JP2015095068A - Electronic benefit system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To manage a number of electronic benefits which a user has.SOLUTION: An electronic benefit system 100 is formed of a user terminal 200 and a benefit information management device 300. The user terminal 200 comprises: application target specification information input accepting means; benefit application request information transmission means for transmitting benefit application request information including application target specification information whose input is accepted and user specification information for specifying a user uniquely to the benefit information management device 300; holding benefit number information reception means for receiving holding benefit number information from the benefit information management device 300; holding benefit number specification means for specifying a number of benefits held by the user who is a target of benefit application, based on the holding benefit number information; and benefit number notification means for notifying the user of the number of benefits held by the user. The benefit information management device 300 comprises: benefit application request information reception means for receiving the benefit application request information from the user terminal 200; holding benefit number update means for updating the number of benefits held by the user; and holding benefit number information transmission means for transmitting the updated number of benefits held by the user to the user terminal 200.

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic privilege system.

  The following conductive impression processing system is known. This conductive impression processing system reads the identification code by touching the capacitive touch panel with the conductive seal, authenticates the identification code on the server, accepts the input of the user's digital signature data, and seals it. A stamp is printed on the target document (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2012-256246 A

  However, in a conventional conductive impression processing system, it is necessary to touch a capacitive touch panel with a conductive seal in order to print a stamp on a document to be stamped. For this reason, in Patent Document 1, an example of using a conductive impression processing system as an example of a stamp card for a store or the like is given. However, in order to introduce this system, a conductive seal is used at each store. In addition, the system installation work becomes complicated and the cost is disadvantageous.

  An electronic privilege system according to the present invention includes a user terminal operated by a user and a privilege information management device connected to the user terminal via a communication line, and the user terminal specifies an electronic privilege grant target. Including grant target specifying information input receiving means for receiving input of grant target specifying information, grant target specifying information received by the grant target specifying information input receiving means, and user specifying information for uniquely identifying a user Privilege grant request information transmitting means for sending privilege grant request information to the privilege information management device, and possessed privilege number information receiving means for receiving, from the privilege information management device, retained privilege number information indicating the number of retained privileges of the user in the grant target; The possession that specifies the number of retained privileges of the user in the grant target based on the retained privilege number information received by the retained privilege number information receiving means A privilege grant request for receiving privilege grant request information from a user terminal, comprising: a number of liters identifying means; and a privilege number notifying means for notifying a user of the number of retained benefits identified by the retained privilege number identifying means. Set in advance to the number of possessed benefits recorded in the recording device in association with the set of the user specifying information and the grant target specifying information included in the privilege grant request information received by the information receiving means and the privilege grant request information receiving means. Holding privilege number updating means for adding the number of received benefits and updating the number of owned benefits, and holding privilege for transmitting information indicating the number of owned benefits updated by the owned privilege number updating means to the user terminal as held privilege number information And a number information transmitting means.

  According to the present invention, since no special equipment such as a conductive seal is required on the store side when the electronic privilege system is introduced, the store side can easily introduce the system. Moreover, it becomes advantageous in terms of introduction cost.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of an embodiment of an electronic privilege system 100. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of one Embodiment of the user terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of one Embodiment of the privilege information management apparatus. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing executed by a user terminal 200. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing executed by the privilege information management apparatus 300.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of an electronic privilege system in the present embodiment. The electronic privilege system 100 includes a user terminal 200 and a privilege information management device 300. The user terminal 200 is a terminal that the user possesses, and for example, an information terminal such as a smartphone or a tablet terminal is used. The privilege information management device 300 is a device for performing various processes by communicating with the user terminal 200, and an information processing device such as a server device or a personal computer is used, for example.

  In the present embodiment, the user terminal 200 and the privilege information management apparatus 300 are connected via a communication line such as the Internet or a mobile phone network. Although FIG. 1 shows an example in which the electronic privilege system 100 includes one user terminal 200 and one privilege information management device 300, the configuration of the electronic privilege system 100 is not limited to this. For example, the processing may be distributed by a plurality of privilege information management devices 300, and the number of user terminals 200 is not particularly limited.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment when a smartphone is used as the user terminal 200 in the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, the user terminal 200 in the present embodiment is installed by communicating with the privilege information management device 300 on the smartphone and installing a privilege acquisition application for providing various functions described below. Works as. It is assumed that the privilege acquisition application program is provided by being published on a server connected via the Internet, the user obtains it by downloading, and is installed in the user terminal 200 in advance. Alternatively, the privilege acquisition application program may be provided by being recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM.

