JP2016009450A - Information providing system, contributor terminal, viewer terminal, and information disclosure device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To disclose an image posted by a contributor to a viewer.SOLUTION: An information providing system 100 includes: a contributor terminal 200 operated by a contributor who posts information regarding a commodity which he/she has purchased and service which he/she has received; a viewer terminal 300 operated by a viewer who views the information posted by the contributor; an information disclosure device 400 which discloses the information posted from the contributor terminal 200 to the viewer terminal 300; and an information provider terminal 500 operated by an information provider who provides information regarding a commodity and service provided by own company.

Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing system, a poster terminal, a browser terminal, an information disclosure device, and an information provider terminal.

  The following product search devices are known. In this product search device, products are searched based on product search data input by the user, and image data of the searched products is displayed as a list and presented to the user (for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2002-318814 A

  In the conventional product search device, the image data to be displayed as a list as a search result uses photographic image data of products provided from a store or the like. For this reason, in order to provide the user with the product search results, it is necessary to prepare image data in advance for all the products displayed as the search results and record them in the product search support server system. In addition, when purchasing a product, a user often wants to refer to examples of use of products by other users, examples of combinations with other items, etc. The image data may not be able to meet that demand.

The information providing system according to the present invention includes a contributor terminal operated by a contributor who posts information related to a product purchased by the user and a service received by the self, and a browsing operated by a viewer who browses information posted by the contributor. Information providing system that connects a poster terminal and an information disclosure device that publishes information posted from a poster terminal to a reader terminal via a communication line, and the poster terminal is a poster by a poster A post image input accepting unit that accepts an input of a post image obtained by imaging a subject related to a service purchased by a poster or a service received by a contributor, and a product related to a post image received by the contributor by the post image input accepting unit Or, it includes at least one of brand information indicating the brand name of the service and purchased store information indicating the store where the product was purchased or the service provided store. Related information input receiving means for receiving information input, and posted information transmitting means for transmitting posted information including a posted image and related information to the information disclosure apparatus. The information disclosure apparatus receives the posted information received from the poster terminal. Posting information recording means for recording in a recording device, and public information generating means for generating public information displaying a list of posted images in response to a browsing request for the posting information from the browsing terminal, The public information acquisition means for acquiring the public information from the information public apparatus, the public information display means for displaying the public information acquired by the public information acquisition means on the display device, and the public information display means Selected by posted image selection accepting means for accepting selection of any posted image by the viewer and posted image selection accepting means from among posted images displayed as a list for public use Related information acquisition means for acquiring related information included in the posted information of the accepted posted image from the information disclosure apparatus, and related information display means for displaying the related information acquired by the related information acquisition means on the display device. It is characterized by that.
The information providing system according to the present invention is also a posted image obtained by capturing an image of a subject purchased by the contributor and a service received by the contributor by a contributor who posts information related to the product purchased by the contributor and the service received by the contributor. Posting image input receiving means that accepts input, and brand information indicating the brand name of the product or service related to the posted image received by the posting image input receiving means by the contributor, provision of the store or service where the product was purchased Related information input receiving means for receiving input of related information including at least one of purchased store information indicating the store, posted information recording means for recording posted information including posted images and related information, and information posted by the poster In response to a request to view posted information by a viewer who browses, The public information generating means to be created, the public information displaying means for displaying the public information generated by the public information generating means, and the posted images listed as public information by the public information displaying means A posted image selection receiving unit that receives a selection of any posted image by a viewer; and a related information display unit that displays related information included in the posted information of the posted image received by the posted image selection receiving unit. It is characterized by that.

  According to the present invention, since the image posted by the poster is disclosed to the viewer, the information providing system can be operated even if the information provider does not prepare image data in advance. Furthermore, since the amount of information that can be provided to the viewer increases as the number of posts by the poster increases, the convenience of the information providing system can be improved as the number of posts increases. In addition, the viewer can browse the posted image posted by imaging the subject related to the product actually purchased by the poster or the service provided. For this reason, the viewer can refer to usage examples of products by other users, combinations with other items, and the like when purchasing the products. Also, the viewer can refer to other users' postings for reference when receiving the service.

It is a block diagram which shows the structure of one Embodiment of an information provision system. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of one Embodiment at the time of using a smart phone as the contributor terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of one Embodiment at the time of using a smart phone as the browser terminal. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of one Embodiment at the time of using a server apparatus as the information disclosure apparatus 400. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment when a personal computer is used as the information provider terminal 500. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing executed by a poster terminal 200. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing executed in a browser terminal 300. 5 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing executed by the information disclosure apparatus 400. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing executed by the information provider terminal 500. FIG.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of an information providing system according to the present embodiment. The information providing system 100 is configured by connecting a poster terminal 200, a viewer terminal 300, an information disclosure apparatus 400, and an information provider terminal 500 via a communication line such as the Internet or a mobile phone network. Is done.

  The contributor terminal 200 is a terminal possessed by a contributor who posts information related to a product purchased by the user or a service received by the user on the information providing system 100. For example, the poster terminal 200 is an information terminal such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a personal computer. Is used. The browser terminal 300 is a terminal possessed by a viewer who browses information posted by a poster. For example, an information terminal such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a personal computer is used. The information disclosing device 400 is a device that executes processing for disclosing information posted from the contributor terminal 200 to the viewer terminal 400, and an information processing device such as a server device or a personal computer is used, for example. The information provider terminal 500 is a terminal possessed by an information provider that provides information on products and services provided by the company, and an information terminal such as a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a personal computer is used.

  In FIG. 1, the information providing system 100 shows an example in which the poster terminal 200, the viewer terminal 300, the information disclosure apparatus 400, and the information provider terminal 500 are each configured as one unit. The configuration of the providing system 100 is not limited to this. For example, the processing may be distributed by a plurality of information disclosure apparatuses 400, and the number of the poster terminal 200, the viewer terminal 300, and the information provider terminal 500 is not particularly limited.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment when a smartphone is used as the poster terminal 200 in the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, an information posting application for providing the information posting function described below is installed in the smartphone by communicating with the information disclosing device 400, whereby the poster terminal 200 in the present embodiment. Works as. It is assumed that the information posting 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 poster terminal 200 in advance. . Alternatively, the information posting application program may be provided by being recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM.

  The poster 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.

  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, a contributor who is a user of the contributor terminal 200 operates the contributor 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. Can do. The touch panel 201 detects an operation such as a touch or a slide by a poster 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 poster terminal 200 communicates with the information disclosure apparatus 400 via the communication module 202.

  The microphone 203 is a sound collection device for inputting uttered voices by a poster. 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 poster 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. In addition, in the nonvolatile memory, firmware for operating the poster terminal 200 and program data of software for operating various applications are recorded. In the present embodiment, the information posting application program described above is recorded in this 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. In the present embodiment, the information posting application has a function of performing shooting using the camera 206 based on an instruction from the poster.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment when a smartphone is used as the browser terminal 300 in the present embodiment. In the present embodiment, the viewer terminal 300 in the present embodiment is installed by installing an information browsing application for providing the information browsing function described below by communicating with the information disclosure apparatus 400 on the smartphone. Works as. Note that the information browsing application program is provided by being published on a server connected via the Internet, and the user obtains it by downloading and is installed in the viewer terminal 300 in advance. . Alternatively, the information browsing application program may be provided by being recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM.

