability of attracting customers so that the discount of the service price becomes higher in the time period having the lower capability of attracting customers, in the time periods in the provision by a service provider, and transmits the changed coupon management information indicating the changed discount associated with the time period to the coupon management device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a technology related to a coupon distribution system that issues and distributes coupons.

Conventionally, various measures have been taken at a store that operates a service industry in order to improve customer attraction, that is, to attract customers.
For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses an advertisement system for promoting customer visits to stores. This advertisement system discloses a technology for connecting to a server site using a mobile phone and an auxiliary device attached to the phone, and obtaining a discount coupon that can be used at a store from the connected server site.

This increases the probability that the user will go to the store and present and use the discount coupon at the store.
JP 2003-346034 A

However, in the above technique, the acquired discount coupon can be used at any time as long as it is within business hours. Therefore, customers using the store may be biased to a certain time zone.
For example, if the customer group that uses the store is a member of society, the customer usually visits the store during the time period (19:00 to 20:00) when the job is completed. For this reason, if customers are concentrated in this time zone, a time zone for attracting customers is created, and there is a problem that the total number of business hours does not attract customers. Due to this problem, the increase in sales cannot be expected.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a coupon management information generation device, a coupon issue device, and a coupon distribution system that can improve customer collection without generating a time zone where customer attraction is weak.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a coupon management information generating device for generating coupon management information indicating a discount of a price for a service, from a coupon issuing device for issuing a coupon based on the coupon management information. Acquisition means for acquiring a template indicating the average degree of customer acquisition for each time period in the provision of the service, and in each time period in the service provision of the service provider using the template, the time period in which the degree of customer acquisition is lower, A discount is determined so as to increase the discount for the service in the time period, and a coupon management information indicating the determined discount is generated, and the generated coupon management information is associated with the time period. And a transmission means for transmitting to the coupon management device.

  Or, it is a coupon management information generation device that generates coupon management information indicating a discount of the price for the service, and is associated with each time zone in providing the service from the coupon issuing device that issues a coupon based on the coupon management information. In each time zone in the service provider's service provision, the acquisition means for acquiring the coupon management information and the time zone in which the degree of attracting customers is lower, the discount for the service in that time zone is higher A generating means for determining a discount different from the discount indicated by the coupon management information associated with each other, generating new coupon management information indicating the determined other discount, and the new coupon management information for the time zone And a transmission means for transmitting to the coupon management device.

  According to these configurations, the coupon management information generating apparatus determines the discount so that the discount for the service in the time zone becomes higher in the time zone where the degree of attracting customers is low, and the coupon management information indicating the determined discount Is generated, associated with the time zone, and transmitted to the coupon management apparatus. Thereby, since the coupon which shows the discount which coupon management information shows in the said coupon management apparatus can be issued and distributed to a user, in order to use the coupon, the user who received a coupon is the extent of attracting customers. Trying to receive services using coupons during low hours. That is, on the service provider side, it is possible to attract customers in a time zone where the degree of attracting customers is low.

Further, since the service provider side can attract customers in a time zone where the degree of customer acquisition is low, it is possible to efficiently use the facilities and stocks provided on the service provider side even in the time zone.
In addition, the present invention is a coupon issuing device that issues a coupon indicating a discount for a service, and the above-described discount is applied so that the discount for the service in the time zone is higher in the time zone where the degree of attracting customers is lower. When the coupon request is received from the storage means storing the coupon management information indicating the discount set in the coupon management information generation device in association with the time zone, and the user terminal used by the user A coupon generating means for generating a coupon indicating a discount indicated by the coupon management information and having an effective period in the time zone associated with the coupon management information; and a transmitting means for transmitting the coupon to the user terminal. It is characterized by providing.

  Alternatively, the present invention is a coupon issuing device that issues a coupon indicating a discount for a service, and stores a degree of attracting customers at each time zone in a service providing place, and a service from a user. A receiving means for receiving a coupon issuance request designating a provision place and a use time zone, and a degree of attracting customers according to the offer place and the use time zone designated by the coupon issuance request are read from the storage means, and the offer place and use Decreasing means for determining the discount so that the discount of the price for the service is higher as the degree of attracting customers in the time zone is lower, generating means for generating a coupon indicating the determined discount, and the generated coupon to be used by the user Transmission means for transmitting to a terminal to be used.

  According to these configurations, the coupon issuing device distributes coupons that can be used in a time zone with a low level of attracting customers to users, so that a user who has received a coupon can use the coupons in a time zone with a low level of attracting customers. Try to receive a service offer using a coupon. That is, on the service provider side, it is possible to attract customers in a time zone where the degree of attracting customers is low.

  Moreover, this invention consists of the coupon management information generation apparatus which produces | generates the coupon management information which shows the price discount with respect to a service, the coupon issuing apparatus which issues the coupon which shows the price discount with respect to a service, and the user terminal which receives a coupon. In the coupon distribution system, the coupon management information generation device is configured such that, during a service time period in which a service is provided, a discount for a service during the time period increases as the time period for attracting customers at the store decreases. A generating unit that generates coupon management information indicating a discount indicated by the issued coupon, and a transmitting unit that associates the coupon management information with the time zone and transmits the coupon management information to the coupon management device. The management device includes coupon management information received from the coupon management information generation device When the request for the coupon is received from the storage unit that stores the recording time period in association with the user terminal, the coupon management information indicates a discount, and the coupon management information is associated with the time A coupon generation means for generating a coupon with a valid period, and a transmission means for transmitting the coupon to the user terminal, wherein the user terminal requests a coupon from the coupon issuing device, and then requests the coupon. When the coupon is received from the coupon issuing device, the received coupon is stored.

  According to this configuration, since the coupon distribution system distributes coupons that can be used during times when the degree of attracting customers is low, the user who received the coupons can use the coupons during times when the degree of attracting customers is low. Trying to receive a service using a coupon. That is, on the service provider side, it is possible to attract customers in a time zone where the degree of attracting customers is low.

  In addition, since the store can attract customers during a time zone where the degree of customer acquisition is low, the facilities and inventory of the store can be used efficiently even during the time zone.

1. Embodiment 1
Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
1.1 Overview A coupon distribution system 1 according to the present invention includes a store terminal 10, a management device 20, a user terminal 30, and a network 40, as shown in FIG.

