JP2010218582A - Settlement system, membership fee processing device, and membership fee processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a settlement system that reduces a resistance of settlement companies and supporters to political donations, and effectively raises funds for political activities. <P>SOLUTION: The settlement system includes: a plurality of supporter communication devices 2 connected to a communication network N; a settlement device 3 for settling political donations; and a membership fee processing device 1 for providing political services related to politics and performing processes relating to political donations. The supporter communication device 2 has a transmission means for transmitting admission information for joining in a fund-managing organization 6. The membership fee processing device 1 includes a reception means for receiving the admission information transmitted from the supporter communication device 2, a settlement request means for requesting the settlement process device 3 to settle payments including political donations and the prices for the political services when the reception means receives the admission information, and a means for providing the political services to the supporter communication device 2 of the supporter who has joined the fund-managing organization 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a settlement processing system, a membership fee processing apparatus, and a membership fee processing method for requesting a settlement processing apparatus to settle a fee including a membership fee of a fund management organization and a consideration of a political-related service, not a political contribution itself.

  There has been proposed a donation management system that accepts a political contribution from a personal supporter via a communication network such as the Internet and performs credit card settlement of the accepted political contribution (for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  In particular, the donation management system according to Patent Document 1 includes an information terminal connected via a communication network, a donation processing device, and a credit payment processing device operated by a payment processing company, for example, a credit card company. The donation processing device displays an input form for accepting political contributions via the communication network on the information terminal, and displays the name of the supporter, address, amount of political contribution, credit card number, name of credit card, expiration date, etc. Accept. Then, the donation processing device requests the credit settlement processing device for credit card settlement of the political contribution using the received information. When the credit card settlement is completed, the donation processing device transmits receipt data corresponding to the amount of the political donation to the supporter communication device. Further, the donation processing device stores political donation history information, for example, the amount of the political donation and personal information of the donator, and transmits the political donation history information to the information terminal in response to a request from the information terminal. It is configured as follows. Further, the donation processing device is configured to accept whether to perform regular political donations or temporary political donations, and to select a payment method for the political donations. When the regular political donation is selected, the donation processing device periodically requests the credit settlement processing device for the political donation.

  According to the donation management system configured as described above, political donations can be efficiently procured from individual supporters throughout the country via the communication network. Moreover, since it is comprised so that many persons can browse the history of political contribution, transparency of political contribution can be maintained. Furthermore, when a regular political contribution is selected by the supporter, the contribution management system can periodically procure a political contribution from the supporter.

  In the system according to Patent Document 2, political participation menus that support participation in politics for supporters who have already made political contributions, such as a questionnaire participation screen for collecting questionnaires on the legal system, are generated around the supporters A function is provided that provides a statement screen, a bulletin board, an election screen, a member activity report screen, etc. for stating a problem.

JP 2004-227345 A JP-A-2005-216065

However, in the donation management system according to Patent Documents 1 and 2, the political donation itself is directly requested to the credit payment processing apparatus, but the credit card company is reluctant to handle the political donation itself. In fact, there was a problem that a donation management system could not be constructed.
In addition, supporters who have begun to be interested in political contributions may be reluctant to apply for credit card payments for political contributions without any goods or services, and cannot effectively raise political contributions. There was a problem.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and provides a political-related service to a supporter, and is configured to settle a fee including a membership fee of a fund management organization and a fee including a consideration for a political-related service. A settlement processing system that can reduce the resistance of the processing company and supporters to political contributions and can effectively raise funds for political activities, and a membership fee processing apparatus that constitutes the settlement processing system; And to provide a membership fee processing method.

  A payment processing system according to the present invention includes a plurality of supporter communication devices used for collecting a membership fee of a fund management organization, a payment processing device that performs payment processing of the membership fee, the supporter communication device via a communication network, A payment processing system connected to a payment processing apparatus, providing a political-related service related to politics, and including a membership fee processing apparatus for executing processing related to the membership fee, wherein the supporter communication device is a money management A transmission means for transmitting membership information for joining a group, wherein the membership fee processing device receives the membership information transmitted from the supporter communication device; and the reception means receives the membership information. The payment request means for requesting the payment processing device to settle the fee including the fee for the membership fee and the political related service, and the supporter communication device of the support member who joined the fund management organization. Characterized in that it comprises a means for providing a-bis.

  In the payment processing system according to the present invention, the admission information includes service designation information indicating any one of a plurality of political-related services having different charges, and name information indicating a name of a supporter who joins a fund management organization. The membership fee processing apparatus includes a supporter list that transmits supporter list information for displaying a list of names of supporters indicated by the name information included in the admission information in a manner corresponding to the service designation information. An information transmission means is provided.

  In the payment processing system according to the present invention, the supporter list information transmitting means displays the name in a large / small list according to the high / low charge of the political related service designated by the service designation information. The supporter list information is transmitted, and the supporter list information for displaying the name of the supporter indicated by the name information included in the membership information in a non-kanji notation is transmitted. The membership fee processing device further supports supporter list information for displaying a list of supporter names indicated by the name information included in the admission information in kanji notation, connected to a communication network. A means for transmitting to the conference communication device is provided.

  The membership fee processing apparatus according to the present invention is connected via a communication network to a plurality of supporter communication devices used for collecting a membership fee of a fund management organization, and a payment processing device that performs a settlement process of the membership fee, and relates to politics. A membership fee processing device for providing a political-related service and executing processing related to the membership fee, and receiving means for receiving membership information for joining a fund management organization from the supporter communication device via a communication network; When the receiving means receives the membership information, the settlement request means for requesting the settlement processing device to settle the fee including the membership fee and the consideration for the political related service, and the supporter communication of the supporter who joined the fund management organization Means for providing political related services to the apparatus.

  A membership fee processing method according to the present invention includes a plurality of supporter communication devices used for collecting a membership fee of a fund management organization, and a membership fee processing device connected via a communication network to a settlement processing device that performs the settlement processing of the membership fee. In the membership fee processing method for using the membership fee processing method to provide a political-related service related to politics and execute the processing related to the membership fee, the membership fee processing device provides membership information for joining a fund management organization as the supporter communication device. Received from the communication network, requested the payment processing device to settle the fee including the fee for the membership fee and the political related service, and provided the political related service to the supporter communication device of the supporter who joined the fund management organization. It is characterized by providing.

  In the present invention, the supporter communication device transmits membership information for joining the fund management organization, and the membership fee processing device receives the membership information transmitted from the supporter communication device. Then, the membership fee processing device requests the settlement processing device to settle the fee including the fee for the membership fee and the politics-related service, thereby performing the membership fee settlement processing and raising the membership fee of the fund management organization.

In the present invention, the membership fee processing apparatus includes membership information including service designation information indicating any one of a plurality of politics-related services with different fees, and name information indicating a name of a supporter who joins the money management organization. Receive information. Then, the membership fee processing device transmits to the supporter communication device supporter list information for displaying a list of the names of the supporters in a manner corresponding to the service designation information based on the admission information, Display a list of names.
By disclosing the name of the supporter, the supporter can be satisfied and the membership fee of the money management organization can be effectively raised. In addition, transparency of political contributions can be maintained.

In the present invention, in order to display a larger list of the names of the supporters as the fee for the political-related service designated by the service designation information is higher, that is, as the membership fee paid to the fund management organization is higher. Send support list information for. In other words, the supporter list information for displaying a list of the names of the supporters smaller as the fee for the political service is lower, that is, as the membership fee paid to the fund management organization is lower.
By displaying a list of names of supporters who paid larger membership fees to the fund management organization in larger letters, it is possible to give the supporters a greater satisfaction and effectively procure the costs.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the payment processing company and a supporter can reduce the feeling of resistance with respect to a political contribution, and can raise funds for political activity effectively.

