JP2010224884A - Discount information distribution method and system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a discount information distribution method and a system thereof for allowing a user to reliably obtain a coupon with improved operability. <P>SOLUTION: The discount information distribution system includes: a reception means 3e receiving positional information and time information between two points of a portable terminal 1 and an electronic coupon acquisition request from the portable terminal 1; a velocity calculation means 3c calculating a velocity from a distance between the two points and required time ; a determination means 3c determining that a vehicle is being used when the velocity calculated by the velocity calculation means 3c is a certain velocity or higher; a retrieval means 3c retrieving a nearby shop which provides an electronic coupon and has a parking space; and a distribution means 3e distributing the electronic coupon of the retrieved shop to the portable terminal 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a discount information distribution method and system, and more specifically, when acquiring an electronic coupon used for a discount service such as a restaurant, the current location neighboring store even if the user does not input regional information or preferences each time. The present invention relates to a discount information distribution method and system capable of automatically acquiring an electronic coupon that can be effectively used in the system.

  In the conventional technology, a user accesses a home page (HP), inputs regional information, preferences, and the like and searches for the coupon of the target restaurant. However, it is necessary for the user to search for the target store, and convenience is impaired. As a technique for solving these problems, there is known a system that can automatically acquire an electronic coupon that can be used around the current position without requiring a complicated input operation by the user (see, for example, Patent Document 1). . In addition, a system is known that automatically distributes electronic coupons according to a user's current location if the user registers preference information in advance (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-141406 (paragraphs 0007 to 0013, FIGS. 1 to 3, FIGS. 6 and 7) JP 2001-229258 A (paragraphs 0030 to 0047, FIGS. 2 and 3)

  Although the above method improves the convenience of acquiring a coupon, there are still problems. For example, when the user is moving by car, the coupon can only be used at a store with parking facilities. Furthermore, when traveling by car, it may be very inconvenient even if a coupon ticket of a store in the direction opposite to the traveling direction is introduced. This invention is made | formed in view of such a subject, Comprising: It aims at providing the discount information delivery method and system which can acquire the suitable coupon ticket according to the moving object at that time.

In order to solve the above problem, the present invention has the following configuration.
(1) The invention according to claim 1 is a system in which a portable terminal and a coupon distribution server are connected to a public communication network base station via a public communication network. Step 1 for receiving an electronic coupon acquisition request together with position information and time information between points, Step 2 for calculating the speed from the distance between two points and time information, and the coupon distribution server being calculated If the speed is above a certain speed, step 3 is determined to be moving by car, and when it is determined to be moving by car, the coupon distribution server is a store with an electronic coupon in the vicinity and there is a parking lot Step 4 for searching for a store, and Step 5 for distributing the electronic coupon of the searched store to the mobile terminal by the coupon distribution server. That.

  (2) The invention according to claim 2 is a system in which a portable terminal and a coupon distribution server are connected to a public communication network base station via a public communication network, and the coupon distribution server is connected to the portable terminal from the portable terminal. There is a receiving means for receiving an electronic coupon acquisition request together with position information and time information between two points, a speed calculating means for calculating a speed from the distance between the two points and time information, and a speed calculated by the speed calculating means. Search means for determining that the vehicle is moving by car when the speed is above a certain speed, and searching for a store with a nearby electronic coupon and a parking lot when the determination device determines that the vehicle is moving by car And a delivery means for delivering the electronic coupon of the searched store to the portable terminal.

  (3) The invention according to claim 3 is applicable, wherein the search means determines the direction from the front-rear relationship of the movement between the two points, and in the case of a car, detects the store with the electronic coupon in the range of the front direction. A store electronic coupon is distributed to the mobile terminal.

  (4) The invention according to claim 4 also records the time when the location information is acquired by the portable terminal and transmits it to the coupon distribution server together with the location information, and the speed calculation means calculates the speed from the travel distance and travel time. It is characterized by that.

(1) According to the first aspect of the present invention, even when the vehicle is moving by car, a coupon that can be used effectively can be obtained.
(2) According to the invention described in claim 2, even when the vehicle is moving by car, it is possible to acquire a coupon that can be reliably used.

  (3) According to the invention described in claim 3, when the vehicle is moving by car, the coupon ticket of the store in the forward direction is distributed. Can be delivered.

  (4) According to the invention described in claim 4, the moving speed of the moving object having the portable terminal can be calculated from the moving distance and the moving time.