  The store terminal 10 is, for example, a terminal provided in a restaurant that operates a restaurant business, generates (edits) coupon management information, and transmits the generated (edited) coupon management information to the management device 20 via the network 40. Here, the coupon management information is a type of discount coupon (hereinafter also simply referred to as a coupon) assigned to each of one or more time zones divided every day and every specific time, and the coupon management information. This is information consisting of the number of usable cards. A plurality of types of coupons (each coupon has a different discount rate) can be assigned to each time slot. That is, the shop terminal 10 can generate a plurality of coupon management information with different types of coupons in the same time zone. In the present embodiment, as the types of coupons, “lunch coupons” that can be used during lunch service hours (for example, 100 yen OFF), “anytime coupons” that can be used even during business hours (for example, a total amount of 20 % Discount), “30% discount coupon” (for example, 30% discount on the total amount) and “50% discount coupon” (for example, 50% discount on the total amount other than drinks) for a specific discount at a specific time zone This will be described using the following four types. The types of coupons (discount rate and discount amount) are not limited to these. The discount rate and discount amount may be other values, or may be other than the above for discount (for example, the total amount of drinks). The discount in the present invention is a concept including a discount rate and a discount amount.

  The management apparatus 20 corresponds to the store ID assigned to the store terminal 10 and for identifying the store terminal 10, coupon management information generated by the store terminal 10, and store guide information related to the store including the store terminal 10. I remember it. The management device 20 transmits a coupon via the network 40 according to an instruction from the user terminal 30. That is, the management device 20 is a device that manages coupon management information and issues coupons. The store guide information will be described later.

  When the user terminal 30 wants to obtain a coupon for a certain store, the user terminal 30 downloads the coupon assigned to the store ID and the time zone corresponding to the desired store from the management device 20 and stores the downloaded coupon. The stored coupon is protected so that it cannot be transmitted (transferred) to other terminals or tampered with. Since this protection method is a known technique, a description thereof is omitted here.

A user can receive a discount service at a store to be used by posting a coupon stored in the user terminal 30.
1.2 Configuration of Store Terminal 10 The store terminal 10 includes a store ID storage unit 101, an editing unit 102, an input unit 103, a display unit 104, and a transmission / reception unit 105, as shown in FIG.

  Specifically, the computer system includes a microprocessor, a ROM, a RAM, a hard disk unit, a keyboard, a mouse, a display unit, and the like. A computer program is stored in the ROM or the hard disk unit. The microprocessor causes the store terminal 10 to achieve its function by operating according to the computer program.

(1) Store ID storage unit 101
The store ID storage unit 101 stores a store ID issued by the management device 20 when joining the coupon distribution system 1. The store ID may be issued by another device.
(2) Editing unit 102
When the editing unit 102 receives an editing start instruction to start editing (generating) coupon management information from the input unit 103, the editing unit 102 stores the store ID stored in the store ID storage unit 101 and the received editing start instruction. The editing start information is transmitted to the management apparatus 20 via the transmission / reception unit 105.

The editing unit 102 receives a plurality of coupon management information assigned to the month including the current date from the management device 20 via the transmission / reception unit 105, and time information indicating each time zone to which each of the plurality of coupon management information is assigned. And coupon management display information including a month display form for displaying the plurality of coupon management information on a monthly basis.
The plurality of coupon management information is displayed as a monthly management screen M10 shown in FIG. 3 by the display unit 104 based on a month display form included in the coupon management display information.

  In addition, when coupon management information corresponding to the transmitted store ID does not exist in the management device 20, for example, when generating coupon management information for the first time, an allocation is made for each time zone prepared in advance by the management device 20. Coupon management display information including one or more pieces of coupon management information (hereinafter referred to as pattern information), time information assigned to each pattern information, and the month display form is received. The pattern information is information associated with each time zone in providing an average service, for example.

The user can edit the coupon management information using the displayed monthly management screen M10.
In addition, when editing is performed on a daily basis, one or more coupon management information assigned to the pressed day is displayed in FIG. 4 by pressing the day to be edited on the monthly management screen M10. It is displayed as a daily management screen M11. Here, the daily management screen M11 displays a plurality of coupon management information allocated for one week from the pressed day, but displays only one or more coupon management information allocated for the pressed day. You may make it do.

  When the editing unit 102 receives the change information (for example, the coupon to be changed and the number of changes, and the date and time of the change target) related to the change of the coupon management information from the input unit 103, the editing unit 102 is based on the received change information. Then, the number of coupons to be changed in the time zone to be changed is changed, and the change result is displayed using either the monthly management screen M10 or the daily management screen M11 being displayed.

When the editing unit 102 receives a registration instruction indicating registration of coupon management information from the input unit 103, the editing unit 102 displays registration information including the store ID, all coupon management information currently displayed, and the received registration instruction. Then, the data is transmitted to the management device 20 via the transmission / reception unit 105.
Hereinafter, the monthly management screen M10 and the daily management screen M11 will be described.
The monthly management screen M10 includes a pattern addition button M101, a pattern change button M102, a pattern edit button M103, a coupon information edit button M104, and a calendar M105.

The pattern addition button M101 is pressed when it is desired to register in advance, for each date, the coupon type and number to be assigned to each of a plurality of time zones within the business hours of the store.
The pattern edit button M103 is pressed when editing a pattern that has already been registered. The information received through the editing operation after the pressing is the above-described change information.
The pattern change button M102 is pressed when it is desired to change the contents currently used (the registered contents of the coupon type and the number of sheets assigned for each date) to other contents (the contents displayed after editing). Is done. By pressing the pattern change button M102, the above registration instruction is accepted.

The coupon information edit button M104 is pressed when the user of the store terminal 10 wants to edit the type of coupon.
The calendar M105 displays the type and the number of coupons assigned for each day in the month including the current day. The user of the store terminal 10 can issue coupons collectively by using the pattern addition button M101, the pattern change button M102, and the pattern edit button M103.

  The daily management screen M11 includes a reflection button M110, a cancel button M111, and a weekly calendar M112 showing details of issuing coupons for one week. The reflection button M110 is pressed when updating coupon management information (changing the number of coupons issued). By pressing the reflection button M110, the above-described registration instruction is accepted. The cancel button M111 is pressed when canceling the update of the coupon management information. The weekly calendar M112 includes a push button M113 for each day, and a graph showing the number of coupons (available number) allocated for each day, time zone, and coupon type. For example, on 7/4 (Friday), three “lunch coupons” that can be used from 13:00 to 14:00 are allocated, and ten “always coupon 20” that can be used anytime after 11:00 are allocated. . Also, one 30% coupon and one 50% coupon that can be used from 17:00 to 18:30 are assigned.

An example of issuing and changing coupons using the daily management screen M11 is shown below.
A graph to be changed is designated by a user operation (for example, a mouse operation) for the currently displayed graph, and the designated graph is moved to another time zone by dragging. Alternatively, the usable time zone is changed by expanding or contracting the specified graph by operating the mouse.