  The browser terminal 300 includes a touch panel 301, a communication module 302, a microphone 303, a control device 304, and a speaker 305.

  The touch panel 301 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 a device by pressing a display on a screen. For example, a viewer who is a user of the viewer terminal 300 operates the viewer terminal 300 by touching or sliding display items such as buttons and menus displayed on the liquid crystal panel using a finger or a touch pen. Can do. The touch panel 301 detects an operation such as a touch or a slide by a viewer and outputs a detection signal to the control device 304.

  As the communication module 302, a module for connecting to the Internet via a LAN or a cellular phone communication network is used by wireless or wired. The browser terminal 300 communicates with the information disclosure apparatus 400 via the communication module 302.

  The microphone 303 is a sound collection device for inputting uttered voice by a poster. Analog data input from the microphone 303 is converted into a digital signal by the control device 304.

  The control device 304 includes a CPU, a memory, and other peripheral circuits, and controls the entire viewer terminal 300. Note that the memory configuring the control device 304 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. In addition, in the non-volatile memory, firmware for operating the browser terminal 300 and program data of software for operating various applications are recorded. In the present embodiment, the information browsing application program described above is recorded in this nonvolatile memory.

  The speaker 305 is an output device for outputting sound. The control device 304 outputs audio data when there is an incoming call from another user or audio data recorded in the nonvolatile memory via the speaker 305.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment when a server device is used as information disclosure device 400 in the present embodiment. The information disclosure apparatus 400 includes an operation member 401, a connection IF (interface) 402, a control device 403, and a recording device 404.

  The operation member 401 includes various devices that are operated by an operator of the information disclosure device 400, such as a keyboard and a mouse.

  The connection IF 402 is an interface for connecting the information disclosure apparatus 400 to a communication line such as the Internet. For example, a wired LAN module for connecting to the Internet by wire, a wireless LAN module for connecting to the Internet wirelessly, etc. Is used. The information disclosure apparatus 400 communicates with the poster terminal 200, the viewer terminal 300, and the information provider terminal 500 via the connection IF 402.

  The control device 403 includes a CPU, a memory, and other peripheral circuits, and controls the entire information disclosure device 400. In addition, the memory which comprises the control apparatus 403 is volatile memories, such as SDRAM, for example. 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 402 is temporarily recorded in the buffer memory.

  The recording device 404 is a recording device for recording various data stored by the information disclosing device 400, data of a program to be executed by the control device 403, and the like, for example, HDD (Hard Disk Drive), SSD (Solid State). Drive) or the like is used. Note that the program data recorded in the recording device 404 is provided by being recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, or provided via a network to record the program data acquired by the operator. By installing in the device 404, the control device 403 can execute the program.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment when a personal computer is used as information provider terminal 500 in the present embodiment. The information provider terminal 500 includes an operation member 501, a connection IF (interface) 502, a control device 503, and a recording device 504.

  The operation member 501 includes various devices operated by an operator of the information provider terminal 500, such as a keyboard and a mouse.

  The connection IF 502 is an interface for connecting the information provider terminal 500 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 information provider terminal 500 communicates with the information disclosure apparatus 400 via the connection IF 502.

  The control device 503 includes a CPU, a memory, and other peripheral circuits, and controls the entire information provider terminal 500. Note that the memory configuring the control device 503 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 502 is temporarily recorded in the buffer memory.

  The recording device 504 is a recording device for recording various data stored in the information provider terminal 500, data of a program to be executed by the control device 503, and the like, for example, HDD (Hard Disk Drive) or SSD (Solid). State Drive) or the like is used. Note that the program data recorded in the recording device 504 is provided by being recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM, or provided via a network, and records the program data acquired by the operator. By installing in the device 504, the control device 503 can execute the program.

  In the information providing system 100 according to the present embodiment, a poster who owns the poster terminal 200 activates the information posting application described above on the poster terminal 200, and the product purchased by the poster or the service received by the poster. The subject can be imaged, and the obtained posted image can be uploaded to the information disclosure apparatus 400. As a result, the poster can post the product purchased by himself / herself and information on the service he / she receives to the information providing system 100, and the viewer who owns the viewer terminal 300 can view the information on the viewer terminal 300. The information browsing application described above can be activated to browse the information posted by the poster. In the present embodiment, assuming that the information providing system 100 is used as a system for providing fashion information, a contributor can post images of fashion items such as clothes and accessories purchased by himself / herself. The process will be described using the case of posting and publishing as an example.

  In the present embodiment, an information provider who desires to provide information using the information providing system 100 operates the information provider terminal 500 and registers information desired to be provided in advance. Here, the information provider demonstrates the example which registers the information of the store which the company manages. The store information includes, for example, store name, address, telephone number, business hours, brand of product handled, and category of product handled. The information provider inputs each information described above on the store information input screen displayed on the information provider terminal 500. The product category may be the same information as the information input by the contributor in the process described later. The control device 503 transmits the store information input by the information provider to the information disclosure device 400 as provided information.

  In the information disclosure apparatus 400, when receiving the provision information from the information provider terminal 500, the control apparatus 403 records the received provision information in the recording apparatus 404.

  The contributor can instruct activation of the information posting application on the poster terminal 200 by performing a predetermined operation such as touching an icon of the information posting application on the touch panel 201. When the control device 204 detects an instruction to start the information posting application from the poster, the control device 204 reads the program data of the information posting application from the flash memory and executes it, thereby starting the information posting application on the poster terminal 200. .

  The contributor can instruct to start shooting the posted image on the screen of the information posting application displayed on the touch panel 201. The control device 204 activates a shooting function using the camera 206 when it is detected that the posting start is instructed by the poster.

  The contributor photographs a fashion item owned by the contributor. At this time, the contributor may individually shoot fashion items such as clothes and accessories, or may shoot by combining a plurality of fashion items. In addition, the photographer may take a picture in a state of wearing one or more items. For example, a contributor can also take a picture of himself coordinated with multiple items. The contributor can instruct shooting by performing a predetermined operation such as touching a shutter button displayed on the touch panel 201.

  When the posting is instructed by the poster, the control device 204 controls the camera 206 to perform imaging and obtains image data of the posted image. When the image data of the posted image is acquired, the control device 204 displays a related information input screen on the touch panel 201 for prompting the poster to input related information related to the posted image.

  The contributor operates the touch panel 201 to input related information related to the fashion item photographed as a subject on the related information input screen. In the present embodiment, for example, on the related information input screen, brand information indicating the brand name of the fashion item as a subject, category information indicating the category of the fashion item, usage scene information indicating the usage scene of the fashion item, fashion item An input column is provided for inputting purchase store information indicating the purchase store of the item and purchase amount information indicating the purchase amount of the fashion item as related information, and the contributor inputs information in each input column. Note that the method for inputting information in each input field is not particularly limited, but the following method is considered as an example.

