JP2010117798A - Purchase flier server device and retrieval condition circulation method for purchase flier server device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a purchase flier server for registering retrieval conditions for creating a purchase flier exclusive for each user by an extremely simple operation. <P>SOLUTION: This purchase flier server device is configured so that a purchase flier created on the basis of retrieval conditions registered by a certain user can be browsed by other users, and configured to, when, from a user who is browsing purchase fliers exclusive for the other users, an instruction input is accepted to register retrieval conditions for creating the purchase fliers in association with the user himself or herself, register the retrieval conditions for creating the purchase flier in association with the user who has input the instruction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a purchase flyer server device that creates and outputs a purchase flyer dedicated to each user, which is a combination of product information such as images used for selling products on a shopping site on the Internet. Relates to a purchase flyer server device configured to be able to easily register search conditions for creating a purchase flyer dedicated to the user.

  There is a service that provides purchase flyers dedicated to each user on the Internet. Specifically, the server that provides the purchase flyer providing service accepts input of search conditions reflecting the user's preference for each user, and stores it in association with the user. Items that can be registered as “search conditions” include the product name (“DVD”, “crab”, “hat”, “bag”, etc.), “price”, “shipping”, “size”, “color”, “Fabric”, “Place of origin”, “Manufacturer name”, “Brand name” etc. are very diverse. The purchase flyer providing service is a shopping site on the Internet based on the search conditions registered for each user at a predetermined timing (“periodically”, “based on user operation”, etc.). A data server that stores information on products that can be purchased is searched, and information on products that meet the search conditions is extracted. Then, using the extracted product information, a purchase flyer dedicated to the user is created and output to the user's terminal (PC, mobile phone, etc.) via the Internet or the like.

  With such a purchase flyer providing service, the user can view a purchase flyer on which only his / her favorite product information is posted. That is, it is not necessary to perform the troublesome work of searching for product information of one's favorite from a large number of product information in the shopping site. In addition, by checking the purchase leaflet provided by the service, you can browse your favorite product information in the products handled on the shopping site without having to check all the product information in the shopping site It is also possible to avoid the disadvantage of failure. In recent years, since the number of products handled at shopping sites on the Internet is enormous, such a purchase flyer providing service is very useful.

  However, a user who wants to receive the purchase flyer providing service as described above naturally needs to register a search condition reflecting his / her preference, but a user such as an elderly person who is not good at operating a computer, There is a problem that registration of search conditions cannot be performed easily. In such a case, the user cannot receive the purchase flyer providing service.

  Also, in order to reduce the amount of product information to be displayed by reducing the amount of product information to be posted by removing only unnecessary information from the product information posted on the personalized flyer (only unnecessary information), specify more items. It is necessary to register detailed search conditions. That is, as the number of items to be registered as search conditions increases, it becomes possible to acquire a purchase flyer that is narrowed down only to product information that suits one's preference. On the other hand, if there are few items to be registered as search conditions, so many products correspond to the search conditions, and the amount of information posted on the purchased flyer becomes enormous. If there is too much information posted on the purchase flyer, it may be troublesome to browse or there may be a check omission of the product. Therefore, in order to use the service more effectively, it is necessary to register more detailed search conditions. However, there are some users who feel that the operation is troublesome.

  Therefore, a user-friendly technique that enables the above-described user or the like to register search conditions for creating a personalized purchase flyer with a very simple operation is desired.

Here, there exists a thing like patent document 1 as invention of the apparatus comprised so that a user can input and confirm the search conditions of a some item easily. The invention described in Patent Document 1 includes a portable information search terminal for performing a search condition input operation, and realizes simplification of search condition input and confirmation operations by the characteristic structure of the information search terminal. That's it. However, an input operation using such an unconventional device is very troublesome until it gets used to, and people who are not good at machine operation tend to avoid it.
JP2007-233509A

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a purchase flyer server capable of registering search conditions for creating a purchase flyer dedicated to each user with a very simple operation.

  As means for solving the above problems, the following inventions are provided.

  A purchase flyer created based on a search condition registered by a user can be viewed by other users, and the purchase flyer is created from a user who is browsing a purchase flyer dedicated to other users. The purchase flyer server configured to register the search condition for creating the purchase flyer in association with the user who has input the instruction when receiving the instruction input for registering the search condition for the user in association with the search condition Providing equipment.

  Specifically, the following inventions are provided.

  In the first invention, a product is searched for from a shopping site on the Internet that sells the product according to a search condition that reflects a user's preference, and an image used for selling the searched product on the shopping site is combined. A purchase flyer server device for outputting a purchase flyer indicating a purchase product candidate dedicated to each user as a WEB page, a product information storage unit capable of storing product information including images of products sold on a shopping site; A search condition holding unit that holds search conditions for searching for purchase product candidates in association with the user, and a product information storage unit that uses the search conditions that are stored in association with each user, and the searched products A product information acquisition unit that acquires product information for the product and a purchase flyer that creates a user-specific purchase flyer by combining the acquired product information When creating a purchase flyer by letting another user select a publicly available purchase flyer dedicated to each user, a publicly available part that publishes a purchase flyer dedicated to each user to other users Provided is a purchase flyer server device having a selection recording unit that records a used search condition in association with another user in the search condition holding unit.

  According to the second invention, there is provided a purchased flyer server device having the search condition changing unit for changing the search condition associated with each user and held in the search condition holding unit based on the first invention.

  The third invention is based on the first invention or the second invention, and the public department is an adult check means for performing an adult check of a person who wants to browse other user-dedicated purchase flyers, Judgment means for judging whether it is a purchase flyer that should be kept private to those who wish to browse, and a purchase flyer judged as a purchase flyer that should be kept private by the judgment means are made minor by adult check means Provided is a purchased flyer server device having a private control means for performing private control on a person who wishes to browse.