  Alternatively, the add button M113 is pressed to add a new coupon or change the number of issued coupons on the day when the pressed add button M113 is assigned. For example, when the add button M113 is pressed, a screen for newly registering and changing the number of issued coupons assigned on the day when the pressed add button M113 is assigned is displayed. Using this screen, new registration is possible by accepting the type and number of issued coupons for new registration. Moreover, the coupon which can be issued now is designated using the said screen, and the issued number of the designated coupon is changed.

Changes made by these operations are accepted as the change information described above.
Using the monthly management screen M10 and the daily management screen M11, coupons with a discount rate that is greater than the discount rate of other coupons such as 30% coupons and 50% coupons for times when customers are attracted by day By newly registering or changing the management information, it is possible to increase the number of customers for each time period for each day.

(3) Input unit 103, display unit 104, and transmission / reception unit 105
When the input unit 103 receives an editing start instruction by a user operation, the input unit 103 outputs the received editing start instruction to the editing unit 102. When the input unit 103 receives change information or a registration instruction by a user operation while the monthly management screen M10 or the daily management screen M11 is displayed on the display unit 104, the input unit 103 displays the received change information or registration instruction. Output to.

The display unit 104 displays a monthly management screen M10 and a daily management screen M11.
When the transmission / reception unit 105 receives the edit start information and the registration information from the editing unit 102, the transmission / reception unit 105 transmits the information to the management apparatus 20 via the network 40. The transmission / reception part 105 will output the received coupon management information to the edit part 102, if coupon management display information is received from the management apparatus 20 via the network 40. FIG.

1.3 Configuration of User Terminal 30 The user terminal 30 is specifically a mobile phone, and as shown in FIG. 5, a user ID storage unit 301, a coupon storage unit 302, a control unit 303, an input unit 304, a display unit 305 and a transmission / reception unit 306. Although not shown, the mobile phone also has a function of a mobile phone.

  Specifically, the computer system includes a microprocessor, a ROM, a RAM, a hard disk unit, a keyboard, a mouse, a display unit, and the like. A computer program is stored in the ROM or the hard disk unit. The microprocessor causes the user terminal 30 to achieve its function by operating according to the computer program.

(1) User ID storage unit 301
The user ID storage unit 301 stores a user ID that uniquely identifies the terminal in order to identify the user of the terminal. The user ID is, for example, the telephone number of the own terminal.
(2) Coupon storage unit 302
The coupon storage unit 302 has a storage area for storing one or more coupons transmitted from the management device 20. Note that the coupon stored in the coupon storage unit 302 is protected so that it cannot be transmitted (transferred) to other terminals or tampered with as described in “1.1 Overview”.

(3) Control unit 303
As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 303 includes a coupon display processing unit 310 and a download processing unit 311.
The control unit 303 uses the coupon display processing unit 310 and the download processing unit 311 to perform processing related to display and download of a coupon issued by a store desired by the user.

(3-1) Coupon display processing unit 310
When the management apparatus 20 is connected to the network via the network 40 by a user operation, the coupon display processing unit 310 uses the transmission / reception unit 306 to search for a store desired by the user and the search information. The search display information consisting of the first form for displaying is received. Here, the search information is information including type information for selecting the type of coupon, area information for specifying the area to be used, and time information for specifying the usage time.

The search information is displayed as a search screen M30 shown in FIG. 6 by the display unit 305 based on the first form included in the search display information.
The search screen M30 includes a coupon type M301, an area M302, and a time M303 for inputting search conditions, and further includes a search button M304 for instructing a search. The coupon type M301 describes the types of coupons that can be searched. By checking a check box, the coupon to be searched can be specified. In the area M302, the location of the store to be used is designated. In time M303, a time to be used is designated.

Using the displayed search screen M30, the user can specify the desired coupon type, area, and time, and use the specified information (coupon type, area, and time) as a search condition.
When the search button is pressed by a user operation while the search screen M30 is displayed, the coupon display processing unit 310 acquires the user ID from the user ID storage unit 301, and the acquired user ID and the user The designated search condition (coupon type, area, and time) is transmitted to the management apparatus 20 via the transmission / reception unit 306. The coupon display processing unit 310 transmits search result display information including a search result based on the search condition and a second form for displaying the search result from the management device 20 via the transmission / reception unit 306 after transmitting the search condition. Receive. The search result includes a coupon information group including one or more store names that satisfy the search condition and one or more coupon information related to a coupon that can be used at the store indicated by the store name for each of the one or more store names. And are included.

The search result is displayed as a search result screen M31 shown in FIG. 7 by the display unit 305 based on the second form included in the search result display information.
The search result screen M31 includes a store name M310 and a coupon information group M311 associated with the store name M310. A link is pasted on the store name M310, and the link destination can be displayed by pressing the store name M310. The link destination here is store guide information of the store indicated by the store name M310. The coupon information is information indicating the type of coupon that can be used, the date and time that can be used, and the time zone. The store guide information will be described later.

  When the store name M310 is pressed by a user operation while the search result screen M31 is displayed, the coupon display processing unit 310 sends the user ID and the store name designated by the user to the transmission / reception unit 306. To the management device 20. Thereafter, the coupon display processing unit 310 receives the store name of the designated store, the store guide information related to the store, the coupon information group corresponding to the store, and these from the management device 20 via the transmission / reception unit 306. Store guide display information including a third form for displaying information is received. The store guide information includes detailed information on the designated store and a coupon information group corresponding to the store. Here, the detailed information includes information indicating business conditions, regular holidays, business hours, last order time (L.O.), budget, number of seats, presence / absence of private rooms and parking lots, sales points, and the like.

The store guide information is displayed as a store guide screen M32 shown in FIG. 8 by the display unit 305 using a third form included in the store guide display information.
The store guide screen M32 includes a store name M322 and coupon information group M320 similar to the search result screen M31, and detailed information M321 related to the store. The one or more coupon information included in the coupon information group M320 is a kind of button, and information related to the pressed coupon information (here, coupon details) by pressing one coupon information included in the coupon information group M320. Information) can be displayed. The detailed coupon information will be described later.

  When the desired coupon is selected by the user operation while the store guidance screen M32 is displayed, the coupon display processing unit 310 obtains the selection information indicating the coupon information selected by the user and the user ID. Then, the data is transmitted to the management apparatus 20 via the transmission / reception unit 306. Thereafter, the coupon display processing unit 310 includes a store name, a type of coupon to be issued, discount information indicating a discount rate by the coupon, coupon detailed information, and a fourth form for displaying these information, Receive selected coupon display information consisting of The coupon detailed information includes information indicating the coupon usage validity period and usage conditions indicated by the selected coupon information.

