JP2011090407A - Information processing apparatus and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To appropriately support a business through a vending machine. <P>SOLUTION: An information processing apparatus includes: a control request reception means for receiving a control request from portable terminal equipment; a specification means for specifying electronic settlement terminal equipment based on a control request received by the control request reception means and association data; a command transmission means for transmitting a control command through the electronic settlement terminal equipment specified by the specification means to the vending machine; a control result reception means for receiving a control result corresponding to the control command transmitted by the command transmission means through the electronic settlement terminal equipment by the vending machine; a storage means for storing the control result received by the control result reception means in association with the portable terminal equipment in the storage device; and a control result transmission means for, when receiving the acquisition request of the control result from the portable terminal equipment, transmitting the control result to the portable terminal equipment. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus and a program.

  Conventionally, techniques related to management of vending machines have been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP-A-10-124585

  However, the above-described conventional technology has a problem in that it cannot properly support a business through a vending machine, such as promotion of sales of a product in a vending machine or securing revenue other than the sale of a product in a vending machine. there were.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and an object thereof is to appropriately support business through a vending machine.

Therefore, the information processing apparatus of the present invention is received by the control request receiving means for receiving a control request including identification information for identifying a vending machine and a control command from the portable terminal device, and the control request receiving means. Corresponding to the vending machine identified by the identification information based on the identification information included in the control request and the association data associating the vending machine and the electronic payment terminal device stored in the storage device The specifying means for specifying the electronic payment terminal device to be specified, the starting means for starting the vending machine communication program, and the specifying means via the vending machine communication program started by the starting means Command transmitting means for transmitting the control command to the vending machine via an electronic payment terminal device, and the command via the vending machine communication program A control result receiving means for receiving a control result corresponding to the control command transmitted by the communication means from the vending machine via the electronic settlement terminal device, and the control result received by the control result receiving means, A storage unit that stores the control request corresponding to the control result in a storage device in association with the mobile terminal device that has transmitted the control request, and receives a control result acquisition request from the mobile terminal device, and is stored in the storage device. Control result transmitting means for transmitting a control result associated with the portable terminal device to the portable terminal device.
By adopting such a configuration, for example, a replenisher who replenishes the product of the vending machine controls the vending machine by operating the mobile terminal device, and information on the control result (for example, information related to product replenishment). Since it can be obtained from a vending machine and can efficiently replenish goods to the vending machine, business through the vending machine can be appropriately supported.
Note that the control command corresponds to, for example, a calibration command or a settlement command described later. The portable terminal device corresponds to, for example, a handy terminal described later. The association data corresponds to, for example, vending machine-terminal device association data described later.
Note that the information processing apparatus of the present invention corresponds to the vending machine logistic support apparatus or the like of the first embodiment described later.

In addition, the information processing apparatus of the present invention includes an electronic payment terminal device installed in a vending machine from the vending machine sales product information, sales date information, payment method information, vending machine or electronic payment terminal. Receiving means for receiving sales specification data including identification information for identifying a device, and the sales specification data received by the receiving means for each vending machine or electronic settlement terminal device based on the identification information A storage system that stores data in a storage device every time, and a basic system that can communicate via a network from the sales specification data stored in the storage device for each vending machine or for each electronic payment terminal device in the storage device Extracting data to be transferred, creating means for creating a sales detail file based on the extracted data, and transferring the sales detail file created by the creating means to the core system Having, and the transfer means.
With this configuration, it is possible to create a sales detail file composed of data to be transferred to the core system based on the sales detailed data and transfer it to the basic system. For example, a product based on the sales specification file in the basic system Since marketing analysis related to sales can be performed, it is possible to appropriately support business through vending machines.
Note that the information processing apparatus of the present invention corresponds to a vending machine logistic support apparatus or the like according to Embodiment 2 described later.

The information processing apparatus of the present invention includes an image data receiving unit that receives image data captured by an imaging device installed in the vending machine from an electronic payment terminal device installed in the vending machine, Attribute information extracting means for extracting attribute information of the user of the vending machine from image data received by the image data receiving means; and attribute information and attribute information based on the attribute information extracted by the attribute information extracting means. Content selection means for selecting the corresponding content from the association data associating with the corresponding content, and the automatic selection via the electronic payment terminal device so that the content selected by the content selection means is output by the vending machine. Content transmitting means for transmitting to the vending machine.
By adopting such a configuration, for example, it is possible to cause the vending machine to output contents such as commercials of merchandise according to user attribute information to a vending machine user who is going to purchase the merchandise. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately support the business through the vending machine.
Note that the information processing apparatus of the present invention corresponds to a vending machine logistic support apparatus or the like according to Embodiment 3 described later.

The information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes identification information for identifying the vending machine from an electronic payment terminal device installed in the vending machine, sales date information, and a place where the vending machine is installed. Receiving means for receiving sales specification data including location identification information for identifying, and image data of a purchaser who has purchased a product imaged by an imaging device installed in a vending machine, and received by the receiving means Attribute information extracting means for extracting the purchaser's attribute information from the image data included in the sales detail data, and associating the attribute information extracted by the attribute information extraction means with the sales date information included in the sales detail data Storage means for storing each identification information or each location identification information in a storage device, a plurality of each identification information stored in the storage device, or a plurality of each location identification information Based on the sex information and the sales date information, a ratio of attribute information for each predetermined time period is obtained, a determination means for determining the attribute information for each time period based on the ratio, and the attribute information determined by the determination means Based on the association data associating the attribute information with the content corresponding to the attribute information, the content selection means for selecting the corresponding content for each time zone, and the content selected by the selection means for the time zone Distribution means for delivering to a vending machine identified by information or a vending machine installed at a location identified by the location identification information.
By adopting such a configuration, it is possible to identify the attribute information of the user who uses the vending machine most frequently for each time period, and to distribute the content according to the attribute information to the vending machine for each time period. So, for example, it is possible to efficiently provide advertisements to target users compared to advertisements using posters installed in stations, trains, etc. in the hope that unspecified users will see them. It is possible to appropriately support business through vending machines.
The information processing apparatus according to the present invention corresponds to a vending machine logistic support apparatus or the like according to a fourth embodiment described later.

The information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes an image data receiving unit that receives image data captured by an imaging unit of the vending machine from an electronic payment terminal device installed in the vending machine, and the image data receiving unit. Based on the face image of the user of the vending machine included in the image data received in the above, search is made for registration data including image data including the face image of the user and attribute information of the user, and the user Based on the attribute information acquired by the attribute information acquisition means for identifying the registration data including the face image recognized as the same as the face image and acquiring the attribute information included in the registration data , Content selection means for selecting corresponding content from association data associating user attribute information with content, and content selected by the content selection means To output in the vending machine, having a content transmission unit for transmitting to the vending machine via the electronic payment terminal device.
By adopting such a configuration, for example, it is possible to output content such as commercials of appropriate products for each user who uses the vending machine with the vending machine, so that the business through the vending machine is appropriately supported. can do.
Note that the information processing apparatus of the present invention corresponds to a vending machine logistic support apparatus or the like according to Embodiment 5 described later.

In addition, the information processing apparatus of the present invention purchases the sale product information of the vending machine and the product imaged by the imaging device installed in the vending machine from the electronic payment terminal device installed in the vending machine. And receiving means for receiving the sales details data including the purchaser's image data, and the user based on the purchaser's face image included in the image data included in the sales details data received by the receiving means. The registered data including the image data including the face image and the user identification information is searched, the registered data including the face image recognized as the same as the purchaser's face image is specified, and is included in the registered data Along with user identification information acquisition means for acquiring user identification information, and user identification information acquired by the user identification information acquisition means, sales product information included in the sales specification data is Storage means for storing a product purchase history in a storage device, image data receiving means for receiving image data captured by the imaging means of the vending machine from an electronic settlement terminal device installed in the vending machine, and The registration data is searched based on the face image of the user of the vending machine included in the image data received by the image data receiving means, and includes a face image recognized as the same as the face image of the user Identify registration data, identify identification information acquisition means for acquiring user identification information included in the registration data, and specify a purchase history including the user identification information based on the user identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition means Based on the association data for associating the product with the content based on the purchase history specifying means to be performed and the purchase history of the product specified by the purchase history specifying means. Content selection means for selecting the content, and content transmission means for transmitting the content selected by the content selection means to the vending machine via the electronic payment terminal device so that the content is output by the vending machine. .
With this configuration, vending machines can output content that encourages vending machine users to purchase products that they have always purchased, so they can support business through vending machines appropriately. can do.
Note that the information processing apparatus of the present invention corresponds to a vending machine logistic support apparatus or the like according to Embodiment 6 described later.