  In the fourth invention, a product is searched from a shopping site on the Internet that sells the product according to a search condition that reflects the user's preference, and an image used for selling the searched product on the shopping site is combined. A product search condition distribution method of a purchase flyer server device for outputting a purchase flyer indicating a purchase product candidate dedicated to each user as a WEB page, storing product information including images of products sold on a shopping site, In addition, search conditions for searching for purchased product candidates are stored in association with users, product information is searched using the search conditions stored in association with each user, and product information of the searched products The product information acquisition step to acquire the purchase information and the purchase channel to create a user-specific purchase flyer by combining the acquired product information When creating a purchase flyer by letting other users select a purchase flyer dedicated to any user that has been made public, and a publication step of publishing a purchase flyer dedicated to each user to other users Provided is a search condition distribution method for a purchased flyer server apparatus having a selection recording step of recording a search condition being used in association with the other user.

  With the purchase flyer server device and the search condition distribution method of the present invention, the user can register search conditions suitable for him / her only with a very simple operation. That is, while browsing a purchase flyer dedicated to other users that contains product information including product images, etc., search for a purchase flyer that suits your preferences (amount of information, product type, price, etc.) It is possible to register a search condition that suits one's preference simply by inputting an instruction that designates the search condition for creating a purchased flyer.

  In addition, the search condition registered as described above can be changed to a content that suits one's preference with a simple operation.

  As a result, it is expected that the number of users who use the service for receiving their own purchase flyers will increase, and that it will be possible to realize sales expansion of products in the shopping site.

  Examples of the present invention will be described below. The relationship between the embodiments and the claims is as follows. The first embodiment mainly relates to claims 1 and 4, the second embodiment mainly relates to claim 2, and the third embodiment mainly relates to claim 3. In addition, this invention is not limited to these Examples at all, and can be implemented in various modes without departing from the gist thereof.

<< Embodiment 1 >>
<Outline of Embodiment 1>
The purchase flyer server device of the present embodiment accepts input of search conditions reflecting each user's preference for each user, and holds the user in association with the user. Then, at a predetermined timing (“periodically”, “based on user operation”, etc.), information on products that can be purchased on a shopping site on the Internet is accumulated based on the search conditions registered for each user. Search for a data server, and extract product information that meets the search criteria. Then, using the extracted product information, a purchase flyer dedicated to the user is created and output to the user's terminal (PC, mobile phone, etc.) via the Internet or the like (see FIG. 1A). .

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 1B, an input for publishing a purchase flyer dedicated to a certain user to other users and registering a search condition for creating a favorite purchase flyer dedicated to another user in association with the user. It is configured to accept. When an input for registering a search condition for creating a purchase flyer dedicated to another user is received in association with the user, the search condition for generating the flyer is registered in association with the user who made the input. Configured to do.

  Thus, according to the purchase flyer server device of this embodiment, a favorite flyer is searched from purchase flyers dedicated to other users, and a search condition for creating the flyer is registered in association with the user. By simply inputting, it is possible to register search conditions for creating a personalized purchase flyer without troublesome input operations.

<Functional configuration of Embodiment 1>
An example of the functional block of the purchase flyer server device of this embodiment is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the “purchase flyer server device” (0200) of this embodiment includes a “product information storage unit” (0201), a “search condition holding unit” (0202), and a “product information acquisition unit”. (0203), “purchase flyer creation section” (0204), “publication section” (0205), and “selection recording section” (0206).

  FIG. 2 shows the purchase flyer server device (0200) configured as a single server device. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited to such a configuration, and two or more server devices may be used. A “purchase flyer server device” (0200) may be configured. For example, one server device having a “product information storage unit” (0201), one server device having a “search condition holding unit” (0202), “product information acquisition unit” (0203), “purchase flyer creation” The “purchased flyer server device” (0200) of this embodiment is configured by a combination with one server device having “part” (0204), “disclosure part” (0205), and “selection recording part” (0206). Also good. Further, each of the “product information storage unit” (0201) and the “search condition holding unit” (0202) may be configured by two or more server devices, or the “product information acquisition unit” (0203), “purchase” The “flyer creation unit” (0204), the “publication unit” (0205), and the “selection recording unit” (0206) may be configured by separate server devices. The above is merely an example, and it does not exclude the purchase flyer server device of the present embodiment having a configuration other than the above. When the purchase flyer server device (0200) is configured by a plurality of server devices, naturally, the plurality of server devices are configured to be able to communicate with each other by wire and / or wirelessly.

  The premise is the same in all of the following embodiments.

  Here, the functional blocks of the present device (content display device, digital television display device) can be realized as hardware, software, or both hardware and software. Specifically, if a computer is used, a CPU, a RAM, a bus, or a secondary storage device (a storage medium such as a hard disk, a non-volatile memory, a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM, and a read drive for the medium) ), Hardware components such as printing devices, display devices, and other external peripheral devices, I / O ports for the external peripheral devices, driver programs for controlling these hardware, other application programs, and information input User interface.

  In addition, these hardware and software processes the programs developed on the RAM with the CPU, and processes, stores, and outputs data stored on the memory and hard disk, and data input via the interface. Or used to control each hardware component. The present invention can be realized not only as an apparatus but also as a method. A part of the invention can be configured as software. Further, a software product used for causing a computer to execute such software, and a storage medium in which the product is fixed to a storage medium are naturally included in the technical scope of the present invention (the same applies throughout this specification). Is).