The coupon detailed information is displayed as a selected coupon confirmation screen M33 shown in FIG. 9 by the display unit 305 based on the fourth form included in the selected coupon display information.
On the selected coupon confirmation screen M33, the coupon detailed information M330 of the coupon indicated by the selected coupon information, a download button M331 for instructing to download the coupon, a valid use store name M332, a coupon type M333, Discount information M334 indicating a discount rate by a coupon is included. Here, the use effective store name M332 indicates a store that is designated by the user and that can use the coupon.

(3-2) Download processing unit 311
When the download button M331 is pressed while the selection coupon confirmation screen M33 is displayed, the download processing unit 311 acquires the user ID from the user ID storage unit 301, and instructs the download with the acquired user ID. The download start instruction information including the download instruction command is transmitted to the management apparatus 20 via the transmission / reception unit 306.

  After the download button M331 is pressed, the download processing unit 311 uses the billing target, that is, the type of coupon to be issued, billing confirmation information for requesting acceptance of billing, and the fifth form for displaying these information. The billing confirmation display information is received from the management apparatus 20 via the transmission / reception unit 306. The billing confirmation information includes information indicating the purchase price of the coupon to be issued.

The charging information is displayed as a charging confirmation screen M34 shown in FIG. 10 by the display unit 305 based on the fifth form included in the charging confirmation display information.
The billing confirmation screen M34 includes a coupon type M342, billing confirmation information M340, and an agreement message M341 for notifying that the billing is agreed.
The consent message M341 is a kind of button, and when the consent message M341 is pressed by a user operation, the management apparatus 20 is notified of consenting to charging (purchase of coupon).

If the user agrees to the price included in the charging confirmation information M340 while the charging confirmation screen M34 is displayed, the consent message M341 is pressed (selected). At this time, the download processing unit 311 transmits consent information indicating that the billing has been accepted and a user ID to the management apparatus 20 via the transmission / reception unit 306.
After the download button M331 is pressed when the selected coupon confirmation screen M33 is displayed or the consent message M341 is pressed when the charge confirmation screen M34 is displayed, the download processing unit 311 displays the coupon and the coupon for displaying the coupon. The acquired coupon display information consisting of 6 forms is received. The coupon is information including a store name indicating an available store (that is, a store name selected by the user), a coupon type, discount information, and usage information related to the use of the coupon (a coupon valid period and usage conditions). is there.

The coupon is displayed as an acquired coupon display screen M35 shown in FIG. 10 by the display unit 305 based on the sixth form included in the acquired coupon display information.
The acquired coupon display screen M35 includes a use valid store name M350, a coupon type M351, discount information M352 indicating a discount rate by the coupon, and use information M353 (coupon use validity period and use conditions).

The displayed coupon is stored in the coupon storage unit 302 by a user operation, and when the user uses the coupon, the stored coupon is displayed on the display unit 305 as the acquired coupon display screen M35. Will be available.
(4) Input unit 304, display unit 305, and transmission / reception unit 306
The input unit 304 accepts an operation by a user when connecting to the management apparatus 20 via a network and when displaying each screen M30, M31, M32, M33, and M34.

The display unit 305 displays a search screen M30, a search result screen M31, a store guidance screen M32, a selected coupon confirmation screen M33, and a charge confirmation screen M34.
The transmission / reception unit 306 transmits the user ID, search conditions, store name, selection information, download start instruction information, and consent information received from the control unit 303 to the management apparatus 20 via the network 40.

The transmission / reception unit 306 outputs the search display information, search result display information, store guide display information, coupon detailed information, billing confirmation display information, and acquired coupon display information received from the management device 20 via the network 40 to the control unit 303. To do.
1.4 Management device 20
As shown in FIG. 12, the management device 20 includes a coupon management information storage unit 201, a store ID storage unit 202, a user ID storage unit 203, a registration processing unit 204, a coupon sending processing unit 205, a charging processing unit 206, and a transmission / reception unit 207. It is composed of

  Specifically, the computer system includes a microprocessor, a ROM, a RAM, a hard disk unit, a keyboard, a mouse, a display unit, and the like. A computer program is stored in the ROM or the hard disk unit. The microprocessor causes the management device 20 to achieve its function by operating according to the computer program.

(1) Coupon management information storage unit 201
The coupon management information storage unit 201 manages one or more pieces of coupon information edited at the store terminal 10 in association with the store ID for each assigned date and time zone.
The coupon management information storage unit 201 manages a store ID, a store name to which the store ID is assigned, store guide information of the store, and other store information (address, telephone number) related to the store in association with each other. is doing.

The coupon management information storage unit 201 stores a coupon type included in the stored coupon management information in association with discount information indicating a discount rate or discount.
The coupon management information storage unit 201 stores a use condition indicating a condition for using a coupon indicated by the type of the coupon for each type of coupon. In addition, when the use conditions differ for each store, the coupon management information storage unit 201 stores the use conditions in association with each store ID.

In addition, the coupon management information storage unit 201 stores in advance one or more pattern information assigned for each time slot.
(2) Store ID storage unit 202, user ID storage unit 203
The store ID storage unit 202 stores a store ID assigned to each of one or more store terminals. Here, at least the store ID of the store terminal 10 is stored.

Only the store terminal assigned to the store ID stored in the store ID storage unit 202 can edit the coupon management information, that is, the coupon management information in the store having the store terminal can be generated.
The user ID storage unit 203 is a user ID of a user (hereinafter referred to as a member) who agrees to pay a monthly fixed fee (for example, 315 yen) to an administrator who manages the management apparatus, that is, a member's ownership. The user ID stored in the user terminal is stored.

(3) Registration processing unit 204
When the registration processing unit 204 receives the edit start information from the store terminal 10 via the transmission / reception unit 207, the registration processing unit 204 acquires a store ID included in the received edit start information.
The registration processing unit 204 acquires, from the coupon management information storage unit 201, a plurality of coupon management information that is assigned to the month including the current day and that corresponds to the acquired store ID.

  The registration processing unit 204 stores the coupon management display information including the acquired plurality of coupon management information and each time information and month display form assigned to each of the plurality of coupon management information via the transmission / reception unit 207. 10 to send. In addition, when the coupon management information corresponding to the transmitted store ID does not exist in the management device 20, the registration processing unit 204 acquires all the pattern information stored in advance from the coupon management information storage unit 201. Coupon management display information including all pattern information, each time information assigned to the pattern information, and a month display form is transmitted to the store terminal 10.

