JP2018063547A - Information distribution device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information distribution device capable of prompting general customers to use electronic coupons.SOLUTION: An information distribution device comprises a database which stores data necessary for executing a lottery operation and data necessary for constructing data for terminals, a data processing unit which reads the necessary data from the database to execute the lottery operation and constitutes the data for terminals, and a communication unit which receives a request for the lottery and transmits the data for terminals constituted by the data processing unit to an information processing terminal. When an electronic coupon is won as a prize as a result of executing the lottery operation, the data processing unit constitutes the data for terminals such that a winning page 400 is displayed on a display screen of the information processing terminal, the winning page including a winning display area 410 for displaying that the electronic coupon is won, and a frame area 420 for displaying a web page associated with the electronic coupon.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to an information distribution apparatus that distributes information to information processing terminals via a communication network such as the Internet.

  In recent years, with the spread of information processing terminals (especially portable information processing terminals) such as personal computers, mobile phones, smartphones, and tablet computers, by distributing useful information to information processing terminals used by customers Information distribution devices that encourage consumer activities such as purchase of products and use of services have been used.

  For example, in Patent Document 1, a lottery game in which an electronic coupon provided by a specific provider such as a specific store, a specific company, or a specific company group can be won in an information processing terminal used by a customer By making it possible, an information distribution apparatus has been proposed that enables customers to acquire electronic coupons while actively enjoying them. Furthermore, in this information distribution apparatus, by raising the winning probability and value (discount rate, etc.) of an electronic coupon that is estimated to be an electronic coupon that the customer particularly desires, the usage rate of the customer is relatively high. We are trying to improve the coupon usage rate.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2006-4557

  In the information distribution device proposed in Patent Document 1, a customer who frequently uses an electronic coupon provided by a specific provider, that is, a regular customer of the provider is encouraged to use the electronic coupon. It is possible. However, it is difficult for ordinary customers other than regular customers (especially new customers who have never used the provider's store etc.) to grasp the contents and value of the benefits obtained when using electronic coupons. Therefore, even if a lottery game in which the provider's electronic coupon is won is executed and the electronic coupon is acquired, the electronic coupon is often left without being used. That is, in the information distribution apparatus proposed in Patent Document 1, it is difficult to urge the general customer to use the electronic coupon.

  In order to increase sales and the number of customers effectively, it is important to further encourage the use of electronic coupons for regular customers who use electronic coupons to a certain extent. It is particularly important to encourage customers to use electronic coupons (ie, to acquire new regular customers).

  Therefore, the present invention provides an information distribution apparatus that can encourage not only regular customers but also general customers to use electronic coupons.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention executes a lottery calculation in response to a lottery request transmitted from an information processing terminal via a communication network, and is used for a terminal for the information processing terminal via the communication network. An information distribution apparatus that displays a predetermined page on a display screen of the information processing terminal by calculation processing of a computer constituting the information processing terminal by transmitting data, and is necessary for executing the lottery calculation A database for recording data and data necessary for configuring the terminal data, a data processing unit for reading the necessary data from the database, executing the lottery calculation, and configuring the terminal data And receiving the lottery request transmitted from the information processing terminal via the communication network, A communication unit configured to transmit the terminal data configured by the data processing unit to the information processing terminal, and the data processing unit executes the lottery calculation and, as a result, receives an electronic coupon as a prize. A winning page including a winning display area for displaying that the electronic coupon has been won and a frame area for displaying a web page associated with the electronic coupon is displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal. In addition, an information distribution apparatus comprising the terminal data is provided.

  According to this information distribution apparatus, it is possible to show a web page related to the electronic coupon to a customer who received the electronic coupon. Therefore, not only regular customers but also general customers who have difficulty in grasping the content and value of a privilege obtained when using an electronic coupon can appeal the content and value of the privilege.

  Further, in this information distribution apparatus, since the web page is displayed in the frame area instead of the hyperlink that requires a selection operation of the customer (user of the information processing terminal) in order to display the web page, the electronic coupon is won. In this case, the web page related to the electronic coupon can be displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal without requiring any operation by the customer. Therefore, even for general customers who do not have a strong interest in the winning electronic coupon, by showing the web page related to the electronic coupon reliably, the benefits obtained when using the electronic coupon are Opportunities to appeal content and value can be secured.

  Further, in the information distribution device having the above characteristics, the prize that can be won when the data processing unit executes the lottery calculation includes a plurality of the electronic coupons provided from each of a plurality of providers, It is preferable that the electronic page is associated with the web page managed by the provider who provides the electronic coupon.

  According to this information distribution apparatus, even a customer who is not interested in a specific provider (a general customer for the provider) can win an electronic coupon provided by the provider. For this reason, matching between the provider and the general customer can be achieved.

  Furthermore, in this information distribution apparatus, a web page displayed in the frame area of the winning page when the electronic coupon is won simply by updating the web page managed by the provider of the electronic coupon to the latest state. Since it automatically becomes the latest state, it is not necessary to separately update the web page displayed in the frame area. Therefore, the web page in the latest state (that is, the web page on which the latest information is posted) can always be displayed to the customer who received the electronic coupon, and the web page managed by the provider of the electronic coupon can be displayed. It is possible to reduce the work burden of the provider or the administrator of the information distribution apparatus associated with the update. Furthermore, since the work burden of the provider of the web page managed by the provider of the electronic coupon or the manager of the information distribution device is light, it is possible to encourage the provision of the electronic coupon to many providers. The types of electronic coupons that can be won as a result of the lottery calculation can be enhanced.