The information processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a receiving unit that receives sales specification data from an electronic payment terminal device installed in a vending machine, sales product information of the vending machine included in the sales specification data, and sales. Based on whether the date and time information satisfies the campaign application condition, a determination unit that determines whether or not to execute the campaign application, and when the determination unit determines to execute the campaign application, If the included payment method information indicates that payment was made with a record carrier having an electronic money function, based on the record carrier identification information for identifying the record carrier included in the sales specification data, the record carrier identification information and The corresponding personal information is acquired from the record carrier data that associates the personal information, and the settlement method information included in the sales description data is cash. The vending machine user's face image included in the image data of the purchaser of the product imaged by the imaging unit of the vending machine included in the sales specification data. Personal information acquisition means for acquiring corresponding personal information from registration data for associating image data including registered face images with personal information, and corresponding to the personal information acquired by the personal information acquisition means, Counting means for counting a value according to the type of sales merchandise information, and an individual acquired by the personal information acquiring means when it is determined that the value associated with the personal information satisfies a campaign application condition An application means that creates application information for the campaign based on the information, and sends the created application information to the application destination according to the campaign via the network, To.
By adopting such a configuration, for example, a vending machine user who purchased a campaign target product, etc. can automatically apply for the campaign if the application conditions for the campaign are satisfied. It is possible to appropriately support business through vending machines, such as promoting sales.
Note that the record carrier corresponds to, for example, an IC card having an electronic money function described later, a mobile phone having an electronic money function, and the like.
Note that the information processing apparatus according to the present invention corresponds to a vending machine logistic support apparatus or the like according to Embodiment 7 described later.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the business via a vending machine can be supported appropriately.

1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration according to a first embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of a logistic assistance apparatus. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of a command relay process. It is a figure which shows an example of vending machine-terminal device matching data. It is a figure which shows an example of the control result matched with the vending machine identification number or the electronic payment terminal device identification number. It is a figure which shows an example of the system configuration | structure of Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of a sales details relay process. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of a third embodiment. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of content selection and transmission processing according to the third embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of a content determination and a delivery process. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of a fifth embodiment. FIG. 16 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of content selection / transmission processing according to the fifth embodiment. FIG. 17 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of content selection / transmission processing according to the sixth exemplary embodiment. FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of a seventh embodiment. It is a sequence diagram which shows an example of a campaign application process. It is a figure which shows an example of campaign application condition data. It is a figure which shows an example of the data which show how many goods for which each individual bought the campaign object.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

<Embodiment 1>
The first embodiment will be described below.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration according to the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, an electronic payment terminal device 2 is installed (or connected) in the vending machine 1. The vending machine 1 is communicably connected to a vending machine logistic support device (hereinafter referred to as a logistic support device) 6 via an electronic settlement terminal device 2 and a network 3.
Here, the electronic settlement terminal device 2 performs wireless communication with an IC chip having an electronic money function for storing information such as a card ID for identifying an IC card or the like. The IC chip may be included in a card (storage carrier) such as Suica (registered trademark), or may be mounted on, for example, a mobile phone device (storage carrier). In the first embodiment and each embodiment described later, the IC chip is described as being included in a card (IC card) for the sake of simplicity. The electronic settlement terminal device 2 reads and / or writes data in the IC card via wireless communication. That is, when the IC card is touched to the electronic payment terminal device 2, the electronic payment terminal device 2 stores the IC card in the IC card according to the vending machine product purchased by operating the vending machine by the IC card user. The amount of the product is deducted from the recorded (charged) electronic money.
The electronic payment terminal device 2 has the electronic payment function as described above, and can communicate with the network 3 the vending machine 1 in which the device (that is, the electronic payment terminal device 2) is installed (or connected). It has a connection function (communication function) for connecting to.
A handy terminal (hereinafter referred to as HT) 7 is communicably connected to the logistic support device 6 via the network 3.
The logistic support device 6 of the present embodiment receives the command issued from the HT 7 via the network, specifies the destination electronic settlement terminal device 2, relays the command, and transmits the command to the destination electronic The response (command execution result) received from the payment terminal device 2 (the vending machine 1 associated with the electronic payment terminal device 2 on a one-to-one basis) is stored and returned to the HT 7 in response to a request from the HT 7. .

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the logistic support device (computer). As illustrated in FIG. 2, the logistic support device 6 includes a CPU 11, an input device 12, a storage device 13, a display device 14, and a network device 15 as a hardware configuration.
The CPU 11 implements the functions provided by the logistic support device 6 by executing processing based on a program stored in the storage device 13 composed of RAM, ROM, HD, and the like. The input device 12 is a mouse, a keyboard, or the like, for example, and inputs information to the logistic support device 6 in accordance with an operation of an administrator or the like. The display device 14 is a display or the like, for example, and displays the result of processing in the logistic support device 6. The storage device 13 stores programs, data necessary for the processing of the CPU 11, and the like. The network device 15 is a device for connecting the logistic support device 6 to a network such as the network 3.
The input device 12 and the display device 14 are not essential hardware configurations of the logistic support device.
Each of the vending machine 1, the electronic payment terminal device 2, and the HT7 also has at least a CPU as a hardware configuration, a storage device, and a network device, and the CPU of each device is stored in the storage device of each device. Functions of each device are realized by executing processing based on a program.

Hereinafter, processing in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of command relay processing.
The HT 7 determines the calibration command and the vending machine identification number for identifying the destination vending machine 1 to which the calibration command is transmitted in accordance with the operation of a replenisher or the like who replenishes the products of the vending machine that is the user of the HT 7 Are transmitted to the logistic support device 6 via the network (SQ1). The logistic support device 6 receives the control request from the HT 7 via the network.
The logistic support device 6 is installed in the vending machine and the vending machine identification number for identifying the vending machine 1 as shown in FIG. 4 based on the vending machine identification number included in the control request. The vending machine-terminal device association data associated with the electronic payment terminal device identification number for identifying the electronic payment terminal device 2 is searched, and the electronic payment terminal device identification corresponding to the vending machine identification number included in the control request is retrieved. The electronic settlement terminal device 2 of the transmission destination that transmits the calibration command is specified from the number (SQ2). An example of the electronic payment terminal device identification number is the IP address or telephone number of the electronic payment terminal device 2. It is assumed that the vending machine-terminal device association data is stored in the storage device 13, for example. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of vending machine-terminal device association data.
The HT 7 is an electronic device installed in a vending machine 1 that is a transmission destination for transmitting a calibration command and the calibration command in accordance with an operation of a replenisher or the like who replenishes the product of the vending machine that is a user of the HT 7. You may comprise so that the control request containing the electronic payment terminal device identification number which identifies the payment terminal device 2 may be transmitted to the logistic assistance device 6 via a network. When configured in this way, the logistic support device 6 specifies the electronic payment terminal device 2 that is the transmission destination for transmitting the calibration command from the electronic payment terminal device identification number included in the control request.

Next, the logistic support device 6 starts the vending machine communication program 5 stored in the storage device 13 (SQ3).
The logistic support device 6 transmits the calibration command to the vending machine 1 designated by the replenisher or the like via the vending machine communication program 5 that started the calibration command, the network, and the specified electronic payment terminal device 2 (SQ4). .
When the vending machine 1 receives the calibration command from the logistic support device 6, the vending machine 1 acquires inventory information of each product sold by the vending machine 1 (SQ5). It is assumed that the vending machine 1 holds inventory information of each product in the storage device of the vending machine 1.
Next, the vending machine 1 transmits the acquired inventory information of each product as a control result to the logistic support device 6 via the electronic payment terminal device 2, the network, and the vending machine communication program 5 (SQ6). The logistic support device 6 receives the inventory information of each product from the vending machine 1.
The logistic support device 6 stores the received inventory information (control result) of each product in the storage device 13 in association with the vending machine identification number or the electronic payment terminal device identification number as shown in FIG. (SQ7). FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a control result associated with a vending machine identification number or an electronic settlement terminal device identification number.