When the registration processing unit 204 receives the registration information from the store terminal 10 via the transmission / reception unit 207, the registration processing unit 204 extracts the store ID and all coupon management information from the received registration information.
In the coupon management information storage unit 201, the registration processing unit 204 updates the coupon management information assigned to the same store ID as the extracted store ID to all the extracted coupon management information. When the coupon management information corresponding to the extracted store ID does not exist in the coupon management information, the registration processing unit 204 stores all the extracted coupon management information in association with the extracted store ID. .

(4) Coupon sending processor 205
The coupon sending processing unit 205 stores the first to fourth and sixth forms in advance.
At the time of network connection with the user terminal 30, the coupon transmission processing unit 205 transmits the search display information to the user terminal 30 via the transmission / reception unit 207.

  Upon receiving the user ID and the search condition from the user terminal via the transmission / reception unit 207, the coupon transmission processing unit 205 receives all the coupon management information stored in the coupon management information storage unit 201 and all the store names. And the store guide information and other store information corresponding to each of the store names, satisfy the search condition, that is, exist in the area included in the search condition, and at the time designated as the search condition, Corresponding to the checked coupon, one or more store names to which coupon management information having an available number of one or more is assigned are acquired. The coupon sending processing unit 205 acquires, for each of the acquired one or more store names, one or more coupon management information indicating coupons that can be currently used using the store ID corresponding to the store name, and acquires the acquired coupons. Each management information is used to generate one or more coupon information groups. The coupon sending processing unit 205 displays search result display information including a search result including the acquired one or more store names, a coupon information group corresponding to each of the one or more store names, and a second form. Based on the received user ID, the data is transmitted to the user terminal 30 via the transmission / reception unit 207.

  When the coupon sending processing unit 205 receives the user ID and the designated store name from the user terminal 30 via the transmission / reception unit 207, the coupon sending processing unit 205 obtains store guide information corresponding to the received store name from the coupon management information storage unit 201. get. The coupon management information storage unit 201 stores the acquired store guidance information, the store name (same as the received store name), the coupon information group corresponding to the store name, and the store guidance display including the third form. Information is transmitted to the user terminal 30 via the transmission / reception unit 207 based on the received user ID. Further, the coupon sending processing unit 205 temporarily stores the store ID corresponding to the received store name and the received user ID in association with each other.

  Upon receiving the user ID and selection information from the user terminal 30 via the transmission / reception unit 207, the coupon sending processing unit 205 temporarily stores the store ID corresponding to the same user ID as the received user ID. get. The coupon sending processing unit 205 uses the coupon management information corresponding to the acquired store ID and corresponding to the coupon information indicated by the received selection information, and the store ID to store the store name, coupon type, and discount information. get. Further, the coupon sending processing unit 205 obtains coupon detailed information from the date and time zone assigned to the coupon management information corresponding to the coupon information indicated by the selection information, and the usage conditions stored in the coupon management information storage unit 201. Generate. The coupon sending processing unit 205 transmits and receives selected coupon display information including the acquired store name, coupon type and discount information, generated coupon detailed information, and the fourth form based on the received user ID. The data is transmitted to the user terminal 30 via the unit 207. Moreover, the coupon transmission process part 205 memorize | stores temporarily the received selection information and user ID, and the type of acquired coupon. At this time, the store name included in the selected coupon display information to be sent becomes the use effective store name.

When the coupon transmission processing unit 205 receives the download start instruction information from the user terminal 30 via the transmission / reception unit 207, the coupon transmission processing unit 205 temporarily stores the same and the user ID included in the received download start instruction information is the same. The user ID and the type of coupon associated with the user ID are output to the billing processing unit 206.
When the coupon sending processing unit 205 receives a sending instruction for sending a coupon and a user ID from the billing processing unit 206, the coupon sending processing unit 205 temporarily stores the selection information and store ID associated with the received user ID. Is used to acquire the store name, coupon type, and discount information. Further, the coupon transmission processing unit 205 generates usage information from the date and time zone assigned to the coupon management information corresponding to the coupon information indicated by the selection information, and the usage conditions stored in the coupon management information storage unit 201. To do. The coupon sending processing unit 205 generates a coupon including the acquired store name, coupon type, discount information, and generated usage information, and receives the generated coupon and acquired coupon display information including the sixth form. Based on the user, the data is transmitted to the user terminal 30 via the transmission / reception unit 207. At this time, the store name included in the acquired acquisition coupon display information becomes the use effective store name.

After sending the coupon, the coupon sending processor 205 updates the sent coupon by subtracting 1 from the usable number of coupons sent.
(5) Billing processing unit 206
The billing processing unit 206 stores a fifth form in advance.
The billing processing unit 206 stores a sales price when a non-member requests a coupon in association with each coupon type. The selling prices of the 50% coupon and 30% coupon are, for example, 525 yen and 210 yen.

When the billing processing unit 206 receives the user ID and the coupon type from the coupon sending processing unit 205, the billing processing unit 206 determines whether or not the same user ID as the received user ID exists in the user ID storage unit 203, that is, the received user It is determined whether or not the user having the ID is a member.
When determining that the member is a member, the charging processing unit 206 outputs a sending instruction and a user ID to the coupon sending processing unit 205.

  When determining that the member is not a member, the charging processing unit 206 acquires a sales price corresponding to the received coupon type, generates charging confirmation information including the acquired sales price, and generates the generated charging confirmation information and the acquired The billing confirmation display information including the type of the coupon and the fifth form is transmitted to the user terminal 30 via the transmission / reception unit 207 based on the received user ID. When the charging processing unit 206 receives the consent information and the user ID from the user terminal 30 via the transmission / reception unit 207, the charging processing unit 206 performs a charging process, and displays the price sold to the user and the user ID of the user. Sent to a communication management company that charges communication costs. In addition, billing processing unit 206 outputs a sending instruction and a user ID to coupon sending processing unit 205.

Even if it is a non-member user, the user can purchase a coupon by charging the user the price at which the communication management company purchased the coupon and collecting it from the user.
(6) Transmission / reception unit 207
The transmission / reception unit 207 transmits the coupon management display information to the store terminal 10 via the network 40.

The transmission / reception unit 207 outputs the editing start information and registration information received from the store terminal 10 via the network 40 to the registration processing unit 204.
The transmission / reception unit 207 transmits the search display information, the search result display information, the store guidance display information, the selected coupon display information, the billing confirmation display information, and the acquired coupon display information to the store terminal 10 via the network 40.