It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the payment processing system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of a payment processing system. It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally the record layout of supporter DB. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence which concerns on admission to a money management organization. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a politician site screen. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence which concerns on a new admission process. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence which concerns on a new admission process. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a new membership application screen. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence which concerns on a member service provision process. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence which concerns on a member service provision process. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a login screen. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a greeting card. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence which concerns on a supporter name list display. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a supporter list. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the new membership application screen which concerns on the modification 1. FIG. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the supporter list based on the modification 1. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of a membership card screen. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the payment processing system which concerns on the modification 3. It is explanatory drawing which shows notionally the record layout of supporter DB in the modification 3. 10 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of a control unit according to Modification 3. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the site screen for support party managers. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the control part which concerns on the display process of a supporter list. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence which concerns on the supporter list display in a modification. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the site screen for sponsorship managers displayed when the withdrawal member setting button is selected. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the site screen for sponsorship managers displayed when the list confirmation button is selected. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the site screen for sponsorship managers displayed when the button corresponding to an election period is selected. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of the site screen for sponsorship managers displayed when the manager registration button is selected.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings illustrating embodiments thereof.
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a payment processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a membership fee processing apparatus for providing a politics-related service in addition to processing related to a membership fee of the money management organization 6 (hereinafter referred to as a fund management organization membership fee), and a wired or wireless communication network such as the Internet. N is connected to the plurality of supporter communication devices 2 and the payment processing device 3 via N. The membership fee processing device 1 includes, for example, a politician site providing device 4 and an admission processing device 5 that provide politics related services and politician sites. As shown by the white arrow, the settlement processing system according to the present embodiment raises a service fee as a consideration for the fund management association fee and the political related service, not by the political contribution itself, by credit card settlement, and manages the funds. By dedicating the group membership fee to the fund management group 6, it is possible to effectively raise political funds from individual supporters. A politician means a member of a national or local government, a political party to which the member belongs, and various other organizations.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the payment processing system. For convenience of drawing, one supporter communication device 2 is shown as a representative, but a plurality of supporter communication devices 2 are connected to the communication network N as shown in FIG.

The politician site providing apparatus 4 is a computer including a control unit 41 that controls the operation of each component, for example, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), and has a Web server function. The control unit 41 includes a storage unit 42 such as a ROM, a hard disk, and a semiconductor memory that stores a computer program necessary for the operation of the computer, a RAM 43 that temporarily stores information generated by the operation, and a politician site as a supporter. To provide political-related services for supporters who have joined the Internet support group consisting of supporters who support politicians or political parties through politician site information to be displayed on the communication device 2 and fund management group membership fees A political related service DB (Database) 44 storing communication information for members only and a communication unit 45 are connected. The control unit 41 reads out the computer program from the storage unit 42 to the RAM 43, reads out information necessary for the political-related service from the political-related service DB 44 as necessary, and executes various arithmetic processes, thereby making the membership fee according to the present invention. A function necessary for the processing method, for example, a Web server function for providing a politician-related service and a politician site to the supporter communication device 2 is realized.

  The membership processing device 5 is a computer including a control unit 51 that controls the operation of each component, and is operated by an ASP (Application Service Provider) provider that provides a so-called electronic store. The basic configuration of the admission processing device 5 is the same as that of the politician site providing device 4. That is, the control unit 51 stores information about a supporter who has joined the storage unit 52, the RAM 53, and the fund management organization 6 that stores the computer programs necessary for the provision of electronic stores and the fund management group membership payment processing. A DB 54 and a communication unit 55 are connected.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing the record layout of the supporter DB 54. The table (file) of the supporter DB 54 has a plurality of columns (fields) such as “supporter ID”, “name”, “e-mail address”, “password”, “support course”, “enrollment date”, “card name”. "," Card type "," card number "," expiration date ", etc., and each row (record) has information corresponding to each column.

  The “supporter ID” column stores identification information, for example, “001”, “002”, “003”, “004” unique to each of the plurality of supporters who have joined the money management organization 6. The “name” column stores name information indicating the name of each supporter. “E-mail address” stores the e-mail address of the supporter. The e-mail address is also used as a user ID for logging in to the admission processing device 5 of the membership fee processing device 1. The “password” column stores a password for logging in to the membership processing apparatus 5. The “support course” stores support course information (service designation information) indicating a support course corresponding to the amount of the fund management association fee. As the support course, for example, a platinum support course, a gold support course, a silver support course, and a white support course are prepared in descending order of the amount of the fund management association fee. The amount of the fund management group membership fee included in each support course may be appropriately selected by the user of the membership fee processing apparatus. The “enrollment date” column stores information indicating the date of joining the money management organization 6. The “card name” column, “card type” column, “card number” column and “expiration date” column are the name of the credit card used for the credit card settlement of the fund management association fee, the type of the credit card, and the credit card, respectively. Stores the number and expiration date.

  In the embodiment, a part of the membership fee processing device 1 is constituted by the ASP membership processing device 5, but the function of the membership processing device 5 is provided in the politician site providing device 4, and a single device or system is used. It may be configured. Conversely, the function of the membership fee processing device 1 may be distributed to three or more devices via the communication network N. Furthermore, it goes without saying that the functions of each device may be distributed by a plurality of computers.

As shown in FIG. 2, the supporter communication device 2 is a personal computer including a control unit 21 that controls the operation of each component, and applies to the fund management organization 6 via the communication network N, and manages funds. It has a Web client function for paying group membership fees, displaying politician sites, and enjoying politics-related services. Connected to the control unit 21 are a storage unit 22 storing a computer program for realizing each function, a RAM 23, a communication unit 25, an input device 26 such as a keyboard or a mouse, and a display device 27 such as a liquid crystal display or a CRT display. Has been. The control unit 21 implements a Web client function and other various functions by reading a computer program from the storage unit 22 into the RAM 23 and executing various arithmetic processes.
In addition, although the personal computer was demonstrated as the supporter communication apparatus 2, it is not limited to this. The supporter communication device 2 is a device having a communication function for applying to the fund management organization 6 through at least the communication network N and paying the fund management organization membership fee, such as a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). ) Or the like.

The payment processing apparatus 3 is a server including a control unit 31 and is operated by a payment processing company, for example, a credit card company. The control unit 31 includes a storage unit 32 that stores a computer program for executing credit card payment, a RAM 33, and a payment information DB 34 that stores information necessary for credit card payment, such as a card name, a credit card number, an expiration date, and the like. The communication unit 35 is connected.
In addition, although a credit card payment is demonstrated as a payment method of money management association fee, the payment method of money management association fee is not limited to this. For example, various online payment systems such as an online debit payment system, a prepaid card payment system, and an electronic money payment system may be adopted. Moreover, you may employ | adopt offline payments, such as bank transfer and convenience store payment.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure related to joining the money management organization 6. The control unit 21 of the supporter communication device 2 receives the URL of the politician site input by the input device 26, and displays the politician site on the politician site providing device 4 specified by the URL. The site information is requested through the communication unit 25 (step S11). Needless to say, a click on a hyperlink to the politician site may be received by the input device 26 and the politician site providing device 4 designated by the URL of the hyperlink may be requested.

  When receiving the request for the politician site from the supporter communication device 2, the politician site providing apparatus 4 reads out the politician site information for displaying the politician site from the politics related service DB 44, and the requesting supporter It transmits to the communication apparatus 2 (step S12).