  The user terminal 200 includes a touch panel 201, a communication module 202, a microphone 203, a control device 204, a speaker 205, and a camera 206. GPS module 207 is provided.

  The touch panel 201 is an electronic component that combines a display device such as a liquid crystal panel and a position input device such as a touch pad, and is an input device that can operate the device by pressing a display on the screen. For example, the user of the user terminal 200 can operate the user terminal 200 by touching or sliding display items such as buttons and menus displayed on the liquid crystal panel using a finger or a touch pen. The touch panel 201 detects an operation such as a touch or a slide by the user, and outputs a detection signal to the control device 204.

  As the communication module 202, a module for connecting to the Internet via a LAN or a cellular phone communication network is used by wireless or wired. The user terminal 200 communicates with the privilege information management apparatus 300 via the communication module 202.

  The microphone 203 is a sound collection device for inputting a speech voice by a user. Analog data input from the microphone 203 is converted into a digital signal by the control device 204.

  The control device 204 includes a CPU, a memory, and other peripheral circuits, and controls the entire user terminal 200. Note that the memory constituting the control device 204 includes, for example, a volatile memory such as SDRAM and a non-volatile memory such as flash memory. The volatile memory is used as a work memory for the CPU to expand the program when the program is executed and a buffer memory for temporarily recording data. The nonvolatile memory stores firmware for operating the user terminal 200 and software program data for operating various applications. In the present embodiment, the above-described privilege acquisition application program is recorded in the nonvolatile memory.

  The speaker 205 is an output device for outputting sound. The control device 204 outputs audio data when there is an incoming call from another user or audio data recorded in the nonvolatile memory via the speaker 205.

  The camera 206 is a well-known imaging device that includes a lens, an imaging device, and other peripheral circuits. The user can perform shooting using the camera 206 by activating a shooting application having a shooting function on the user terminal 200.

  The GPS module 207 is a module for communicating with a GPS satellite and receiving positioning information for specifying the current position from the GPS satellite, and includes an antenna, a control circuit, and the like for communicating with the GPS satellite. .

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment when a server device is used as the privilege information management device 300 in the present embodiment. The privilege information management device 300 includes an operation member 301, a connection IF (interface) 302, a control device 303, and a recording device 304.

  The operation member 301 includes various devices operated by the operator of the privilege information management device 300, such as a keyboard and a mouse.

  The connection IF 302 is an interface for connecting the privilege information management apparatus 300 to a communication line such as the Internet. For example, a wired LAN module for connecting to the Internet by wire or a wireless LAN module for connecting to the Internet wirelessly Etc. are used. The privilege information management device 300 communicates with the user terminal 200 via the connection IF 302.

  The control device 303 includes a CPU, a memory, and other peripheral circuits, and controls the entire privilege information management device 300. Note that the memory constituting the control device 303 is a volatile memory such as an SDRAM. This memory is used as a work memory for the CPU to expand the program when the program is executed and a buffer memory for temporarily recording data. For example, data read through the connection IF 302 is temporarily recorded in the buffer memory.

  The recording device 304 is a recording device for recording various data stored by the privilege information management device 300, data of a program to be executed by the control device 303, and the like, for example, HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or SSD (Solid). State Drive) or the like is used. The program data recorded in the recording device 304 is provided by being recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, or is provided via a network, and the program data acquired by the user is recorded. By installing in the device 304, the control device 303 can execute the program.

  In the present embodiment, a user possessing the user terminal 200 can acquire an electronic privilege using the electronic privilege system 100. The electronic privilege is assumed to be, for example, an electronic store visit stamp or a store visit point that is given every time a user visits a store. Further, the electronic privilege may be an electronic participation stamp or a participation point that is given every time the user participates in the event. Further, the electronic privilege includes an electronic coupon distributed to a store visitor, a purchaser of a product, a participant in an event, or the like. In the present embodiment, the details of processing in the electronic privilege system 100 will be described assuming that the user acquires a store visit stamp when visiting the store.