  The main brand name of the fashion item is recorded in the recording device 404 of the information disclosure device 400, and the control device 204 accesses the information disclosure device 400 to display the brand name when displaying the related information input screen. Get list information. The brand information input field of the related information input screen is a list box in which any brand name can be selected from the brand name list information, and the control device 204 lists the brand names acquired from the information disclosure device 400. Information is displayed in the list box. The contributor can input brand information on the related information input screen by selecting the brand name of the fashion item as the subject from the brand names displayed in the list box.

  The recording device 404 of the information disclosure device 400 records a category name used for classifying fashion items, and the control device 204 accesses the information disclosure device 400 when displaying the related information input screen. Then, the category name list information is acquired. The category information input field of the related information input screen is a list box in which any category name can be selected from the category name list information, and the control device 204 lists the category names acquired from the information disclosure device 400. Information is displayed in the list box. The contributor can input the category information on the related information input screen by selecting the category name of the fashion item as the subject from the category names displayed in the list box. The category names of fashion items include, for example, tops, outerwear, bottoms, dresses, bags, accessories, jewelry, shoes, wallets, watches, mobile accessories, sportswear, underwear, formal, rain goods, babies, kids, and maternity. The name of a general category used to classify such fashion items may be used.

  The recording device 404 of the information disclosure device 400 records a use scene name assuming a scene in which a fashion item is used, and the control device 204 displays the related information input screen when the information disclosure device 400 is displayed. To obtain the list information of the use scene names. The use scene information input field of the related information input screen is a list box in which any use scene name can be selected from the list information of use scene names, and the control device 204 uses the use information acquired from the information disclosure device 400. The list information of the scene name is displayed in the list box. The contributor can input the usage scene information on the related information input screen by selecting the usage scene name of the fashion item as the subject from the usage scene names displayed in the list box. In addition, as a use scene name of fashion items, for example, fashion items such as work, school, date, party, concert, wedding, entrance ceremony, dinner party, travel, sea, holiday, rainy day are generally used A typical scene name may be used.

  When displaying the related information input screen, the control device 204 accesses the information disclosure device 400 and acquires store name list information from the provided information registered from the information provider terminal 500 in the above-described processing. The input field of purchased store information on the related information input screen is a list box in which any store name can be selected from the store name list information, and the control device 204 stores the store name acquired from the information disclosure device 400. List information is displayed in the list box. The contributor can enter the store information on the related information input screen by selecting the store name of the store that purchased the fashion item as the subject from the store names displayed in the list box. . If the store name of the store where the fashion item that is the subject is purchased is not included in the list box, the contributor can also input the store name as text.

  The purchase price information input field indicating the purchase price of the fashion item is a text box in which the contributor can enter the purchase price, and the contributor can enter the purchase price in the text box to display the relevant information input screen. You can enter the purchase price information. If the contributor does not clearly remember the purchase amount, the contributor may enter an approximate amount. Whether or not to input purchase price information may be arbitrarily selected by the poster.

  The control device 204 transmits to the information disclosing device 400 post information in which the post image taken by the contributor and the related information input by the contributor are associated with each other. In addition, when a plurality of fashion items are reflected in the posted image, the contributor can input related information for each fashion item. In this case, a plurality of related information is included in one posted image. The information is transmitted to the information disclosure apparatus 400 in association with it.

  In the information disclosure apparatus 400, when receiving the posting information from the poster terminal 200, the control apparatus 403 records the received posting information in the recording apparatus 404.

  The viewer can instruct activation of the information browsing application on the browser terminal 300 by performing a predetermined operation such as touching an icon of the information browsing application on the touch panel 301. When the control device 304 detects an instruction for starting the information browsing application by the viewer, the control device 304 reads the program data of the information browsing application from the flash memory and executes it, thereby starting the information browsing application on the viewer terminal 300. .

  The reader registers information on the information browsing application as preparation for browsing the posted information by the poster using the information browsing application. In registering information, the viewer inputs the name of a favorite brand or an interested brand as a brand name for which information is desired. The input of the brand name at this time may be the same method as the brand name input method in the poster terminal 200 described above. In addition, the viewer inputs the name of a favorite store or an interested store as the name of the store for which information is desired. The store name input at this time may be the same method as the store name input method in the poster terminal 200 described above.

  The control device 304 transmits the information on the brand name desired to provide information and the information on the name of the store desired to provide information input by the viewer to the information disclosure device 400 as provision request information.

  In the information disclosure apparatus 400, when receiving the provision request information from the viewer terminal 300, the control apparatus 403 receives information for uniquely identifying a poster who owns the viewer terminal 300 that is the information transmission source, for example, a viewer ID. Information on the name of the brand that is issued and received from the viewer terminal 300 and information on the name of the store that desires to provide information is recorded in the recording device 404 in association with the issued viewer ID. . The browser ID issued here is also notified to the browser terminal 300, and in the browser terminal 300, the control device 304 records the browser ID in the flash memory.

  When the viewer wishes to view the posted information posted by the poster, the viewer instructs browsing of the posted information on the screen of the information browsing application displayed on the touch panel 301. At this time, the viewer operates the browsing condition designation button displayed on the touch panel 301 to display the posted images in order of popularity ranking as browsing conditions, or a product with a brand name for which information is desired is photographed. Filtered images, filtered images displayed at stores with the name of the store for which you want to provide information, filtered images for specific categories, or filtered to specific usage scenarios You can specify whether to display with.

  When the control device 304 detects that browsing of the posting information is instructed by the viewer, the control device 304 transmits the browsing request information in which the browsing ID and the browsing condition are associated to the information disclosure device 400, and Request browsing.

  In the information disclosure apparatus 400, the control apparatus 403 generates publication information that displays a list of posted images that meet the browsing conditions in response to a posting request for posting information from the browser terminal 300.

  For example, when browsing conditions are specified so that posted images are displayed in order of popularity ranking, the control device 403 generates public information in which posted images are listed in order of popularity by the viewer. The popularity of each posted image by the viewer is, for example, that when the viewer views the posted image, the favorite image can be voted, and the number of votes by the viewer is recorded for each posted image. In addition, it is only necessary to generate public information in which posted images are displayed in a list in order from the largest number of votes, assuming that the number of votes is high. Or, for each posted image, record the number of times viewed by the viewer, and generate information for publishing that lists the posted images in descending order of the number of times of browsing, assuming that the number of times of browsing is high. You just have to do it.

  When viewing conditions are specified so that products of a brand name for which information is desired to be provided are narrowed down and displayed on the posted image, the control device 403 displays the information recorded by the viewer in the recording device 404. The information on the brand name recorded in association with the viewer ID received together with the viewing conditions is read out from the information on the brand name desired to be provided. The control device 403 identifies post information whose brand information matches the read brand name information from the post information recorded in the recording device 404, and includes the post information included in the specified post information. Information for reading is generated by reading out images and displaying a list.