It is a block diagram which shows one Example of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of operation | movement of this invention. It is a figure which shows the structural example of user information. It is a figure which shows the structural example of shop information. It is a figure which shows the example of a coupon display.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a user mobile phone (hereinafter referred to as a mobile phone) as a mobile terminal, 2 is a public communication network base station that wirelessly exchanges signals with the mobile phone 1, and 3 is a control operation for coupon distribution. The coupon distribution server 4 is a public communication network provided between the public communication network base station 2 and the coupon distribution server 3.

  As the coupon distribution server 3, for example, a computer is used, and as the public communication network 4, not only a normal telephone network but also an ISDN network, a LAN network, and the Internet network can be used. Reference numeral 1A denotes an antenna for wireless communication connected to the mobile phone 1, and reference numeral 2A denotes an antenna for wireless communication connected to the public communication network base station 2.

  In the user mobile phone 1, 1 a is a display unit for displaying various information, 1 b is a transmission / reception unit for transmitting and receiving data, 1 c is a position measurement unit for measuring the position of the mobile phone, and 1 d is for performing various arithmetic processes. An arithmetic processing unit 1c for performing various control processes and an input operation unit 1c for inputting various data and commands. For example, a liquid crystal display (LCD) is used as the display unit 1a. As the position measuring unit 1c, for example, GPS is used. For example, a microprocessor is used as the arithmetic processing unit 1d. For example, a keyboard or a function key is used as the input operation unit 1e.

  In the coupon distribution server 3, 3a is a sort processing unit for rearranging data, 3c is a search processing unit for searching for necessary data by referring to a database, and 3d is a position information conversion process. A position information conversion processing unit to be performed, 3f is a store information storage unit for storing store information, and 3g is a user information storage unit for storing user information.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration example of user information stored in the user information storage unit 3g. This information is divided into user IDs, preference information, sort conditions, and search conditions. The user ID is composed of a combination of a plurality of numbers as shown in the figure. For example, the user ID in the case of item 1 is composed of a 16-digit number “12345678890123450”. As ID, it is not always necessary to increase the number of digits so far.

  The following taste information is quite diverse, and Japanese food, French, Italian, Chinese, Asian, Diners, Fast food, Others, Izakaya, Bar, Snack are remembered. The circles in the figure indicate your preference. For example, the person in Item 1 selects Japanese food, French, Italian, Chinese, Asian, Diners, and others as well. The following sort conditions are in order of popularity, close order, and budget order. The person of item 1 shows that he wants to arrange in order of popularity. The next search conditions are a walk search area, a car search area, the number of displays, and the time until closing. Here, in the case of item 1, it is desired that the walking search area is within 3 minutes on foot, and the number of displayed items is that you want to display up to 10 stores that are necessary, and that it is 60 minutes until closing. Show.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of store information stored in the store information storage unit 3f. This information is divided into store information, coupon information, and genre. The store information includes a store name, an address, a telephone number, business hours, regular holidays, and parking facilities. For example, the store “Irifune” has an address of Kakogawa City, Hyogo Prefecture, a telephone number of 079-**, a business hours of 10:00 to 21:00, a regular holiday is Wednesday, a parking lot The equipment is present.

The coupon information is composed of coupon usage details, day of the week designation, usage time designation, and others. For example, when the store is “Irifune”, the coupon usage is “5,000 to 500 yen discount”, no day of the week is specified, and no usage time is specified. The next genre consists of Japanese food, French, Italian, Chinese, Asian, Diners, Fast food, Other, Izakaya, Bar, Snack. If the store is “Irifune”, it indicates that only Japanese food is available. The outline of the system configured as described above will be described as follows.
1) The user registers his / her preference information, search conditions, and sort conditions for distribution in advance in the coupon distribution server 3 (see FIG. 2). Specifically, registration is performed by operating the input operation unit 1e.
2) The user accesses the site where the coupon distribution server 3 is installed from the mobile phone 1 via the public communication network 4, and the location information and user ID (FOMA (NTT) at two points in the set time interval. (Registered trademark) card number, a unique identification number such as a telephone number) is transmitted, and a coupon is obtained. Here, the position information of two points in the time interval is, for example, position information of the two points when moving for 20 minutes. Since the distance between the two points is known from the position information, the speed of the moving object can be calculated.
3) The coupon distribution server 3 identifies the user by accessing the user information storage unit 3g based on the user ID of the user.
4) The coupon distribution server 3 collates user registration information registered in the user information storage unit 3g, and confirms preference information, search conditions, and sort conditions.
5) The coupon distribution server 3 confirms the current position of the user from the received current position information.
6) The coupon distribution server 3 extracts a registered store with reference to the store information storage unit 3f registered according to the selected moving object.
7) The coupon distribution server 3 discards coupon tickets that cannot be used effectively at that time (for example, fixed holidays, usage restrictions, time-designated items, and the presence of parking facilities).
8) The coupon distribution server 3 sorts the extraction results according to the store sort conditions registered in the user information storage unit 3g.
9) The coupon distribution server 3 returns the coupon tickets and store information for the registered number to the user's mobile phone 1 according to the number of display items registered in the user information storage unit 3g, and discards any more. .
10) The user displays the returned coupon on the display unit 1a, displays the coupon at the store, and receives the service.