  A store that desires to use the electronic privilege system 100 receives in advance issuance of grant target specifying information that can uniquely specify the store as an electronic privilege grant target from the provider of the electronic privilege system 100 in advance. For example, the grant target specifying information is code information composed of a multi-digit character string that does not overlap with other stores, and in the grant target store to which the stamp is to be given, this is posted on the storefront, and the user who visits the store The user terminal 200 is operated to enable input. The grant target identification information may be displayed as a character string itself, or may be displayed as a barcode or a two-dimensional barcode. In this embodiment, the grant target identification information is converted into a two-dimensional barcode. It is assumed that the user inputs the grant target specifying information by reading the two-dimensional barcode with the user terminal 200.

  In the user terminal 200, the control device 204 activates the privilege acquisition application and displays a two-dimensional barcode reading screen on the touch panel 201 when the execution of the privilege acquisition application for acquiring the store visit stamp is instructed by the user. To do. In addition, the control device 204 activates a photographing function using the camera 206 and displays a through image input from the camera 206 in the two-dimensional barcode reading area set in the two-dimensional barcode reading screen.

  The user adjusts the shooting range of the camera 206 so that the two-dimensional barcode displayed at the store to which the stamp is applied is within the two-dimensional barcode reading area displayed on the touch panel 201. As a method for posting a two-dimensional barcode, various methods such as a method of printing on paper and a method of displaying on a monitor of an information device such as a tablet terminal or a photo frame are possible.

  The control device 204 performs recognition processing of a two-dimensional barcode for each frame of the through image input from the camera 206, and captures the two-dimensional barcode at a timing when it is determined that the two-dimensional barcode is contained in the through image. To do. As a result, the user can complete the reading of the two-dimensional barcode using the user terminal 200.

  The control device 204 converts the two-dimensional barcode acquired by photographing into the above-described assignment target specifying information. Further, the control device 204 identifies current position information of the user terminal 200, for example, latitude / longitude information, based on the output from the GPS module 207. Further, the control device 204 reads information for uniquely specifying the user terminal 200 recorded in the memory as user specifying information for specifying the user. As this information, identification information uniquely set for the user terminal 200 such as a manufacturing number or a telephone number of the user terminal 200 may be used, or for benefit acquisition so as to be unique within the electronic privilege system 100. Identification information embedded in the application may be used.

  The control device 204 transmits privilege grant request information in which the grant target specifying information, the current position information, and the user specific information are associated to the privilege information management device 300, and grants a store visit stamp at the stamp grant target store visited by the user. Request.

  In the privilege information management device 300, when the control device 303 receives the privilege grant request information from the user terminal 200, the current location of the user terminal 200 that is identified based on the current location information included in the privilege grant request information is specified as the grant target. It is determined whether or not it is a position corresponding to the location of the stamp grant target store specified based on the information. Specifically, the control device 303 performs position determination processing as follows.

  In the present embodiment, the recording device 304 records the location information of the stamp grant target store from which the grant target specifying information is issued, for example, the latitude / longitude information of the store location in association with the grant target specifying information. The control device 303 specifies the latitude / longitude information of the current position of the user terminal 200 based on the current position information included in the privilege grant request information, and is associated with the grant target specifying information included in the privilege grant request information. The latitude / longitude information of the location of the stamping target store recorded in the recording device 304 is specified. Then, the control device 303 compares the latitude / longitude information of the current position of the user terminal 200 with the latitude / longitude information of the location of the stamping target store, and determines whether the two positions correspond to each other.

  Since the positioning information by the GPS module 207 may include an error, in the present embodiment, the control device 303 uses the latitude / longitude information of the current position of the user terminal 200 and the latitude / longitude of the location of the stamping target store. If the difference from the information is within a predetermined distance set in advance, for example, 100 m, it is determined that both positions are in corresponding positions. The setting of the predetermined distance used for the position determination is set in consideration of a standard error of the positioning result by the GPS module 207, and is not limited to 100m described above.

  As a result of the position determination, when it is determined that the current position of the user terminal 200 and the location of the stamp application target store are not in the corresponding positions, the control device 303 returns an error to the user terminal 200 and does not add the stamp. On the other hand, when the control device 303 determines that the current position of the user terminal 200 and the location of the stamping target store are in the corresponding positions as a result of the position determination, the control device 303 gives a preset number of stamps to the user. Give. The number of stamps to be given for one stamp grant request is assumed to be set in advance, and this may be set uniformly for all grant target stores, or for each grant target store. It may be settable.