  The control unit 21 of the supporter communication device 2 receives the politician site information at the communication unit 25, and displays the politician site screen 101 on the display device 27 based on the received politician site information (step S13). .

  FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of the politician site screen 101. The politician site screen 101 includes a name, a political party, and a face photograph of a politician to be supported, and further includes an admission button 101a for joining an Internet sponsorship group composed of supporters who support the politician, an Internet sponsorship A login button 101b and a supporter list button 101c for supporters who join the meeting are included. Further, the politician site screen 101 includes, as other general information, a politician's new activity status, a button for displaying a profile, and the like.

  When the process of step S13 is completed, the control unit 21 of the supporter communication device 2 determines whether or not the membership button 101a is clicked by the operation of the input device 26 (step S14). When it determines with the admission button 101a having been clicked (step S14: YES), the control part 21 performs the new admission process to an Internet support association (step S15).

  6 and 7 are flowcharts showing a processing procedure related to the new membership processing. The control unit 21 transmits a site ID unique to the politician site through the communication unit 25, and requests the membership processing device 5 to apply for a new membership to the Internet support association (step S31). The site ID can be acquired from the politician site providing apparatus 4. The admission processing device 5 processes Internet supporters' associations of a plurality of politicians, and the site ID is used to identify which Internet supporter is an application for new admission.

  When receiving the request for new membership application, the control unit 51 of the membership processing device 5 transmits new membership application screen information for displaying a new application screen to the supporter communication device 2 through the communication unit 55 (step S32). ).

  The control unit 21 of the supporter communication device 2 receives the new membership application screen information at the communication unit 25, and displays the new membership application screen 102 on the display device 27 based on the received new membership application screen information (step 27). S33), card information including supporter information, name information, and support course information (service designation information) are received by the input device 26 (step S34).

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the new membership application screen 102.
The new enrollment application screen 102 includes the name, political party, face photo, etc. of the politician to be supported at the top, and further below the supporter's name, full name, and e-mail address of the support as supporter information. , Including an e-mail address for confirmation, telephone number, postal code, prefecture, address, password, password for confirmation, security answer (question) for identity verification, and input unit 102a for receiving a security answer (answer) . The input unit 102a includes a text input field, menu buttons, and the like.
The new membership application screen 102 includes an input unit 102b for accepting the card name, card type, card number, and expiration date of the credit card owned by the supporter as card information.
Furthermore, the new enrollment application screen 102 selects a white support course (980 yen per month), a silver support course (1960 yen per month), a gold support course (2940 yen per month), and a platinum support course (3920 yen per month) as support courses. The radio button 102c for performing is included. Each monthly amount is an example.

  When the process of step S34 is completed, the control unit 21 transmits the membership information including the supporter information, the card information, and the support course information input to the new membership application screen 102 to the membership processing device 5 through the communication unit 25. (Step S35). The control unit 51 of the admission processing device 5 receives the admission information transmitted from the supporter communication device 2 at the communication unit 55 (step S36), and confirms the admission information based on the received admission information. The screen information is transmitted to the supporter communication device 2 (step S37).

  The control unit 21 of the supporter communication device 2 receives the confirmation screen information transmitted from the membership processing device 5 at the communication unit 25, and displays a confirmation screen for the membership information on the display device 27 based on the received confirmation screen information. It is displayed (step S38). On the confirmation screen for membership information, there are displayed a membership button for confirming membership information including supporter information, card information, and support course information entered by the supporter in step S34, a return button for re-entering information, and the like. Is done.

  The control unit 21 determines whether or not the join button has been clicked on the input device 26 (step S39). When the return button is clicked without clicking the join button (step S39: NO), the control unit 21 returns the process to step S34, and accepts supporter information, card information, and support course information again. When the membership button is clicked (step S39: YES), the control unit 21 transmits membership confirmation information for confirming the membership information to the membership processing device 5 through the communication unit 25 (step S40).

  The control unit 51 of the admission processing device 5 receives the admission confirmation information transmitted from the supporter processing device by the communication unit 55 (step S41), and receives the supporter information, the card information, and the support course information whose contents are confirmed. It stores in supporter DB54 (step S42). Next, the control unit 51 transmits information indicating a fee according to the received support course information and card information through the communication unit 55, and requests the payment processing device 3 to perform a fee payment process (step S43). The payment processing device 3 executes the payment processing based on the fee information and card information transmitted from the membership processing device 5 (step S44).

When the settlement processing is completed, the control unit 51 of the admission processing device 5 transmits application completion screen information for displaying that the new application to the Internet sponsorship association is completed to the supporter communication device 2 through the communication unit 55. (Step S45). The control unit 21 of the supporter communication device 2 receives the application completion screen information transmitted from the admission processing device 5 at the communication unit 25, and displays the application completion screen on the display device 27 (step S46), and a new admission process. Finish.
Note that the control unit 51 also executes a process of transmitting an e-mail to the supporter communication device 2 to the effect that the new membership has been completed using the registered e-mail address. This is for confirmation.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the new enrollment process in step S15 is completed, or when it is determined that the enrollment button 101a has not been clicked (step S14: NO), the control unit 21 operates by operating the input device 26. It is determined whether or not the login button 101b has been clicked (step S16). If it is determined that the login button 101b has been clicked (step S16: YES), member service provision processing is executed (step S17). In the following, an example where a member-only politician site is prepared will be described.
In addition, when a member-only politician site is not prepared, the admission processing device 5 performs support procedure communication such as information change of supporter and withdrawal from the Internet support society by logging in to the Internet support society. Provide to device 2. Since the information change and withdrawal procedures of the supporter are not essential parts of the present invention, detailed explanations are omitted.

  9 and 10 are flowcharts showing a processing procedure related to the member service providing processing. The control unit 21 of the supporter communication device 2 transmits a site ID unique to the politician site through the communication unit 25, and requests a login process from the membership processing device 5 (step S51). When receiving the request for the login process, the control unit 51 of the admission processing device 5 transmits the login screen information for displaying the login screen 103 to the requester supporter communication device 2 through the communication unit 55 (step S52). ).

  The control unit 21 of the supporter communication device 2 receives the login screen information transmitted from the membership processing device 5 by the communication unit 25, displays the login screen 103 on the display device 27 (step S53), and uses it as a user ID. The e-mail address and password are received by the input device 26 (step S54).

  FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of the login screen 103. The login screen 103 includes the name, political party, and facial photo of the politician to be supported in the upper part, and further includes an input unit 103a for inputting the e-mail address and password of the supporter in the lower part.

  When the control unit 21 completes acceptance of the e-mail address and password on the login screen 103, the control unit 21 transmits the e-mail address and password received in step S54 to the admission processing device 5 in the communication unit 25 (step S55).

  The control unit 51 of the admission processing device 5 receives the supporter's e-mail address and password transmitted from the supporter communication device 2 at the communication unit 55 (step S56), and receives the received e-mail address and password, and support. The supporter is authenticated by comparing the e-mail address and password registered in the person DB 54 (step S57).

  Next, the control unit 51 determines whether or not the supporter authentication is successful (step S58). If it is determined that authentication of the supporter has failed (step S58: NO), the control unit 51 transmits authentication error information indicating that authentication has failed to the supporter communication device 2 via the communication unit 55 (step S59). ). The control unit 21 of the supporter communication device 2 receives the authentication error information at the communication unit 25, displays that the authentication has failed on the display device 27 (step S60), and returns the process to step S51.