  In the information distribution apparatus having the above characteristics, when the winning page is displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal, when a scroll operation is performed in the frame area, the web page is displayed in the frame area. It is preferable that the winning page is configured to scroll.

  According to this information distribution apparatus, even an information processing terminal (particularly a portable information processing terminal) having a small display screen and a small frame area can display the entire web page.

  In the information distribution apparatus having the above characteristics, when the winning page is displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal, if the scroll operation is performed in the winning display area, the winning is displayed in the display screen. It is preferable that the winning page is configured such that the display area and the frame area are scrolled in conjunction with each other.

  According to this information distribution apparatus, even in an information processing terminal with a small display screen (particularly, a portable information processing terminal), the area occupied by the frame area in the display screen can be increased to make it easier to view a web page. it can.

  Moreover, in the information distribution apparatus having the above characteristics, as a result of the data processing unit executing the lottery calculation, the electronic coupon associated with the plurality of web pages as the prize is won, and the information processing terminal of the information processing terminal When the winning page is displayed on the display screen, the winning page is configured such that when a predetermined operation is performed in the frame area, the web page displayed in the frame area is switched. It is preferable.

  According to this information distribution apparatus, the customer (user of the information processing terminal) can check each of the plurality of web pages associated with the electronic coupon by operating the customer himself / herself. Therefore, the provider of the electronic coupon can give more information, and the customer can get more information.

  Moreover, in the information distribution apparatus having the above characteristics, an acquisition necessity for accepting an operation for determining whether or not to acquire the electronic coupon that the data processing unit has executed by performing the lottery calculation is included in the electronic coupon display area. It is preferable if an input area is included.

  According to this information distribution apparatus, it becomes possible for a customer (user of an information processing terminal) to selectively acquire only an electronic coupon that is considered necessary. Therefore, it becomes possible to prevent the customer from using the necessary electronic coupon by burying it in an unnecessary electronic coupon. Therefore, use of the electronic coupon can be promoted.

  Moreover, in the information distribution apparatus having the above characteristics, the communication unit is configured to respond to the disposal contents for the electronic coupon by the user of the information processing terminal and the web page displayed in the frame area, which are transmitted from the information processing terminal. Preferably, marketing data representing at least one of the user's reactions is received via the communication network, and the database records the marketing data.

  According to this information distribution apparatus, it is possible to collect marketing data representing evaluations on electronic coupons and web pages by customers. Therefore, for example, the provider of the electronic coupon obtains marketing data (or data obtained by statistically processing the marketing data) from the administrator of the information distribution device for a fee or free of charge, thereby allowing the contents of the electronic coupon or web page to be obtained. It is possible to increase sales and profits by optimizing the content and price of products or services provided to customers and optimizing the number of products received, etc. Become.

  Furthermore, in the information distribution apparatus having the above characteristics, when the database records the marketing data and customer attribute data representing an attribute of a customer who is a user of the information processing terminal that has transmitted the marketing data in association with each other, preferable.

  According to this information distribution apparatus, detailed marketing can be performed, for example, by selectively extracting people who meet specific conditions and analyzing behavior.

  In the information distribution apparatus having the above characteristics, it is preferable that the data processing unit executes the lottery calculation under different conditions depending on an attribute of a customer who is a user of the information processing terminal.

  According to this information distribution apparatus, for example, a lottery operation according to a customer is executed, such as giving an incentive in a lottery operation to a customer who satisfies a specific condition or winning a prize suitable for the customer. can do. Therefore, participation in a lottery game by a customer and use of an electronic coupon can be promoted.

  According to the information distribution apparatus having the above characteristics, not only regular customers but also general customers who have difficulty in grasping the content and value of benefits obtained when using electronic coupons, the content and value of the benefits Can be appealed. Therefore, not only regular customers but also general customers can be encouraged to use electronic coupons.

The block diagram which shows the structural example of the information delivery apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The figure which shows an example of a menu page simply. The figure which shows an example of an electronic coupon use page simply. The figure which shows an example of a lottery game page simply. The figure which shows an example of a lottery game page simply. The figure which shows an example of a lottery game page simply. The figure which shows an example of a winning page simply. The figure which shows an example of a winning page simply. The figure which shows an example of a winning page simply. The figure which shows an example of a winning page simply. The figure which shows an example of a lottery game page simply. The figure which shows an example of a loss selection page simply. The figure which shows simply another example of a loss selection page. The figure which shows another example of a winning page simply. The figure which shows another example of a winning page simply.

<< Configuration example >>
Initially, the structural example of the information delivery apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information distribution apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the information distribution apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a database 11, a data processing unit 12, and a communication unit 13. The information distribution apparatus 1 transmits the terminal data to the information processing terminal T via the communication network N such as the Internet, so that the display screen of the information processing terminal T is obtained by the arithmetic processing of the computer constituting the information processing terminal T. And a lottery operation for determining a result of a lottery game that progresses within the page (for example, winning / losing a prize, contents of a winning prize). A lottery game is a game such as roulette that can be won randomly, and in the embodiment of the present invention, at least an electronic coupon (a coupon provided as data, which is displayed on the information processing terminal T that displays the coupon) This is a game where a prize including a screen or a printed matter of the display screen can be won by presenting an employee at a store or the like with a predetermined privilege). The details of the terminal data, the lottery game, the prize, and the electronic coupon will be described with specific examples in << Operation Example >> described later.

