JP2015194868A - Information providing server, terminal, information providing system, information providing method, and information providing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system capable of providing much more information of the handling store of specified merchandise in an environment in which a database of each merchandise is not arranged.SOLUTION: An information providing server 10 includes: a storage part 11 for storing merchandise and the division of the merchandise in association; an acquisition part 12 for acquiring the position information of a terminal 20 of a user; a reception part 13 for receiving the input of a keyword for specifying the merchandise as a search object from the terminal 20; a determination part 14 for determining the merchandise adapted to the keyword; a search part 15 for searching a store DB 30 on the basis of the determined merchandise and the division associated with the merchandise, and for acquiring the position information of the store handling the merchandise or the division of the merchandise; and an output part 16 for preferentially selecting the store which is close in distance from the position information of the terminal 20 from among the acquired stores, and for outputting the position information of the selected store with the merchandise or the division of the merchandise.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing server, a terminal, an information providing system, an information providing method, and an information providing program that provide store information for handling merchandise.

Conventionally, when a user wants to search for a store where a product is purchased, the type of the store is determined from the category (genre) of the product, and the location search is performed using the type of store or the store name.
In such a situation, for example, a system that deals with a product selected from a database storing product information and outputs a store close to the current position of the user has been proposed (for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). reference).

JP 2000-353420 A Japanese Patent No. 3587142

  By the way, the product information database has a different configuration for each store, and there are cases where individual products are not registered. Therefore, there is a possibility that the store information that can be acquired for a specific product is limited.

  The present invention provides an information providing server, a terminal, an information providing system, an information providing method, and an information providing program capable of providing more information about a store handling a designated product in an environment where a database for each product is not maintained. Objective.

  An information providing server according to the present invention specifies a storage unit that stores a product and a classification of the product in association with each other, an acquisition unit that acquires location information of a user's terminal, and a product that is a search target from the terminal. A predetermined database is searched based on a reception unit that accepts input of a keyword, a determination unit that determines a product that matches the keyword, a product that is determined by the determination unit, and a category that is associated with the product Then, a search unit that acquires position information of a store that handles the product or the category, and a store that is near the distance from the position information of the terminal among the stores acquired by the search unit is preferentially selected, An output unit that outputs the location information of the selected store together with the product or the category.

  When the information on the product cannot be obtained from the predetermined database, the search unit may search the predetermined database based on the category and acquire position information of a store that handles the category. .

  The search unit may search a plurality of databases, and the output unit may integrate and output search results of the plurality of databases.

  The search unit may generate and search a search expression corresponding to each of the plurality of databases.

  The search unit may further acquire inventory information of the product from the predetermined database, and the output unit may output the inventory information together with the location information of the store.

  The search unit may further acquire availability information for reservation purchase of the product from the predetermined database, and the output unit may output availability information for reservation purchase together with the location information of the store.

  The search unit may further acquire availability information for delivery of the product from the predetermined database, and the output unit may output the availability information for delivery together with the location information of the store.

  The search unit obtains inventory information of the product in the online store from the predetermined database, and the output unit integrates information on the online store where the product is in stock together with location information of the real store. It may be output.

  The search unit obtains the required delivery days for each region from the online store, and the output unit calculates the estimated delivery date calculated from the required delivery days for each region based on the location information of the terminal. You may output as information of a net store.

  A terminal according to the present invention is a terminal that communicates with the information providing server, a positioning unit that acquires position information of the terminal, an input unit that inputs a keyword for specifying a product to be searched, A display unit that displays the location information of the store output as a response to the location information and the keyword from the information providing server together with the product or the category.

  The display unit may display the location information of the store as an image indicating a location on a map.

  The information providing system according to the present invention specifies a storage unit that stores a product and a classification of the product in association with each other, a positioning unit that acquires location information of a user's terminal, and a product that is a search target in the terminal. A predetermined database is searched based on an input unit for inputting a keyword, a determination unit for determining a product that matches the keyword, a product determined by the determination unit, and a category associated with the product Then, a search unit that acquires position information of a store that handles the product or the category, and a store that is near the distance from the position information of the terminal among the stores acquired by the search unit is preferentially selected, An output unit that outputs the location information of the selected store together with the product or the classification; and the location information of the store that is output by the output unit in the terminal; Includes a display unit for displaying together with said section.