  Hereinafter, “product information storage unit” (0201), “search condition holding unit” (0202), “product information acquisition unit” (0203), “purchase flyer creation” of “purchase flyer server device” (0200) of this embodiment The functional configuration of “part” (0204), “disclosure part” (0205), and “selection recording part” (0206) will be described in detail.

  The “purchase flyer server device” (0200) searches for products on a shopping site on the Internet that sells a large number of products using a search condition that reflects the user's preferences, and uses the searched products for sale on a shopping site. A purchase flyer indicating a purchase product candidate for each user is output by combining images (product information) that are displayed. The configuration of the purchased flyer server device (0200) includes a “product information storage unit” (0201), a “search condition holding unit” (0202), a “product information acquisition unit” (0203), and a “purchase flyer creation unit” (0204). ), “Disclosure section” (0205), “selection recording section” (0206), and the like. Details will be described below.

  The “product information storage unit” (0201) is configured to be able to store product information including images of products sold on the shopping site. The “shopping site” in the present embodiment may be composed of only one store or may be composed of two or more stores. “Products” to be sold at shopping sites include “clothing”, “groceries”, “electric appliances”, “precious metals”, “sporting goods”, “books”, “CDs”, “DVDs”, etc. Applicable. The above list is merely an example and does not exclude other products. “Product information including images” refers to information related to products sold on a shopping site, and corresponds to any information provided on the shopping site. For example, a product image showing the appearance and characteristic part of the product, product name, brand name, place of origin, size, shipping cost, expiration date, color, inventory status, word of mouth comment, celebrity comment, price, shipping fee, product description And payment methods. The above list is merely an example, and other information is not excluded.

  The product information as described above is mainly received from a user who has a store on a shopping site, and is stored in the product information storage unit (0201).

  Here, the product information storage unit (0201) may be configured to store product information of only one shopping site, or may be configured to store product information of a plurality of shopping sites. Alternatively, a product information storage unit (0201) may be combined with a server that stores product information of one or more shopping sites that are freely accessible on the Internet.

  When the product information storage unit (0201) stores product information for only one shopping site, it is assumed that the shopping site provides a purchase flyer providing service using the product information storage unit (0201). . On the other hand, when the product information storage unit (0201) stores product information of a plurality of shopping sites, or in combination with a server storing product information of one or more shopping sites that are freely accessible on the Internet. In the case of being configured, it is assumed that an operator who specializes in a purchase flyer providing service on the Internet performs a purchase flyer providing service using the product information storage unit (0201).

  The “search condition holding unit” (0202) is configured to hold a search condition for searching for a purchased product candidate in association with the user. In other words, the “purchased product candidate” means a product for which browsing of product information is desired in order to consider whether or not to purchase. In other words, the “search condition for searching for a purchase product candidate” is a search condition for searching for a product that is sold on the shopping site and for which the user wants to view product information. is there. “Search conditions” specify one or more items. The item is not particularly limited, for example, product name, brand name, place of origin, size, shipping cost, expiry date, color, inventory status, presence / absence of word-of-mouth comment, presence / absence of celebrity comment, price, shipping cost, item description Presence / absence, payment method, presence / absence of images, men's or ladies', sales start date, whether or not it is a new work, keywords, etc. In addition, the said item is an example to the last, and does not exclude another item.

  Here, as means for accepting the input of the search condition as described above, for example, an interface as shown in FIG. 3 is output to the user terminal, and the input is accepted by direct input, pull-down input, check input, etc. from the interface. May be. An object of the present invention is to allow a user to register a search condition with a simple operation. However, the purpose of directly realizing the object is “disclosure section” (0205) described below and According to the configuration of “selection recording unit” (0206). The interface for accepting the input of the search condition shown in FIG. 3 is an example of an interface expected to be used by a user who does not feel troublesome to input the search condition to register his / her own search condition. is there.

  FIG. 4 schematically shows an example of search conditions that the search condition holding unit (0202) holds in association with the user. As shown in the figure, the search condition holding unit (0202) holds, as user information, the user ID assigned by the purchase flyer server device (0202) as well as the email address or nickname registered by the user in association with each other. Good. In addition, the user's date of birth, address, telephone number, FAX number, search condition registration date, and the like can be stored in association with each other. Next, in the search conditions shown in FIG. 4, a so-called “AND search” is indicated by “x”, and a so-called “OR” search is indicated by “+”. The item name is indicated by “corner brackets”, and the search condition for each item is described by connecting the item name with equal (=). Note that the expression method shown in FIG. 4 is merely an example, and in the present embodiment, how the search condition is expressed is not particularly limited and is an arbitrary design matter. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, each user may be configured to be able to register a plurality of search conditions.

  The “product information acquisition unit” (0203) is configured to search the product information storage unit (0201) using the search conditions associated with each user and acquire the product information of the searched product. ing. Specifically, when the product information acquisition unit (0203) extracts one search condition from a database storing the search conditions as illustrated in FIG. 4 at a predetermined timing, the product information acquisition unit and the product information storage The product information stored in the part (0201) is compared, and all product information that matches the search condition is acquired. The comparison process between the search condition and the product information data can be realized by using a conventional technique.

  Here, as a timing at which the product information acquisition unit (0203) searches the product information storage unit (0201) using the search condition, for example, a case where “the latest purchase flyer creation instruction input” is received from the user. You may go to the trigger. The instruction input may be performed by a user who has registered the search condition, or may be performed by another user who wishes to view a purchase flyer dedicated to the user. As other timings, a predetermined timing (eg, “every Monday at 10 am”, “10 am every morning”, etc.) may be triggered. The “predetermined predetermined timing (eg,“ every Monday at 10:00 ”,“ 10:00 every morning, ”etc.)” may be configured so that each user can arbitrarily select it. Furthermore, the selection may be able to be selected for each search condition.