  The database 11 is configured by a recording device including, for example, a hard disk, a semiconductor memory, and the like, and records various data. In particular, the database 11 includes prize data that can be won as a result of the lottery calculation, source data written in a predetermined language such as HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) necessary for displaying various pages on the information processing terminal T, Image data, data related to customers (for example, data on the number of times that a lottery game can be executed, data on electronic coupons that have already been acquired and used), and data necessary for executing lottery calculations and data for terminals Record the data needed to configure. The database 11 may be composed of a plurality of recording devices, and each of these recording devices may record different types of data.

  The data processing unit 12 includes, for example, an arithmetic device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or a storage device such as a memory, and performs various processes. In particular, the data processing unit 12 reads out necessary data from the database 11, executes the lottery calculation described above, and performs processing for configuring terminal data.

  The communication unit 13 is configured by a communication device that performs processing (for example, encoding processing, modulation processing, demodulation processing, decoding processing, etc.) necessary for wireless or wired transmission / reception, and information is transmitted via the communication network N. Data is transmitted to and received from the processing terminal T. In particular, the communication unit 13 transmits the data for the terminal configured by the data processing unit 12 to the information processing terminal T via the communication network N, and at the information processing terminal T transmitted from the information processing terminal T. Operation content data representing the operation content is received.

  The information processing terminal T to which the terminal data is transmitted from the information distribution device 1 via the communication network N displays various pages on the display screen based on the terminal data. Then, the lottery game proceeds in the page. Further, the information processing terminal T accesses the web server S via the communication network N according to the terminal data, receives web page data from the web server S, and displays the web page on the display screen. Various pages displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal T will be described with specific examples in << Operation Example >> described later.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, in a web page displayed by executing a general-purpose web browser installed in the information processing terminal T (a web browser capable of displaying any web page specified by the user) A lottery game may be executed, or a dedicated web browser (a specific web page is displayed when executed, and only a specific web page such as a link destination of the web page is displayed. A lottery game may be executed on a web page displayed by executing a web browser that is restricted to be displayed. In these cases, for example, terminal data transmitted from the information distribution apparatus 1 to the information processing terminal T via the communication network N is data for displaying a web page on the display screen of the information processing terminal T (web page data). become.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, the lottery game does not proceed in the web page as described above, but a local page (source) displayed by executing a dedicated execution file installed in the information processing terminal T. The lottery game may proceed in a page that is displayed in a state where most of the data constituting the page such as data is recorded in the information processing terminal T). In this case, the terminal data transmitted from the information distribution device 1 to the information processing terminal T via the communication network N is data that is insufficient for displaying a local page on the information processing terminal T, in particular, the information distribution device 1. The data that needs to be transmitted every time (for example, data representing the result of a lottery calculation).

<< Operation example >>
Next, an operation example of the information distribution apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 will be described. In the following, for the sake of concrete explanation, a case where a lottery game proceeds in a web page displayed by executing a dedicated web browser will be exemplified, and various pages (web pages) displayed on the terminal T will be described. The operation of the information distribution apparatus 1 will be described by giving a specific example. Furthermore, in order to simplify the description below, in the description of data transmission / reception between the information distribution device 1 and the information processing terminal T, description of the communication network N is omitted. Each of FIGS. 2 to 15 referred to below simply shows various pages displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal T.

<Menu page and electronic coupon usage page>
FIG. 2 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of a menu page. When a dedicated web browser for executing the lottery game is executed in the information processing terminal T, operation content data indicating that is transmitted from the information processing terminal T to the information distribution apparatus 1. Then, the information distribution apparatus 1 transmits terminal data for displaying the menu page 100 shown in FIG. As a result, the menu page 100 shown in FIG. 2 is displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal T.

  At this time, before the information distribution apparatus 1 transmits terminal data for displaying the menu page 100 shown in FIG. 2 to the information processing terminal T, an ID or password is given to the customer who is the user of the information processing terminal T. The terminal data may be transmitted only when the input is requested and the authentication is correct (the customer logs in). Furthermore, from the viewpoint of improving customer convenience, if at least one of the information distribution device 1 and the information processing terminal T holds data representing a result of successful authentication for a certain period, the data distribution apparatus 1 and the information processing terminal T Authentication may be omitted. Specifically, for example, the information distribution terminal 1 generates a token (credential) as evidence of successful authentication and transmits the token (credential) to the information processing terminal T via the communication network N. The token may be held for a certain period in each of T. In this case, the information processing terminal T transmits the token to the information distribution apparatus 1 via the communication network N, and the information distribution apparatus 1 confirms that the token is authentic, whereby the information distribution apparatus 1 The information processing terminal T can be authenticated. In addition to the information for authentication such as ID and password, the customer attributes (for example, age, gender, address, family composition, occupation, hobby, matter of interest, identification, etc.) Information on the store's usage status, etc.) may be registered, and such information may be recorded in at least one of the information distribution device 1 and the information processing terminal T.

  The menu page 100 shown in FIG. 2 includes an area 110 for displaying the number of times that a lottery game can be executed, an area 120 for displaying available coupons, and a button for transitioning to a page (lottery game page) where a lottery game is performed. 130 is included.

  The lottery game is limited in the number of executable times in a predetermined unit period such as one day. In the area 110, the remaining number of times that the customer can execute the lottery game in the unit period is displayed.