Next, the logistic support device 6 sends a control result corresponding to the control request received in SQ1, including the vending machine identification number or the electronic payment terminal device identification number, to the transmission destination HT7 that has transmitted the control request. Is sent via the network (SQ8). When the HT 7 receives the notification, the HT 7 displays, for example, that the notification is received on the display device of the HT 7.
The HT 7 sends an acquisition request for the control result including the vending machine identification number or the electronic payment terminal device identification number in response to an operation of a replenisher or the like who replenishes the products of the vending machine which is a user of the HT 7. Is transmitted to the logistic support device 6 (SQ9). The logistic support device 6 receives the acquisition request from the HT 7 via the network.
The logistic support device 6 is configured so that the vending machine identification number or the electronic payment terminal device identification number is stored from the storage device 13 based on the vending machine identification number or the electronic payment terminal device identification number included in the acquisition request. Inventory information (control result) of the product is acquired (SQ10).
The logistic support device 6 transmits the acquired inventory information (control result) of each product to the acquisition request source HT 7 (SQ11). The HT 7 acquires the inventory information of each product.
By the above processing, replenishers who replenish the products in the vending machine can perform calibration without going to the place where the vending machine is installed, so the place where the vending machine is installed Can be reduced from 2 times (calibration + replenishment) to 1 time (replenishment).

  In this embodiment, the calibration command is used as an example of the control command for controlling the vending machine. However, the control command is, for example, a settlement command for causing the vending machine to perform a tightening process. May be. That is, a payment command is transmitted from the HT 7 to the vending machine 1 via the logistic support device 6 and the like, and the vending machine 1 is charged. Then, the logistic support device 6 acquires the result of the settlement from the vending machine 1 as a control result and holds it, and transmits the result of the settlement to the HT 7 as a control result in response to a request from the HT 7. Can do. Even in this way, the replenisher who replenishes the products of the vending machine causes the vending machine to perform the tightening process without going to the place where the vending machine is installed. Can be obtained.

<Embodiment 2>
The second embodiment will be described below. In the second embodiment, the description of the same points as in the first embodiment will be omitted.
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration according to the second embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 6, the vending machine 1 is communicably connected to the logistic support device 6 via the electronic payment terminal device 2 and the network 3.
The backbone system 9 is connected to the logistic support device 6 via the VPN 8.
The logistic support device 6 according to the present embodiment acquires the sales details data of the vending machine 1 in which the electronic payment terminal device 2 is installed from the electronic payment terminal device 2 and sells the sales details data to be transferred to the backbone system 9. A detail file is created, and the created sales detail file is transmitted in response to a request from the core system 9.
Note that the hardware configuration and the like of the logistic support device 6 are the same as those in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. The backbone system 9 also has at least a CPU, a storage device, and a network device as hardware configurations, and the functions of the backbone system 9 are realized by the CPU executing processing based on a program stored in the storage device. The

Hereinafter, processing in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of sales detail relay processing.
The vending machine 1 transmits the sales details data to the electronic payment terminal device 2 every time the product is sold (SQ20). The process of SQ20 is executed each time a product is sold by the vending machine 1. The electronic settlement terminal device 2 stores the sales details data received from the vending machine 1 (sales details data for each sale) in the storage device of the electronic settlement terminal device 2.
Here, the sales details data includes
(1) Sales order number (number assigned in the vending machine 1 according to the order in which the products are sold)
(2) Money type information for identifying whether the product of the vending machine is settled with electronic money or with cash (3) Card ID for identifying an IC card when settled with electronic money
(4) Sales product information (sales product code, sales price, product column number, etc.)
(5) Sales date / time information (6) Vending machine identification number identifying vending machine (7) Location number identifying the location where the vending machine is installed.
The electronic payment terminal device 2 sends an acquisition request for transmission time data that determines the time to transmit the sales detail data at the time when the electronic payment terminal device 2 is powered on or at the timing set by the logistic support device 6. (SQ21). When receiving the transmission time data acquisition request from the electronic settlement terminal device 2, the logistic support device 6 acquires the transmission time data from the storage device 13 or the like and transmits it to the requesting electronic settlement terminal device 2 (SQ22).
When the electronic payment terminal device 2 acquires the transmission time data from the logistic support device 6, the electronic payment terminal device 2 stores the transmission time data in a storage device or the like of the electronic payment terminal device 2, and based on the time determined by the transmission time data (for example, When the time determined by the transmission time data comes), the sales details data stored in the storage device are collected and transmitted to the logistic support device 6 via the network (SQ23).
Here, if the vending machine identification number is not included in the sales specification data, the electronic payment terminal apparatus 2 replaces the vending machine identification number and identifies the apparatus (that is, the electronic payment terminal apparatus 2). A terminal device identification number is added to the sales detail data. Note that the electronic payment terminal apparatus 2 uses an electronic payment terminal apparatus identification number for identifying the apparatus (that is, the electronic payment terminal apparatus 2) even when the sales specification data includes a vending machine identification number. You may add to the said sales detailed data.
For example, the electronic settlement terminal device 2 may delete the sales specification data from the storage device after collecting the sales specification data stored in the storage device and sending it to the logistic support device 6. The electronic settlement terminal device 2 may delete all the sales details data transmitted to the logistic support device 6, or may hold a predetermined number of sales details data in the storage device. Good.

When the sales support data is received from the electronic settlement terminal device 2, the logistic support device 6 transmits to the electronic settlement terminal device 2 that the sales specification data has been received (SQ24). The logistic support device 6 stores the received sales specification data in the storage device 13 in association with the vending machine identification number and / or the electronic payment terminal device identification number included in the sales specification data (SQ25).
Next, the logistic support device 6 transmits data (for example, (1) to (1) described above) from the sales specification data stored in the storage device 13 based on the setting file stored in the storage device 13 or the like. (Data of (7)) is acquired and a sales details file is created (SQ26). Here, for example, when the sales order number is missing based on the sales order number included in the sales detail data received last time and stored in the storage device 13, the logistic support device 6 receives the set administrator's An error notification or the like indicating that there is data loss in the mail address or the like may be performed.
The logistic support device 6 stores the created sales specification file in a predetermined storage area of the storage device 13 (SQ27).
When the logistic support device 6 receives the sales detail file acquisition request from the backbone system 9 (SQ28), it acquires the sales detail file from the predetermined storage area (SQ29), and stores the sales detail file in the backbone system 9 of the acquisition request source. Is transferred (SQ30).
When the basic system 9 receives the sales specification file, for example, it performs data analysis based on the sales specification file. A user of the backbone system 9 can make a marketing strategy and the like in the vending machine based on data analysis of the backbone system 9.

<Embodiment 3>
Hereinafter, Embodiment 3 will be described. In the third embodiment, the description of the same points as in the above-described embodiment will be omitted.
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of the third embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 8, the vending machine 1 is communicably connected to the logistic support device 6 via the electronic payment terminal device 2 and the network 3. The vending machine 1 according to the present embodiment includes a camera 21 as a hardware configuration. Note that the vending machine 1 and the camera 21 may be connected via a network as long as the image data of the user of the vending machine 1 who is going to purchase a product can be acquired by the vending machine 1. That is, the camera 21 may not be included as a hardware configuration of the vending machine 1. However, in this embodiment, for simplification of description, the camera 21 is described as being installed in the vending machine 1 as a hardware configuration of the vending machine 1.
The content registration device 10 is connected to the logistic support device 6 via the network 3.
The logistic support device 6 according to the present embodiment holds the association data registered by the content registration device 10 in which the content is associated with the attribute information in the storage device 13. Then, the logistic support device 6 extracts attribute information from the image data of the user of the vending machine 1 who is going to purchase a product with the vending machine 1 sent from the vending machine 1, and converts the attribute information into the extracted attribute information. Based on the association data, the content corresponding to the attribute information is selected, and the selected content is transmitted to the vending machine 1 that has transmitted the image. When receiving the content, the vending machine 1 displays the received content on the display of the vending machine 1 or the like.

Hereinafter, the processing in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of content selection / transmission processing.
In response to the operation of the operator, the content registration device 10 transmits a content registration request including association data that associates the attribute information with the content corresponding to the attribute information to the logistic support device 6 (SQ40). Here, the content is audio and / or video data such as advertisements.
When receiving the content registration request, the logistic support device 6 registers the content by storing the association data included in the content registration request in the storage device 13 or the like (SQ41).
Note that the processing of SQ40 and SQ41 is basically performed only once, and thereafter is performed when the association data is updated or modified.
When the vending machine 1 takes a picture of a person who is within a predetermined range from the vending machine 1 or a person at a predetermined position with respect to the vending machine 1 as a user of the vending machine 1 with the camera 21, the user Is transmitted to the logistic support device 6 via the electronic settlement terminal device 2 (SQ42).
When receiving the image data, the logistic support device 6 extracts the attribute information of the user of the vending machine 1 from the image data. More specifically, the logistic support device 6 extracts the sex, age group, etc. of the user as attribute information from the face image of the user included in the image data (SQ43). Note that the existing technology is used as the technology for extracting attribute information from the face image.