  The specific operation of the present invention will be described below along the flowchart. 4 to 6 are flowcharts showing an example of the operation of the present invention. First, the user inputs a user ID, preference information, sort conditions, and search conditions from the input operation unit 1e of the mobile phone 1, and makes a registration request to the coupon distribution server 3 from the transmission / reception unit 1b (S1). This registration request is accepted by the transmission / reception unit 3e of the coupon distribution server 3 via the public communication network base station 2 and the public communication network 4 (S2). Then, it is registered in the user information storage unit 3g (S3). When registration is performed, the transmission / reception unit 3e notifies the mobile phone 1 of registration completion (S4). In the mobile phone 1, the registration processing confirmation that is sent is performed by the arithmetic processing unit 1d (S5), and the processing is terminated. The user information has been registered in the user information storage unit 3g.

  Next, the user makes a coupon distribution request from the input operation unit 1e of the mobile phone 1 (S6). This distribution request is transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 1b to the transmission / reception unit 3e of the coupon distribution server 3 via the public communication network 4. When the transmission / reception unit 3e receives the coupon distribution request (S7), the search processing unit 3c creates a reception screen and transmits the reception screen to the mobile phone 1 (S8). This reception screen is transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 3e to the mobile phone 1 via the public communication network 4.

  When the reception screen is received by the transmission / reception unit 1b of the mobile phone 1, the arithmetic processing unit 1d causes the display unit 1a to display the reception screen. The user inputs the user ID while viewing the reception screen. The position information (acquisition time) is measured by the position measuring unit 1c, and these data are transmitted to the coupon distribution server 3 (S9). The user ID and position information data are received by the transmission / reception unit 3e (S10). In order to calculate the moving speed of the mobile phone 1, the mobile phone 1 needs to transmit a total of two pieces of position information (acquisition time) to the coupon distribution server 3.

  When the user ID and the position information are received, the search processing unit 3c searches the user information storage unit 3g and collates the user ID (S11). If the user ID is not registered as a result of the collation, a registration screen is transmitted from the transmission / reception unit 3e to the mobile phone 1. In the mobile phone 1, the user ID, the preference information, and the sort condition are input from the input operation unit 1e. Is registered in the user information storage unit 3g of the coupon distribution server 3.

In step S11, when the user ID is registered, the position information conversion processing unit 3d calculates the movement distance from the two position information. The search processing unit 3c calculates the speed from the movement distance between the two points and the time required for the movement (S14). Thus, according to the present invention, the moving speed of the moving object having the mobile phone 1 can be calculated from the moving distance and the moving time.
It is checked whether or not the calculated speed is 10 km / h or more (S15). Here, the threshold of the moving speed of the moving object is set to 10 km / h, and it is determined that the moving object is a car if it is faster than 10 km, and that the moving object is a person if it is slower than 10 km.

  The search processing unit 3c checks whether the speed is 10 km / h or more (S15). When the speed is 10 km / h or more, the moving object is a car, so the store information storage unit 3f is referred to and the store is searched within the moving distance range registered with reference to the user information storage unit 3g (S16). ). In this case, the search processing unit 3c searches only for stores in the forward direction from the position of the car. In this way, when the vehicle is moving by car, the coupon ticket of the store in the forward direction is distributed, so that it is possible to distribute the coupon ticket that can be surely used effectively to the person who is moving by car. Then, it is checked whether or not the store is within the registration range with reference to the user information storage unit 3g (S17). If it is not within the registration range, the store data is discarded (S100).

  If it is within the registration range, it is checked whether there is a parking facility with reference to the store information storage unit 3f (S18). If there is no parking facility, store data is discarded (S100). If the moving speed is 10 km / h or less in step S15, it means walking. Therefore, the search processing unit 3c refers to the user information storage unit 3g, and searches for stores in the travel time range registered with reference to the store information storage unit 3g (S19).