  The area 120 includes buttons 121 and 122 representing coupons that can be used by the customer. Selection operation for any one of the buttons 121 and 122 (for example, touching the inside of the buttons 121 and 122 on the information processing terminal T having a touch panel on the display screen, the inside of the buttons 121 and 122 on the information processing terminal T having a mouse) If the user clicks the button with the pointer positioned on it, the same applies to the selection operation in the following description), the page to be presented when using the electronic coupon corresponding to the button 121, 122 for which the selection operation has been performed ( Electronic coupon usage page) is displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal T. The data for displaying the electronic coupon usage page is included in the terminal data for displaying the menu page. In addition, the buttons 121 and 122 illustrated in FIG. 2 include only characters, but in addition to (or instead of) these, images such as illustrations and photographs may be included.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of an electronic coupon use page. 3 illustrates an electronic coupon usage page displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal T when a selection operation is performed on the button 121 in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the electronic coupon usage page 200 includes an area 210 for displaying an electronic coupon selected by a customer and an area 220 for receiving an operation for determining whether or not the electronic coupon is used. . Further, the electronic coupon usage page 200 is displayed so as to be superimposed on the menu page 100, and the menu page 100 is grayed out and does not accept customer operations. Note that the area 210 illustrated in FIG. 3 includes only characters, but in addition (or instead), a predetermined reader such as an illustration, a photograph, a two-dimensional code, or a barcode is used. An image such as a code that can read the electronic coupon may be included.

  The area 220 includes a button 221 for using the electronic coupon, a button 222 for discarding the electronic coupon, and a button 223 for returning to the menu page 100 (see FIG. 2) without using the electronic coupon. . At this time, when a selection operation is performed on the button 223, the information processing terminal T displays the menu page 100 shown in FIG.

  On the other hand, when a selection operation is performed on the buttons 221, 222, the button 121 corresponding to the used or discarded electronic coupon disappears while returning to the menu page 100. At this time, operation content data indicating that the customer has used or discarded the electronic coupon is transmitted from the information processing terminal T to the information distribution device 1, so that the customer recorded in the information distribution device 1 can use it. The electronic coupon used by the customer this time is deleted from the electronic coupon data.

  In addition, when selection operation is performed with respect to the button 221, a customer's misoperation may be prevented by displaying the page which confirms again whether an electronic coupon is used. Similarly, when a selection operation is performed on the button 222, a customer's erroneous operation may be prevented by displaying a page for confirming again whether or not to discard the electronic coupon.

<Lottery game page>
When a selection operation is performed on the button 130 on the menu page 100 illustrated in FIG. 2, a lottery game page is displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal T. 4-6 is a figure which shows an example of a lottery game page simply. 4 is a diagram showing a state before the start of the lottery game, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state immediately after the start of the lottery game, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state at the end of the lottery game. It is.

  When a selection operation is performed on the button 130 in the menu page 100 shown in FIG. 2 at the information processing terminal T, operation content data indicating that is transmitted from the information processing terminal T to the information distribution apparatus 1. Then, the information distribution device 1 transmits terminal data for displaying the lottery game page 300 shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 to the information processing terminal T. Thereby, the lottery game page 300 shown in FIG. 4 is displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal T.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the lottery game page 300 includes an area 310 for displaying a roulette drum, which is a lottery game, and buttons (buttons for starting and stopping drum rotation) 320 used when the lottery game is executed. And an area 330 for displaying the number of times that the lottery game can be executed, and a button 340 for returning to the menu page 100 (see FIG. 2). At this time, when a selection operation is performed on the button 340, the information processing terminal T displays the menu page 100 shown in FIG.

  In the state shown in FIG. 4, when a selection operation is performed on the button 320 on which “start” is displayed, the state shown in FIG. 5 is obtained. In the state shown in FIG. 5, images of prizes that can be won in the lottery game are sequentially displayed in the area 310 (displayed as if the drum on which the image is attached is rotating). Further, the number of times that the lottery game displayed in the area 330 can be executed is reduced by one compared to the state of FIG. Further, the character displayed on the button 320 changes from “START” to “STOP” in the state of FIG.

  In the state shown in FIG. 5, when a selection operation is performed on the button 320 on which “stop” is displayed, the information distribution device 1 (particularly, the data processing unit 12) executes a lottery calculation. . For example, in the information distribution apparatus 1, when the communication unit 13 receives operation content data (corresponding to “lottery request”) indicating that the selection operation of the button 320 transmitted from the information processing terminal T has been performed, the data processing unit The result of the lottery game is determined using a well-known lottery method such as 12 for determining a prize based on a pseudo-random number. Then, the information distribution apparatus 1 transmits terminal data representing the result to the information processing terminal T. In addition, the information distribution apparatus 1 that has received the lottery request transmitted from the information processing terminal T and executed the lottery calculation as described above reduces the number of executable times of the customer by one. Note that the time point when the information distribution device 1 executes the lottery calculation may be any time point from the start to the end of the lottery game. For example, the information processing terminal T transmits operation content data indicating that a selection operation has been performed on the button 320 on which characters “START” shown in FIG. 4 are displayed, and the information distribution apparatus 1 performs the operation. When the content data is received, the information distribution device 1 may execute a lottery calculation.

  When a selection operation is performed on the button 320 displaying the characters “stop” shown in FIG. 5, the characters displayed on the button 320 are changed from “stop” to “during lottery” as shown in FIG. Change. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the prizes that are won as a result of the lottery calculation are displayed in the area 310 (the rotation of the drum gradually slows down). In addition, in FIG. 6, the case where the electronic coupon is won is illustrated. Then, when the electronic coupon is won as shown in FIG. 6, in order to notify the customer that the prize has been won after a certain period of time has elapsed (for example, after an action such as blinking the outline of the area 310). Is displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal T.