  If it is determined that the authentication is successful (step S58: YES), the site ID, the supporter ID of the authenticated supporter, and the product ID indicating the support course are delivered from the membership processing device 5 to the politician site providing device 4, and the politics The control unit 41 of the house site providing device 4 transmits the member-only politician site information of the politician corresponding to the site ID to the supporter communication device 2 through the communication unit 45 (step S61).

  The control unit 21 of the supporter communication device 2 receives the member-only politician site information at the communication unit 25 and causes the display device 27 to display the member-only politician site (step S62).

  Next, the control unit 21 of the supporter communication device 2 determines whether or not the request for the member-only service has been received by the input device 26 (step S63). When it determines with having received the member exclusive service (step S63: YES), the control part 21 requests | requires the member exclusive service from the politician site provision apparatus 4 in the communication part 25 (step S64).

When receiving the request for the member-only service, the control unit 41 of the politician site providing apparatus 4 reads the member-only service information corresponding to the request from the political-related service DB 44, and the read member-only service information is read by the communication unit 45. It transmits to the supporter communication apparatus 2 (step S65). The control unit 21 of the supporter communication device 2 receives the member-only service information transmitted from the politician site providing device 4 at the communication unit 25 (step S66).
Steps S64 to S66 show processing for immediately providing a member-dedicated service in response to a request while logged in to a member-only politician site. It is not limited to this, and it goes without saying that the member-only service may be provided in a timely manner regardless of whether the supporter is logged in to the member-only politician site.

Hereinafter, specific examples of the member-only service will be described.
For example, decoration mail distribution may be performed as a member-only service. The decoration mail distribution is a function for distributing a decoration mail using a politician's face, character, etc. to a personal computer and various portable communication terminals such as a mobile phone and a PDA. According to the decoration mail distribution function, it becomes possible to feel a politician close to the supporter and the recipient of the decoration mail.

  Also, movie / voice / melody call distribution may be performed as a member-only service. The movie / voice / melody call distribution is a function for distributing a movie / voice / melody call utilizing a politician's face, character, etc. to a personal computer and a portable communication terminal. The movie, voice, and melody call distribution function makes it possible for a supporter to feel close to a politician.

  Furthermore, e-mail magazine distribution may be performed as a member-only service. E-mail magazine distribution is a function in which politicians regularly distribute their activity reports to supporters as e-mail magazines. The e-mail magazine distribution function can ensure the reporting and accountability of politicians themselves to supporters who are supporters.

  Furthermore, a wallpaper download service may be performed as a member-only service. With wallpaper download, poster image data of politicians, poster image data of political parties, catchphrase image data, etc. are uploaded to politician sites or member-only politician sites, and in response to requests from supporter communication device 2, This is a function for transmitting various image data to the supporter communication device 2. According to the wallpaper download service, not only deepening the exchange between politicians and supporters, but also the supporters use the wallpaper, etc., so that the popularity of politicians can be broadened.

  Furthermore, a member SNS (Social Network Service) may be provided as a member-dedicated service. The SNS for members is a social networking service for supporters, and exchange between politicians and supporters is performed within the SNS. According to the SNS for members, it becomes possible to promote mutual exchange between politicians and supporters.

  Furthermore, a supporter newsletter PDF browsing function may be provided as a member-only service. The supporter bulletin PDF viewing function is a function that allows each supporter bulletin to be viewed in PDF format for supporters. The supporter newsletter PDF viewing function enables the supporter to more easily view the supporter newsletter than the paper-based supporter newsletter.

Furthermore, a greeting card function may be provided as a member-only service. The greeting card function is a function that provides image-processed data to transmit image data having the same effect as a greeting card using the Internet and electronic mail. Specifically, the supporter selects content such as images, music, and videos from those prepared in advance on the politician site, and inputs the message, the sender's email address, the recipient's email address, etc. Then, by clicking the send button, it is possible to create and send an electronic greeting card in which the content such as the selected image, music, video, etc. and the inputted message are integrated. On the mobile communication terminal that has received the greeting card data, an image of the greeting card created using the greeting card function is displayed.
FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a greeting card. In the greeting card 104 shown in FIG. 12, a picture or illustration of a politician, the name of a politician, the name of a political party to which he belongs, the URL of a politician site, etc. are displayed where appropriate, and a message from a supporter. Is the displayed image.
According to the greeting card function, not only deepening mutual exchanges between politicians and supporters, but also supporters can use the greeting function to spread the politician's name recognition.

  Furthermore, a popularity voting function may be provided as a member-only service. The popularity voting function is a function for measuring a popularity vote through a vote for a target politician for a supporter. The popularity voting function includes a function in which a supporter votes for approval or disapproval for each target bill. According to the popularity voting function, supporters' intentions can be reflected in politics.

  Furthermore, a political-related news browsing function may be provided as a member-only service. The political-related news browsing function is a function for collecting and browsing political-related news distributed on other media. The political news browsing function further deepens the supporter's knowledge of politics and makes it possible to see the relatively sponsored politicians.

  Furthermore, a politician-specific voting behavior browsing function may be provided as a member-only service. The politician-specific voting behavior browsing function is a function that can collect and browse a database on pros and cons of each politician's bill. The polling behavior browsing function by politician enables supporters to know the political activities of each politician.

  Furthermore, a user question type Q & A bulletin board function may be provided as a member-only service. The user question-type Q & A bulletin board function is a function for setting up a bulletin board for asking questions regarding politics and exchanging questions and answers between users. According to the user question type Q & A bulletin board function, it becomes possible to deepen the understanding and interest regarding the exchange and politics among members.

  Furthermore, a politician relay column function may be provided as a member-only service. The politician relay column function is a function in which participating politicians write, aggregate, and browse columns in a relay manner. According to the politician relay column function, the supporter's interest in politics can be satisfied and the understanding of multiple politicians can be deepened.

  Furthermore, as a member-only service, a parliamentary tour placement function may be provided. The parliamentary tour placement function is a function that recruits applications for a parliamentary tour on the politician site. The National Assembly Visit Arrangement function allows many supporters to participate in the National Assembly Tour.

  Furthermore, a political fund party arrangement function may be provided as a member-only service. The political funding party arrangement function is a function that enables a purchase application on a politician site. According to the political funding party arrangement function, it is possible to easily purchase party tickets for people who are interested in politics, rather than purchasing party tickets based on their previous relationships.

  Furthermore, a politician search function may be provided as a member-only service. The politician search function is a function that can search for politicians based on election distinction or political thought distinction. The politician search function makes it possible to deepen the interest, interest and understanding of supporters in politics.

  Further, as a member-only service, a politician and supporter goods mail order function may be provided. The politician and supporter goods mail order function is a function that allows sales and purchase of goods created by politicians or offices and supporters on a politician site. According to the politician and supporter goods mail order function, it becomes possible to deepen mutual exchanges between politicians, supporters and supporters, and to purchase goods easily.

  Furthermore, a secretary / staff / intern recruiting function may be provided as a member-only service. The secretary / staff / intern recruiting function is a function to recruit people who help politicians work on the politician site. The secretarial, staff, and intern recruiting functions make it possible for people who are interested in politics and want to work with politicians to open their doors widely and easily.

  Furthermore, a support message posting function may be provided as a member-only service. The support message posting function is a function for posting support messages to politicians. According to the support message posting function, the exchange between politicians and supporters can be promoted, and the motivation as a supporter can be maintained and improved.

  In the embodiment, the example in which the above-described various member services are provided from the politician site providing apparatus 4 has been described. However, the various member services are provided by using the server of the APS provider. May be.