  The information providing method according to the present invention includes a positioning step in which a computer acquires position information of a user's terminal, an input step for receiving an input of a keyword for specifying a product to be searched in the terminal, and the keyword A predetermined database is searched based on a determination step for determining a compatible product, the product determined in the determination step, and a category stored in advance in association with the product, and the product or the category is handled. A search step of acquiring location information of a store, and a store having a short distance from the location information of the terminal is preferentially selected from the stores acquired in the search step, and the location information of the selected store is the product Or an output step of outputting together with the section.

  An information providing program according to the present invention includes a positioning step of acquiring position information of a user's terminal in a computer, an input step of receiving an input of a keyword for specifying a product to be searched in the terminal, and the keyword A predetermined database is searched based on a determination step for determining a compatible product, the product determined in the determination step, and a category stored in advance in association with the product, and the product or the category is handled. A search step of acquiring location information of a store, and a store having a short distance from the location information of the terminal is preferentially selected from the stores acquired in the search step, and the location information of the selected store is the product Or an output step of outputting together with the section.

  According to the present invention, in an environment where a database for each product is not maintained, it is possible to provide more information on stores that handle designated products.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the information provision system which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the merchandise information which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the corresponding information of the goods and store which concern on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the corresponding | compatible information of the division of goods and store which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the search result screen which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the inventory information of the internet store which concerns on embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the information of the real store and internet store which concern on embodiment.

[First Embodiment]
The first embodiment of the present invention will be described below.
FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an information providing system 1 according to the present embodiment.

The information providing system 1 according to this embodiment includes an information providing server 10, a terminal 20 operated by a user, and a store database (DB) 30.
The information providing server 10 is connected to the terminal 20 via a predetermined network, receives information for searching for a store, and transmits store information as a search result of the store DB 30 to the terminal 20.

  The information providing server 10 includes a storage unit 11, an acquisition unit 12, a reception unit 13, a determination unit 14, a search unit 15, and an output unit 16.

The storage unit 11 stores the product name and the category (genre) of the product in association with each other.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of product information stored in the storage unit 11 according to the present embodiment.
For example, “XX comic” is classified as “boy comic”, and “xxxx” is classified as “headache medicine”. In this way, a category is set for each product item. A plurality of categories may be set for one product.

  The acquisition unit 12 acquires position information of the terminal 20 that is measured when a store search is requested in the user terminal 20.

  The accepting unit 13 accepts an input of a keyword for specifying a product to be searched from the terminal 20. For example, the reception unit 13 receives a keyword such as the above-described product name “XX comic” or a part thereof “XX” from the terminal 20 as a search request.

The determination unit 14 determines a product that matches the received keyword. Specifically, the determination unit 14 matches the product information in the storage unit 11 and the like, and determines a product whose product name matches or is similar.
In addition, the product information in the storage unit 11 may include additional information such as a feature that can specify the product in addition to the product name. The determination unit 14 specifies a product by matching the keyword with these additional information.

The search unit 15 searches the store DB 30 based on the product determined by the determination unit 14 and the category associated with the product, and obtains the location information of the store handling the target product or the product of the corresponding category. get.
Here, the search part 15 searches store DB30 based on the division of goods, when the information of goods cannot be obtained from store DB30.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of correspondence information between products and stores stored in the store DB 30 according to the present embodiment.
In the store DB 30, for example, “XX comic” is sold at “convenience store B”, and latitude and longitude values are stored as position information of “B convenience store”.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of correspondence information between product categories and stores stored in the store DB 30 according to the present embodiment.
In the store DB 30, for example, “Shonen Manga” is sold at “Super C”, and latitude and longitude values are stored as position information of “Super C”.

  Note that the store location information stored in the store DB 30 may be address information and the like in addition to latitude and longitude information. Further, additional information such as a telephone number may be further stored.

  The output unit 16 preferentially selects a store having a distance close to the position of the terminal 20 among the stores acquired by the search unit 15, and outputs the position information of the selected store together with the product or the classification of the product.

Here, the search part 15 acquires more store information by searching the database with which the store information for every store or several stores was integrated. At this time, the search unit 15 generates and searches a search expression corresponding to each of the plurality of databases.
And the output part 16 integrates and outputs the search result of a some database.

  Further, the store DB 30 may further store additional information such as product inventory information, reservation purchase availability information, or home delivery availability information. In this case, the search unit 15 further acquires these additional information from the store DB 30, and the output unit 16 outputs the additional information together with the location information of the store.

  The terminal 20 includes a positioning unit 21, an input unit 22, and a display unit 23 for display. The terminal 20 is connected to the information providing server 10 via a predetermined network, and transmits information for searching a store and receives store information as a search result in response to a request from the user.