  The control device 303 determines whether or not stamp information including the user specifying information and the grant target specifying information included in the privilege grant request information is recorded in the recording device 304, and if not recorded, Stamp information in which the user identification information included in the grant request information, the grant target identification information, and the number of store visit stamps to be given to the user in response to one stamp grant request is recorded in the recording device 304. As a result, a new store visit stamp can be given to the user who visits the store for the first time.

  When the stamp information including the user specifying information and the grant target specifying information included in the privilege grant request information is recorded in the recording device 304, the control device 303 records the privilege grant recorded in the recording device 304. A store visit stamp that reads the number of retained stamps from stamp information in which a set of user identification information and grant target identification information included in the request information matches, and is granted to the user in response to a single stamp provision request. The stamp information is updated after adding the number. As a result, the store visit stamp can be given to the users who visit the store for the second time and thereafter.

  When the store visit stamp is given to the user, the control device 303 transmits, to the user terminal 200, information indicating the number of retained stamps after giving the store visit stamp as user retained stamp number information.

  In the user terminal 200, when receiving the retained stamp number information from the privilege information management apparatus 300, the control device 204 specifies the stamp number that the user retains based on the retained stamp number information, and displays the user's stamp on the touch panel 201. Visually display the number of stamps held. For example, the control device 204 displays a stamp card screen simulating a stamp card on the touch panel 201, and an electronic stamp corresponding to the number of points held by the user in an area indicating a stamp stamping column provided on the stamp card screen. Is displayed. Thereby, the user can confirm the number of possessed stamps as if he / she has a stamp card in the user terminal 200.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing executed by the user terminal 200 in the present embodiment. The processing shown in FIG. 4 is executed by the control device 204 as a program that is activated when the camera 206 is controlled to capture a two-dimensional barcode.

  In step S <b> 10, the control device 204 converts the two-dimensional barcode acquired by photographing into the above-described assignment target specifying information. Then, it progresses to step S20.

  In step S <b> 20, the control device 204 specifies current position information of the user terminal 200, for example, latitude / longitude information, based on the output from the GPS module 207. Then, it progresses to step S30.

  In step S <b> 30, the control device 204 transmits privilege grant request information in which grant target identification information, current position information, and user identification information are associated to the privilege information management device 300. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S40.

  In step S <b> 40, the control device 204 determines whether or not the retained stamp number information described above has been received from the privilege information management device 300. If a positive determination is made in step S40, the process proceeds to step S50.

  In step S <b> 50, the control device 204 specifies the number of stamps held by the user based on the received number-of-owned stamps information, and displays the number of stamps held by the user on the touch panel 201. Thereafter, the process ends.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing executed by the privilege information management device 300 in the present embodiment. The process shown in FIG. 5 is executed by the control device 303 as a program that starts when the above-described privilege grant request information is received.

  In step S110, the control device 303 identifies the current position of the user terminal 200 based on the current position information included in the privilege grant request information. Then, it progresses to step S120.

  In step S120, as described above, the control device 303 specifies the location of the stamp grant target store based on the grant target specifying information included in the privilege grant request information. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S130.

  In step S130, the control device 303 compares the latitude / longitude information of the current position of the user terminal 200 with the latitude / longitude information of the location of the stamping target store, and whether or not both positions correspond to each other. Judging. If a positive determination is made in step S130, the process proceeds to step S140.

  In step S140, as described above, the control device 303 updates the stamp information recorded in the recording device 304 to give a preset number of stamps to the user. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S150.

  In step S150, the control device 303 transmits, to the user terminal 200, information indicating the number of stamps after the store visit stamp is added as the number of stamps held by the user. Thereafter, the process ends.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S130, the process proceeds to step S160. In step S160, the control device 303 transmits an error to the user terminal 200 and ends the process.