The transmission / reception unit 207 outputs the user ID, the search condition, the store name, the selection information, and the download start instruction information received from the user terminal 30 via the network 40 to the coupon transmission processing unit 205. Further, the transmission / reception unit 207 outputs the user ID and consent information received from the user terminal 30 via the network 40 to the accounting processing unit 206.
1.5 Operation of Coupon Management Information Registration Processing Here, processing related to coupon management information registration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

The editing unit 102 of the store terminal 10 transmits editing start information to the management device 20 (step S5).
When the registration processing unit 204 of the management device 20 receives the edit start information from the store terminal 10, the registration processing unit 204 corresponds to the store ID included in the received edit start information and corresponds to the plurality of months assigned to the month including the current date. Get coupon management information. The registration processing unit 204 receives the coupon management display information including the acquired plurality of coupon management information, each time information assigned to the coupon management information, and the month display form via the transmission / reception unit 207. (Step S10). In addition, when the coupon management information corresponding to the transmitted store ID does not exist in the management device 20, coupon management including a plurality of pattern information, each time information allocated to these pattern information, and the month display form The display information is transmitted to the store terminal 10.

Upon receiving the coupon management display information, the editing unit 102 displays the monthly management screen M10 on the display unit 104 (step S15).
The editing unit 102 determines whether an instruction to shift from the monthly management screen M10 to the daily management screen M11 has been received (step S20).
If it is determined that it has not been accepted ("NO" in step S20), the editing unit 102 edits coupon management information using the monthly management screen M10 (step S25).

If it is determined that it has been accepted (“YES” in step S20), the editing unit 102 edits coupon management information using the daily management screen M11 (step S30).
Upon receiving a registration instruction through a user operation, the editing unit 102 transmits registration information to the management apparatus 20 (step S35).

  When the registration processing unit 204 of the management device 20 receives the registration information from the store terminal 10, the coupon management information assigned to the same store ID as the store ID included in the received registration information in the coupon management information storage unit 201. Is updated to the extracted coupon management information (step S40). When the coupon management information corresponding to the extracted store ID does not exist in the coupon management information, the registration processing unit 204 stores all the extracted coupon management information in association with the extracted store ID. .

1.6 Operation of Coupon Acquisition Processing Here, processing related to coupon acquisition will be described using the flowcharts shown in FIGS.
When the search condition is input by a user operation while the search screen M30 is displayed and the search button is pressed, the coupon display processing unit 310 of the user terminal 30 manages the user ID and the search condition. (Step S100).

When receiving the user ID and the search condition from the user terminal, the coupon sending processing unit 205 of the management device 20 acquires one or more store names that satisfy the search condition. The coupon transmission processing unit 205 transmits search result display information including the acquired one or more store names as a search result to the user terminal 30 based on the received user ID (step S105).
Upon receiving the search result display information, the coupon display processing unit 310 displays the search result screen M31 by the display unit 305 (step S110). When a store is specified by a user operation, the store name specified by the user ID is displayed. Are transmitted to the management apparatus 20 (step S120).

  Upon receiving the user ID and the designated store name from the user terminal 30, the coupon sending processing unit 205 acquires store guidance information corresponding to the received store name from the coupon management information storage unit 201, and further, step S105. The coupon information group corresponding to the received store name is acquired from the one or more coupon information groups generated by the process. The coupon transmission processing unit 205 transmits store guide display information including the acquired store guide information and coupon information group, store name, and third form to the user terminal 30 (step S125).

When the coupon display processing unit 310 receives the store guidance display information from the management device 20, the coupon display processing unit 310 displays the store guidance screen M32 on the display unit 305 (step S130), and is selected when a coupon is selected by a user operation. The selection information indicating the coupon and the user ID are transmitted to the management device 20 (step S140).
When the coupon sending processing unit 205 receives the user ID and the selection information from the user terminal 30 via the transmission / reception unit 207, the coupon sending processing unit 205 acquires a store name, a coupon type, and discount information. Moreover, the coupon transmission process part 205 produces | generates coupon detailed information. The coupon sending processing unit 205 transmits and receives selected coupon display information including the acquired store name, coupon type and discount information, generated coupon detailed information, and the fourth form based on the received user ID. It transmits to the user terminal 30 via the unit 207 (step S145). Moreover, the coupon transmission process part 205 memorize | stores temporarily the received selection information and user ID, and the type of acquired coupon.

Upon receiving the selected coupon display information, the coupon display processing unit 310 causes the display unit 305 to display the selected coupon confirmation screen M33 (step S150).
When the download button M331 is pressed by a user operation, the download processing unit 311 transmits download start instruction information to the management apparatus 20 (step S160).
The accounting processing unit 206 of the management device 20 determines whether or not the same user ID as the user ID received from the user terminal 30 exists in the user ID storage unit (step S165). That is, the billing processing unit 206 determines whether or not the user having the received user ID is a member.

  If it is determined that the member is a member (“YES” in step S165), based on the sending instruction from the billing processing unit 206, the coupon sending processing unit 205 selects the temporarily stored selection corresponding to the user ID. A coupon is generated using the information and the store ID, and the generated coupon and the sixth form are acquired and the coupon display information is transmitted to the user terminal 30 (step S195).

If it is determined that the member is not a member (“NO” in step S165), billing processing unit 206 generates billing information including a sales price corresponding to the coupon indicated by the received selection information, and billing including the generated billing information. The confirmation display information is transmitted to the user terminal 30 (step S170).
Upon receiving the charge confirmation display information from the management apparatus 20 after the download button M331 is pressed, the download processing unit 311 displays the charge confirmation screen M34 by the display unit 305 (step S175), and the consent message M341 is pressed by the user operation ( When selected, the consent information and the user ID are transmitted to the management apparatus 20 (step S185).

Upon receiving the consent information and the user ID from the user terminal 30, the charging processing unit 206 performs a charging process, and transmits the price sold to the user and the user ID of the user to the communication management company (step S190). ).
The coupon sending processor 205 executes step S195 based on the sending instruction from the billing processor 206.

Upon receiving the acquired coupon display information, the download processing unit 311 displays the acquired coupon display screen M35 by the display unit 305 (step S200), and when a save instruction is given by a user operation, the displayed coupon is stored in the coupon storage. The data is stored in the unit 302 (step S210).
1.7 Modifications The embodiment described above is an example of the embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to this embodiment at all. It can be implemented in an embodiment. The following cases are also included in the present invention.

(1) In the above embodiment, the search result screen M31, the store guide screen M32, and the selected coupon confirmation screen M33 are sequentially shifted, but the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, the screen transition may be made from the search result screen M31 to the selected coupon confirmation screen M33 without going through the store guidance screen M32.
In this case, each of the one or more pieces of coupon information of the coupon information group M311 included in the search result screen M31 is a kind of button, like the one or more pieces of coupon information constituting the coupon information group M320 included in the store guidance screen M32. Can be realized by displaying the coupon detailed information.