  The product information acquired by the product information acquisition unit (0203) may be configured to be held for a certain period in association with the search condition used to acquire the product information. Alternatively, a purchase flyer dedicated to the user may be created using the acquired product information and deleted after being output to the user. Examples of “holding for a certain period” may be “holding until the next product information is acquired”, “holding for one month”, or “holding for one year”. In addition, the product information that matches the search condition is not held for a certain period of time, but information that can specify the product information that matches the search condition (“product information ID”, “URL”, etc.) The search condition used for acquisition may be associated with the search condition and held for a certain period of time. For reference, FIG. 5 schematically illustrates an example of a database in which information (such as “product information ID”) that can identify product information that matches a search condition is stored in association with the search condition.

  When the database as shown in FIG. 5 is held for a certain period, the product information acquisition unit (0203) uses the data as shown in FIG. The storage unit (0201) may be searched and product information of the searched product may be acquired. This process is considered to be performed when a purchase flyer is created and output in response to a request from a user who wishes to view a purchase flyer dedicated to other users.

  The “purchase flyer creation unit” (0204) is configured to create a purchase flyer dedicated to the user by combining the product information acquired by the product information acquisition unit (0203). The purchase flyer creation unit (0204) creates a purchase flyer in particular. For example, when the product information acquisition unit (0203) obtains product information at a predetermined timing, the purchase flyer creation unit (0204) obtains it as a trigger. A user-specific purchase flyer may be created by combining the product information. In addition, it may be triggered by having received “the latest purchase flyer creation instruction input” from the user. The instruction input may be performed by a user who has registered the search condition, or may be performed by another user who wishes to view a purchase flyer dedicated to the user. As other timings, a user-specific purchase flyer may be created using a predetermined timing (eg, “every Monday at 10 am”, “10 am every morning”, etc.) as a trigger. . The “predetermined predetermined timing (eg,“ every Monday at 10:00 ”,“ 10:00 every morning, ”etc.)” may be configured so that each user can arbitrarily select it. Furthermore, the selection may be able to be selected for each search condition.

  Here, for reference, FIG. 1A shows an example in which a user-specific purchase flyer is provided to the user. In addition, about the construction means of a purchase leaflet, it is arbitrary design matters and is not limited to what is shown in a figure. That is, a purchase flyer may be configured using all information in the acquired product information (“product name”, “price”, “product image”, “shipping”, etc.) A purchase flyer may be configured using only the information. Further, how to arrange the product information of a plurality of products, what character form, and the like are also optional design matters. In addition, when a hyperlink is embedded in the purchase flyer and one selection input of one or more products listed on the purchase flyer is accepted, the screen displays the detailed information of the selected product, the purchase procedure screen, etc. You may comprise so that it can move easily. Or, the purchase flyer screen is related to an interface that browses product information on a shopping site, puts the product in a “purchase basket”, and transitions to the purchase procedure screen, and is configured so that the above procedure can be performed from the purchase flyer. May be.

  In addition, when creating a purchase flyer by combining product information from multiple shopping sites, accepting a selection input of one or more products listed on the purchase flyer, purchasing a shopping site that handles the product It may be configured to transit to the procedure screen and immediately perform the purchase procedure for the product. Further, when the same product is handled by a plurality of shopping sites, the product information on each shopping site may be displayed in a comparable manner.

  In addition, as a provision means of such a purchase flyer, you may provide to each user with an email etc., and you may provide on the web page which is performing the purchase flyer provision service.

  The “public part” (0205) is configured to publish a purchase flyer dedicated to each user to other users. That is, the public part (0205) publishes a purchase flyer dedicated to each user to other users in response to requests from other users. When a purchase flyer dedicated to a certain user is disclosed to other users, it is desirable not to disclose the private information of the dedicated user of the purchase flyer.

  Here, as a specific means for publishing a purchase flyer dedicated to each user to other users, a means for publishing on a web page can be considered. For example, an input specifying a purchase flyer to be browsed is received from a user who has accessed a page that receives a service for browsing a purchase flyer dedicated to another user. And the means for displaying the specified purchase flyer on a web page.

  In addition, as a means for accepting an input for specifying a purchase flyer desired to be browsed from a user who wishes to view a purchase flyer dedicated to other users, for example, simple information of each purchase flyer in the order of newly created purchase flyers is used. It may be realized by displaying a list and receiving one of the selection inputs. The “simple information” includes, for example, thumbnail images, the number of listed products, a purchase flyer creation date, a registration date of a search condition for creating the purchase flyer, simple information such as the sex and generation of a dedicated user of the purchase flyer, A word-of-mouth comment on the purchase flyer can be considered. Note that the above is merely an example, and other information may be included, or one or more of the above may not be included. The same premise applies to the following.

  Other means for accepting an input to specify a purchased flyer that you wish to view are to display a list of simple information of each purchased flyer in order of the number of times viewed by other users, and accept one of the selected inputs It may be realized with. In addition, it may be realized by displaying a list of simple information of each purchased leaflet in order of the number of items registered as a search condition and receiving one selection input. In addition, it may be realized by displaying a list of simple information of one or more purchased leaflets in which a predetermined number of items are registered as a search condition and receiving one selection input. In addition, a user who wants to view a purchase flyer dedicated to other users displays a list of simple information on purchase flyers that list products purchased at that time or in the past, and selects one of the selected inputs. It may be realized by accepting. In addition, the user who wants to view the purchase flyer dedicated to other users displays a list of simple information on the purchase flyer in which the product of the store selling the product purchased at that time or in the past is listed, You may specify by accepting one of the selection inputs. In addition, it is realized by displaying a list of simple information on purchase flyers that list favorite products selected by users who wish to view purchase flyers dedicated to other users, and accepting one of the selection inputs Also good. In addition, it is realized by displaying a list of simple information of purchased flyers that list products of favorite stores selected by users who wish to view purchase flyers dedicated to other users, and accepting one selection input among them May be. Note that the above is merely an example, and an input for specifying a purchase flyer desired to be browsed may be received from a user who wishes to browse a purchase flyer dedicated to other users by other means.