According to the present embodiment described above, the following operational effects can be obtained.
(1) In the user terminal 200, the control device 204 receives input of grant target specifying information for specifying an electronic stamp grant target store which is an electronic privilege grant target, and the grant target specifying information and the user specifying information. Is received to the privilege information management device 300, and from the privilege information management device 300, the retained stamp number information indicating the number of retained stamps of the user in the stamp granting store is received, and based on the retained stamp number information The number of stamps held by the user at the stamping target store is specified, and the specified number of stamps held is notified to the user. In the privilege information management device 300, the control device 303 receives the privilege grant request information from the user terminal 200, and associates it with the set of the user specifying information and the grant target specifying information included in the received privilege grant request information, and the recording device 304. The preset number of stamps is added to the number of retained stamps recorded in the table to update the number of retained stamps. Then, information indicating the updated number of retained stamps is transmitted to the user terminal 200 as retained stamp number information. Accordingly, since the number of stamps held for each user and each store to be granted can be recorded and managed in the recording device 304 of the privilege information management device 300, the user does not have a paper medium stamp card. The user terminal 200 can be used to receive a stamp.

(2) In the user terminal 200, the control device 204 acquires the position information of the point where the input of the grant target specifying information is received, includes the acquired position information in the privilege grant request information, and transmits it to the privilege information management device 300. I did it. And in the privilege information management apparatus 300, the control apparatus 303 specifies the location of the grant object store of a stamp based on the grant object specific information contained in the received privilege grant request information, Based on the position information included in the privilege grant request information, it is determined whether or not the point where the grant target specifying information is input to the user terminal 200 corresponds to the location of the stamp grant target store. When it is determined that the point where the grant target specifying information is input corresponds to the location of the store to which the stamp is given, the number of possessed benefits is updated. As a result, the stamp is given only when it is determined that the point where the grant target specifying information is input to the user terminal 200 is the position corresponding to the location of the grant target store, so the user has visited the store. It is possible to give a stamp after confirming this, and to prevent unauthorized acquisition of the stamp.

(3) When the difference between the latitude / longitude information of the current position of the user terminal 200 and the latitude / longitude information of the location of the stamping target store is within a predetermined distance set in advance, the control device 303 It was determined that the position was in the corresponding position, and a stamp was added. Thus, taking into account that the positioning information by the GPS module 207 may contain an error, it is possible to confirm the current position of the user terminal 200 and the location of the stamping target store.

(4) The control device 204 notifies the user of the number of possessed stamps by displaying the electronic stamp on a display screen simulating a stamp card. Thereby, the user can confirm the number of possessed stamps as if he / she has a stamp card in the user terminal 200.

(5) The control device 303, when the stamp information including the user specifying information included in the privilege grant request information and the grant target specifying information is not recorded in the recording device 304, the user included in the privilege grant request information Stamp information in which specific information, grant target specific information, and the number of store visit stamps to be given to a user in response to a single stamp grant request are created and recorded in the recording device 304. As a result, a new store visit stamp can be given to the user who visits the store for the first time.

(6) The grant target specifying information is converted into a two-dimensional barcode and displayed at the store of the stamp grant target store, and the control device 204 controls the camera 206 to read the two-dimensional barcode. The input of target specific information was accepted. Accordingly, the user can input the assignment target specifying information to the user terminal 200 only by reading the two-dimensional bar code without manually inputting a code composed of a multi-digit character string.

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In addition, the electronic privilege system 100 of embodiment mentioned above can also be deform | transformed as follows.
(1) In the embodiment described above, electronic benefits include electronic participation stamps, electronic visit points, electronic participation points, electronic coupons, etc., in addition to electronic visit stamps. The included examples have been described. The control device 303 may perform the same processing as the store visit stamp in the above-described embodiment even when a target other than the store visit stamp is targeted. That is, the control device 303 may give an electronic privilege to the user when the current position of the user terminal 200 corresponds to the location where the electronic privilege is to be granted. For example, when the electronic privilege is an electronic store visit point, the control device 303 gives the user a store visit point when the current position of the user terminal 200 corresponds to the location of the store to which the store point is given. What is necessary is just to perform the process for providing. When the electronic privilege is an electronic participation stamp, the control device 303 gives the user a participation stamp when the current position of the user terminal 200 corresponds to the event venue. What is necessary is just to process. When the electronic privilege is an electronic coupon, the control device 303 issues a coupon to the user when the current position of the user terminal 200 corresponds to the location of the store where the coupon is issued. May be performed. Furthermore, if the system is for a user to read information that can specify the location at a predetermined location and give the user an electronic privilege specific to the location, other electronic privileges are provided. The present invention can also be applied to a target system.