When the logistic information is extracted from the image data, the logistic support device 6 searches the association data stored in the storage device 13 based on the extracted attribute information, and corresponds to the attribute information corresponding to the extracted attribute information. The attached content is selected (SQ44).
The logistic support device 6 transmits the selected content to the transmission source vending machine 1 that has transmitted the image data via the electronic payment terminal device 2 (SQ45). The logistic support device 6 discards the image data received from the vending machine 1 after transmitting the content.
When the vending machine 1 receives the content from the logistic support device 6 via the electronic settlement terminal device 2, the received content is displayed on a display or the like (SQ46).
According to the processing of the present embodiment, for example, the association data in which the product sold by the vending machine 1 is associated with the attribute information of the user of the vending machine 1 of the purchase layer of the product is displayed backward. By registering in the support device 6, it is possible to transmit to the vending machine 1 an advertisement for a product that is likely to be purchased by the user of the vending machine 1. In order to achieve such a configuration, the logistic support device 6 sends the association data regarding the products sold by the vending machine 1 to the products in the vending machine 1 in response to a request from the content registration device 10. What is necessary is just to update etc. according to replacement | exchange etc. of.
Further, according to the processing of the present embodiment, for example, association data that associates a product that is not sold by the vending machine 1 with the attribute information of the user of the vending machine 1 of the purchase layer of the product. Can be transmitted to the vending machine 1 according to the attribute of the user of the vending machine 1. That is, when the attribute information is extracted from the image data that the user of the vending machine 1 is a male teenager, the logistic support device 6 selects content related to a game or the like, and the user of the vending machine 1 When attribute information is extracted from image data for a woman in her twenties, content related to cosmetics and the like can be selected and transmitted to the vending machine 1. In the case of such a configuration, the logistic support device 6 counts the number of times of transmission of the corresponding content every time the content is transmitted, and holds it in the storage device 13 or the like. By doing so, the logistic support device 6 counts the billing information for the company that provides the content according to the number of counts held in the storage device 13, for example, at a predetermined date and time, etc. The charging information for each content can be transmitted to the content registration apparatus 10.
In other words, with such a configuration, it is possible to secure revenue other than beverage sales by distributing content using the vending machine 1 as a display medium.
In the present embodiment, the logistic support device 6 has been described so as to select content based on the attribute information of the user of the vending machine. However, for example, by registering association data in which the product, the attribute information of the user of the vending machine 1 of the purchase layer of the product, the time information and the like are associated with each other in the logistic support device 6, The advertisement according to the time when the attribute of the user of the machine 1 and the image data are sent can be transmitted to the vending machine 1. Further, by using the time information as season information, it is possible to transmit to the vending machine 1 an advertisement according to the season of the user's attribute and image data sent to the vending machine 1.

<Embodiment 4>
Embodiment 4 will be described below. In the fourth embodiment, the description of the same points as in the above-described embodiment will be omitted.
In the third embodiment described above, each time the user of the vending machine 1 uses the vending machine 1, the logistic support device 6 extracts the user's attribute information from the image data. For example, the user attribute An example has been described in which content (for example, content related to a game or the like, content related to cosmetics, or the like) selected from information is selected and transmitted to the vending machine 1.
In the present embodiment, the logistic support device 6 is installed for each vending machine 1 (or vending machine is installed) based on the attribute information of a plurality of purchasers who have purchased a product with the vending machine 1 and the sales date information of the product. At each location (location)), the attribute information of the most buyers in each time zone is determined as a result of analysis, the content to be distributed is determined based on the determined attribute information, and the determined content is vending machine 1 (or a plurality of vending machines installed in the target location). In the following, for simplification of explanation, the logistic support device 6 determines, as a result of analysis, the attribute information of the most purchaser in each time zone for each location where the vending machine is installed. .
That is, in the logistic support device 6 of the present embodiment, the vending machine is installed based on the attribute information of a plurality of purchasers who have purchased a product with the vending machine for each target location and the sales date / time information of the product. For each location
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7 o'clock: Male teenager 8 o'clock: 30's male 9 o'clock: 40's male 10 o'clock: 30's female
Etc., the attribute information of the most buyers in each time period is determined as a result of analysis, the content to be distributed is determined based on the determined attribute information, and the plurality of items installed at the locations for the determined content To vending machines.

Hereinafter, processing in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of content determination and distribution processing.
In response to the operation of the operator, the content registration device 10 transmits a content registration request including association data that associates attribute information with content according to the attribute information to the logistic support device 6 (SQ50).
When receiving the content registration request, the logistic support device 6 registers the content by storing the association data included in the content registration request in the storage device 13 or the like (SQ51).
Note that the processing of SQ50 and SQ51 is basically performed only once, and thereafter is performed when the association data is updated or corrected.

The vending machine 1 transmits the sales details data to the electronic payment terminal device 2 every time the product is sold (SQ52). The process of SQ52 is executed every time a product is sold by the vending machine 1. The electronic settlement terminal device 2 stores the sales details data received from the vending machine 1 (sales details data for each sale) in the storage device of the electronic settlement terminal device 2.
Here, in the sales details data of this embodiment,
(1) Sales order number (number assigned in the vending machine 1 according to the order in which the products are sold)
(2) Money type information for identifying whether the product of the vending machine is settled with electronic money or with cash (3) Card ID for identifying an IC card when settled with electronic money
(4) Sales product information (sales product code, sales price, product column number, etc.)
(5) Sales date / time information (6) Vending machine identification number for identifying vending machine (7) Location number for identifying location where vending machine is installed (8) Image data (image data of purchaser)
Etc. are included.
The electronic payment terminal device 2 sends an acquisition request for transmission time data that determines the time to transmit the sales detail data at the time when the electronic payment terminal device 2 is powered on or at the timing set by the logistic support device 6. (SQ53). When the logistic support device 6 receives the transmission time data acquisition request from the electronic payment terminal device 2, the logistic support device 6 acquires the transmission time data from the storage device 13 or the like and transmits it to the requesting electronic payment terminal device 2 (SQ54).
When the electronic payment terminal device 2 acquires the transmission time data from the logistic support device 6, the electronic payment terminal device 2 stores the transmission time data in a storage device or the like of the electronic payment terminal device 2, and based on the time determined by the transmission time data (for example, When the time determined by the transmission time data comes, the sales detail data stored in the storage device are collected and transmitted to the logistic support device 6 via the network (SQ56).
When receiving the sales detail data from the electronic settlement terminal device 2, the logistic support device 6 transmits to the electronic settlement terminal device 2 that the sales detail data has been received (SQ57). Further, the logistic support device 6 stores the received sales specification data in the storage device 13 in association with the vending machine identification number and / or the electronic payment terminal device identification number included in the sales specification data (SQ58).

The logistic support device 6 extracts the attribute information of the user of the vending machine from the image data included in the sales description data stored in the storage device 13 at a predetermined time (or at regular intervals). More specifically, the logistic support device 6 extracts the user's sex, age group, and the like as attribute information from the user's face image included in the image data (SQ59). Note that the existing technology is used as the technology for extracting attribute information from the face image.
The logistic support device 6 registers the extracted attribute information in the storage device 13 as an extraction result in association with the sales date / time information and the location number included in the sales description data including the image data from which the attribute information was extracted (SQ60). ).
The logistic support device 6 obtains the extraction result having the same location number from the storage device 13, obtains the ratio of attribute information for each time zone based on the sales date information included in the obtained plurality of extraction results, and Like
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7 o'clock: Male teenager 8 o'clock: 30's male 9 o'clock: 40's male 10 o'clock: 30's female
Etc., the attribute information having the highest ratio among the attribute information in each time zone is determined (SQ61).
When determining the attribute information having the highest ratio among the attribute information in each time zone, the logistic support device 6 searches the association data stored in the storage device 13 based on the attribute information, and uses the attribute information as the attribute information. The content associated with the corresponding attribute information is selected as the content to be distributed (SQ62). That is, the logistic support device 6 selects the content associated with the teenage male as the content to be distributed, for example, at 7 o'clock. Similarly, the logistic support device 6 selects the content associated with the male in his 30s as the content to be distributed at 8 o'clock.

The logistic support device 6 transmits the contents of each selected time zone to the vending machine 1 installed at the location identified by the location number via the electronic payment terminal device 2 for each time zone (SQ63). ). Note that the logistic support device 6 may discard the image data included in the sales detail data after a certain period of time has elapsed.
When the vending machine 1 receives content from the logistic support device 6 via the electronic settlement terminal device 2, the received content is displayed on a display or the like until the next content is received (SQ64).
According to the processing of the present embodiment, the logistic support device 6 identifies the gender and age group of the user who uses the vending machine 1 most frequently in all time zones in one day. Can be distributed to the vending machine 1. According to this configuration, since the advertisement is displayed on the vending machine 1 in a time period in which the ratio of the gender and age group that is the target of the advertisement is high, for example, an unspecified user can see The advertisement can be efficiently provided to the target user as compared with the advertisement by the poster installed in the station premises, the train, and the like.