  When the viewing conditions are specified so as to narrow down and display the posted images purchased at the store having the name of the store for which information is desired, the control device 403 displays the information recorded in the recording device 404 by the viewer. The store name information recorded in association with the viewer ID received together with the viewing conditions is read from the store name information desired to be provided. The control device 403 identifies post information in which the purchase store information that matches the read store name information is included in the related information from the post information recorded in the recording device 404, and is included in the specified post information. Information for publication is generated by reading out the posted images and displaying the list.

  When the viewing conditions are specified so as to narrow down and display the products in a specific category, the control device 403 selects from the posted information recorded in the recording device 404 the products specified by the viewing conditions. The posting information whose category information matches the category is included in the related information, and the posting images included in the specified posting information are read and displayed as a list.

  When the viewing condition is specified so as to narrow down and display the specific usage scene, the control device 403 uses the product specified by the viewing condition from the posted information recorded in the recording device 404. The use scene information that matches the scene identifies the posting information included in the related information, and the posting information included in the specified posting information is read and displayed as a list.

  In the browser terminal 300, the control device 304 acquires the information for disclosure generated by the information disclosure device 400 and displays it on the touch panel 301. As a result, the viewer can view the posted images that meet the specified viewing conditions.

  When the control device 304 detects that one of the posted images displayed in the list is touched and selected by the viewer, the control device 304 accesses the information disclosure device 400 to select the selected posting image. The related information of the image is acquired, and the acquired related information is displayed on the touch panel 301. Thus, the viewer can touch the posted image in which he / she is interested, and can confirm the related information of the product shown in the posted image.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the flow of processing executed by the poster terminal 200 in the present embodiment. The process shown in FIG. 6 is executed by the control device 204 as a program to be started when the poster instructs to start the information posting application.

  In step S <b> 10, the control device 204 determines whether or not the poster has instructed to start shooting a posted image. If a positive determination is made in step S10, the process proceeds to step S20.

  In step S <b> 20, the control device 204 activates a photographing function using the camera 206. Then, it progresses to step S30.

  In step S <b> 30, the control device 204 determines whether or not shooting of a posted image has been instructed by the poster. If a positive determination is made in step S30, the process proceeds to step S40.

  In step S <b> 40, the control device 204 controls the camera 206 to capture an image and obtains image data of a posted image. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S50.

  In step S50, the control device 204 displays a related information input screen on the touch panel 201 for prompting the poster to input related information related to the posted image, and proceeds to step S60.

  In step S60, as described above, the control device 204 accepts input of brand information, category information, usage scene information, purchase store information, and purchase price information as related information on the related information input screen. It is determined whether or not is input. If a positive determination is made in step S60, the process proceeds to step S70.

  In step S <b> 70, the control device 204 transmits post information obtained by associating a post image obtained by imaging with related information input by the poster to the information disclosure device 400. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S80.

  In step S80, the control device 204 determines whether or not the poster has instructed to end the information posting application. If a negative determination is made in step S80, the process returns to step S10. On the other hand, when an affirmative determination is made in step S80, the process ends.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing executed by the viewer terminal 300 in the present embodiment. The processing shown in FIG. 7 is executed by the control device 304 as a program that is activated when an instruction to activate the information browsing application is given by the viewer.

  In step S110, the control device 304 determines whether or not the provision request information described above has been input. If a negative determination is made in step S110, the process proceeds to step S130 described later. On the other hand, if a positive determination is made in step S110, the process proceeds to step S120.

  In step S120, the control device 304 transmits the information on the brand name desired to provide information and the name of the store desired to provide information input by the viewer to the information disclosing device 400 as provision request information. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S130.

  In step S <b> 130, the control device 304 determines whether or not browsing of the posted information is instructed by the viewer. If a negative determination is made in step S130, the process proceeds to step S180 described later. On the other hand, if a positive determination is made in step S130, the process proceeds to step S140.

  In step S140, as described above, the control device 304 transmits the browsing request information in which the viewer ID is associated with the browsing conditions to the information disclosure device 400 and requests browsing of the posted information. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S150.

  In step S <b> 150, as described above, the control device 304 acquires the disclosure information generated by the information disclosure device 400 and displays it on the touch panel 301. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S160.

  In step S <b> 160, the control device 304 determines whether any one of the posted images displayed as a list is touched and selected by the viewer. If a negative determination is made in step S160, the process proceeds to step S180 described later. On the other hand, if a positive determination is made in step S160, the process proceeds to step S170.

  In step S <b> 170, the control device 304 accesses the information disclosure device 400, acquires related information of the selected posted image, and displays the acquired related information on the touch panel 301. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S180.

  In step S180, the control device 304 determines whether or not the viewer has instructed to end the information browsing application. If a negative determination is made in step S180, the process returns to step S110. On the other hand, if an affirmative determination is made in step S180, the process ends.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing executed by the information disclosure apparatus 400 in the present embodiment. The processing shown in FIG. 8 is executed by the control device 403 as a program to be activated when the information disclosure device 400 is turned on.

  In step S <b> 210, the control device 403 determines whether the posting information described above has been received from the poster terminal 200. If a negative determination is made in step S210, the process proceeds to step S230 described later. On the other hand, if a positive determination is made in step S210, the process proceeds to step S220.

  In step S <b> 220, the control device 403 records the posting information received from the poster terminal 200 in the recording device 404. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S230.

  In step S <b> 230, the control device 403 determines whether the provision request information described above has been received from the browser terminal 300. If a negative determination is made in step S230, the process proceeds to step S250 described later. On the other hand, if a positive determination is made in step S230, the process proceeds to step S240.

  In step S240, as described above, the control device 403 issues information received for uniquely identifying a poster who has the viewer terminal 300 that is the information transmission source, for example, a viewer ID, and receives the information from the viewer terminal 300. The browsing device information that associates the information of the brand name desired to provide information and the information of the store name desired to provide information with the issued viewer ID is recorded in the recording device 404. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S250.

  In step S <b> 250, the control device 403 determines whether there has been a request for browsing posted information from the browser terminal 300. If a negative determination is made in step S250, the process proceeds to step S270 described later. On the other hand, if a positive determination is made in step S250, the process proceeds to step S260.

  In step S <b> 260, the control device 403 generates public information that displays a list of posted images that meet the browsing conditions, in response to a posting information browsing request from the browser terminal 300. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S270.

  In step S270, the control device 403 determines whether the information disclosure device 400 is turned off. If a negative determination is made in step S270, the process returns to step S210. On the other hand, when an affirmative determination is made in step S270, the process ends.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing executed by the information provider terminal 500 in the present embodiment. The process shown in FIG. 9 is executed by the control device 503 as a program to be activated when the information provider terminal 500 is turned on.