(2) In the above-described embodiment, the control device 303 determines that the difference between the latitude / longitude information of the current position of the user terminal 200 and the latitude / longitude information of the location of the stamping target store is within a predetermined distance set in advance. In this case, it is determined that both positions are in corresponding positions, and a stamp is added. When the control device 303 clears the authentication by performing the authentication process using the authentication information input by the user instead of the authentication process using the position information or in addition to the authentication process using the position information. Only a stamp may be given. For example, authentication information is notified to the user in advance. As the authentication information, a personal identification number, a password, or the like is assumed. Here, the authentication information is referred to as a passcode. In the user terminal 200, when the control device 204 reads the two-dimensional barcode, the control device 204 prompts the user to input a passcode, and includes the passcode input by the user in the privilege grant request information. Transmit to device 300. In the privilege information management device 300, the issued pass code is recorded in the recording device 304, and in the control device 303, information that matches the pass code included in the received privilege grant request information is recorded in the recording device 304. The user is authenticated, and when it is determined that information matching the authentication information is recorded in the recording device 304, a stamp may be given to the user. This can prevent a third party from impersonating the user and acquiring a stamp. It should be noted that whether or not the user is requested to input a passcode may be arbitrarily set for each stamping target store. Alternatively, the operator of the electronic privilege system 100 may arbitrarily set whether to request the user to input a passcode as the entire system.
Is possible,

(3) Further, authentication using an encryption technique may be performed. For example, the control device 204 of the user terminal 200 generates a first character string obtained by combining the grant target specifying information and the user specifying information and a character string obtained by combining the grant target specifying information and the user specifying information. The second character string encrypted by the encryption algorithm is included in the privilege grant request information and transmitted to the privilege information management device 300. In the privilege information management device 300, the control device 303 is included in the received privilege grant request information. A third character string is generated by encrypting the first character string to be encrypted with an algorithm similar to the encryption algorithm used in the user terminal 200, and is included in the generated third character string and privilege grant request information What is necessary is just to give a user a stamp, when a 2nd character string corresponds. Thereby, security can be further improved.

(4) In the embodiment described above, in the privilege information management device 300, when the control device 303 gives a visitor stamp to the user, the number of stamps after giving the visitor stamp is given to the user terminal 200. The user terminal 200 transmits the information shown as the user's possessed stamp number information, and when the control device 204 receives the retained stamp number information from the privilege information management device 300, the user is notified based on the retained stamp number information. An example in which the number of stamps held is specified and the number of stamps held by the user is visually displayed on the touch panel 201 has been described. The notification of the number of retained stamps to the user need not be limited at the time of stamping. For example, the user may operate the user terminal 200 to check the number of stamps held in a specific store. In this case, the control device 204 transmits, to the privilege information management device 300, stamp number confirmation request information in which the grant target identification information of the store instructed to confirm the number of possessed stamps is associated with the user identification information. In the privilege information management device 300, the control device 303 sets the combination of the grant target identification information and the user identification information included in the received stamp number confirmation request information from the stamp information recorded in the recording device 304. What is necessary is just to read the number of holding stamps linked | related, and to transmit to the user terminal 200.

(5) In the above-described embodiment, the privilege information management device 300 records the number of possessed stamps of the user in the recording device 304 in association with the set of the user identification information and the grant target identification information. As the information, an example in which information for uniquely identifying the user terminal 200 is used has been described. However, the user specifying information is not limited to the information for uniquely specifying the user terminal 200 as long as the information can specify the user. For example, user registration from a user may be received in advance, a login ID may be issued to the user, and the login ID may be used as user specifying information. In this case, the privilege information management apparatus 300 records the login ID issued to the recording apparatus 304 in the recording apparatus 304. Then, in the user terminal 200, when the privilege acquisition application is activated, the login using the login ID is accepted and the input login ID is transmitted to the privilege information management apparatus 300. In the privilege information management device 300, the control device 303 performs user authentication by confirming whether the login ID received from the user terminal 200 is recorded in the recording device 304, and from the user terminal 200 of the user who has passed the authentication. It is only necessary to accept subsequent access. In the authentication using the login ID, the authentication may be performed in consideration of a preset password. In addition, the user terminal 200 performs authentication processing in the background when the privilege acquisition application is started by transmitting the authentication information recorded in the memory in advance to the privilege information management device 300 without allowing the user to input a login ID. You may do it.