(2) In the above embodiment, the coupon management information is registered or changed using the monthly management screen M10 and the daily management screen M11. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
When the coupon distribution system 1 is linked to a reservation management system (reservation management system) and the reservation is canceled, a coupon with a higher discount rate than the other time slots when the reservation is made Alternatively, coupon management information including a coupon with a large discount may be automatically issued.

If cancellation occurs during the scheduled time, the number of customers expected in that time zone will be reduced, that is, the number of customers in that time zone will be weak, but by issuing a coupon for that time zone, Expected to attract customers during the time (can make up for cancellations).
Or, use the POS (Point Of Sales) system to extract the off-hours of the store's business hours (the time when customers are weak), and the discount rate for the off-hours is lower than other hours Coupon management information including a high coupon or a coupon with a large discount may be issued.

In other words, a mechanism that issues coupons with a higher discount rate than coupons used in other time zones may be used for times when customers are weak.
(3) In the said embodiment, although the shop terminal 10 was comprised in the shop which operates the restaurant business, it is not limited to this. The store terminal 10 may be provided in a store operating a service business such as an accommodation service (for example, a hotel), a rental service (for example, a rental car service), or an entertainment service (for example, a movie theater).

(4) In the said embodiment, although the number of the shop terminals 10 contained in the coupon distribution system 1 was demonstrated as one, it is not limited to this. The number of store terminals 10 included in the coupon distribution system 1 may be at least the same as the number of stores participating in the coupon distribution system 1.
(5) In the above embodiment, coupon type assignment (coupon management information generation) is performed on the store terminal side, and the coupon is issued based on the coupon type (coupon management information) to which the management device is assigned. However, the present invention is not limited to this.

Allocation of coupon types may be performed on the management device side.
For example, the management device may determine the type of coupon to be issued when a request for issuing a coupon is received from the user, and issue the coupon based on the determined coupon type. At this time, the management device stores in advance the degree of attracting customers for each time slot in the store equipped with the store terminal, and the upper limit of the issued number of 50% discount coupon and 30% discount coupon,
When a coupon issue request specifying a store name and a use time zone indicating a store is received from the user terminal, the degree of attracting customers is read according to the store specified by the coupon issue request and the use time zone, and the store and the use time zone The discount is determined so that the discount of the price for the service is higher as the degree of attracting customers is lower, that is, the coupon type is determined, a coupon indicating the determined discount is generated, and the generated coupon is sent to the user terminal It can be realized by sending. For example, the discount is determined, that is, the coupon type is determined as follows. The management device determines the type of coupon that generates a 50% discount coupon until the number of issued 50% coupons reaches the upper limit, and generates a 30% coupon when the issued number of 50% discount coupons reaches the upper limit. It is determined as the type.

(6) In the above embodiment, when the coupon management information is edited, the month including the current date is displayed on the monthly management screen M10. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
The month specified on the store side may be displayed on the monthly management screen M10, and the coupon management information in the month being displayed may be edited.
In this case, the store terminal 10 receives the month to be edited by a user operation, and transmits to the management device 20 the editing target month information indicating the received month together with the editing start information. The management device 20 acquires a plurality of coupon management information assigned to the month indicated by the editing target month information, the acquired plurality of coupon management information, time information assigned to these coupon management information, a month display form, The coupon management display information consisting of is transmitted to the store terminal 10.

Thereby, the shop terminal 10 can edit coupon management information in the month designated by the user.
(7) In the above embodiment, the management device 20 allocates one or more pattern information and each pattern information when the coupon management information corresponding to the store ID received from the store terminal 10 does not exist in the management device 20. The coupon management display information including each time information and the month display form is transmitted to the store terminal 10, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  For example, when the management apparatus 20 does not have coupon management information corresponding to the received store ID, the management apparatus 20 includes allocation time information indicating a time zone that can be allocated to each of the one or more issued coupons. Coupon management display information including a month display form may be transmitted to the store terminal 10. In this case, only the calendar may be displayed on the monthly management screen M10, or a predetermined value (for example, 0) may be displayed as the number of assigned coupons for each day. In the case of the daily management screen M11, only the calendar is displayed. At this time, when only the calendar is displayed on the monthly management screen M10, the coupon management information is specified by using the daily management screen M11 to specify the type of coupon to be edited, the time zone for assigning the coupon, and the number to be assigned. Edit every day.

  Moreover, when transmitting coupon management display information including allocation time information and a month display form to the store terminal 10, the management device 20 performs the time zone for each predetermined time zone in the allocation time information to be transmitted. May be given customer identification information indicating whether or not is a time zone in which customers are weak or other time zones. In this case, the coupon management information is edited using the daily management screen M11. The store side can easily identify whether or not each time slot attracted by a predetermined time is a weak time period by using the customer collection identification information, and can easily edit each coupon management information. .

(8) When customer coupon identification information is given when transmitting coupon management display information including allocation time information and a month display form to the store terminal 10, the store terminal 10 displays scale information (for example, scale information) The number of coupons to be issued may be determined based on (accommodating personnel). Note that the scale information may be stored in advance or may be received by a user operation.
According to this, the store terminal 10 can determine the number of issued coupons so that it can attract more than a predetermined percentage of the accommodated personnel.

  Here, consider a case where the capacity is set to 50, a group of 4 people uses one coupon, and wants to attract at least 50% of the capacity to the capacity during a certain period of time. At this time, for example, the store terminal 10 can attract at least 50% of customers to the accommodation staff by allocating five 50% coupons and two 30% coupons for the time period. it can.

  In this case, the store terminal uses the acquisition means for acquiring the scale information indicating the scale of the service provided by the service provider, and the received time information and the customer collection identification information in each time slot, and the coupon type and issue The above-described technique can be realized by including a determination unit that determines the number of sheets and a transmission unit that transmits coupon management information including the determined coupon type and issued number to the management device.

The store terminal may further include a correcting unit that corrects the determined coupon type and issued number. In this case, the transmission means transmits coupon management information including the corrected coupon type and issued number instead of the coupon management information including the determined coupon type and issued number.
(9) In the above embodiment, when registering coupon management information in the management device 20, the store terminal 10 transmits all coupon management information being displayed to the management device 20, but this is limited to this. Not.

The store terminal 10 may be configured to transmit only one or more changed coupon management information and one or more newly generated coupon management information.
(10) In the above embodiment, the coupon distribution system 1 manages the usage status of the coupon issued based on the coupon management information after the coupon management information is assigned, and thereafter, according to the usage status. The pattern information may be generated.