<Embodiment 5>
Embodiment 5 will be described below. In the fifth embodiment, the description of the same points as in the above-described embodiment will be omitted.
In the third and fourth embodiments described above, the example in which the logistic support device 6 extracts attribute information from image data has been described. In the present embodiment, an example will be described in which the logistic support device 6 specifies a user of the vending machine 1 from image data and transmits content corresponding to the specified user.
FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration according to the fifth embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 11, the system configuration of the present embodiment includes a user terminal device 20 newly in the system as compared to the system configuration of the third embodiment shown in FIG. 11, the user terminal apparatus 20 ₁ is connected to the network 3 is, for example, a cellular telephone device with camera function, the user terminal device 20 ₂ connected to the network 3, for example, a PC or the like is there.
Rear support device 6 of this embodiment, the image data including the user's face image of the user terminal device 20 ₁ which is taken by the user terminal device 20 ₁ is a mobile telephone device with a camera function, the user's age, sex, etc. and attribute information, upon receiving from the user terminal device 20 ₁ a user registration request including, numbered with identification information for identifying a registered user, together with the identification information, registration and the image data, a said attribute information data Is registered in the storage device 13 or the like. In addition, the user in this embodiment, Embodiment 6, etc. means the user who performed user registration by registering registration data into the logistic support device 6 in advance. Similarly, the rear support device 6 of this embodiment includes: the image data from the user terminal device 20 ₂ is captured PC image data including the user's face image taken by a digital camera or the like, the user's age, gender When receiving the user registration request including the attribute information such as, the identification information for identifying the user is numbered, and the image data and the attribute information together with the identification information are stored as registration data in the storage device 13 or the like. sign up.
The above-described user registration processing is left to a specialized server or the like, and the logistic support device 6 acquires registration data registered from the specialized server or the like, and stores the acquired registration data in the storage device 13 or the like. However, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that the logistic support device 6 directly receives a user registration request from the user terminal device 20 and stores (registers) the registration data in the storage device 13 or the like. .
The logistic support device 6 according to the present embodiment holds the association data registered by the content registration device 10 in which the content is associated with the attribute information in the storage device 13. Then, the logistic support device 6 is included in the face image included in the image data of the user of the vending machine 1 who is going to purchase the product with the vending machine 1 sent from the vending machine 1 and the registration data. Are compared with the face image of the image data to be identified, the user of the vending machine 1 who is going to purchase the product with the vending machine 1 is specified, and attribute information corresponding to the image data is acquired. Then, the logistic support device 6 of this embodiment selects content corresponding to the attribute information from the association data based on the acquired attribute information, and the selected content is automatically sold by the transmission source that has transmitted the image. Transmit to machine 1. When receiving the content, the vending machine 1 displays the received content on the display of the vending machine 1 or the like.

Hereinafter, the processing in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of content selection / transmission processing.
In response to the operation of the operator, the content registration device 10 transmits a content registration request including association data that associates the attribute information with the content corresponding to the attribute information to the logistic support device 6 (SQ70).
When receiving the content registration request, the logistic support device 6 registers the content by storing the association data included in the content registration request in the storage device 13 or the like (SQ71).
Note that the processing of SQ70 and SQ71 is basically performed only once, and thereafter is performed when the association data is updated or corrected.
The user terminal device 20 transmits a user registration request including user image data and attribute information such as the user's age and sex to the logistic support device 6 (SQ72).
When the logistic support device 6 receives the user registration request, it assigns identification information for identifying the user, and registers the image data and the attribute information together with the identification information in the storage device 13 or the like as registration data. (SQ73).
The processes of SQ72 and SQ73 are executed every time a user registration request is received from a plurality of user terminal devices 20.

The vending machine 1 shoots a person who is within a predetermined range from the vending machine 1 with the camera 21 or a person at a predetermined position with respect to the vending machine 1 as a user of the vending machine 1. Is transmitted to the logistic support device 6 via the electronic settlement terminal device 2 (SQ74).
When receiving the image data, the logistic support device 6 extracts the face image of the user included in the image data, and searches the storage device 13 for registration data including image data including the same face image as the extracted face image. The corresponding registration data is specified, and attribute information included in the registration data is acquired (SQ75). The technology for extracting the user's face image included in the image data and the technology for searching for the same face image are assumed to use existing technology.
The logistic support device 6 searches the association data stored in the storage device 13 based on the acquired attribute information, and selects the content associated with the attribute information corresponding to the acquired attribute information ( SQ76).
The logistic support device 6 transmits the selected content to the transmission source vending machine 1 that has transmitted the image data via the electronic settlement terminal device 2 (SQ77). The logistic support device 6 discards the image data received from the vending machine 1 after transmitting the content.
When the vending machine 1 receives the content from the logistic support device 6 via the electronic settlement terminal device 2, the received content is displayed on a display or the like (SQ78).
According to the processing of the present embodiment, for example, the association data in which the product sold by the vending machine 1 is associated with the attribute information of the user of the vending machine 1 of the purchase layer of the product is displayed backward. By registering in the support device 6, the user of the vending machine 1 can transmit an advertisement of a product with a high purchase probability to the vending machine 1. In order to achieve such a configuration, the logistic support device 6 sends the association data regarding the products sold by the vending machine 1 to the products in the vending machine 1 in response to a request from the content registration device 10. What is necessary is just to update etc. according to replacement | exchange etc. of.
Further, according to the processing of the present embodiment, for example, association data that associates a product that is not sold by the vending machine 1 with the attribute information of the user of the vending machine 1 of the purchase layer of the product. Can be transmitted to the vending machine 1 according to the attribute of the user of the vending machine 1. That is, the logistic support device 6 identifies the user of the vending machine 1, selects content related to a game or the like when the user is a male in his teenage, Then, content related to cosmetics and the like can be selected and transmitted to the vending machine 1. In the case of such a configuration, the logistic support device 6 counts the number of times of transmission of the corresponding content every time the content is transmitted, and holds it in the storage device 13 or the like. By doing so, the logistic support device 6 counts the billing information for the company that provides the content according to the number of counts held in the storage device 13, for example, at a predetermined date and time, etc. The charging information for each content can be transmitted to the content registration apparatus 10.
In other words, with such a configuration, it is possible to secure revenue other than beverage sales by distributing content using the vending machine 1 as a display medium.
According to the processing of the present embodiment, it is necessary to register the user's image data and the like as described above. However, compared to the above-described third embodiment, the user is specified and the age and sex of the user are specified. Therefore, the certain age, sex, etc. of the user (user of the vending machine) can be acquired. That is, according to this embodiment, the logistic support device 6 can select content according to the user's certain age, sex, and the like, and transmit the content to the vending machine 1.

  The logistic support device 6 may execute processing by combining this embodiment and the above-described third embodiment. In other words, the logistic support device 6 extracts the face image of the user included in the image data, searches the storage device 13 for registration data including image data including the same face image as the extracted face image, and applies the corresponding registration. If the data can be specified, the attribute information included in the specified registration data is acquired, the association data stored in the storage device 13 is searched based on the acquired attribute information, and the acquired The content associated with the attribute information corresponding to the attribute information is selected. On the other hand, the logistic support device 6 searches the storage device 13 for registration data including image data including the same face image as the extracted face image, and if the corresponding registration data cannot be specified, As described in the third aspect, the user's gender, age group, and the like are extracted as attribute information from the user's face image, and the association data stored in the storage device 13 is extracted based on the extracted attribute information. It is also possible to search and select content associated with attribute information corresponding to the extracted attribute information.

<Embodiment 6>
Hereinafter, Embodiment 6 will be described. In the sixth embodiment, the description of the same points as in the above-described embodiment will be omitted.
The logistic support device 6 of the present embodiment specifies a user based on the image data included in the sales description data and the registration data, and records the purchase history of the user's products. And when the image data is sent from the vending machine 1 or the like, the logistic support device 6 of this embodiment specifies the user based on the image data and the registration data, and purchases the user's product. The history is specified, the product content related to the purchase history is selected and transmitted to the vending machine 1 or the like.
Hereinafter, processing in the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of content selection / transmission processing.
In response to the operation of the operator, the content registration device 10 transmits a content registration request including association data that associates product information for identifying a product with content corresponding to the product information to the logistic support device 6 (SQ80). .
When the logistic support device 6 receives the content registration request, the logistic support device 6 registers the content by storing the association data included in the content registration request in the storage device 13 or the like (SQ81).
It should be noted that the processing of SQ80 and SQ81 is basically performed only once, and thereafter is performed when the association data is updated or modified.
The user terminal device 20 transmits a user registration request including image data including the face image of the user to the logistic support device 6 (SQ82).
When receiving the user registration request, the logistic support device 6 numbers identification information for identifying the user, and registers the image data together with the identification information in the storage device 13 or the like as registration data (SQ83).
The processes of SQ82 and SQ83 are executed every time a user registration request is received from a plurality of user terminal devices 20.