  4 to 6 exemplify a roulette in which a lottery game that progresses in the lottery game page stops one rotating drum by a customer and a prize displayed on the stopped drum is won. However, any lottery game may be used. For example, in a lottery game, the customer stops each of a plurality of (for example, three) rotating drums, and if the prizes displayed on the stopped drums are all the same, the prize is won. There may be. Moreover, although the roulette illustrated in FIGS. 4 to 6 has a game characteristic such as allowing the customer to determine the timing to stop the rotating drum, such a game characteristic may not exist. For example, in the roulette illustrated in FIGS. 4 to 6, the rotation of the drum may be automatically stopped.

<Winning page>
7-10 is a figure which shows an example of a winning page simply. 7 to 10 exemplify winning pages displayed when the electronic coupon is won as shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a view showing a state immediately after the winning page is displayed, and FIGS. 8 and 9 are views showing a state where a predetermined operation is performed on the state shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which a predetermined operation has been performed on the state shown in FIG.

  The information distribution apparatus 1 has a winning page 400 shown in FIGS. 7 to 10 between the time when the lottery calculation result that the electronic coupon is won is determined and the time when the lottery game page 300 shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. Is transmitted to the information processing terminal T. Thereby, the winning page 400 shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal T.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the winning page 400 includes a winning display area 410 that displays that the electronic coupon has been won, and a frame area 420 that displays a web page associated with the electronic coupon. The winning page 400 is displayed superimposed on the lottery game page 300, and the lottery game page 300 is grayed out and no longer accepts customer operations. However, the button 340 for returning to the menu page 100 (see FIG. 2) accepts an operation. At this time, when a selection operation is performed on the button 340, the information processing terminal T displays the menu page 100 shown in FIG. 2 after regarding that the electronic coupon has been acquired or not acquired.

  The winning display area 410 includes an area 411 for displaying an electronic coupon won as a result of the lottery calculation, and an acquisition necessity input area 412 for accepting an operation for determining whether or not to acquire the electronic coupon. Furthermore, the acquisition necessity input area 412 includes a button 4121 for acquiring an electronic coupon and a button 4122 for returning to the lottery game page 300 (see FIG. 4) without acquiring the electronic coupon. At this time, when a selection operation is performed on the button 4122, the information processing terminal T displays the lottery game page 300 shown in FIG. However, the images displayed in the area 310 and the executable times displayed in the area 330 are the same as those in FIG. In addition, when selection operation is performed with respect to the button 4122, you may prevent a customer's misoperation by displaying the page which confirms again whether it is not necessary to acquire an electronic coupon. Further, when the selection operation is performed on the button 340 as described above, the case where the electronic information coupon is not acquired by the information processing terminal T is the same as the case where the selection operation is performed on the button 4122. Is performed. However, in this case, the information processing terminal T displays the menu page 100.

  On the other hand, when a selection operation is performed on the button 4121, operation content data indicating that the customer has acquired the electronic coupon is transmitted from the information processing terminal T to the information distribution device 1, whereby the information distribution device 1 records. The electronic coupon acquired by the customer is added to the electronic coupon data that can be used by the customer. Accordingly, when the menu page 100 (see FIG. 2) is displayed next on the information processing terminal T, a button representing the electronic coupon acquired by the customer this time is added to the area 120 of the menu page. Note that, when the selection operation is performed on the button 340 as described above, the case where the electronic coupon is acquired by the information processing terminal T is the same as the case where the selection operation is performed on the button 4121. Operation is performed. However, in this case, the information processing terminal T displays the menu page 100 to which a button representing the electronic coupon is added.

  As described above, when only the electronic coupon that the customer (user of the information processing terminal) thought necessary is selectively acquired, the electronic coupon necessary for the customer is not used because it is buried in an unnecessary electronic coupon. It becomes possible to prevent this. Therefore, use of the electronic coupon can be promoted.

  In the frame area 420, a web page associated with the electronic coupon won in the lottery game is displayed. For example, a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is associated with the electronic coupon, and the information processing terminal T accesses the web server S designated by the URL via the communication network N and the web designated by the URL. By receiving the page data, the web page is displayed in the frame area 420. The frame area 420 is displayed at a position in contact with the winning display area 410.

  In the state shown in FIG. 7, a scroll operation in the winning display area 410 (for example, the information processing terminal T provided with a touch panel on the display screen is moved up and down while touching the winning display area 410. When the information processing terminal T having a wheel mouse rotates the wheel while the pointer is positioned in the winning display area 410. The same applies to the scroll operation in the following description), as shown in FIG. Thus, the winning display area 410 and the frame area 420 are scrolled in conjunction with each other in the display screen of the information processing terminal T.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example when a downward scroll operation is performed in the winning display area 410 shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example when an upward scroll operation is performed in the winning display area 410 shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, when the scrolling is limited so that the winning display area 410 remains in at least a part of the display screen of the information processing terminal T, a scroll operation can be accepted in the winning display area 410. This is preferable because it is possible.

  In this way, when the winning page 400 is configured such that the winning display area 410 and the frame area 420 are scrolled in conjunction with the scroll operation in the winning display area 410, the information processing terminal T (particularly, the display screen having a small display screen) Even in the case of a portable information processing terminal, the area occupied by the frame area 420 in the display screen can be increased as shown in FIG.

  7 and 9, when a scroll operation is performed in the frame area 420, the web page scrolls in the frame area 420. For example, in the state shown in FIG. 9, if an upward scroll operation is performed in the frame area 420, the web page in the frame area 420 scrolls upward as shown in FIG. 10. The lower part of the web page that has not been displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal T is displayed.

  As described above, when the winning page 400 is configured such that the web page in the frame area 420 is scrolled by the scroll operation in the frame area 420, the information processing terminal T (particularly, mobile phone) with a small display screen and a small frame area. Type information processing terminal), the entire web page can be displayed as shown in FIG.