  The public section (0205) may be configured to be able to publish purchase flyers created in the past using the same search conditions as the published purchase flyers. The past purchase flyer can be disclosed by configuring the product information acquired by the product information acquisition unit (0203) to be held for a certain period and using the product information. Alternatively, information that can specify a product that matches the search condition (such as “product information ID”) is held for a certain period of time (see FIG. 5), and the data and the product information storage unit (0201) This can be realized by using the accumulated product information. In such a case, the product information stored in the product information storage unit (0201) may be held for a certain period as necessary.

  In addition, the publishing unit (0205) may be configured to be able to publish the search conditions for the published purchase leaflet.

  The “selection recording unit” (0206) allows other users to select a publicly available purchase flyer dedicated to any user and sets the search conditions used when creating the purchase flyer to the other user. Are also associated and registered in the search condition holding unit. That is, the “selection” is, in other words, an instruction input for registering a search condition for creating a publicly available purchase flyer dedicated to any user in association with the user. The means for accepting the instruction input is not particularly limited. For example, as shown in FIG. 1B, a user-exclusive purchase flyer and a button for “selecting” the purchase flyer (in the case of “ My flyer registration ") may be provided and accepted by clicking the button.

  When the selection recording unit (0206) receives an input for selecting one purchased flyer by the above-mentioned means, the purchase flyer uses the database shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 based on the ID of the purchased flyer. Specify the search conditions used when creating the URL. Then, the specified search condition is registered in the database (see FIG. 4) held by the search condition holding unit (0202) in association with the user who made the selection input.

<Hardware Configuration of Embodiment 1>
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a configuration when the functional configuration of the content display apparatus according to the present embodiment is realized as hardware.

  Hereinafter, an example of means for realizing the present embodiment will be described with reference to the hardware diagram of FIG. As shown in the figure, the “purchase flyer server device” of the present embodiment includes a “product information storage unit”, a “search condition holding unit”, a “product information acquisition unit”, a “purchase flyer creation unit”, and a “publication unit”. , “CPU” (0601), “main storage device” (0602), “program storage device” (0603), “secondary storage device” (0604), “Internet I / F ”(0605),“ HDD ”(0606),“ Bus ”(0607), and the like.

  The main storage device (0602) is a storage device that can dynamically rewrite data during program execution. The main storage device (0602) provides a work area such as a stack and a heap necessary for executing the other user purchase flyer publishing program and the search condition registration program stored in the program storage device (0603). Further, the main storage device (0602) configures other user purchase flyer selection interface data for accepting an input to register a search condition for creating a purchase flyer dedicated to other users in association with the user, and purchase flyer. Purchase flyer configuration template data, data for identifying the product to be included in the purchase flyer, product information that is information on the product to be included in the purchase flyer, and other users. The leaflet ID for specifying the leaflet that accepts, the search condition used for creating the leaflet ID, and the like are stored.

  The secondary storage device (0604) is a storage device that can dynamically rewrite data during program execution. Even if the power of the device is turned off, stored data is not erased. The secondary storage device (0604) configures other user purchase flyer selection interface data for accepting an input for registering a search condition for creating a purchase flyer dedicated to other users in association with the user, and a purchase flyer. Data for the purchase flyer structure template data, etc. are stored.

  The HDD (0606) is a result of product information used at a shopping site on the Internet, a search condition registered by each user in association with the user, or a search result of the product information using the search condition. Thus, flyer data or the like that describes information for identifying the product to be described in the purchased flyer is held.

  Hereinafter, the map search apparatus according to the present embodiment inputs a selection from one user as a search condition for creating a purchase flyer dedicated to another user, via the Internet I / F (0605). An example of processing for receiving and storing the search condition in association with the user will be described.

  First, when an instruction input for viewing a purchase flyer dedicated to another user is received from a certain user terminal (PC, mobile phone, etc.) via the Internet I / F (0605), the purchase desired to be viewed Identify information (flyer ID) that identifies the flyer. Thereafter, using the leaflet ID, the leaflet data (see FIG. 5) that stores information (product ID) for identifying the product to be described in each purchased leaflet stored in the HDD (0606) is searched. The leaflet data attached with the leaflet ID is taken out and stored in the data area of the main storage device (0602).

  When the product described in the leaflet data is identified, the product information stored in the HDD (0606) is searched, the product information of the identified product is extracted, and stored in the data area of the main storage device (0602). To do. In addition, from the secondary storage device (0604), “model data for constructing a purchased flyer” and “selection for accepting a search condition for creating a purchased flyer dedicated to other users” are received. The “other user purchase leaflet selection interface data” is extracted and stored in the data area of the main storage device (0602).

  After that, when the purchase flyer is constructed using the product information and the template data for constructing the purchase flyer, together with the other user purchase flyer selection interface data, it is transmitted to the user's terminal via the Internet I / F (0605). Send.

  After that, when receiving an input indicating that a search condition for creating a purchase flyer dedicated to another user is registered in association with the user, the flyer ID of the purchase flyer is specified. When the search condition ID for creating the flyer specified by the flyer ID is specified (see FIG. 5), the search condition specified by the specified search condition ID is specified (see FIG. 4).