The vending machine 1 transmits the sales details data to the electronic payment terminal device 2 every time the product is sold (SQ84). The process of SQ84 is executed each time a product is sold by the vending machine 1. The electronic settlement terminal device 2 stores the sales details data received from the vending machine 1 (sales details data for each sale) in the storage device of the electronic settlement terminal device 2.
The electronic payment terminal device 2 sends an acquisition request for transmission time data that determines the time to transmit the sales detail data at the time when the electronic payment terminal device 2 is powered on or at the timing set by the logistic support device 6. (SQ85). When the logistic support device 6 receives the transmission time data acquisition request from the electronic payment terminal device 2, the logistic support device 6 acquires the transmission time data from the storage device 13 or the like and transmits it to the requesting electronic payment terminal device 2 (SQ86).
When the electronic payment terminal device 2 acquires the transmission time data from the logistic support device 6, the electronic payment terminal device 2 stores the transmission time data in a storage device or the like of the electronic payment terminal device 2, and based on the time determined by the transmission time data (for example, When the time determined by the transmission time data comes, the sales detail data stored in the storage device is collected and transmitted to the logistic support device 6 via the network (SQ87).
Here, the data (information) included in the sales specification data of this embodiment is the same as the data (information) included in the sales specification data of Embodiment 4 described above.
When receiving the sales detail data from the electronic settlement terminal device 2, the logistic support device 6 transmits to the electronic settlement terminal device 2 that the sales detail data has been received (SQ88). Further, the logistic support device 6 stores the received sales specification data in the storage device 13 in association with, for example, the vending machine identification number and / or the electronic payment terminal device identification number included in the sales specification data (SQ89).
When the sales support data is stored in the storage device 13, the logistic support device 6 extracts the face image of the user of the vending machine 1 from the image data included in the sales specification data, and the same face image as the extracted face image is extracted. The registration data including the included image data is searched from the storage device 13, the corresponding registration data is specified, and identification information for identifying the user included in the specified registration data is acquired (SQ90). The logistic support device 6 stores the sales product information included in the sales description data together with the acquired user identification information in the storage device 13 or the like as the purchase history of the product of the user (SQ91).
Since the processing of SQ90 and SQ91 is executed every time the sales details data is sent from the vending machine 1 or the like, the same user purchases the product with the vending machine and is associated with the user identification information. Thus, a plurality of sales merchandise information is stored in the storage device 13 or the like as a merchandise purchase history.

When the vending machine 1 takes a picture of a person who is within a predetermined range from the vending machine 1 or a person at a predetermined position with respect to the vending machine 1 as a user of the vending machine 1 with the camera 21, the user Is transmitted to the logistic support device 6 via the electronic settlement terminal device 2 (SQ92).
When receiving the image data, the logistic support device 6 extracts the face image of the user included in the image data, and searches the storage device 13 for registration data including image data including the same face image as the extracted face image. The corresponding registration data is specified, and identification information for identifying the user included in the specified registration data is acquired (SQ93).
The logistic support device 6 searches the purchase history including the acquired user identification information, and specifies the corresponding purchase history (SQ94). The logistic support device 6 selects content to be transmitted to the vending machine 1 based on, for example, a plurality of sales merchandise information included in the specified purchase history (SQ95). More specifically, the logistic support device 6 specifies the product with the largest purchase amount among the products purchased by the user in the past based on, for example, a plurality of sales product information included in the specified purchase history. The content associated with the product information of the product is selected from the association data.
The logistic support device 6 transmits the selected content to the transmission source vending machine 1 that has transmitted the image data via the electronic settlement terminal device 2 (SQ96). The logistic support device 6 discards the image data received from the vending machine 1 after transmitting the content.
When the vending machine 1 receives content from the logistic support device 6 via the electronic payment terminal device 2, the received content is displayed on a display or the like (SQ97).
According to the process of the present embodiment, it is possible to display (or output) content that prompts the user of the vending machine 1 to purchase products that are always purchased.

<Embodiment 7>
The seventh embodiment will be described below. In the seventh embodiment, the description of the same points as in the above-described embodiment will be omitted.
FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration according to the seventh embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 14, an electronic payment terminal device 2 is installed (or connected) in the vending machine 1. The vending machine 1 is communicably connected to the logistic support device 6 via the electronic payment terminal device 2 and the network 3.
Further, the system configuration of the present embodiment includes the user terminal device 20 in the system as in the fifth embodiment. 14, the user terminal apparatus 20 ₁ is connected to the network 3 is, for example, a cellular telephone device with camera function, the user terminal device 20 ₂ connected to the network 3, for example, a PC or the like is there.
The logistic support device 6 of the present embodiment is based on whether the sales product information and the sales date information of the vending machine included in the sales specification data satisfy the campaign application conditions stored in the storage device 13 or the like. Determine whether to apply for a campaign. When it is determined that the campaign application is to be executed, the logistic support device 6 according to the present embodiment acquires the personal information of the purchaser who has purchased the product with the vending machine 1 according to the payment method information included in the sales description data, and acquires the personal information. Corresponding to the personal information, the value is counted according to the type of the sales merchandise information. The logistic support device 6 according to the present embodiment determines whether or not the value satisfies the campaign application condition, and determines that the value satisfies the campaign application condition, the campaign is based on the acquired personal information. Application information is created, and the created application information is sent via the network to the applicant according to the campaign.

Hereinafter, the processing in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 15 is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of the campaign application process.
The user terminal device 20 transmits, for example, a user registration request including image data including a user's face image and personal information such as name, gender, age, telephone number, and address to the logistic support device 6 (SQ100).
When receiving the user registration request, the logistic support device 6 assigns identification information for identifying the user, and registers the image data and personal information together with the identification information in the storage device 13 or the like as registration data (SQ101). .
The processes of SQ100 and SQ101 are executed every time a user registration request is received from a plurality of user terminal devices 20.

The vending machine 1 transmits the sales details data to the electronic payment terminal device 2 every time the product is sold (SQ102). The process of SQ102 is executed each time a product is sold by the vending machine 1. The electronic settlement terminal device 2 stores the sales details data received from the vending machine 1 (sales details data for each sale) in the storage device of the electronic settlement terminal device 2.
The electronic payment terminal device 2 sends an acquisition request for transmission time data that determines the time to transmit the sales detail data at the time when the electronic payment terminal device 2 is powered on or at the timing set by the logistic support device 6. (SQ103). When the logistic support device 6 receives the transmission time data acquisition request from the electronic payment terminal device 2, the logistic support device 6 acquires the transmission time data from the storage device 13 or the like and transmits it to the requesting electronic payment terminal device 2 (SQ104).
When the electronic payment terminal device 2 acquires the transmission time data from the logistic support device 6, the electronic payment terminal device 2 stores the transmission time data in a storage device or the like of the electronic payment terminal device 2, and based on the time determined by the transmission time data (for example, When the time determined by the transmission time data comes, the sales detail data stored in the storage device are collected and transmitted to the logistic support device 6 via the network (SQ105).
Here, the data (information) included in the sales specification data of this embodiment is the same as the data (information) included in the sales specification data of Embodiment 4 described above.
When receiving the sales specification data from the electronic settlement terminal device 2, the logistic support device 6 transmits to the electronic settlement terminal device 2 that the sales specification data has been received (SQ106). Further, the logistic support device 6 stores the received sales specification data in the storage device 13 in association with, for example, the vending machine identification number and / or the electronic payment terminal device identification number included in the sales specification data (SQ107).
When the logistic support data is stored in the storage device 13, the logistic support device 6 stores the sales merchandise information and the sales date / time information of the vending machine included in the sales specification data in the storage device 13 or the like. It is determined whether or not the condition of the item is satisfied (SQ108). Here, FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an example of campaign application condition data. As shown in FIG. 16, the campaign application condition data includes, as items, a product code for identifying a campaign target product, each campaign period, the number of products purchased as a campaign application condition, a campaign application address (IP Address or email address). The logistic support device 6 determines whether the sales product information and sales date information of the vending machine included in the sales description data satisfy the product code and the campaign period conditions of the campaign application condition data.