  The positioning unit 21 measures the position of the terminal 20 and acquires position information. Specifically, the positioning unit 21 acquires position information using, for example, GPS (Global Positioning System) or base station information.

  The input unit 22 receives an input of a keyword for specifying a product to be searched. This keyword includes the product name itself or a part thereof, or a related term, and can specify the target product.

  The display unit 23 displays the location information of the terminal 20 output as a response to the location information and keywords of the terminal 20 from the information providing server 10. At this time, the display unit 23 displays the location information of the store together with the target product or the category of the product. The display unit 23 displays the store location information as an image indicating the location on the map.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a search result screen in the terminal 20 according to the present embodiment.
When the user of the terminal 20 requests a search for “XX comic”, the store DB 30 (FIGS. 3 and 4) is referred to, and the “convenience store B” handling “XX comic” and the category “boy comic” are selected. “Super C” to be handled is extracted.

Other stores may be extracted from the store DB 30, but among them, for example, a predetermined number in the order from the position of the terminal 20, stores within a predetermined distance from the terminal 20, a predetermined route along the road The store inside is selected, and the position is shown on the map image 40.
Stores are indicated by images 42 (42a and 42b) and are labeled in order of increasing distance from the position 41 of the terminal 20.

  Here, it has been found that “Convenience store B” deals with products desired by the user, while “Super C” deals with products belonging to “Shonen Manga”, but there is a desired product. It is not known whether or not. Therefore, the image 42a and the image 42b showing these stores have different display modes. These images are displayed by being distinguished according to, for example, the shape, color or character font of the image.

  Note that the display mode and label of the image 42 are changed depending on whether the store is extracted by the product name or the product category, or additional information (presence / absence of inventory, availability of reservation, availability of home delivery), etc. Also good.

  According to the present embodiment, the information providing system 1 can search the database for each product category in an environment where the database for each product is not sufficiently prepared, and can output both by integrating them. Therefore, since the user can acquire more information on the store handling the designated product, convenience at the time of product purchase is improved.

  In addition, the information providing system 1 generates a suitable search formula for each of a plurality of databases that are not integrated, so that in the environment where the database for each product is not sufficiently prepared, More information can be acquired.

  In addition, the information providing system 1 can provide useful information at the time of purchase to the user by acquiring additional information such as inventory information, reservation availability information, home delivery availability information, and the like, thus improving convenience.

  Moreover, by showing the location of the store on the map image on the terminal 20, the user can easily grasp the location of a nearby store where the desired product can be purchased, and convenience is improved.

[Second Embodiment]
Hereinafter, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In the present embodiment, the information providing server 10 provides the terminal 20 with information on both a real store having a physical store and a net store that is constructed on a network and does not have a physical store.

The search unit 15 searches the store DB 23 and acquires inventory information of products in the online store.
Moreover, the search part 15 acquires the delivery required days for every area from an internet store.

The output unit 16 integrates and outputs the information on the net store where the product is in stock together with the location information on the real store.
At this time, the output unit 16 outputs the scheduled delivery date calculated from the required number of delivery days for each region based on the location information of the terminal 20 as information on the net store.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of inventory information of an online store stored in the store DB 30 according to the present embodiment.
As stock information of each online store that handles products, there is a category of presence / absence or the number of stocks, and as delivery information, the number of days required for delivery for each region (for example, Kanto) is stored.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of information on the real store and the net store that are output from the terminal 20 according to the present embodiment.

  When the user of the terminal 20 requests a search for “XX comic”, the store DB 30 (FIGS. 3, 4, and 6) is referred to, and the “convenience store B” of the real store that handles “XX comic” is classified. “Super C”, a real store that handles “boy comics”, “XX stores”, and “YY stores”, which are net stores that handle “XX comics”, are extracted.

For the “convenience store B” and “super C” of the real store, the distance to the store is calculated and output based on the difference between the location information and the location information of the terminal 20.
For the online stores “XX store” and “YY store”, based on the information on the number of days for each area required for each delivery and the location information of the terminal 20, the scheduled delivery date (during today) , Tomorrow, etc.) is output.

According to the present embodiment, the information providing system 1 can provide information of a real store and a net store where products can be purchased in an integrated manner, and user convenience is improved.
In addition, since the information providing system 1 can provide an estimated delivery date when ordering from an online store, the user can easily find an easily available store compared to the location information of the real store (for example, the distance from the current location). Can be selected.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not restricted to embodiment mentioned above. Further, the effects described in the present embodiment are merely a list of the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are not limited to those described in the present embodiment.