  Thereafter, the user who made the input and the specified search condition are associated with each other and registered in the search condition database (see FIG. 4).

<Processing flow of Embodiment 1>
An example of the processing flow of the search condition distribution method of the purchase flyer server device of this embodiment is shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  First, the purchased flyer server device receives an instruction input for browsing a purchased flyer dedicated to other users transmitted from the user terminal device (PC, mobile phone, etc.) via the Internet (S0701). The purchase flyer that desires to be specified is specified (S0702).

  Thereafter, the search condition used to create the purchase flyer identified in step S0702 is identified (S0703), and product information is retrieved using the identified search condition (S0704).

  After that, when the product information searched in step S0704 is combined to create a purchase flyer dedicated to other users (S0705), the created purchase flyer is used as a search condition for creating a purchase flyer dedicated to other users. Along with other user-purchased flyer selection interface data for accepting an input for registration in association, the instruction input accepted in step S0701 is transmitted to the terminal of the user who has transmitted in step S0701 (S0706).

  After that, upon receiving an input from the interface to register a search condition for creating a purchase flyer dedicated to other users in association with the user (S0707), the purchase flyer is identified and the identified purchase flyer is created. Specify the search conditions used to Then, the specified search condition is registered in association with the user who has input in step S0707 (S0708).

  Thereafter, when an instruction input for terminating the service is received (S0709), the process is terminated. On the other hand, if an instruction input for ending the service is not accepted (S0709), the process returns to step S0701 to enter a standby state for an instruction input for requesting browsing of a purchase flyer dedicated to another user. And if the instruction input which desires browsing of the purchase flyer for exclusive use of other users is received, the above-mentioned processing will be repeated.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S0707 that an input for registering a search condition for creating a purchase flyer dedicated to another user in association with the user is not accepted from the interface, the other purchase flyer exclusive to another user is registered. It is determined whether or not an instruction input requesting browsing is received (S0710).

  If the result of determination in step S0710 is that an instruction input requesting browsing of other purchased flyers dedicated to other users is received, processing returns to step S0702 and the above processing is repeated. On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S0710, if an instruction input for browsing other purchased flyers dedicated to other users has not been received, the process proceeds to step S0711 to determine whether an instruction input for ending the service has been received. When the instruction input for ending the service is received, the process ends.

  On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S0711, if the instruction input for ending the service is not accepted, the process returns to step S0707, and enters the input waiting state in step S0707, step S0710, or step S0711.

  Here, when receiving an instruction input requesting browsing of a purchase flyer dedicated to another user, the above searches for product information using a search condition for creating the purchase flyer each time. Although the example to produce was demonstrated, it is not limited to the above. For example, in order to output a purchase flyer to a dedicated user of a purchase flyer that has accepted an input to be viewed, a search is performed before that and information specifying the product to be described in the purchase flyer is retained for a certain period of time. (See FIG. 5), product information may be acquired using the information, and a purchase flyer may be created.

<Effect of Embodiment 1>
With the purchase flyer server device and the search condition distribution method according to the present embodiment, the user can register search conditions suitable for him / her only with a very simple operation.

  As a result, it is expected that the number of users who use the service for receiving their own purchase flyers will increase, and that it will be possible to realize sales expansion of products in the shopping site.

<< Embodiment 2 >>
<Outline of Embodiment 2>
The purchase flyer server device of the present embodiment is based on the first embodiment, and is further configured so that the user can change the search condition registered in association with himself / herself. As a result, with the function of the first embodiment, a user who has registered a search condition registered in association with another user can change the search condition to be more suitable for his / her preference. It becomes.

  This function is considered to be very useful for users who find it difficult to register detailed search conditions specifying a plurality of items.

<Functional configuration of Embodiment 2>
An example of functional blocks of the purchased flyer server device of the present embodiment is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the “purchase flyer server device” (0800) of this embodiment includes a “product information storage unit” (0801), a “search condition holding unit” (0802), and a “product information acquisition unit”. (0803), “purchase flyer creation section” (0804), “publication section” (0805), “selection recording section” (0806), and “search condition change section” (0807).

  Hereinafter, the functional configuration of the “search condition changing unit” (0807) of the “purchase flyer server device” (0800) of the present embodiment will be described in detail. “Product information storage unit” (0801), “Search condition holding unit” (0802), “Product information acquisition unit” (0803), “Purchase flyer creation unit” (0804), “Publication unit” (0805), Since the functional configuration of the “selection recording unit” (0806) is the same as that of the first embodiment, detailed description thereof is omitted here.

  The “search condition changing unit” (0807) is configured to change the search condition held in the search condition holding unit in association with each user. The search condition changing unit (0807) is configured to change the search condition associated with each user and held in the search condition holding unit (0802) in response to a request from the user. That is, a certain user cannot change a search condition registered in association with another user. However, as a matter of course, the search condition registered in association with another user is registered in the search condition holding unit (0802) in association with the user based on the function described in the first embodiment, and then the registered search condition is registered. It is possible to change.

  Here, the means for accepting the change of the search condition from the user is not particularly limited. For example, if “input of search condition browsing instruction by specifying one search condition” is accepted from the user, an interface as shown in FIG. The search condition may be displayed with and an input for changing the search condition may be received from the interface. Note that the above is merely an example, and the change of the search condition may be received from the user by other means.

<Hardware Configuration of Embodiment 2>
The configuration when the above-described functional configuration of the purchased flyer server device of the present embodiment is realized as hardware can be realized according to the purchased flyer server device of the first embodiment or the conventional technology. Therefore, detailed description here is omitted.