(6) In embodiment mentioned above, the user terminal 200 demonstrated the example for which general information terminals, such as information terminals, such as a smart phone and a tablet terminal, are used, for example. However, instead of these versatile information terminals, a dedicated terminal for communicating with the privilege information management apparatus 300 may be used.

(7) In the embodiment described above, since the user terminal 200 is assumed to be a smartphone having a call function, the user terminal 200 includes the microphone 203 and the speaker 205, but the user terminal 200 does not have a call function. When using the microphone 203, the microphone 203 and the speaker 205 are not mounted.

(8) In the above-described embodiment, the privilege information management device 300 includes the operation member 301 for the operator to operate. However, the operation member 301 is not necessarily included when performing a remote operation via a communication line. There is no need.

  (9) In the above-described embodiment, the user terminal 200 includes the GPS module 207, and the control device 204 obtains the current position information of the user terminal 200, for example, latitude / longitude information based on the output from the GPS module 207. A specific example has been described. However, the specification of the position information is not limited to the method of specifying based on the output from the GPS module 207. For example, when connecting to the Internet via a mobile phone communication network, the current location information of the user terminal 200 may be specified using a location information specifying function via a known mobile phone communication network, or wirelessly. When connecting to the Internet via a LAN, the current position information of the user terminal 200 may be specified using a position information specifying function via a known wireless LAN.

(10) In the above-described embodiment, the control device 303 gives the user identification information included in the privilege grant request information to the recording device 304 when giving a new store visit stamp to the first visitor. It is determined whether or not stamp information including target specifying information is recorded. If the stamp information is not recorded, the user specifying information included in the privilege grant request information, the grant target specifying information, and one time stamp assignment The example in which the stamp information that associates the request with the number of store visit stamps given to the user is recorded in the recording device 304 has been described. However, a user who acquires a stamp for the first time reads a first-time limited two-dimensional barcode issued in advance for each target-specific information, and the control device 204 applies the first-limited two-dimensional barcode information to the target. Instead of the specific information, it may be included in the privilege grant request information and transmitted to the privilege information management device 300. In this case, the recording device 304 of the privilege information management device 300 records the first limited two-dimensional barcode information issued in advance, and the control device 303 controls the first limited two-dimensional information included in the privilege grant request information. When the barcode information matches the two-dimensional barcode information limited to the first time recorded in the recording device 304, the user identification information included in the privilege grant request information, the grant target identification information, and one stamp Stamp information that associates the number of store visit stamps to be given to the user in response to the grant request may be recorded in the recording device 304, and a store visit stamp may be newly added to the first visit user.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the configurations in the above-described embodiments as long as the characteristic functions of the present invention are not impaired. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which combined the above-mentioned embodiment and a some modification.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Electronic privilege system 200 User terminal 201 Touch panel 202 Communication module 203 Microphone 204 Control apparatus 205 Speaker 206 Camera 300 Bonus information management apparatus 301 Operation member 302 Connection IF
303 control device 304 recording device

Claims (10)