  As shown in FIG. 10, when the process of step S66 is completed or when it is determined that the request for the member-only service is not accepted (step S63: NO), the control unit 21 performs a return operation by the input device 26, that is, It is determined whether or not logout from a member-only politician site has been accepted (step S67). When it determines with not accepting return operation (step S67: NO), the control part 21 returns a process to step S63. When it determines with having received return operation (step S67: YES), the control part 21 finishes the process which concerns on member service provision.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the member service providing process in step S <b> 17 is completed or when it is determined that the login button 101 b has not been clicked (step S <b> 16: NO), the control unit 21 operates by operating the input device 26. Then, it is determined whether or not the supporter list button 101c is clicked (step S18). If it is determined that the supporter list button 101c has been clicked (step S18: YES), supporter list display processing is executed (step S19).

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure related to supporter list display. The control part 21 of the supporter communication apparatus 2 transmits site ID in the communication part 25, and requests | requires a supporter list from the admission processing apparatus 5 (step S71). When receiving the request for the supporter list, the control unit 51 of the admission processing device 5 reads the supporter information related to the politician site specified by the site ID from the supporter DB 54, and supports based on the read information. The supporter list information is generated, and the generated supporter list information (supporter list information) is transmitted to the supporter communication device 2 by the communication unit 55 (step S72).

  The control unit 21 of the supporter communication device 2 receives the supporter list information transmitted from the membership processing device 5 (step S73), displays the supporter list on the display device 27 (step S74), and stores the supporter list in the supporter list. The processing related to the display is finished.

FIG. 14 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a supporter list. The supporter list 105 is a list of names, ages, and prefectures of supporters who have joined the fund management organization 6, and the name of each supporter increases as the amount of the support course increases. Displayed in characters. In the example shown in FIG. 14, a list of supporters 105a who joined the fund management organization 6 in the platinum support course is displayed at the top, and the names of the supporters, for example, “supporter AAA”, “supporter EEE”, etc. Arranged in the direction, the age of “28” and the prefecture “Tokyo” are arranged next to each supporter's name.
Below the support list 105a of the platinum support course, the support list 105b of the gold support course is displayed in the same manner. However, the name of the supporter of the gold support course is displayed smaller than the name of the supporter of the platinum support course. Similarly, the support list 105c of the silver support course and the support list 105d of the white support course are displayed in the order below the support list 105b of the gold support course.
In FIG. 14, the larger the support course administrative group fee, the larger the characters displayed. However, the higher the support course, the thicker the name and the character or background color. It may be configured to brighten and apply more decoration.

  As shown in FIG. 4, when the supporter list display process is finished (step S19) or when it is determined that the supporter list button 101c has not been clicked (step S18: NO), the control of the supporter communication device 2 is performed. The unit 21 determines whether or not an operation for accessing another site has been performed by the input device 26 (step S20). When it determines with the access operation to another site not being performed (step S20: NO), the control part 21 returns a process to step S14. When it determines with the access operation to another site having been performed (step S20: YES), the control part 21 complete | finishes a process.

  In the settlement processing system, the membership fee processing apparatus 1 and the membership fee processing method configured as described above, a service fee as a consideration for the fund management association membership fee and the political related service is raised by credit card settlement. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the resistance of payment processing companies and supporters to political contributions, and to effectively raise funds for political activities.

In addition, fund management association fees can be efficiently raised from individual supporters, particularly non-participant and younger supporters, throughout the country via the communication network N.
Furthermore, by disclosing the list of supporters, the supporters can be satisfied and the transparency of political contributions can be maintained.
Furthermore, it is possible to automatically procure money management group membership fees every month by automatically debiting from a credit card, a bank account, etc. by a monthly fee system.
Furthermore, by providing various politics-related services for members, it is possible to construct a more attractive politician site, effectively recruit members of Internet sponsorship associations, and raise funds for fund management association fees.

(Modification 1)
Since the payment processing system according to the first modification differs from the payment processing system according to the above-described embodiment in the membership information received on the new membership application screen and the supporter list display method, Explain the point.

  FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a new membership application screen 202 according to the first modification. The new membership application screen 202 according to the modification 1 further includes a radio button 202c for inputting a posting method on the supporter list and presence / absence of posting, and a menu button 202d for inputting the occupation of the supporter. The radio button 202c is, for example, a three-choice radio button, and has a first option for posting all of the name, age, and prefecture, a second option for posting only the name, and a third option for not posting. . The supporter can input the posting method on the supporter list using the input device 26 of the supporter communication device 2.

The control unit 21 of the supporter communication device 2 publishes a method for posting in the supporter list in addition to the supporter information, card information, and support course information input to the new membership application screen 202 in step S34 shown in FIG. Membership information including method information and occupation information indicating occupation is received, and the membership information is transmitted to the membership processing device 5 in step S35. The control unit 51 of the admission processing device 5 receives the admission information transmitted from the supporter communication device 2, receives the admission confirmation information, and then the supporter information, the card information, Support course information, posting method information, occupation information, and the like are stored in the supporter DB 54.
Then, when receiving the request for the supporter list in the process of step S72 shown in FIG. 13, the control unit 51 reads out and reads the supporter information related to the politician site specified by the site ID from the supporter DB 54. Based on the received information, the supporter list information according to the first modification is generated, and the generated supporter list information is transmitted to the supporter communication device 2 by the communication unit 55.
The control unit 21 of the supporter communication device 2 receives the supporter list information transmitted from the membership processing device 5 and causes the display device 27 to display the supporter list based on the received supporter list information.

  FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of the supporter name list 205 according to the first modification. The supporter list 205 according to Modification 1 selectively displays the name, age, and prefecture of the supporter based on the posting method information received on the new membership application screen 202 according to Modification 1. That is, for the supporter who selected the first option, the name, age, and prefecture are all displayed in the supporter list 205, and for the supporter who selected the second option, only the name is displayed in the supporter list 205. For the supporter who has displayed and selected the third option, neither the name, age nor prefecture is displayed in the supporter list 205. For example, when the supporter EEE has selected “publish only name” as the posting method, only the name of the supporter EEE is displayed in the supporter list 205a of the platinum support course. In addition, when the supporters BBB, CCC, FFF, and GGG select “name + age + posting prefecture” as the posting method, the names of the supporters are displayed in the supporter lists 205b and 205c, respectively. . Furthermore, when the supporter HHH of the white support course has selected “Do not list”, none of the name, age, or prefecture of the supporter HHH is displayed in the supporter list 205d.

  In the settlement processing system, the membership fee processing apparatus, and the membership fee processing method according to the first modification, the supporter can appropriately select information to be displayed on the supporter list 205 and does not want to disclose personal information. Can be encouraged to effectively raise funds for political activities.

(Modification 2)
In the above-described embodiment, the supporter list is disclosed, but the supporter list may not be disclosed. In this case, as a member-only service provided in steps S64 to S66 shown in FIG. 10, a membership card certifying that the member is a supporter member may be displayed.

  FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a membership card screen. The membership card screen has a card image on which only the support course and name of the authenticated supporter are displayed. The control unit 51 of the membership processing device 5 transmits the data on the membership card screen to the supporter communication device 2 of the supporter who has been authenticated, whereby the card of the membership card is displayed on the display device 27 of the supporter communication device 2. Display an image.

  In the settlement processing system, the membership fee processing apparatus, and the membership fee processing method according to the second modification, the membership card screen can be provided to the supporter without publicly displaying the member list. You can confirm that you are a member of the sponsorship association on the screen.