<Processing flow of Embodiment 2>
An example of the processing flow of the search condition changing method of the purchased flyer server device of the present embodiment is shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  First, when the purchased flyer server device receives an instruction input for browsing a search condition registered in association with itself transmitted from the user terminal device (PC, mobile phone, etc.) via the Internet (S0901), The user who made the input and the search condition desired to view are identified (S0902).

  Thereafter, the search condition identified in step S0902 is extracted from the memory in the purchased flyer server apparatus (S0903), and is output to the user terminal together with an interface for accepting the change of the search condition (S0904).

  Thereafter, when an input for changing the search condition is received from the interface output in step S0904 (S0905), the contents of the search condition extracted in step S0903 are updated according to the received change contents (S0906).

<Effect of Embodiment 2>
With the purchase flyer server device and the search condition changing method of the present embodiment, the user can change the contents of the search conditions registered in association with the user.

  As a result, with the function of the first embodiment, a user who has registered a search condition registered in association with another user can change the search condition to be more suitable for his / her preference. It becomes. In other words, a user who finds it troublesome to register detailed search conditions specifying a plurality of items can register detailed search conditions that truly match his or her preference with only a relatively simple operation. It becomes possible.

  As a result, it is expected that the number of users who use the service for receiving their own purchase flyers will increase, and that it will be possible to realize sales expansion of products in the shopping site.

<< Embodiment 3 >>
<Outline of Embodiment 3>
The purchase flyer server device of the present embodiment is based on the first or second embodiment, and further performs an adult check on a user who wishes to view a purchase flyer dedicated to other users, and determines that the user is a minor. It is characterized in that certain restrictions are placed on the purchase leaflets that can be viewed. That is, it restrict | limits so that the purchase flyer containing the goods of the content which is not suitable for showing to minors cannot be browsed.

  Since the purchase flyer is created by combining product information including product images and the like, for example, it is considered that a purchase flyer including an image that is not suitable for being disclosed to minors may be created.

  The purchase handbill server device of the present embodiment has been developed in view of the above circumstances.

<Functional configuration of Embodiment 3>
An example of the functional block of the purchase flyer server apparatus of this embodiment is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the “purchase flyer server device” (1000) of this embodiment includes a “product information storage unit” (1001), a “search condition holding unit” (1002), and a “product information acquisition unit”. (1003), “purchase flyer creation section” (1004), and “publication section” (1005), and the “publication section” (1005) includes “adult check means”, “determination means”, and “non-discrimination means”. Open control means ".

  Hereinafter, functional configurations of “adult check means”, “determination means”, and “private control means” of the “publication part” (1005) of the “purchase flyer server device” (1000) of the present embodiment will be described in detail. . The functional configuration of the “product information storage unit” (1001), “search condition holding unit” (1002), “product information acquisition unit” (1003), and “purchase flyer creation unit” (1004) is described in the embodiment. The detailed description here will be omitted.

  The “adult check means” of the “public part” (1005) is configured to perform an adult check of those who wish to view other user-dedicated purchase flyers. The timing for performing the adult check may be triggered by receiving an instruction input requesting browsing of another user-only purchase flyer, or it may not be disclosed to those who wish to browse underage It may be triggered by receiving an instruction input requesting browsing of a purchase flyer to be performed. Judgment as to whether or not other user-dedicated purchase flyers that have received an instruction input requesting browsing should be kept private to those who wish to browse is made by the “determination means” described below. Realized by configuration.

  Here, as a specific process of the adult check, for example, an interface that accepts input such as age and date of birth may be output, and the adult check may be performed based on information input from the interface. Or, if the user using the shopping site is obliged to input the user's age and date of birth in advance and register as a user, such as the user ID or password issued with the user registration An interface that accepts input may be output, and an adult check may be performed according to information input from the interface.

  The above is merely an example, and adult checking may be performed by other means.

  The “determination means” of the “public department” (1005) is configured to determine whether or not the purchase flyer should be kept private to those who wish to be viewed as minor by the dal check means. As a means for the determination, for example, an administrator of the purchased flyer server device (1000) confirms the contents of a purchased flyer created under a search condition registered in advance, and purchases that should not be disclosed to minors. Information indicating that is added to a search condition in which a flyer may be created. And the judging means judges whether or not it is a purchase flyer created using the search condition to which the information is given, so that the purchase flyer should be kept private to those who wish to view it as a minor. It may be determined whether or not. In addition, the confirmation of the contents of the purchased flyer by the administrator of the purchased flyer server device (1000) may be realized by visual observation one by one, or a predetermined keyword (violent, It may be realized by causing the electronic computer to determine whether or not “obscene” is included in the search condition.

  Other means of judgment include, for example, whether a purchase flyer that a minor who wishes to browse wants to browse includes products that minors cannot purchase without parental consent. It may be realized by determining whether or not.

  Note that the above is merely an example, and it may be determined whether or not the purchase flyer should be kept private to those who wish to be viewed as minor by other means.

  The “non-public control means” of the “public department” (1005) provides a purchase flyer determined as a purchase flyer that should be kept private by the determination means to a browsing applicant who is regarded as a minor by the adult check means. It is configured for private control. Specific means of non-disclosure control is, for example, an instruction input requesting browsing of a purchased flyer that is determined as a purchase flyer that should be kept private by a judging means from a person who wishes to be a minor by an adult check means. Even if it is accepted, it can be realized by controlling so that the data of the purchased leaflet is not transmitted to the terminal of the person who wishes to view it. In the case of performing the above-described control, data for displaying information such as “a minor cannot be viewed” may be transmitted instead of transmitting the data of the purchased flyer.