For example, it can be realized by the following operation.
The store terminal 10 receives the type of coupon and the usage validity period posted by the user, and transmits the received coupon type and usage validity period to the management device 20.
The management device 20 stores the coupon management information generated at the store terminal 10 in association with the time zone to which the coupon management information is assigned in order to manage the coupon usage status. It has a storage unit. Moreover, the management apparatus 20 also has a 2nd memory | storage part, and will be comprised from the classification and usage effective period of the received coupon, if the classification and usage effective period of the coupon used from the shop terminal 10 are received. Information is stored in the second storage unit as usage confirmation information. In the second storage unit, usage confirmation information having the same coupon type and valid usage period is stored in the same number as the usable number of coupons at most.

  When a predetermined date and time comes, the management device 20 checks how many of the available coupons have been used for coupons assigned in a certain time zone based on the contents of the first and second storage units. . When the same number as the available number is used, the management apparatus 20 uses the same coupon type, sets the issued number to be less than the available number assigned last time, and assigns the pattern to the time slot. Generate information. When the same number as the usable number is used, the management apparatus 20 generates the same pattern information as the previous time for the time period.

Note that the pattern information to be generated may be assigned the same number of issued sheets and a different type (low discount) from the type of coupon assigned last time.
In the above, when the same number as the usable number is used, the usable number or coupon type to be allocated thereafter is changed, but the present invention is not limited to this. The available number or coupon type may be changed according to the ratio of the used number to the available number. For example, when the number of used sheets is more than half of the usable number of sheets, a type (a discount is low) different from the previously allocated type of coupon is allocated. Further, the larger the ratio of the number of available sheets to the number of available sheets, the smaller the number of usable sheets.

Thereby, the management apparatus 20 can produce | generate the pattern information according to a utilization condition, and the shop terminal 10 can edit coupon management information using the pattern information according to a utilization condition.
In the above description, the management apparatus 20 changes the pattern information according to the usage status, but the present invention is not limited to this.

  The shop terminal 10 may use the pattern information received from the management device 20 to edit the coupon management information corresponding to the usage status. In this case, the usage status is checked by the management device 20 as described above, and the result may be notified to the store terminal 10, or the store terminal 10 may store the first and second storage units described above. It is possible to check how many of the usable number have been used at the own terminal.

  (11) The above embodiment and the above modifications may be combined.

  The present invention can be used for management, that is, repetitively and continuously, in the service industry that wants to attract customers.

It is a figure which shows the outline | summary of the coupon distribution system. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a store terminal 10. FIG. It is a figure which shows the monthly management screen M10. It is a figure which shows the daily management screen M11. It is a figure which shows the user terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the search screen M30. It is a figure which shows an example of the search result screen M31. It is a figure which shows an example of the shop guidance screen M32. It is a figure which shows an example of the selection coupon confirmation screen M33. It is a figure which shows an example of the charge confirmation screen M34. It is a figure which shows an example of the acquisition coupon display screen M35. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a management device 20. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of the registration process of coupon management information. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a coupon acquisition process. Continue to FIG. It is a flowchart which shows operation | movement of a coupon acquisition process. Continuing from FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Coupon distribution system 10 Store terminal 20 Management apparatus 30 User terminal 40 Network 101 Store ID storage part 102 Editing part 103 Input part 104 Display part 105 Transmission / reception part 201 Coupon management information storage part 202 Store ID storage part 203 User ID storage part 204 Registration Processing unit 205 Coupon sending processing unit 206 Billing processing unit 207 Transmission / reception unit 301 User ID storage unit 302 Coupon storage unit 303 Control unit 304 Input unit 305 Display unit 306 Transmission / reception unit 310 Coupon display processing unit 311 Download processing unit

Claims (5)

A coupon management information generating device for generating coupon management information indicating a discount for a service,
An acquisition means for acquiring a template indicating an average degree of attracting customers for each time period in providing a service from a coupon issuing device that issues a coupon based on coupon management information;
Using the template, the discount is determined so that the discount of the price for the service in the time zone is lower in the time zone in which the service provider provides the service in each time zone in the service provision, and the determined discount is Generating means for generating coupon management information to be shown;
A coupon management information generating apparatus comprising: a transmission unit configured to transmit the generated coupon management information to the coupon management apparatus in association with the time zone. A coupon management information generating device for generating coupon management information indicating a discount for a service,
An acquisition means for acquiring coupon management information associated with each time zone in providing a service from a coupon issuing device that issues a coupon based on the coupon management information;
Discounts indicated by the coupon management information associated with the time period so that the discount rate for the service during the time period is higher in each time period in the service provider's service provision. Generating means for determining another discount and generating new coupon management information indicating the determined other discount;
A coupon management information generation device comprising: a transmission unit that associates the new coupon management information with the time zone and transmits the coupon management information to the coupon management device. A coupon issuing device that issues a coupon indicating a discount for a service,
The coupon management information indicating the discount, which is set in the coupon management information generation device according to claim 1 or 2, is set so that the discount of the price for the service in the time zone becomes higher in the time zone where the degree of attracting customers is low, Storage means for storing in association with the time zone;
When receiving a request for the coupon from a user terminal used by a user, a coupon generating means for generating a coupon indicating a discount indicated by the coupon management information and having an effective period in the time zone associated with the coupon management information When,
Transmitting means for transmitting the coupon to the user terminal. A coupon issuing device that issues a coupon indicating a discount for a service,
Storage means for storing the degree of attracting customers for each time period at the service providing location;
A receiving means for receiving a coupon issue request specifying a service providing location and a use time zone from a user;
The degree of attracting customers according to the offer location and use time zone specified by the coupon issue request is read from the storage means, and the lower the degree of attracting customers at the offer location and use time zone, the higher the discount for the service. And a determination means for determining the discount,
Generating means for generating a coupon indicating the determined discount;
Transmitting means for transmitting the generated coupon to a terminal used by the user. A coupon issuing device. A coupon distribution system comprising a coupon management information generating device that generates coupon management information indicating a discount for a service, a coupon issuing device that issues a coupon indicating a discount for a service, and a user terminal that receives the coupon ,
The coupon management information generating device
Coupon management information indicating a discount indicated by a coupon issued so that the discount for the service during the time period becomes higher in the time period when the degree of attracting customers at the store is lower in the service time period for providing the service. Generating means for generating;
Transmission means for associating the coupon management information with the time zone and transmitting the coupon management information to the coupon management device;
The coupon management device
Storage means for storing the coupon management information received from the coupon management information generating device in association with the time zone;
When receiving a request for the coupon from the user terminal, a coupon generation means for generating a coupon indicating a discount indicated by the coupon management information and having a valid period corresponding to the time zone associated with the coupon management information;
Transmission means for transmitting the coupon to the user terminal,
The user terminal is
A coupon distribution system that requests a coupon from the coupon issuing device and then stores the received coupon when the requested coupon is received from the coupon issuing device.

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