(Modification 3)
In the third modification, processing related to services for managers of Internet sponsorship associations will be mainly described. Specifically, the list of supporters who joined the Internet supporters' associations is displayed for supporter management, the supporter list display process, the withdrawal process to unsubscribe inappropriate members, the confirmation process on the supporter list, the election The mail delivery stop process during the period and the administrator registration process of the Internet sponsorship association will be described.

  FIG. 18 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a payment processing system according to the third modification. The payment processing system according to the modified example 3 includes the membership fee processing device 1, the plurality of supporter communication devices 2, and the payment processing device 3 as in the above-described embodiment, and is further connected to the communication network N. A support party communication device 7 is provided. In addition, although the example which comprises separately the support party communication apparatus 7 and the politician site provision apparatus 4 is demonstrated, even if the support party communication apparatus 7 and the politician site provision apparatus 4 are implement | achieved by one computer. good.

  The support party communication device 7 is a personal computer that includes a control unit 71 that controls the operation of each component unit. The supporter list is displayed via the communication network N, the supporter is withdrawn, and the supporter list is confirmed. It has a Web client function for using services for various support association managers such as processing. The control unit 71 is connected to a storage unit 72 that stores a computer program for realizing the above functions, a RAM 73, a communication unit 75, an input device 76 such as a keyboard or a mouse, and a display device 77 such as a liquid crystal display or a CRT display. ing. The control unit 71 implements a Web client function and other various functions by reading out a computer program from the storage unit 72 to the RAM 73 and executing various arithmetic processes.

  FIG. 19 is an explanatory diagram conceptually showing the record layout of the supporter DB 54 in the third modification. The table of the supporter DB 54 has the same configuration as that of the above-described embodiment, and further includes a “name reading” column, a “sponsorship association ID” column, a “posting availability information” column, a “posting information” column, a “withdrawal date” "Column," Reason for withdrawal "column, and the like.

  The “name full name” column stores name information in which the name of each supporter is expressed in kana (in hiragana or katakana). The name information in kana notation is transmitted from the supporter communication device 2 to the membership processing device 5 and registered in the supporter DB 54 when the supporter joins the Internet support association. The “supporter ID” column stores identification information unique to each of the supporters that support politicians. The “publication propriety information” column stores information indicating the propriety of the supporter's name in the supporter's list and the publicity, the range of information to be posted, and the like. The “published information” column stores information indicating whether the name of the supporter who has joined is in a state where it is published in the supporter list or is not published. The “withdrawal date” column stores information indicating the date on which a supporter who has already joined the Internet support association has been withdrawn. The “withdrawal reason” column stores information indicating the reason for withdrawing the supporter.

  FIG. 20 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the control units 51 and 71 in the third modification. FIG. 20 mainly shows the processing procedure on the admission processing device 5 side, but in detail, the supporter communication device 7 and the control units 51 and 71 of the admission processing device 5 cooperate. The control unit 71 of the supporter communication device 7 receives the URL of the supporter manager site input by the input device 76, and displays the supporter manager site on the admission processing device 5. Site information can be requested through the communication unit 75, and the control unit 51 of the membership processing apparatus 5 receives the information through the communication unit 55 (step S101). The control unit 51 of the admission processing device 5 that has received the request for the site information for the support association manager transmits the site information for the support association manager to the support association communication device 7 through the communication unit 55 (step S102). The control unit 71 of the supporter communication device 7 receives the supporter manager site information at the communication unit 75 and displays the supporter manager site screen 401 based on the received supporter manager site information. It is displayed on the device 77.

  FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a site screen 401 for a sponsor association. The support association manager site screen 401 includes a supporter list button 401a, a withdrawal member setting button 401b, a list listing confirmation button 401c, an election period response button 401d, and an administrator registration button 401e. In FIG. 21, the supporter list button 401a is selected and a menu for selecting a support course is displayed, and the support association manager can select any one support course. The supporter manager site displays a supporter list 401f including the names, ages, and the like of the supporters belonging to the selected support course. Further, a detail button is provided for each supporter, and when the detail button is operated, detailed information regarding the supporter is displayed. Further, a download button is provided, and when the download button is operated, information of the supporter list 401f is transmitted to the sponsorship communication device 7 in a predetermined data format, for example, CSV format. The support association communication device 7 can receive the information of the supporter list 401f, and can use the information by taking it into other software.

  As illustrated in FIG. 20, the control unit 51 that has completed the process of step S102 determines whether the supporter list button 401a has been selected (step S103). Specifically, when the supporter list button 401a is clicked by the input device 76, the control unit 71 of the sponsorship communication device 7 sends information indicating that the supporter list button 401a has been operated to the admission processing device 5. Send. The membership processing device 5 can determine whether or not the supporter list button 401a has been selected based on the information transmitted from the sponsorship communication device 7.

  When it determines with the supporter list button 401a having been operated (step S103: YES), the control part 51 performs the display process of the supporter list 401f (step S104).

  FIG. 22 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure of the control units 51 and 71 related to the display process of the supporter list 401f. The control unit 71 of the supporter communication device 7 transmits information such as the supporter ID and the selected support course in the communication unit 75, and requests the supporter list 401f from the admission processing device 5 (step S131). When receiving the request for the supporter list 401f, the control unit 51 of the admission processing device 5 receives the supporter ID and information on the supporter specified by the information indicating the selected support course, in particular, the name and age in kanji notation. And the like are read from the supporter DB 54, based on the read information, supporter list information in which the name is written in Chinese characters is generated, and the generated supporter list information is transmitted to the support party communication device 7 by the communication unit 55. (Step S132).

  The control unit 71 of the supporter communication device 7 receives the supporter list information transmitted from the admission processing device 5 (step S133), and displays a supporter list 401f in which names are written in Chinese characters as shown in FIG. The information is displayed on the device 77 (step S134), and the process related to the display of the supporter list 401f is finished.

  On the other hand, in the modified example 3, in step S19 described in the above-described embodiment, a supporter list in which names are represented in kana is displayed.

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure related to supporter list display in the modification. The control part 21 of the supporter communication apparatus 2 transmits site ID in the communication part 25, and requests | requires a supporter list from the admission processing apparatus 5 (step S151). When receiving the request for the supporter list, the control unit 51 of the admission processing device 5 supports the supporter information related to the politician site specified by the site ID, in particular, the information of the full name written in pseudonym for the name. Based on the information read out from the supporter DB 54, supporter list information in which the name is written in pseudonym is generated, and the generated supporter list information is transmitted to the supporter communication device 2 by the communication unit 55 (step S152). .

  The control unit 21 of the supporter communication device 2 receives the supporter list information transmitted from the membership processing device 5 (step S153), and causes the display device 27 to display the supporter list in which the name is represented in kana (step S154). ), And finishes the processing related to the display of the supporter list.

  As shown in FIG. 20, when the process of step S104 is completed, or when it is determined in step S103 that the supporter list 401f is not selected (step S103: NO), the control unit 51 sets the unsubscriber setting button 401b. Whether or not is selected is determined (step S105). When it is determined that the unsubscriber setting button 401b is selected (step S105: YES), the control unit 51 executes a withdrawal setting process (step S106).