<Hardware Configuration of Embodiment 3>
The configuration when the above-described functional configuration of the purchased flyer server device of the present embodiment is realized as hardware can be realized according to the purchased flyer server device of the first embodiment or the conventional technology. Therefore, detailed description here is omitted.

<Processing flow of Embodiment 3>
An example of the processing flow of the purchased flyer secret control method of the purchased flyer server device of the present embodiment is shown in the flowchart of FIG.

  First, when the purchase flyer server device receives an instruction input for browsing a purchase flyer dedicated to other users transmitted from the user terminal device (PC, mobile phone, etc.) via the Internet (S1101), A purchase flyer that wishes to be identified is specified (S1102).

  Thereafter, it is determined whether or not the purchase flyer identified in step S1102 is a purchase flyer that should not be disclosed to those who wish to view it as minors (S1103).

  As a result of the determination in step S1103, if it is determined that it is not a purchase flyer that should be kept private to those who wish to view it as a minor (S1104), the purchase flyer is created and transmitted to the user terminal (S1105). .

  On the other hand, as a result of the determination in step S1103, if it is determined that it is a purchase flyer that should be kept private to those who wish to be viewed as minors (S1104), interface data for accepting input of information for adult check is provided to the user. An adult check is performed using information received from the interface and received from the interface (S1106).

  As a result of the adult check in step S1106, if it is determined that the person who wishes to view the other user-dedicated purchase flyer is a minor (S1107), the purchase flyer desired to be browsed is not transmitted and the purchase flyer is viewed. Data indicating information indicating that the data cannot be transmitted is transmitted to the user terminal (S1108).

  On the other hand, as a result of the adult check in step S1106, if it is determined that the person who wants to browse another user-only purchase flyer is not a minor (S1107), the purchase flyer is created and transmitted to the user terminal (S1105). ).

  The above describes the flow of processing when performing an adult check triggered by receiving an instruction input requesting browsing of a purchased flyer that should be kept private to those who wish to be viewed as minors. First, an adult check may be performed by receiving an instruction input for requesting browsing of a purchase flyer dedicated to another user as a trigger.

<Effect of Embodiment 3>
By the purchase flyer server device and the purchase flyer non-disclosure control method of the present embodiment, a purchase flyer dedicated to other users including content that is not suitable for browsing by minors is not disclosed to users determined to be minors. It becomes possible to control.

  As a result, the soundness of the service using the present invention is ensured, and an increase in the number of users of the service is expected. And it is expected that sales of products in the shopping site can be realized.

An example of a user-only purchase flyer An example of an interface for browsing other user-only purchase flyers Functional block diagram of the purchase flyer server device of the first embodiment Example of an interface that accepts input of search conditions A diagram that schematically shows an example of search conditions that are held A diagram that schematically shows an example of a database that holds search results for a certain period of time using search conditions Conceptual diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration according to the first embodiment The flowchart figure which shows the flow of a process of Embodiment 1. Functional block diagram of the purchase flyer server device of the second embodiment The flowchart figure which shows the flow of a process of Embodiment 2. Functional block diagram of purchase flyer server device of embodiment 3 The flowchart figure which shows the flow of a process of Embodiment 3.

Explanation of symbols

0200 Purchase flyer server device 0201 Product information storage unit 0202 Search condition holding unit 0203 Product information acquisition unit 0204 Purchase flyer creation unit 0205 Publication unit 0206 Selection recording unit

Claims (4)

Each user searches for a product from a shopping site on the Internet that sells the product according to a search condition that reflects the user's preference, and combines the images used for selling the searched product on the shopping site as a WEB page. A purchase flyer server device for outputting a purchase flyer indicating a dedicated purchase product candidate,
A product information storage unit capable of storing product information consisting of images of products sold on shopping sites,
A search condition holding unit that holds search conditions for searching for purchase product candidates in association with users;
A product information acquisition unit that searches for a product information storage unit using search conditions associated with each user and acquires product information of the searched product,
A purchase flyer creation unit that creates a purchase flyer dedicated to the user by combining the acquired product information,
A public department that publishes purchase flyers dedicated to each user to other users,
A selection record that records the search condition used in creating a purchase flyer for other users by selecting the published purchase flyer exclusively for any user in the search condition holding unit in association with the other user And
Purchase flyer server device.   The purchase flyer server apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a search condition changing unit for changing a search condition associated with each user and held in the search condition holding unit. The public department
Adult check means to check adults of those who wish to view other user-only purchase flyers,
Judgment means for judging whether or not the purchase flyer should be kept private to those who wish to be viewed as minor by adult check means,
Non-public control means for non-publicly controlling a purchase flyer that is determined as a purchase flyer to be made non-public by the judging means for those who wish to be underage by adult check means;
The purchase handbill server apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein: Each user searches for a product from a shopping site on the Internet that sells the product according to a search condition that reflects the user's preference, and combines the images used for selling the searched product on the shopping site as a WEB page. A product search condition distribution method of a purchase flyer server device for outputting a purchase flyer indicating a dedicated purchase product candidate,
Stores product information consisting of images of products sold on shopping sites, and stores search conditions for searching for purchased product candidates in association with users,
A product information acquisition step of searching for product information using search conditions associated with each user and acquiring product information of the searched product,
A purchase flyer creation step that creates a purchase flyer dedicated to the user by combining the acquired product information,
A publishing step for publishing a purchase flyer dedicated to each user to other users;
A selection recording step of recording a search condition used when creating a purchase flyer by making another user select a purchase flyer dedicated to any user that has been made public;
A search condition distribution method for a purchased flyer server device.

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