  In step S310, the control device 503 determines whether or not the provision information described above has been input by the information provider. If a negative determination is made in step S310, the process proceeds to step S330 described later. On the other hand, if a positive determination is made in step S310, the process proceeds to step S320.

  In step S320, the control device 503 transmits the provision information input by the information provider to the information disclosure device 400. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S330.

  In step S330, the control device 503 determines whether the information provider terminal 500 is turned off. If a negative determination is made in step S330, the process returns to step S310. On the other hand, when an affirmative determination is made in step S330, the process ends.

According to the present embodiment described above, the following operational effects can be obtained.
(1) In the poster terminal 300, the control device 304 accepts input of a posted image obtained by capturing an image of a subject related to a product purchased by the poster or a service received by the poster by the poster. The input of related information is received, and posted information including a posted image and related information is transmitted to the information disclosure apparatus 400. In the information disclosing device 400, the control device 403 records the posting information received from the poster terminal in the recording device, and displays the posting information in a list in response to a posting information browsing request from the browsing terminal 300. Is generated. In the viewer terminal 300, the control device 304 acquires the disclosure information from the information disclosure device 400, displays the acquired disclosure information on the touch panel 301, and from among the posted images displayed as a list of disclosure information, the viewer Is selected, the related information included in the post information of the selected post image is acquired from the information disclosing device 400, and the acquired related information is displayed on the touch panel 301. Thus, the poster can introduce the product purchased by the user on the information providing system 100 and the service received by the poster. In addition, since an image posted by a contributor can be disclosed to a viewer, an image relating to a product or service can be disclosed on the information providing system 100 without the information provider preparing image data in advance. Can do. Furthermore, since the amount of information that can be provided to the viewer increases as the number of posts by the poster increases, the convenience of the information providing system 100 can be improved as the number of posts increases. In addition, since the viewer can browse the product actually purchased by the contributor and the posted image posted by imaging the subject related to the provided service, Examples of use of products by other users and examples of combinations with other items can be referred to.

(2) In the browser terminal 300, the control device 304 receives an input of a brand name for which information is desired from the viewer, and includes information on the brand name that is desired to provide information in the provision desired information. The data is transmitted to the public device 400. In the information disclosure device 400, the control device 403 records the provision request information received from the browser terminal 300 in association with the viewer ID in the recording device 404, and responds to a posting information browsing request from the browser terminal 300. In order to generate public information by reading from the recording device 404 and displaying a list of posted images whose brand name specified based on the related information matches the brand name that the viewer wants to provide information on. did. Thereby, the viewer can browse the posted image by narrowing down to the brand for which information is desired.

(3) In the browser terminal 300, the control device 304 receives an input of the name of the store for which information is desired from the viewer, and includes the information on the name of the store for which information input is desired in the provision desired information. The data is transmitted to the public device 400. In the information disclosure device 400, the control device 403 records the provision request information received from the browser terminal 300 in association with the viewer ID in the recording device 404, and responds to a posting information browsing request from the browser terminal 300. Then, the store where the product specified based on the related information generates the information for publication by reading out the posted images matching the store name that the previous viewer wants to provide information from, and displaying the list as a list. I tried to do it. As a result, the viewer can browse the posted images by narrowing down to stores that wish to provide information.

(4) In the information disclosure apparatus 400, the control apparatus 403, from the posted information recorded in the recording apparatus 404, when the browsing condition is specified so as to narrow down and display the products in a specific category. , Posting information that includes category information that matches the category of the product specified in the viewing conditions is included in the related information, and post information included in the specified posting information is read and displayed as a list. did. As a result, the viewer can browse the posted images by narrowing down to a specific category.

(5) In the information disclosure apparatus 400, the control apparatus 403, from the posted information recorded in the recording apparatus 404, when the viewing conditions are designated so as to narrow down and display the specific usage scene, Use information that matches the usage scene of the product specified in the viewing conditions is specified in the related information, and the posting information included in the specified posting information is read and the public information is displayed in a list. I made it. As a result, the viewer can browse the posted image while narrowing down to a specific usage scene.

(6) In the information provider terminal 500, the control device 503 accepts input of provision information including a brand name of a product or service provided by the information provider and a store name managed by the information provider from the information provider. The input provided information is transmitted to the information disclosure apparatus 400. The information disclosure apparatus 400 records the provision information received from the information provider terminal 500 in the recording apparatus 404. As a result, information of an information provider who wants to provide information can be centrally managed on the information disclosure apparatus 400.

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In addition, the information provision system 100 of embodiment mentioned above can also be deform | transformed as follows.
(1) In embodiment mentioned above, the poster terminal 200 and the viewer terminal 300 demonstrated the example which is another terminal. However, when one user can be both a contributor and a viewer, it is preferable to be able to post and view information on a single terminal. In this case, a single terminal May also serve as the poster terminal 200 and the viewer terminal 300. In addition, when one terminal serves as the poster terminal 200 and the viewer terminal 300, the user may be able to use the information posting application and the information browsing application by switching them on the terminal as different applications. The information posting application and the information browsing application may be integrated into one application.

(2) In the embodiment described above, in the information provider terminal 500, the control device 503 includes, from the information provider, the brand name of the product or service provided by the information provider, and the store name operated by the information provider. In this example, the information of the store is received as input of the provision information, and the input provision information is transmitted to the information disclosure apparatus 400. In the information disclosure apparatus 400, the provision information is recorded in the recording apparatus 404. In the information provision system 100, the following processing may be performed using the provision information recorded in the information disclosure apparatus 400.

  In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which a viewer can browse related information by touching one of the posted images displayed in a list. In this case, the viewer may be able to confirm the store that handles the brand product or service by selecting the brand name included in the displayed related information. Specifically, in the browser terminal 300, when brand information is touched from the displayed related information, the control device 304 accesses the information disclosure device 400 and is recorded in the recording device 404. What is necessary is just to acquire provided information in which the brand information included in the provided information matches the brand information touched by the viewer from the provided information, and list the store names included in the acquired acquired information on the touch panel 301. . As a result, when the viewer browses the posted image and finds a product or service of interest, the viewer can easily find a store that handles the brand of the product or service. In addition, when the browser terminal 300 can communicate with the GPS satellite and specify the current position based on the positioning information received from the GPS satellite, only the stores within a predetermined distance from the browser terminal 300 May be extracted and displayed in a list. In this case, the distance from the current position as the store extraction condition may be set in advance, or may be arbitrarily set by the viewer within 500 m and within 1 km.

(3) In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which a viewer can browse related information by touching one of the posted images displayed in a list. In this case, when the store name included in the related information is touched by the viewer, the control device 304 may display a purchase site on the touch panel 301 where a product handled in the store can be purchased. As a result, when the browser browses the posted image and finds a store that handles the product or service of interest, the viewer can access the shopping site operated by the store and perform shopping. In this case, the control device 304 may receive an order for a product by a viewer on the purchase site, and transmit order information indicating the content of the product for which the order has been received to the information disclosure device 400. In the public device 400, when receiving the order information from the browser terminal 300, the control device 403 records the received order information in the recording device 404 and specifies the store where the product is ordered based on the order information. And you may make it notify the information provider terminal 500 of the specified store that there was an order of goods from a browser. Thereby, the viewer can enjoy shopping using the information providing system 100, and the information provider can attract customers to the shopping site using the information providing system 100.