  As described above, according to the information distribution apparatus 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to show a web page related to the electronic coupon to a customer who has received the electronic coupon. Therefore, not only regular customers but also general customers who have difficulty in grasping the content and value of a privilege obtained when using an electronic coupon can appeal the content and value of the privilege. Therefore, not only regular customers but also general customers can be encouraged to use electronic coupons.

  Further, in this information distribution apparatus 1, since the web page is displayed in the frame area 420, not the hyperlink that requires the selection operation of the customer (user of the information processing terminal T) to display the web page, When the coupon is won, the web page related to the electronic coupon can be displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal T without any operation by the customer. Therefore, even for general customers who do not have a strong interest in the winning electronic coupon, by showing the web page related to the electronic coupon reliably, the benefits obtained when using the electronic coupon are Opportunities to appeal content and value can be secured.

  The prizes that can be won as a result of the lottery calculation may include actual products other than electronic coupons (for example, products, gift certificates, travel tickets, cash, etc.). Thus, by including the real thing in the prize, it is possible to prompt the customer to execute the lottery game.

  Further, the electronic coupon included in the prize that can be won as a result of the lottery calculation may be an electronic coupon provided only by a specific provider such as a specific store, a specific company, or a specific company group.

  However, if the electronic coupon included in the prize that can be won as a result of the lottery calculation is an electronic coupon provided by a plurality of providers, it is a customer who is not interested in a specific provider (general customer for the provider) Also, an electronic coupon provided by the provider can be won. For this reason, matching between the provider and the general customer can be achieved.

  Further, in this case, when the web page managed by the provider providing the electronic coupon is associated with the electronic coupon, the web page (web server S) managed by the provider of the electronic coupon is updated and updated. When the electronic coupon is won, the web page displayed in the frame area 420 of the winning page 400 is also automatically updated, so that the web page displayed in the frame area 420 is separately provided. There is no need to update. Therefore, the web page in the latest state (that is, the web page on which the latest information is posted) can always be displayed to the customer who received the electronic coupon, and the web page managed by the provider of the electronic coupon can be displayed. The work burden on the provider or the administrator of the information distribution apparatus 1 associated with the update can be reduced. Furthermore, since the work load of the provider or the administrator of the information distribution apparatus 1 associated with the update of the web page managed by the provider of the electronic coupon is light, it is possible to prompt many providers to provide the electronic coupon. The types of electronic coupons that can be won as a result of the lottery calculation can be enriched.

  In addition, the winning page 400 shown in FIGS. 7 to 10 includes an acquisition necessity input area 412 in the winning display area 410 and a web page in the frame area 420. Therefore, the customer who has seen the winning page 400 can determine whether or not an electronic coupon is necessary based on the latest web page displayed in the frame area 420.

<Lost page>
As a result of lottery calculation, prizes may not be awarded. An example of this case is shown in FIGS. FIG. 11 is a diagram simply illustrating an example of the lottery game page, and is a diagram illustrating a state at the same timing as FIG. 6 illustrating a case where a prize (electronic coupon) is won. FIG. 12 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of the lost page. In addition, as shown in FIG. 11, even when a prize has not been won (disconnected), a prize has not been won after a certain period of time (for example, after an action such as blinking the outline of the area 310). A lost page (see FIG. 12) for notifying the customer is displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal T.

  The information distribution apparatus 1 displays the winning page 500 shown in FIG. 12 between the time when the lottery calculation result that the prize has not been won is determined and the time when the lottery game page 300 shown in FIG. 11 is displayed. Terminal data is transmitted to the information processing terminal T. As a result, the lost page 500 shown in FIG. 12 is displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal T.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the winning page 500 is displayed superimposed on the lottery game page 300, and the lottery game page 300 is grayed out and no longer accepts customer operations. However, the button 340 for returning to the menu page 100 (see FIG. 2) accepts an operation.

  The lost page 500 includes an area 510 for displaying that no prize has been won in the lottery game, and a button 520 for returning to the lottery game page 300 (see FIG. 4). However, as shown in FIG. 12, the winning page 500 does not include the frame area 420 as included in the winning page 400 (see FIG. 7). Note that the area 510 illustrated in FIG. 12 includes only characters, but in addition to (or instead of) this, an image such as an illustration or a photograph may be included.

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[1] Although FIG. 12 illustrates the lost page 500 that does not include a frame area, the lost page may include a frame area. The lost page in this case will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 13 is a diagram simply showing another example of the lost page.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the winning page 600 includes a winning display area 610 corresponding to the winning display area 410 included in the winning page 400 shown in FIG. 7, and a frame area included in the winning page 400 shown in FIG. A frame region 620 corresponding to 420 is included. However, the winning display area 610 includes an area 611 and a button 612 similar to the area 510 and the button 520 included in the winning page 500 shown in FIG.

  The winning page 600 shown in FIG. 13 has the same configuration as the winning page 400 shown in FIG. 7, and behaves in the same manner as the winning page 400 when a scroll operation is performed in the winning display area 610 or the frame area 620 ( FIG. 8 to FIG. 10).

  However, the web page displayed in the frame area 620 is not a web page associated with the won electronic coupon like the winning page 400. For example, a web page randomly determined from web pages associated with an electronic coupon that can be won as a result of a lottery calculation may be displayed in the frame region 620, or a web corresponding to a customer attribute may be displayed. A page may be displayed in the frame area 620. In addition, the web page according to the attribute of the customer is, for example, a store that is likely to be used by a normal customer having the attribute (specifically, for example, a supermarket for a customer who is a housewife, a small child If it is a customer, it is a web page managed by the provider of the electronic coupon used in the child goods store etc. (also exemplified in [4] below).