  In the above embodiment, the information providing server 10 is provided in addition to the terminal 20, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the terminal 20 may be provided with at least a part of the functions of the information providing server 10, and the information providing server 10 may not be provided.

  The information providing method by the information providing system 1 is realized by software. When realized by software, a program constituting the software is installed in the information processing apparatus (the information providing server 10 and the terminal 20). Also, these programs may be recorded on a removable medium such as a CD-ROM and distributed to the user, or may be distributed by being downloaded to the user's computer via a network.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information provision system 10 Information provision server 11 Storage part 12 Acquisition part 13 Reception part 14 Determination part 15 Search part 16 Output part 20 Terminal 21 Positioning part 22 Input part 23 Display part 30 Store DB

Claims (14)

A storage unit that stores the product and the category of the product in association with each other;
An acquisition unit that acquires location information of the user's terminal;
A receiving unit that receives an input of a keyword for specifying a product to be searched from the terminal;
A determination unit that determines a product that matches the keyword;
A search unit that searches a predetermined database based on the product determined by the determination unit and the category associated with the product, and acquires location information of the store that handles the product or the category;
An output unit that preferentially selects a store having a short distance from the location information of the terminal among the stores acquired by the search unit, and outputs the location information of the selected store together with the product or the category; Information service server.   The said search part searches the said predetermined database based on the said division when the information of the said product cannot be obtained from the said predetermined database, and acquires the positional information on the store which handles the said division. Information providing server described in 1. The search unit searches a plurality of databases,
The information providing server according to claim 1, wherein the output unit integrates and outputs search results of the plurality of databases.   The information providing server according to claim 3, wherein the search unit generates and searches a search expression corresponding to each of the plurality of databases. The search unit further acquires inventory information of the product from the predetermined database,
The information output server according to claim 1, wherein the output unit outputs the inventory information together with the location information of the store. The search unit further obtains whether or not the product is reserved for purchase from the predetermined database,
The information providing server according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the output unit outputs the reservation purchase permission information together with the store position information. The search unit further acquires from the predetermined database whether or not the product can be delivered,
The information output server according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the output unit outputs the delivery permission information together with the location information of the store. The search unit acquires inventory information of the product in the online store from the predetermined database,
The information output server according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the output unit integrates and outputs the information of the online store where the product is in stock together with the location information of the real store. The search unit acquires the number of days required for delivery from the online store for each region,
The information providing server according to claim 8, wherein the output unit outputs a scheduled delivery date calculated from the required number of delivery days for each region based on the location information of the terminal as information of the net store. A terminal that communicates with the information providing server according to claim 1,
A positioning unit that acquires location information of the terminal;
An input part for inputting a keyword for specifying a product to be searched;
And a display unit that displays the location information of the store output as a response to the location information and the keyword from the information providing server together with the product or the category.   The terminal according to claim 10, wherein the display unit displays position information of the store as an image indicating a position on a map. A storage unit that stores the product and the category of the product in association with each other;
A positioning unit that acquires location information of the user's terminal;
An input unit for inputting a keyword for specifying a product to be searched in the terminal;
A determination unit that determines a product that matches the keyword;
A search unit that searches a predetermined database based on the product determined by the determination unit and the category associated with the product, and acquires location information of the store that handles the product or the category;
Among the stores acquired by the search unit, an output unit that preferentially selects a store having a short distance from the location information of the terminal, and outputs the location information of the selected store together with the product or the classification;
An information providing system comprising: a display unit configured to display, in the terminal, the location information of the store output by the output unit together with the product or the category. Computer
A positioning step of acquiring location information of the user's terminal;
An input step of accepting an input of a keyword for specifying a product to be searched in the terminal;
A determination step of determining a product that matches the keyword;
A search step of searching a predetermined database based on the product determined in the determination step and the category stored in advance in association with the product, and acquiring location information of the product or the store handling the category When,
An output step of preferentially selecting a store having a short distance from the location information of the terminal among the stores acquired in the search step and outputting the location information of the selected store together with the product or the category; How to provide information. On the computer,
A positioning step of acquiring location information of the user's terminal;
An input step of accepting an input of a keyword for specifying a product to be searched in the terminal;
A determination step of determining a product that matches the keyword;
A search step of searching a predetermined database based on the product determined in the determination step and the category stored in advance in association with the product, and acquiring location information of the product or the store handling the category When,
An output step of preferentially selecting a store having a short distance from the location information of the terminal among the stores acquired in the search step and outputting the location information of the selected store together with the product or the category; Information providing program to let you.

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