(4) In the above-described embodiment, assuming that the information providing system 100 is used as a system for providing fashion information, a poster posts a fashion item such as clothes or accessories purchased by the poster. Described the case of posting and publishing images. However, the information provided through the information providing system 100 is not limited to fashion information, and is information on other products and services that can be provided by the processing described in the above-described embodiment.

(5) In the above-described embodiment, the related information includes brand information indicating the brand name of the fashion item as the subject, category information indicating the category of the fashion item, usage scene information indicating the usage scene of the fashion item, and fashion item. The purchase store information indicating the purchase store of the item and the purchase amount information indicating the purchase amount of the fashion item have been described as examples including the related information. However, the related information may include at least one of these pieces of information. If the information provided by the information providing system 100 is information other than fashion information, related information corresponding to the information may be set.

(6) In the embodiment described above, the contributor terminal 200 and the viewer terminal 300 are assumed to be smartphones having a call function, and thus include a microphone and a speaker. When a portable information terminal 300 that does not have a call function is used as 300, a microphone and a speaker are not mounted.

(7) In the above-described embodiment, the information disclosure apparatus 400 includes the operation member 401 for an operator to operate. However, when performing a remote operation via a communication line, the operation member 401 is not necessarily provided. There is no.

(8) In the above-described embodiment, an example has been described in which the related information includes brand information indicating the brand name of a fashion item as a subject and purchase store information indicating a store where the fashion item is purchased. When displaying related information on the viewer terminal 300 or on the related information input screen described above, brand information and purchased store information may be displayed as separate items, and the store name is written after the brand name. May be displayed. As an example, there may be a case where a consumer recognizes a brand name followed by the store name, such as a case where one brand is developing multiple stores. For example, in the brand AAA, it can be considered that each store of the AAA brand is recognized by being described as AAA Shinjuku store and AAA Shibuya store. In such a case, when displaying the related information, the brand information and the purchased store information may be written in succession.

(9) In the embodiment described above, an example is described in which, when a viewer browses a posted image, the favorite image can be voted, and the popularity of the posted image is determined based on the vote result. did. In addition to this function, a posted image voted by the viewer may be managed as a favorite image of the viewer. Specifically, when the control device 403 receives a vote for the posted image from the viewer, the control device 403 records the posted image and the viewer ID of the viewer who has voted in association with each other, thereby recording the favorite of the viewer. What is necessary is just to manage an image. In this case, when instructing browsing of posted information from the browser terminal 300, the viewer can specify to browse a favorite posted image as the browsing condition described above. The control device 304 transmits the browsing request information in which the viewer ID and the browsing conditions are associated to the information disclosure device 400 to request browsing of the posted information. In the information disclosure device 400, the control device 403 includes a viewer terminal. In response to the posting information browsing request from 300, public information in which a list of favorite posted images associated with the viewer ID is displayed is generated. Note that the favorite posted image of the viewer is not limited to the voted posted image, but may be specified by receiving an instruction to add to the favorite from the viewer.

  Further, the popularity vote of posted images and the addition of posted images to favorites may be performed in cooperation with an existing SNS (Social Networking Service). For example, a user who has already been registered with an existing SNS logs in to each SNS service using a registered user account. In each SNS linked with the information providing system 100 in the above-described embodiment, the posted image described above can be viewed on the SNS usage screen. A user who has viewed a posted image via the SNS can vote for a favorite posted image by using a voting function implemented in the SNS, such as pressing a “like” button. When the control device 403 receives information indicating that the vote for the posted image has been performed from the cooperation destination SNS, the control device 403 adds the number of votes for the posted image and updates the data. As a result, the voting result on the cooperation destination SNS can be reflected in the popularity by the viewer in each posted image. Further, when receiving information indicating that the vote for the posted image has been performed from the cooperation destination SNS, the control device 403 registers the posted image as a favorite image of the viewer. As a result, the vote result on the cooperation destination SNS can be reflected in the favorite image of the viewer.

  In addition, for the favorite image of the viewer, the store that handles the product shown in the favorite image is displayed on the map so that the viewer can grasp the store where the product shown in the favorite image can be purchased. Also good. In this case, a favorite image may be displayed as an icon at a store position on the map, or an image of a product handled by the store may be displayed as an icon.

  The control device 403 notifies the viewer that a new posted image has been posted when a contributor of the image that the viewer has selected as a favorite image has posted a new posted image. Also good. In this case, the control apparatus 403 may notify by transmitting a notification mail addressed to a reader's mail address registered in advance, or may transmit notification information to the viewer terminal 300 to display the viewer terminal 300. The control device 304 may notify the user of the notification by pop-up display on the touch panel 301.

(10) In the information providing system 100 in the above-described embodiment, when a viewer designates an image of a product to be searched for on the browser terminal 300 and uploads it to the information disclosure device 400, the information is uploaded on the information disclosure device 400. A function of searching for an image of a product similar to the product shown in the image and transmitting it to the browser terminal 300 may be further provided. Thus, the viewer can easily search for a product similar to the product of interest.

  Specifically, the processing may be performed as follows. First, an information provider uploads an image of a product handled by the company to the information disclosure apparatus 400 on the information provider terminal 500 in advance and records it in the recording apparatus 404. Here, the image uploaded by the information provider is the product image to be searched.

  The viewer designates an image showing a product to be searched for on the browser terminal 300. For this reason, the viewer can designate an image in which the desired product is shown by designating a range in which the desired product is shown in the posted image being browsed. Also, if the product you want to look for is not a product that appears in the posted image, such as a product introduced on TV or a product published in a magazine, take an image of that product and import it into the viewer terminal 300 Specify the image showing the product you want to find. The control device 304 transmits an image designated by the viewer to the information disclosure device 400, and requests a search for a posted image showing a similar product.

  In the information disclosure apparatus 400, when the control apparatus 403 receives a search request for a posted image showing a similar product, the control apparatus 403 matches the image received from the viewer terminal 300 with the product image recorded in the recording device 404. Then, a product image showing a product similar to the product included in the image received from the browser terminal 300 is extracted. For the extraction process at this time, a known subject matching process may be used. For example, as a result of the matching, a product image having a high degree of similarity in product color or pattern may be extracted. In addition, when searching for a posted image in which similar products are shown, the viewer may specify the above-described category so that product images of products in the same category are targeted for matching processing.

  The control device 403 sends a list of product images extracted by the matching process to the viewer terminal 300. In the viewer terminal 300, the control device 304 displays a list of product images received from the information disclosure device 400 on the touch panel 301. As a result, the viewer can acquire an image of the product for which he was looking for. When the viewer touches any image in the list of product images, the information of the information provider who uploaded the image and the information of the store operated by the information provider are displayed on the touch panel 301. For example, the viewer can grasp the product information and the store that sells the product. Further, when the viewer touches one of the images in the list of product images, the viewer can display the website selling the products shown in the image on the touch panel 301. The product can be purchased on the website.