[2] Although FIG. 7 illustrates an example in which there is one web page associated with the electronic coupon and only one web page can be displayed in the frame area 420, the electronic coupon is associated with the electronic coupon. The winning page may be configured such that each of the plurality of web pages can be displayed in the frame area. The winning page in this case will be described with reference to the drawings. 14 and 15 are diagrams schematically showing another example of the winning page.

  The winning page 700 shown in FIGS. 14 and 15 includes a winning display area 710 and a frame area 720 similar to the winning page 400 shown in FIG. However, the frame area 720 of the winning page 700 includes markers 721 and 722 indicating that another web page can be displayed. The markers 721 and 722 are displayed so as to be superimposed on the display contents of the frame area 720.

  In the state shown in FIG. 14, a mouse that moves in a left direction while touching a predetermined operation in the frame area 720 in the information processing terminal T having a touch panel on the display screen in the frame area 720. When the information processing terminal T provided with is clicked in a state where the pointer is positioned within the marker 721, the web page displayed in the frame area 720 is switched to the state shown in FIG. Similarly, in the state shown in FIG. 15, a predetermined operation in the frame area 720 (for example, the information processing terminal T having a touch panel on the display screen moves to the right while touching the frame area 720. When the information processing terminal T equipped with a mouse is clicked with the pointer positioned within the marker 722), the web page displayed in the frame area 720 is switched to the state shown in FIG.

  If the winning page 700 is configured in this manner, the customer (user of the information processing terminal T) can check each of the plurality of web pages associated with the electronic coupon by operating the customer himself / herself. Therefore, the provider of the electronic coupon can give more information, and the customer can get more information.

[3] In the above-described embodiment, data representing a part of the operation content of the customer who is the user of the information processing terminal T may be collected as marketing data. In particular, data representing disposal contents for electronic coupons by the user of the information processing terminal T, and web pages displayed in the frame areas 420, 620, and 720 (see FIGS. 7, 9, 10, and 13 to 15). The data representing the user's response to can reflect the user's evaluation of the electronic coupon or web page. Therefore, it is preferable to collect at least one of these data as marketing data.

  For example, the data representing the disposal content for the electronic coupon by the user of the information processing terminal T includes data representing the operation content for the various buttons 221 to 223 in the area 220 of the electronic coupon usage page 200 (see FIG. 2), For example, data representing the operation contents of the various buttons 4121 and 4122 in the acquisition necessity input area 412 on the page 400 (FIGS. 7 to 10). The data representing the user's reaction to the web page displayed in the frame areas 420, 620, and 720 (see FIGS. 7, 9, 10, and 13 to 15) includes, for example, a winning page and a winning selection. Data indicating in which frame area of the page the web page is displayed, data indicating the operation content such as selection operation and scroll operation for the web page, and the web page displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal T Data representing the display time of each part. In addition, regarding the marketing data that is not included in the operation content data and cannot be grasped by the information distribution device 1 (for example, data representing the display time for each part of the web page), the information processing terminal T Various pages and executable files may be configured to be transmitted.

  As described above, when marketing data is recorded in the database 11, for example, the provider of the electronic coupon receives marketing data (or data obtained by statistically processing the marketing data) from the administrator of the information distribution apparatus 1 for a fee or free of charge. By acquiring this, the content of electronic coupons and web pages will be improved to further improve appeal, and the content and price of products or services provided to customers, and the number of products received will be optimized. It is possible to increase profits. The data processing unit 12 statistically processes the marketing data to provide data for providing the electronic coupon provider (for example, a portion of the web page that is often viewed and a portion that is not so expressed in different colors. Heat map etc.) may be generated.

  In addition, when the database 11 associates and records marketing data and customer attribute data representing the attribute of a customer who is a user of the information processing terminal T that has transmitted the marketing data, for example, a person who meets a specific condition can be obtained. Since detailed marketing can be performed, such as analyzing marketing data after selective extraction, it is preferable. In this case, if one or both of the information distribution device 1 and the information processing terminal T record customer attribute data, the database 11 can record marketing data and customer attribute data in association with each other. However, when only the information processing terminal T records the customer attribute data, the information processing terminal T transmits the customer attribute data in addition to the marketing data, and the information distribution apparatus 1 transmits the marketing data via the communication network N. And customer attribute data.

  In addition, when the marketing data (and customer attribute data) is recorded in the database 11 as described above, and only the data representing the disposal content for the electronic coupon by the user of the information processing terminal T is used as the marketing data, the above-described implementation It is not essential to include the frame area on the winning page (and also the winning page) as described in the embodiment. Therefore, when the main purpose is to record marketing data (and customer attribute data) in the database 11 and only the data representing the disposal content for the electronic coupon by the user of the information processing terminal T is used as marketing data, A winning page that does not include a frame area (and a winning page) may be displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal T.

  However, the winning page 400 including the frame area 420 as shown in FIG. 7 is displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal T, so that the contents of the privilege obtained when the customer uses the electronic coupon or It is expected that the necessity of the electronic coupon is determined after grasping the value to some extent. Therefore, by including a frame area in the winning page, it is possible to collect highly reliable data for determining whether or not an electronic coupon is necessary.

  In addition, if the electronic coupon included in the prize that can be won as a result of the lottery calculation is an electronic coupon provided by a plurality of providers, the customer who is not interested in a specific provider (general customer for the provider) also An electronic coupon provided by the provider can be won. Therefore, it is possible to collect marketing data with a small bias of customers to be surveyed (not just regular customers).