  Then, it is checked whether or not the searched store is within the registration range (S20). If it is not within the registration range, the store data is discarded (S100). If it is within the registration range, it is checked whether or not the coupon is in the store (S21). In step S18, it is checked whether there is a coupon ticket even when there is a parking facility (S21). If there is no coupon, store data is discarded (S100).

  When there is a coupon ticket, the search processing unit 3c checks whether or not the day is a regular holiday with reference to the store information storage unit 3f (S22). If it is a regular holiday, the store data is discarded (S100). If it is not a regular holiday, it is checked whether it is within the available time with reference to the store information storage unit 3f (S23). If it is not within the available time, the store data is discarded (S100).

  If it is within the available time, the search processing unit 3c checks whether the time until closing of the store is less than or equal to the search condition (S24). If it is below the search condition, the store data is discarded (S100). If it is equal to or greater than the search condition, the sort processing unit 3a sorts (sorts) the results according to the registered sort condition (S25). Next, the search processing unit 3c compares the sorting result sorted by the sorting processing unit 3a with the number of display items registered with reference to the user information storage unit 3g (S26).

  Next, the search processing unit 3c checks whether the sorted number is within the number of registrations stored in the user information storage unit 3g (S27). If the sorted number exceeds the registered number, the search processing unit 3c discards the data exceeding the registered number (S28). If the sorted number is within the registered number, the transmitting / receiving unit 3e transmits the processing result to the mobile phone 1 (S29). On the mobile phone 1 side, the transmitted data is received by the transmission / reception unit 1b, and store information and a coupon are acquired (S30).

  After that, it is only necessary that the person goes to the corresponding store and displays the coupon information on the display unit 1a of the mobile phone 1 at the cash register of the store. FIG. 7 shows an example of coupon display. The name, store name, and service details are displayed. In the example shown in the figure, the meal cost is 5% OFF.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where a mobile phone is used as the mobile terminal is taken as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other portable terminals such as a notebook personal computer having a wireless function can be used.

  As described above, according to the present invention, an appropriate coupon ticket according to the moving object at that time can be acquired without the user performing complicated input operations or input of search conditions. In addition, since a coupon ticket that cannot be used is not distributed, useless communication costs can be reduced. In addition, even when the moving object is moving in a car, it is possible to distribute a coupon that can be reliably used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 User mobile phone 1a Display part 1b Transmission / reception part 1c Position measurement part 1d Calculation process part 1e Input operation part 1A Antenna 2 Public communication network base station 2A Antenna 3 Coupon delivery server 3a Sort process part 3b Preference information process part 3c Search process part 3d Location information conversion processing unit 3e Transmission / reception unit 3f Store information storage unit 3g User information storage unit 4 Public communication network

Claims (4)

In a system in which a mobile terminal and a coupon distribution server are connected to a public communication network base station via a public communication network,
Step 1 where the coupon distribution server receives an electronic coupon acquisition request together with position information and time information between two points of the portable terminal from the portable terminal;
Step 2 in which the coupon distribution server calculates a speed from a distance between two points and time information;
Step 3 for determining that the coupon distribution server is moving by car when the calculated speed is equal to or higher than a certain speed;
When it is determined that the vehicle is moving by car, the coupon distribution server searches for a store with a nearby electronic coupon and a parking lot;
Step 5 in which the coupon distribution server distributes the electronic coupon of the searched store to the mobile terminal;
A discount information delivery method using a mobile terminal, characterized by comprising: In a system in which a mobile terminal and a coupon distribution server are connected via a public communication network base station and a public communication network, the coupon distribution server includes:
Receiving means for receiving an electronic coupon acquisition request together with position information and time information between two points of the portable terminal from the portable terminal;
Speed calculating means for calculating the speed from the distance between the two points and the time information;
A determination means for determining that the vehicle is moving when the speed calculated by the speed calculation means is equal to or higher than a certain speed;
When the determination means determines that the vehicle is moving by car, search means for searching for a store with a nearby electronic coupon and a parking lot;
A distribution means for distributing the electronic coupon of the searched store to the mobile terminal;
A discount information distribution system using a portable terminal characterized by comprising:   The search means determines a direction from the front-rear relationship of movement between two points, and in the case of a car, detects a store with an electronic coupon in a forward direction range, and distributes the electronic coupon of the corresponding store to the mobile terminal. The discount information distribution system according to claim 2, wherein:   The time at which position information is acquired by the portable terminal is also recorded and transmitted to the coupon distribution server together with the position information, and the speed calculation means calculates a speed from a movement distance and a movement time. Discount information distribution system.

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