  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.

100 Information Providing System 200 Contributor Terminal 201 Touch Panel 202 Communication Module 203 Microphone 204 Control Device 205 Speaker 206 Camera 300 Viewer Terminal 301 Touch Panel 302 Communication Module 303 Microphone 304 Control Device 305 Speaker 400 Information Disclosure Device 401 Operation Member 402 Connection IF
403 Control device 404 Recording device 500 Information provider terminal 501 Operation member 502 Connection IF
503 Control device 504 Recording device

The present invention relates to an information providing system, a poster terminal, a browser terminal, and an information disclosure apparatus .

The information providing system according to the present invention includes a contributor terminal operated by a contributor who posts information on fashion items purchased by the user, a viewer terminal operated by a viewer who browses information posted by the contributor, and posting. An information providing system in which information posted from a poster terminal is connected to a viewer terminal via a communication line, and the poster terminal is a fashion item purchased by the poster by the poster and post image input receiving means for receiving an input of the post image obtained by capturing an image of a subject on, by the author, related to post image that has received the input by post image input receiving means, a purchase store information that indicates the purchase store of fashion items Related information input receiving means for receiving input of related information included, and posting information including posted images and related information And a post information transmission means for transmitting to the device, information disclosure system, and post information recording means for recording the post information received from the contributor terminal to the recording device, information of the store name you wish to provide information from the viewing terminal In response to a browsing request in which browsing conditions are specified so as to narrow down the desired store information recording means for receiving the information and recording it to the recording device, and the posted image including the related store name for which information is desired from the viewer terminal. The public information generating means for generating the public information by reading from the recording device a list of post images in which the name of the store where the fashion item is identified based on the related information matches the name of the store for which information is desired. equipped with a door, the viewer terminal, from the viewer, and the information provided hope store input receiving means for receiving the input of the store name you wish to provide information, the information provided hope store input receiving means And I hope the store information transmission means for transmitting the information of the store name that you want to provide information that has received the power to the information disclosure system, and the public information acquisition means for acquiring the public information from the public information unit, by the public for information acquisition means The public information display means for displaying the obtained public information on the display device, and the posted image selected by the viewer from the posted images listed as public information by the public information display means Accepted posted image selection accepting means, related information obtaining means for obtaining from the information disclosure device related information included in the posted information of the posted image accepted by the posted image selection accepting means, and related information obtained by the related information obtaining means Related information display means for displaying information on a display device is provided.
The information providing system according to the present invention also includes a posted image input receiving unit that receives an input of a posted image obtained by imaging a subject related to a fashion item purchased by the poster by a poster who posts information about the fashion item purchased by the poster, and a posting who by, related to post image that has received the input by post image input receiving means, and the related information input receiving means for receiving an input of related information including the purchase store information that indicates the purchase store of fashion item, associated with post image Posting information recording means for recording post information including information, information providing desired store input accepting means for accepting input of a store name for which information is desired from a viewer who browses information posted by the contributor, and information provision hope Record the information of the store name you want to provide the information that was input by the store input reception means That and hope the store information recording means, in accordance with the visitors browsing request that the viewing conditions are specified to narrow the store name you wish to provide information to the post image that contains the relevant information by, fashion that is identified on the basis of relevant information The public information generating means for generating public information that displays a list of posted images that match the name of the store where the item is purchased and the public information generated by the public information generating means. A public information display means for displaying, a post image selection receiving means for accepting selection of any post image by a viewer from among the post images listed as public information by the public information display means, and a post image And a related information display unit for displaying related information included in the posted information of the posted image whose selection is received by the selection receiving unit.

Claims (22)