  FIG. 24 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a sponsorship manager site screen 401 that is displayed when the withdrawal member setting button 401b is selected. When the unsubscriber setting button 401b is selected, as shown in FIG. 24A, a menu including the first item “supporter search” and the second item “unsubscriber list” is displayed, and the first item “support” is displayed. When “Search by person” is selected, a search condition input unit 401g for searching for a specific supporter is displayed. The search condition input unit includes a text input field for inputting a name and date of birth, a search button, and the like. The support organization manager can search for a specific supporter by inputting the name and date of birth of the supporter in the text input field of the search condition input unit and operating the search button. When a specific supporter is specified by the search, a withdrawal setting button is displayed. The specific processing procedure is as follows. The control unit 71 of the support party communication device 7 receives the search condition by the input device 76 and transmits the received search condition to the admission processing device 5. The membership processing device 5 receives the search condition, and searches the supporter DB 54 for a supporter that matches the search condition based on the search condition. When a supporter that matches the search condition is specified, the control unit 51 of the membership processing device 5 transmits information about the supporter to the supporter communication device 7. The control unit 71 of the support party communication device 7 receives the information and causes the display device 77 to display information regarding a specific supporter.

  When the withdrawal setting button is operated, a withdrawal reason input unit 401h is displayed as shown in FIG. The supporter supporter can force the inappropriate supporter to withdraw from the Internet supporter by inputting the reason for withdrawal in the withdrawal reason input unit and operating the withdrawal setting button. Specifically, the control unit 71 of the sponsorship communication device 7 transmits the reason for withdrawal and the supporter ID input by the input device 76 to the membership processing device 5. The control unit 51 of the admission processing device 5 receives the reason for withdrawal and the supporter ID transmitted from the supporter communication device 7, and associates the reason for withdrawal and the date of withdrawal in the supporter DB 54 in association with the received supporter ID. sign up.

  As shown in FIG. 24C, when the withdrawal button is operated and the second item “withdrawal list” is selected, the withdrawal list 401j is displayed on the sponsor administrator site. Specifically, the control unit 51 of the admission processing device 5 transmits information related to the supporter whose withdrawal date is registered to the sponsorship communication device 7. The control unit 71 of the support association communication device 7 receives the information transmitted from the membership processing device 5 and causes the display device 77 to display the information of the supporter who has been forcibly withdrawn. Supporters who have been forcibly withdrawn will no longer be able to join the Internet support association.

  When the process of step S106 is completed, or when it is determined in step S105 that the unsubscriber setting button 401b is not selected (step S105: NO), the control unit 51 determines whether or not the list listing confirmation button 401c is selected. Is determined (step S107). When it is determined that the list listing confirmation button 401c has been selected (step S107: YES), the control unit 51 executes a list listing confirmation process (step S108).

FIG. 25 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a sponsorship manager site screen 401 displayed when the name list confirmation button is selected. When the list listing confirmation button 401c is operated, the supporter list unlisted list 401j is displayed on the site screen 401 for the sponsorship manager. The supporter list unlisted list 401j is a list of information on supporters who have completed the admission process to the Internet supporters association and have not yet completed the confirmation (approval) of the supporter list by the supporter administrator. For each supporter, a detail button and a check button are provided for displaying details of information related to the supporter. The name of the supporter who has completed the procedure to join the Internet Supporters Association is not immediately published on the Supporter List, but is configured to be disclosed after the confirmation of the posting by the Supporters Manager. . The support organization manager checks the check button of the supporter who has confirmed the posting and operates the posting button to check the posting. The names of the supporters whose posting has been confirmed will be published in the supporter list.
Specifically, the control unit 51 of the admission processing device 5 identifies a supporter in which “unpublished” information is registered in the “published information” column, and sends information about the identified supporter to the sponsorship communication device. 7 to send. The control unit 71 of the support association communication device 7 receives the information transmitted from the membership processing device 5 and displays the supporter list unlisted list 401j on the display device 77 based on the information. Then, the control unit 71 transmits a supporter ID for identifying a supporter whose placement has been confirmed by the input device 76 to the membership processing device 5. The admission processing device 5 receives the supporter ID transmitted from the supporter communication device 7 and registers “published” information in the “published information” column corresponding to the supporter ID.

  When the process of step S108 is completed, or when it is determined in step S107 that the list listing confirmation button 401c is not selected (step S107: NO), the control unit 51 determines whether or not the correspondence button 401d during the election period has been selected. Is determined (step S109). When it is determined that the correspondence button 401d during the election period has been selected (step S109: YES), the control unit 51 executes a mail delivery stop process for the supporter (step S110).

  FIG. 26 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a sponsorship manager site screen displayed when the corresponding button 401d during the election period is selected. When the correspondence button 401d during the election period is operated, the mail delivery setting unit 401k is displayed on the site screen 401 for the support association manager. The mail delivery setting unit 401k includes a “supporter mail normal” radio button for delivering mail to the supporter, a “supporter mail stop” radio button for stopping mail delivery to the supporter, a setting button, and the like. . The support association manager can stop the mail delivery to the supporter during the election period by selecting the “stop supporter mail” radio button and operating the setting button. The admission processing device 5 accepts information indicating the election period, determines whether or not the election period has elapsed, and if it determines that the election period has elapsed, it resumes mail delivery related to the admission of the supporter. You may comprise as follows.

  When the process of step S110 is completed, or when it is determined in step S109 that the corresponding button 401d during the election period is not selected (step S109: NO), the control unit 51 determines whether or not the administrator registration button 401e is selected. Is determined (step S111). When it is determined that the administrator registration button 401e is not selected (step S111: NO), the control unit 51 ends the process. When it determines with the administrator registration button 401e having been selected (step S111: YES), the control part 51 performs an administrator registration process (step S112), and complete | finishes a process.

  FIG. 27 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a sponsorship manager site screen 401 displayed when the administrator registration button 401e is selected. When the administrator registration button 401e is selected, as shown in FIG. 27A, a menu including a first item “manager list” and a second item “manager registration” is displayed, and the first item “management” is displayed. When "Administrator List" is selected, an administrator list 401l is displayed. When the second item “administrator registration” is selected, the administrator registration unit 401 m is displayed on the sponsorship administrator site screen 401. The administrator registration unit 401m includes a text field for inputting the name, reading, ID, password, e-mail address, etc., of a new sponsor association manager, a registration button, and the like. In addition, when a new supporter joins, the fact that a new member has occurred is communicated to the email address of the supporter manager.

  In addition, the site screen 401 for the sponsor association manager is provided with a member basic information registration button (not shown). The member basic information registration button is operated to input the basic information of the politician. It is configured to be able to register with.

  In the modified example 3, when a supporter name list is disclosed, a supporter who supports one politician is uniquely identified by the supporters of other politicians by using the pseudonym name of the supporter. It can be difficult to be specified, and it can be prevented that the support activities by the supporter are hindered. In addition, since the name of the supporter is disclosed by the kana notation, the supporter can be sufficiently satisfied. On the other hand, since the supporter communication device side is configured to display a supporter list written in Chinese characters, the supporter administrator can easily recognize the supporter, and supporter management becomes easy. In this way, it is possible to realize both support activities and supporter management in a well-balanced manner. In the third modification, the example in which the name written in kana is disclosed has been described. However, the name written in non-kanji characters such as alphabets may be disclosed.

  In addition, inappropriate supporters can be forcibly withdrawn. In addition, when a supporter joins, the name of the supporter is not immediately posted in the supporter's list, but is released after confirmation by the supporter administrator, thus preventing problems due to disclosure of the name in advance. be able to.