An electronic privilege system comprising a user terminal operated by a user and a privilege information management device connected to the user terminal via a communication line,
The user terminal is
Grant target specific information input receiving means for receiving input of grant target specifying information for specifying an electronic privilege grant target;
Privilege grant request information for transmitting to the privilege information management device privilege grant request information including the grant target specific information received by the grant target specific information input receiving means and user specifying information for uniquely specifying a user. A transmission means;
From the privilege information management device, retained privilege number information receiving means for receiving retained privilege number information indicating the number of retained privileges of the user in the grant target;
Based on the retained privilege number information received by the retained privilege number information receiving means, retained privilege number identifying means for identifying the number of retained privileges of the user in the grant target;
A privilege number notifying means for notifying a user of the number of retained privileges identified by the retained privilege number identifying means;
The privilege information management device
Privilege grant request information receiving means for receiving the privilege grant request information from the user terminal;
Pre-set to the number of possessed privileges recorded in the recording device in association with a set of the user specifying information and the grant target specifying information included in the privilege grant request information received by the privilege grant request information receiving means The number of benefits that have been added, and the means for updating the number of retained privileges for updating the number of retained privileges,
An electronic privilege system comprising: a retained privilege number information transmitting unit that transmits information indicating the retained privilege number updated by the retained privilege number updating unit to the user terminal as the retained privilege number information. In the electronic privilege system according to claim 1,
The user terminal is
Further comprising position information acquisition means for acquiring position information of the point where the input of the grant target specific information is received by the grant target specific information input accepting means,
The privilege grant request information transmission means includes the location information acquired by the location information acquisition means in the privilege grant request information and transmits the privilege information management device.
The privilege information management device
Location specifying means for specifying the location of the grant target based on the grant target specifying information included in the privilege grant request information received by the privilege grant request information receiving means;
Based on the location of the grant target specified by the location specifying means and the position information included in the privilege grant request information, the point where the grant target specifying information is input to the user terminal is the grant target. And position determination means for determining whether or not to correspond to the location of
The possession privilege number updating means updates the possession privilege number when it is determined by the position determination means that the point where the grant target specifying information is input to the user terminal corresponds to the location of the grant target. The electronic privilege system characterized by doing. In the electronic privilege system according to claim 2,
In the position determination means, the point specified based on the position information included in the privilege grant request information is located within a predetermined distance set in advance from the location of the grant target specified by the location specifying means. When it is doing, it determines with the point where the said grant object specific information was input into the said user terminal corresponding to the location of the said grant object, The electronic privilege system characterized by the above-mentioned. In the electronic privilege system as described in any one of Claims 1-3,
The user terminal is
An authentication information input requesting unit that requests the user to input authentication information issued in advance when receiving the input of the granting target specifying information by the granting target specifying information input receiving unit;
The privilege grant request information transmitting means includes the authentication information input by a user in response to a request from the authentication information input request means, and transmits the privilege grant request information to the privilege information management device.
The privilege information management device
Authentication means for authenticating a user by determining whether information that matches the authentication information included in the privilege grant request information received by the privilege grant request information receiving means is recorded in the recording device. In addition,
The possessed privilege number updating means updates the retained privilege number when it is determined by the authentication means that information that matches the authentication information included in the privilege grant request information is recorded in the recording device. An electronic privilege system characterized by that. In the electronic privilege system according to claim 4,
Whether to request the user to input the authentication information can be arbitrarily set,
When the authentication information input request unit is set to request the user to input the authentication information, the electronic privilege system requests the user to input the authentication information. In the electronic privilege system as described in any one of Claims 1-5,
The privilege granting request information transmitting means uses a predetermined algorithm for a first character string obtained by combining the grant target specifying information and the user specifying information, and a character string obtained by combining the grant target specifying information and the user specifying information. Including the second character string encrypted with the privilege grant request information and transmitting it to the privilege information management device,
The privilege information management device
A third character string is generated by encrypting the first character string included in the privilege grant request information received by the privilege grant request information receiving means with an algorithm similar to the predetermined algorithm. A string generation means;
A character string match determination unit that determines whether or not the third character string generated by the third character string generation unit matches the second character string included in the privilege grant request information; In addition,
The retained privilege number updating means updates the retained privilege number when the character string match determining means determines that the third character string matches the second character string. Benefit system. In the electronic privilege system according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The electronic privilege is an electronic stamp,
The privilege number notification means notifies the user of the retained privilege number by displaying an electronic stamp corresponding to the privilege number specified by the possessed privilege number specifying means on a display screen imitating a stamp card. An electronic privilege system characterized by In the electronic privilege system as described in any one of Claims 1-7,
The possessed privilege number updating means, when the retained privilege number associated with the set of the user specifying information and the grant target specifying information is not recorded in the recording device, the user specifying information and the granting An electronic privilege system characterized in that data associating target specifying information with the preset privilege number is created and recorded in the recording device. In the electronic privilege system as described in any one of Claims 1-8,
The grant target specifying information is two-dimensionally barcoded and displayed at the location of the grant target,
The grant object specifying information input accepting unit accepts an input of the grant object specifying information by reading the two-dimensional barcode. In the electronic privilege system as described in any one of Claims 1-9,
The privilege information management device
From the user terminal, privilege number confirmation request information receiving means for receiving privilege number confirmation request information that associates the grant target identification information and the user identification information;
When the privilege number confirmation request information is received by the privilege number confirmation request information receiving means, a set of the grant target identification information and the user identification information included in the privilege number confirmation request information is recorded from the recording device. A holding privilege number reading means for reading out the associated holding privilege number;
The retained privilege number information transmitting means transmits information indicating the retained privilege number read by the retained privilege number reading means to the user terminal as the retained privilege number information.

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