The logistic support device 6 has a product code that is the product code of the campaign application condition data in the sales product information included in the sales specification data, and the sales date and time information included in the sales specification data is within the campaign period corresponding to the campaign application conditions. If so, the personal information of the purchaser who purchased the product of the sales description data is acquired (SQ109).
For example, the logistic support device 6 determines whether or not a card ID is included in the sales description data, and if it is included, acquires the card ID. When the logistic ID is acquired, the logistic support device 6 passes the card ID to a predetermined server (device) or the like, and acquires personal information of the user corresponding to the card ID. It is assumed that the card ID and personal information are stored in association with each other in a predetermined server or the like. On the other hand, when the logistic support device 6 determines that the card ID is not included in the sales specification data (that is, when it is determined that the money type information included in the sales specification data has been settled in cash). The face image included in the image data included in the sales description data is compared with the face image of the image data included in the registration data, and the purchaser who has purchased the product with the vending machine 1 is identified, Acquire personal information corresponding to image data.
Here, when Suica is considered as an example of a card, in the case of Suica that has a commuter pass function among Suica, Suica card ID and personal information (address, name, age, etc.) of the user who owns Suica in a predetermined server. ) Are stored in association with each other, but in the case of other Suica, the card ID and personal information are not stored in association with each other in the server. Accordingly, the logistic support device not only determines whether or not the sales ID data includes a card ID, but also determines whether or not the card ID is a card ID of a predetermined type of IC card. You may make it do. In this configuration, the logistic support device 6 determines that the card ID is included in the sales specification data and the card ID is a card ID of a predetermined type of IC card. It passes to a predetermined server (apparatus) or the like, and acquires personal information of the user corresponding to the card ID. On the other hand, the logistic support device 6 determines that the sales specification data does not include a card ID for identifying a predetermined type of card (and the money type information included in the sales specification data is settled in cash). The face image included in the image data included in the sales description data is compared with the face image of the image data included in the registered data, and the vending machine 1 selects the product. The purchased purchaser is specified, and personal information corresponding to the image data is acquired.
When the logistic support device 6 acquires the personal information, it associates it with the acquired personal information (corresponds to personal information identification information for identifying the personal information), the type of the sales product information (the product code included in the sales product information) ), A value indicating the number of times the corresponding product has been purchased is counted up and stored in the storage device 13 or the like as the number of purchases as shown in FIG. 17 (SQ110). FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of data indicating how many items each campaign individual has purchased.
The logistic support device 6 determines whether or not the number of purchases shown in FIG. 17 satisfies the number of corresponding campaign application conditions shown in FIG. 16 (SQ111). When the logistic support device 6 determines that the number of purchases shown in FIG. 17 satisfies the number of corresponding campaign application conditions shown in FIG. 16, the application information ( (Application document data including name, age, gender, electric field number, address, etc.) created in a predetermined format is created, and the created application information is sent to the application address of the applicable campaign application conditions (SQ112) ).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, a purchaser who purchases a campaign target product with a vending machine automatically purchases the product without purchasing a sticker attached to the product on a postcard and applying for the campaign. Since it is possible to apply for a campaign, it becomes easier to obtain a campaign promotion effect.

  As mentioned above, according to each embodiment mentioned above, the business via a vending machine can be supported appropriately.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above, but the present invention is not limited to such specific embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist of the present invention described in the claims.・ Change is possible.