In this embodiment, the amount of service provided to the supporter and the amount of the fund management association fee is fixed. However, the supporter appropriately selects a desired service and manages the funds according to the amount of the selected service. You may comprise so that the amount of group membership fees may be increased or decreased. In other words, the membership fee processing device receives a means for receiving, via a communication network, information indicating a desired political related service selected by a supporter from among a plurality of political related services, and a large amount of received political related services. It is preferable to provide a means for setting the amount of the fund management association fee to high / low depending on the cost. When configured in this way, the service that the supporter truly desires can be provided, and the amount of the fund management association fee can be easily increased or decreased by selecting the service.
Further, in the present embodiment, the example in which the present invention is applied mainly to the use of settlement of political contributions has been described, but the present invention may be applied to the use of settlement of contributions other than political contributions.
Furthermore, it should be thought that embodiment disclosed this time is an illustration and restrictive at no points. The scope of the present invention is defined not by the above-mentioned meaning but by the scope of the claims, and is intended to include all modifications within the meaning and scope equivalent to the scope of the claims.

Regarding the above-described embodiment, the following additional notes are disclosed.
(Appendix 1)
Connected to the supporter communication device and the payment processing device via a communication network, a plurality of supporter communication devices used for collecting the membership fee of the fund management organization, a payment processing device for performing the payment processing of the membership fee, and A payment processing system that provides a related politics-related service and includes a membership fee processing device that executes processing related to the membership fee,
The supporter communication device includes:
A transmission means for transmitting membership information for joining a money management organization,
The membership fee processing device
Receiving means for receiving admission information transmitted from the supporter communication device;
A payment requesting means for requesting the payment processing device to settle a fee including a fee for the membership fee and a political related service when the receiving means receives the membership information;
A payment processing system comprising: means for providing a political-related service to a supporter communication device of a supporter who has joined a money management organization.

(Appendix 2)
The membership information is
Including service designation information indicating one of a plurality of political-related services with different rates, and name information indicating the name of a supporter who joins a fund management organization,
The membership fee processing device
Supporter list information transmitting means for transmitting supporter list information for displaying a list of names of supporters indicated by the name information included in the membership information in a manner corresponding to the service designation information. The payment processing system according to Supplementary Note 1.

(Appendix 3)
The supporter list information transmitting means includes
Supplementary note 2 for transmitting a list of supporters for displaying the name in a large / small manner according to the high / low charge of the political-related service designated by the service designation information. The payment processing system described in 1.

(Appendix 4)
The supporter list information transmitting means includes
The name of the supporter indicated by the name information included in the membership information is transmitted as supporter list information for displaying a list in non-kanji notation,
The membership fee processing device
The information processing apparatus further comprises means for transmitting supporter list information for displaying a list of names of supporters indicated by the name information included in the membership information in kanji notation to a supporter communication device connected to a communication network. The settlement processing system according to supplementary note 3, wherein

(Appendix 5)
A plurality of supporter communication devices used for collecting membership fees of a fund management organization, a settlement processing device for performing a settlement process for the membership fees, and a predetermined service connected to the supporter communication device and the settlement processing device via a communication network And a payment processing system comprising a membership fee processing device for executing processing related to the membership fee,
The supporter communication device includes:
A transmission means for transmitting membership information for joining a money management organization,
The membership fee processing device
Receiving means for receiving admission information transmitted from the supporter communication device;
Settlement request means for requesting the settlement processing device to settle a fee including the membership fee and a consideration for a predetermined service when the receiving means receives the membership information;
A payment processing system comprising: means for providing a predetermined service to a supporter communication device of a supporter who has joined a fund management organization.

(Appendix 8)
A plurality of supporter communication devices used for collecting membership fees of a fund management organization and a payment processing device for performing payment processing of the membership fees are connected via a communication network to provide a predetermined service and perform processing related to the membership fees. A membership fee processing device to be executed,
Receiving means for receiving membership information for joining a fund management organization from the supporter communication device via a communication network;
Settlement request means for requesting the settlement processing device to settle a fee including the membership fee and a consideration for a predetermined service when the receiving means receives the membership information;
A membership fee processing device comprising: means for providing a predetermined service to a supporter communication device of a supporter who has joined a money management organization.

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Providing a predetermined service using a plurality of supporter communication devices used for collecting membership fees of a fund management organization, and a membership processing device connected via a communication network to a payment processing device for performing payment processing of the membership fees In the membership fee processing method for executing the processing related to the membership fee,
The membership fee processing device
Receiving membership information for joining a fund management organization from the supporter communication device via a communication network;
Request the settlement processing device to settle the fee including the membership fee and the fee for the predetermined service,
A membership fee processing method comprising: providing a predetermined service to a supporter communication device of a supporter who has joined a money management organization.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Membership processing apparatus 2 Supporter communication apparatus 3 Payment processing apparatus 4 Politician site provision apparatus 5 Admission processing apparatus 6 Fund management organization 21 Control part 25 Communication part 31 Control part 34 Settlement information DB
35 Communication Department 41 Control Department 44 Political Service DB
45 Communication Unit 51 Control Unit 54 Supporter DB
55 Communication Department N Communication Network

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Connected to the supporter communication device and the payment processing device via a communication network, a plurality of supporter communication devices used for collecting the membership fee of the fund management organization, a payment processing device for performing the payment processing of the membership fee, and A payment processing system that provides a related politics-related service and includes a membership fee processing device that executes processing related to the membership fee,
The supporter communication device includes:
A transmission means for transmitting membership information for joining a money management organization,
The membership fee processing device
Receiving means for receiving admission information transmitted from the supporter communication device;
A payment requesting means for requesting the payment processing device to settle a fee including a fee for the membership fee and a political related service when the receiving means receives the membership information;
A payment processing system comprising: means for providing a political-related service to a supporter communication device of a supporter who has joined a money management organization. The membership information is
Including service designation information indicating one of a plurality of political-related services with different rates, and name information indicating the name of a supporter who joins a fund management organization,
The membership fee processing device
Supporter list information transmitting means for transmitting supporter list information for displaying a list of names of supporters indicated by the name information included in the membership information in a manner corresponding to the service designation information. The settlement processing system according to claim 1. The supporter list information transmitting means includes
According to the high / low of the charge of the political related service designated by the service designation information, the supporter list information for displaying the name in a large / small list is transmitted.
In addition, the name of the supporter indicated by the name information included in the membership information is transmitted as support list information for displaying a list in non-Kanji notation,
The membership fee processing device
Furthermore, it has a means to transmit the supporter list information for displaying the name of the supporter indicated by the name information included in the membership information in kanji notation to the supporter communication device connected to the communication network. The settlement processing system according to claim 2. A plurality of supporter communication devices used for collecting membership fees of a fund management organization, and connected to a payment processing device for performing payment processing of the membership fees via a communication network, providing political related services related to politics, A membership fee processing apparatus for executing processing related to a membership fee,
Receiving means for receiving membership information for joining a fund management organization from the supporter communication device via a communication network;
A payment requesting means for requesting the payment processing device to settle a fee including a fee for the membership fee and a political related service when the receiving means receives the membership information;
A membership fee processing apparatus comprising: means for providing a political-related service to a supporter communication device of a supporter who has joined a money management organization. Political matters related to politics using a plurality of supporter communication devices used for collecting membership fees of fund management organizations, and membership fee processing devices connected to the payment processing device for processing the payment of membership fees via a communication network In the membership fee processing method of providing a service and executing the processing related to the membership fee,
The membership fee processing device
Receiving membership information for joining a fund management organization from the supporter communication device via a communication network;
Requesting the payment processing device to settle a fee including the membership fee and consideration for the political service,
A method for processing a membership fee, characterized by providing a political-related service to a supporter communication device of a supporter who has joined a money management organization.

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