A contributor terminal operated by a contributor who posts information related to a product purchased by the user or a service received by the contributor, a reader terminal operated by a viewer who browses information posted by the contributor, and the contributor An information providing system in which information posted from a terminal is disclosed to the reader terminal and connected via a communication line to an information disclosure apparatus,
The contributor terminal is
Posted image input receiving means for receiving an input of a posted image obtained by imaging an object related to a product purchased by the poster or a service received by the poster by the poster;
Brand information indicating a brand name of a product or service, purchase store information indicating a store where the product is purchased or a service providing store, related to the posted image received by the posted image input receiving means by the poster Related information input receiving means for receiving input of related information including one side,
Post information transmitting means for transmitting post information including the post image and the related information to the information disclosure device,
The information disclosure apparatus
Posting information recording means for recording the posting information received from the poster terminal in a recording device;
In response to a request for browsing the posted information from the browser terminal, the information for public generation that generates public information that displays a list of the posted images,
The viewer terminal is
Disclosure information acquisition means for acquiring the disclosure information from the information disclosure device;
A public information display means for displaying the public information acquired by the public information acquisition means on a display device;
Out of the posted images listed as the disclosure information by the disclosure information display unit, a posted image selection reception unit that accepts selection of any one of the posted images by the viewer;
Related information acquisition means for acquiring the related information included in the posting information of the posted image received selection by the posted image selection receiving means from the information disclosure device;
An information providing system comprising: related information display means for displaying the related information acquired by the related information acquisition means on the display device. In the information provision system of Claim 1,
The viewer terminal is
Information providing desired brand name input receiving means for receiving input of a brand name for which information is desired from the viewer;
Desired brand information transmitting means for transmitting the information of the brand name received by the information providing desired brand name input receiving means to the information disclosure apparatus as desired brand information,
The information disclosure apparatus
Further comprising desired brand information recording means for receiving the desired brand information from the viewer terminal and recording it on the recording device;
The public information generating means is configured to identify a brand name of a product or service specified based on the related information in response to a request for browsing the posted information from the viewer terminal. An information providing system for generating the public information by reading out posted images that match a name from the recording device and displaying them in a list. In the information provision system according to claim 1 or 2,
The viewer terminal is
Information providing desired store input accepting means for accepting input of the name of the store for which information is desired from the viewer;
Desired store information transmitting means for transmitting the information of the store name accepted by the information providing desired store input accepting means to the information disclosure device as desired store information;
The information disclosure apparatus
A desired store information recording means for receiving the desired store information from the viewer terminal and recording it in the recording device;
The public information generating means is configured such that, in response to a request for browsing the posted information from the browser terminal, the name of the store where the product is purchased or the service providing store is specified based on the related information is the desired store information. The information providing system is characterized in that the public information is generated by reading out the posted images that match the store name specified by the recording device from the recording device and displaying them in a list. In the information provision system as described in any one of Claims 1-3,
The related information further includes information on a category to which the product or service belongs,
The public information generating means is configured such that a category of a product or service specified based on the related information in response to a request for browsing the posted information accompanied by designation of the category from the browser terminal is the browser terminal. An information providing system for generating the public information by reading out the posted images that match the category designated from the recording device and displaying the posted images as a list. In the information provision system as described in any one of Claims 1-4,
The related information further includes information on a use scene of the product or service,
The public information generating means is configured to use the browsing scene of the product or service specified based on the related information in response to a browsing request for the posted information accompanied by designation of the usage scene from the browser terminal. An information providing system for generating the public information by reading from the recording device and displaying a list of posted images that match a usage scene designated from a user terminal. In the information provision system as described in any one of Claims 1-5,
The information disclosure apparatus
Favorite image selection accepting means for accepting selection of a favorite image from the browser terminal;
When the posted image is newly posted from the poster of the favorite image whose selection is received by the favorite image selection receiving unit, the posted image is posted to the viewer who has selected the favorite image. An information providing system, further comprising post notification means for notifying. In the information provision system as described in any one of Claims 1-6,
It further includes an information provider terminal operated by an information provider that provides information on products and services provided by the company,
The information provider terminal is
Input of provided information from the information provider including provided brand information indicating a brand name of a product or service provided by the information provider and provided store information for specifying a store operated by the information provider Providing information input receiving means for receiving,
Providing information transmitting means for transmitting the providing information received by the providing information input receiving means to the information disclosing device;
The information disclosure apparatus
An information provision system further comprising provision information recording means for recording the provision information received from the information provider terminal in the recording device. In the information provision system of Claim 7,
The viewer terminal is
Brand information selection receiving means for receiving selection of the brand information from the related information displayed by the related information display means;
When receiving the selection of the brand information by the brand information selection receiving means, provided brand information included in the provided information from the provided information recorded in the recording device of the information disclosure device, Provided store information list display means for acquiring the provided information that matches the brand information received by the brand information selection receiving means and displaying the provided store information included in the acquired provided information in a list on the display device; An information providing system further comprising: In the information provision system according to claim 7 or 8,
The viewer terminal is
Purchased shop information selection receiving means for receiving selection of the purchased shop information from the related information displayed by the related information display means;
When the purchase store information selection accepting unit accepts the purchase store information selection, a purchase site display that displays on the display device a purchase site capable of purchasing products handled in the store specified by the purchase store information Means,
Order accepting means for accepting an order for the product by the viewer on the purchase site;
Order information transmitting means for transmitting order information indicating the contents of the product received by the order receiving means to the information disclosure apparatus;
The information disclosure apparatus
Order information receiving means for receiving the order information from the viewer terminal;
Order information receiving means for recording the order information received by the order information receiving means in the recording device;
Order notification means for specifying a store where the product has been ordered based on the order information and notifying the information provider terminal of the specified store that the product has been ordered from the viewer; A characteristic information provision system. Posting image input acceptance by a contributor who posts information related to products purchased by the user and services received by the user, and input of posted images obtained by imaging subjects related to the products purchased by the contributor and services received by the poster Means,
Brand information indicating a brand name of a product or service, purchase store information indicating a store where the product is purchased or a service providing store, related to the posted image received by the posted image input receiving means by the poster Related information input receiving means for receiving input of related information including one side,
Post information recording means for recording post information including the post image and the related information;
In response to a viewing request for the posted information by a viewer who browses information posted by the contributor, a public information generating unit that generates public information listing the posted images;
A disclosure information display means for displaying the disclosure information generated by the disclosure information generation means;
Out of the posted images listed as the disclosure information by the disclosure information display unit, a posted image selection reception unit that accepts selection of any one of the posted images by the viewer;
An information providing system comprising: related information display means for displaying the related information included in the posted information of the posted image whose selection is received by the posted image selection receiving means. In the information provision system of Claim 10,
Information providing desired brand name input receiving means for receiving input of a brand name for which information is desired from the viewer;
Desired brand information recording means for recording information on the brand name received by the information providing desired brand name input accepting means as desired brand information,
The public information generating means is configured such that a brand name of a product or service specified based on the related information in response to a browsing request for the posted information from the viewer is a brand name specified by the desired brand information. An information providing system for generating the public information by displaying a list of posted images that coincide with each other. The information providing system according to claim 10 or 11,
Information providing desired store input accepting means for accepting input of the name of the store for which information is desired from the viewer;
Desired store information recording means for recording, as desired store information, information on the store name received by the information providing desired store input accepting means,
In response to a request for viewing the posted information from the viewer, the public information generating means is configured such that the name of the store where the product is purchased or the service providing store specified based on the related information is based on the desired store information. An information providing system, characterized in that the public information is generated by displaying a list of posted images that match a specified store name. In the information provision system as described in any one of Claims 10-12,
The related information further includes information on a category to which the product or service belongs,
In response to a request for browsing the posted information accompanied by the designation of the category from the viewer, the public information generating means is configured such that the category of the product or service specified based on the related information is from the viewer. An information providing system, characterized in that the public information is generated by displaying a list of posted images that match a specified category. In the information provision system as described in any one of Claims 10-13,
The related information further includes information on a use scene of the product or service,
The public information generating unit is configured to use a browsing scene of a product or a service specified based on the related information in response to a browsing request for the posted information accompanied by a designation of the usage scene from the viewer. An information providing system for generating the public information by displaying a list of posted images that match a usage scene designated by a person. In the information provision system as described in any one of Claims 10-14,
Favorite image selection accepting means for accepting selection of a favorite image from the viewer;
When the posted image is newly posted from the poster of the favorite image whose selection is received by the favorite image selection receiving unit, the posted image is posted to the viewer who has selected the favorite image. An information providing system, further comprising post notification means for notifying. In the information provision system as described in any one of Claims 10-15,
For providing information on a brand or a brand name of a product or service provided by the information provider, and a store operated by the information provider from an information provider that provides information on the product or service provided by the company Provision information input receiving means for receiving input of provision information including provision store information;
An information provision system further comprising provision information recording means for recording the provision information received by the provision information input acceptance means. The information providing system according to claim 16, wherein
Brand information selection receiving means for receiving selection of the brand information from the related information displayed by the related information display means;
When the selection of the brand information is received by the brand information selection receiving unit, the provided brand information included in the provided information is the brand information received by the brand information selection receiving unit from the provided information. An information providing system further comprising: provided store information list display means for acquiring the provided provided information that matches and providing a list of the provided store information included in the acquired provided information. The information providing system according to claim 16 or 17,
Purchased shop information selection receiving means for receiving selection of the purchased shop information from the related information displayed by the related information display means;
A purchase site display means for displaying a purchase site where a product handled in a store specified by the purchase store information can be purchased when receiving the selection of the purchase store information by the purchase store information selection receiving means;
Order accepting means for accepting an order for the product by the viewer on the purchase site;
Order information receiving means for recording order information indicating the contents of the product received by the order receiving means;
Order notification means for specifying a store where the product is ordered based on the order information and notifying the information provider of the specified store that the viewer has ordered the product. Information providing system.   The contributor terminal in any one of Claims 1-9.   The browser terminal in any one of Claims 1-9.   The information disclosure apparatus according to claim 1.   The information provider terminal according to claim 7.

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