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Control request receiving means for receiving a control request including identification information for identifying a vending machine and a control command from the portable terminal device;
Based on the identification information included in the control request received by the control request receiving means, and the association data that associates the vending machine and the electronic payment terminal device stored in the storage device, the identification information A specifying means for specifying an electronic payment terminal device corresponding to the vending machine to be identified;
Starting means for starting a vending machine communication program;
Command transmitting means for transmitting the control command to the vending machine via the electronic payment terminal device specified by the specifying means, via the vending machine communication program started by the starting means;
A control result receiving means for receiving a control result corresponding to the control command transmitted by the command transmitting means via the electronic vending machine via the electronic payment terminal device via the vending machine communication program;
Storage means for storing the control result received by the control result receiving means in a storage device in association with the portable terminal device that has transmitted the control request corresponding to the control result;
Upon receiving a control result acquisition request from the mobile terminal device, control result transmission means for transmitting the control result associated with the mobile terminal device stored in the storage device to the mobile terminal device;
An information processing apparatus. The sales merchandise information of the vending machine from the electronic payment terminal device installed in the vending machine, sales date information, payment method information, and identification information for identifying the vending machine or the electronic payment terminal device Receiving means for receiving sales statement data;
Storage means for storing the sales specification data received by the receiving means in a storage device for each vending machine or for each electronic payment terminal device based on the identification information;
From the sales specification data stored in the storage device for each vending machine or each electronic settlement terminal device in the storage device, data to be transferred to a backbone system that can communicate via a network is extracted, and the extracted data is A creation means for creating a sales statement file based on;
Transfer means for transferring the sales statement file created by the creation means to the backbone system;
An information processing apparatus. Image data receiving means for receiving image data captured by an imaging device installed in the vending machine from an electronic payment terminal device installed in the vending machine;
Attribute information extracting means for extracting attribute information of the user of the vending machine from the image data received by the image data receiving means;
Content selection means for selecting the corresponding content from the association data associating the attribute information with the content according to the attribute information based on the attribute information extracted by the attribute information extraction means;
Content transmitting means for transmitting to the vending machine via the electronic payment terminal device so that the content selected by the content selecting means is output by the vending machine;
An information processing apparatus. Identification information for identifying the vending machine from the electronic payment terminal device installed in the vending machine, sales date information, location identification information for identifying the place where the vending machine is installed, and vending machine Receiving means for receiving sales statement data including image data of a purchaser who has purchased a product imaged by an imaging device installed in the apparatus;
Attribute information extracting means for extracting attribute information of the purchaser from image data included in the sales statement data received by the receiving means;
Storage means for storing the attribute information extracted by the attribute information extraction means in the storage device for each of the identification information or for each of the location identification information in association with the sales date information included in the sales description data;
Based on a plurality of attribute information and sales date / time information for each of the identification information stored in the storage device or for each of the location identification information, a ratio of attribute information for each predetermined time period is obtained, and the time is determined based on the ratio. Determining means for determining attribute information for each band;
Based on the attribute information determined by the determination means, content selection means for selecting the corresponding content for each time period from the association data associating the attribute information with the content according to the attribute information;
Distribution means for delivering the content selected by the selection means to the vending machine identified by the identification information for each time period, or the vending machine installed at the location identified by the location identification information;
An information processing apparatus. Image data receiving means for receiving image data imaged by the imaging means of the vending machine from an electronic payment terminal device installed in the vending machine;
Based on the face image of the user of the vending machine included in the image data received by the image data receiving means, search for registration data including image data including the user's face image and user attribute information. And attribute information acquisition means for identifying registration data including a face image recognized as the same as the user's face image, and acquiring attribute information included in the registration data;
Content selection means for selecting the corresponding content from the association data associating the attribute information of the user with the content based on the attribute information acquired by the attribute information acquisition means;
Content transmitting means for transmitting to the vending machine via the electronic payment terminal device so that the content selected by the content selecting means is output by the vending machine;
An information processing apparatus. The sales product information of the vending machine from the electronic payment terminal device installed in the vending machine, and the image data of the purchaser who purchased the product imaged by the imaging device installed in the vending machine Receiving means for receiving sales statement data;
Based on the purchaser's face image included in the image data included in the sales statement data received by the receiving means, search for registration data including image data including the user's face image and user identification information. User identification information acquisition means for identifying registration data including a face image recognized as the same as the purchaser's face image, and acquiring user identification information included in the registration data;
Storage means for storing the sales product information included in the sales description data together with the user identification information acquired by the user identification information acquisition means in a storage device as a purchase history of the user's products;
Image data receiving means for receiving image data imaged by the imaging means of the vending machine from an electronic payment terminal device installed in the vending machine;
The registration data is searched based on the face image of the user of the vending machine included in the image data received by the image data receiving means, and a face image recognized as the same as the face image of the user is obtained. Identification information acquisition means for identifying registration data including, and acquiring user identification information included in the registration data;
Based on the user identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition means, a purchase history specifying means for specifying a purchase history including the user identification information;
Content selection means for selecting the corresponding content from the association data associating the product with the content based on the purchase history of the product specified by the purchase history specifying means;
Content transmitting means for transmitting to the vending machine via the electronic payment terminal device so that the content selected by the content selecting means is output by the vending machine;
An information processing apparatus. Receiving means for receiving sales statement data from an electronic payment terminal installed in a vending machine;
Determining means for determining whether to execute a campaign application based on whether the sales product information and sales date information of the vending machine included in the sales specification data satisfy campaign application conditions;
When it is determined by the determination means that the campaign application is executed,
When the payment method information included in the sales specification data indicates that payment was made with a record carrier having an electronic money function, based on the record carrier identification information for identifying the record carrier included in the sales specification data, When the corresponding personal information is acquired from the record carrier data that associates the record carrier identification information with the personal information, and the payment method information included in the sales specification data indicates that the payment was made in cash, the sales specification data Image data including a registered face image and personal information based on the face image of the user of the vending machine included in the image data of the purchaser of the product imaged by the imaging means of the vending machine included Personal information acquisition means for acquiring corresponding personal information from registered data that associates
Counting means for counting the value according to the type of the sales merchandise information in association with the personal information acquired by the personal information acquisition means,
When it is determined that the value associated with the personal information satisfies a campaign application condition, application information for the campaign is created based on the personal information acquired by the personal information acquisition means. , A means of sending via the network to the applicants according to the campaign,
An information processing apparatus.   When the record carrier indicated by the record carrier identification information belongs to a set type of record carrier, the personal information acquisition means associates the record carrier identification information with the personal information based on the record carrier identification information When the corresponding personal information is obtained from the data and the payment method information indicates that the payment was made in cash, and the record carrier indicated by the record carrier identification information does not belong to the set type of record carrier The corresponding personal information is acquired from registration data that associates image data including a registered face image with personal information based on a face image of a user of the vending machine included in the image data. The information processing apparatus described. Computer
Control request receiving means for receiving a control request including identification information for identifying a vending machine and a control command from the portable terminal device;
Based on the identification information included in the control request received by the control request receiving means, and the association data that associates the vending machine and the electronic payment terminal device stored in the storage device, the identification information A specifying means for specifying an electronic payment terminal device corresponding to the vending machine to be identified;
Starting means for starting a vending machine communication program;
Command transmitting means for transmitting the control command to the vending machine via the electronic payment terminal device specified by the specifying means, via the vending machine communication program started by the starting means;
A control result receiving means for receiving a control result corresponding to the control command transmitted by the command transmitting means via the electronic vending machine via the electronic payment terminal device via the vending machine communication program;
Storage means for storing the control result received by the control result receiving means in a storage device in association with the portable terminal device that has transmitted the control request corresponding to the control result;
Upon receiving a control result acquisition request from the mobile terminal device, control result transmission means for transmitting the control result associated with the mobile terminal device stored in the storage device to the mobile terminal device;
A program that makes it work. Computer
The sales merchandise information of the vending machine from the electronic payment terminal device installed in the vending machine, sales date information, payment method information, and identification information for identifying the vending machine or the electronic payment terminal device Receiving means for receiving sales statement data;
Storage means for storing the sales specification data received by the receiving means in a storage device for each vending machine or for each electronic payment terminal device based on the identification information;
From the sales specification data stored in the storage device for each vending machine or each electronic settlement terminal device in the storage device, data to be transferred to a backbone system that can communicate via a network is extracted, and the extracted data is A creation means for creating a sales statement file based on;
Transfer means for transferring the sales statement file created by the creation means to the backbone system;
A program that makes it work. Computer
Image data receiving means for receiving image data captured by an imaging device installed in the vending machine from an electronic payment terminal device installed in the vending machine;
Attribute information extracting means for extracting attribute information of the user of the vending machine from the image data received by the image data receiving means;
Content selection means for selecting the corresponding content from the association data associating the attribute information with the content according to the attribute information based on the attribute information extracted by the attribute information extraction means;
Content transmitting means for transmitting to the vending machine via the electronic payment terminal device so that the content selected by the content selecting means is output by the vending machine;
A program that makes it work. Computer
Identification information for identifying the vending machine from the electronic payment terminal device installed in the vending machine, sales date information, location identification information for identifying the place where the vending machine is installed, and vending machine Receiving means for receiving sales statement data including image data of a purchaser who has purchased a product imaged by an imaging device installed in the apparatus;
Attribute information extracting means for extracting attribute information of the purchaser from image data included in the sales statement data received by the receiving means;
Storage means for storing the attribute information extracted by the attribute information extraction means in the storage device for each of the identification information or for each of the location identification information in association with the sales date information included in the sales description data;
Based on a plurality of attribute information and sales date / time information for each of the identification information stored in the storage device or for each of the location identification information, a ratio of attribute information for each predetermined time period is obtained, and the time is determined based on the ratio. Determining means for determining attribute information for each band;
Based on the attribute information determined by the determination means, content selection means for selecting the corresponding content for each time period from the association data associating the attribute information with the content according to the attribute information;
Distribution means for delivering the content selected by the selection means to the vending machine identified by the identification information for each time period, or the vending machine installed at the location identified by the location identification information;
A program that makes it work. Computer
Image data receiving means for receiving image data imaged by the imaging means of the vending machine from an electronic payment terminal device installed in the vending machine;
Based on the face image of the user of the vending machine included in the image data received by the image data receiving means, search for registration data including image data including the user's face image and user attribute information. And attribute information acquisition means for identifying registration data including a face image recognized as the same as the user's face image, and acquiring attribute information included in the registration data;
Content selection means for selecting the corresponding content from the association data associating the attribute information of the user with the content based on the attribute information acquired by the attribute information acquisition means;
Content transmitting means for transmitting to the vending machine via the electronic payment terminal device so that the content selected by the content selecting means is output by the vending machine;
A program that makes it work. Computer
The sales product information of the vending machine from the electronic payment terminal device installed in the vending machine, and the image data of the purchaser who purchased the product imaged by the imaging device installed in the vending machine Receiving means for receiving sales statement data;
Based on the purchaser's face image included in the image data included in the sales statement data received by the receiving means, search for registration data including image data including the user's face image and user identification information. User identification information acquisition means for identifying registration data including a face image recognized as the same as the purchaser's face image, and acquiring user identification information included in the registration data;
Storage means for storing the sales product information included in the sales description data together with the user identification information acquired by the user identification information acquisition means in a storage device as a purchase history of the user's products;
Image data receiving means for receiving image data imaged by the imaging means of the vending machine from an electronic payment terminal device installed in the vending machine;
The registration data is searched based on the face image of the user of the vending machine included in the image data received by the image data receiving means, and a face image recognized as the same as the face image of the user is obtained. Identification information acquisition means for identifying registration data including, and acquiring user identification information included in the registration data;
Based on the user identification information acquired by the identification information acquisition means, a purchase history specifying means for specifying a purchase history including the user identification information;
Content selection means for selecting the corresponding content from the association data associating the product with the content based on the purchase history of the product specified by the purchase history specifying means;
Content transmitting means for transmitting to the vending machine via the electronic payment terminal device so that the content selected by the content selecting means is output by the vending machine;
A program that makes it work. Computer
Receiving means for receiving sales statement data from an electronic payment terminal installed in a vending machine;
Determining means for determining whether to execute a campaign application based on whether the sales product information and sales date information of the vending machine included in the sales specification data satisfy campaign application conditions;
When it is determined by the determination means that the campaign application is executed,
When the payment method information included in the sales specification data indicates that payment was made with a record carrier having an electronic money function, based on the record carrier identification information for identifying the record carrier included in the sales specification data, When the corresponding personal information is acquired from the record carrier data that associates the record carrier identification information with the personal information, and the payment method information included in the sales specification data indicates that the payment was made in cash, the sales specification data Image data including a registered face image and personal information based on the face image of the user of the vending machine included in the image data of the purchaser of the product imaged by the imaging means of the vending machine included Personal information acquisition means for acquiring corresponding personal information from registered data that associates
Counting means for counting the value according to the type of the sales merchandise information in association with the personal information acquired by the personal information acquisition means,
When it is determined that the value associated with the personal information satisfies a campaign application condition, application information for the campaign is created based on the personal information acquired by the personal information acquisition means. , A means of sending via the network to the applicants according to the campaign,
A program that makes it work.   When the record carrier indicated by the record carrier identification information belongs to a set type of record carrier, the personal information acquisition means associates the record carrier identification information with the personal information based on the record carrier identification information When the corresponding personal information is obtained from the data and the payment method information indicates that the payment was made in cash, and the record carrier indicated by the record carrier identification information does not belong to the set type of record carrier 16. The corresponding personal information is acquired from registration data that associates image data including a registered face image with personal information based on the face image of the user of the vending machine included in the image data. The listed program.

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