[4] In the above-described embodiment, the data processing unit 12 may execute the lottery calculation under the condition (equal) common to all customers who are users of the information processing terminal T. Accordingly, the lottery calculation may be executed under different conditions. For example, the lottery calculation may be executed under different conditions depending on the customer's age, gender, address (or residence area such as a municipality), presence or absence of children, age of children, usage history of a specific store, and the like. Further, for example, according to the customer's attributes, the contents of prizes that can be won as a result of the lottery calculation, the prize winning probability, the type of the lottery game, the number of times the lottery game can be executed, and the like may be varied.

  For example, it may be easy to hit an electronic coupon that is likely to be used for a customer having a certain attribute if it is a normal customer having the attribute, or used for a normal customer having the attribute. An electronic coupon with a low possibility may be made difficult to hit. Specifically, for example, when a prize for a lottery game includes an electronic coupon for each of a plurality of branches operated by a single provider, a branch (or a branch included in a residential area) close to the customer's address. The electronic coupon may be made easier to hit and the electronic coupons of other branches may be made difficult to hit. Further, for example, it is possible to make it difficult for a male customer to hit an electronic coupon related to a female cosmetic or the like, or to prevent a minor customer from hitting an electronic coupon related to alcohol or tobacco. In addition, for example, an electronic coupon related to a house (construction company) may be easily hit to a customer having a child, or an electronic coupon related to a cram school corresponding to the age of the child may be easily hit to a customer having a child. May be. If the frame area 620 is included in the lost page 700 as shown in FIG. 13, it is associated with a web page corresponding to the customer attribute (for example, the electronic coupon selected according to the customer attribute as described above). A web page randomly selected from the web pages currently being displayed) may be displayed in the frame area 620.

  In addition, for example, on the condition that a specific store is used, the type of lottery game that a customer can participate in may be changed (or increased), or a lottery game in a predetermined unit period (for example, one day). You may increase the number of possible executions. Note that changing (or increasing) the type of the lottery game can be interpreted as changing the contents of prizes that can be won as a result of the lottery calculation and the winning probability of the prizes.

  Specifically, for example, when the administrator of the information distribution apparatus 1 is a supermarket manager, the member information of the supermarket is associated with the customer information in the information distribution apparatus 1 (for example, the lottery game by operating the information processing terminal T) Ask the customer who wants to join for the first time to enter the supermarket membership number, or provide a column for entering the membership number on the page for editing the customer information displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal T Etc.) and the information distribution apparatus 1 is configured to be able to refer to the member usage history in the supermarket. Then, the information distribution apparatus 1 grades the types of lottery games that can be participated for customers who have used the supermarket more than a predetermined amount and / or used the supermarket more than a predetermined number or both. Or increase the number of times that the lottery game can be executed. For example, for a customer who spends 10,000 yen or more in the supermarket this month, a prize that has a higher probability of winning a prize than a normal lottery game or a value greater than that of a normal lottery game (for example, It may be possible to participate in a special lottery game in which an electronic coupon having a large discount rate or a product with a high price) can be won. Further, for example, the number of executable lottery games may be increased by one for every 500 yen of the usage amount in the supermarket.

  In this way, by varying the lottery calculation conditions according to customer attributes, for example, a customer who satisfies a specific condition can be given an incentive in the lottery calculation, or a prize suitable for the customer can be won. The lottery calculation according to the customer can be executed. Therefore, participation in a lottery game by a customer and use of an electronic coupon can be promoted.

  In addition, the customer inputs detailed customer information by associating the customer member information (including the above-mentioned customer attribute information) with the customer information in the information distribution device 1 in a specific business operator (the above example is a supermarket). Even if it does not do, you may enable it for the information delivery apparatus 1 to acquire the information of a customer's attribute. In this case, detailed marketing as described in [3] above can be easily performed.

  In the case where the lottery calculation is executed under different conditions depending on the customer attribute as described above, it is not essential to include the frame area on the winning page (and also the winning page) as described in the above embodiment. . Therefore, when the main purpose is to execute the lottery calculation under different conditions according to the customer attributes, the winning page (and the lost page) that does not include the frame area is displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal T. You may do it.

[5] In the above-described embodiment, a case where an expiration date is not set for an electronic coupon that can be hit as a result of a lottery calculation is illustrated, but an expiration date may be set for the electronic coupon. By setting the expiration date in this way, the customer can be encouraged to use the electronic coupon. In addition, the data that the customer left the electronic coupon without using it and passed the expiration date is used for the marketing described in [3] above as one of the data representing the disposal contents of the electronic coupon by the customer. Is possible.

  However, in this case, it is preferable to notify the customer that the expiration date of the coupon is imminent in order to prevent the customer from forgetting the presence of the electronic coupon acquired by the customer. For example, when a customer logs in to participate in a lottery game, a page for notifying an electronic coupon whose expiration date is within a predetermined period (for example, within 10 days) is displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal T. As described above, the information distribution apparatus 1 may transmit terminal data to the information processing terminal T via the communication network N. In addition, the expiration date of the unused electronic coupon is recorded in the information processing terminal T, and a warning is displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal T when the expiration date falls within a predetermined period. Also good.

  In addition, the customer obtains another electronic coupon related to the electronic coupon obtained by the customer or another electronic coupon obtained by many of the other customers who have obtained the same electronic coupon as the electronic coupon obtained by the customer. An electronic coupon having a high possibility may be notified to the customer. In this way, by notifying the customer of an electronic coupon that is likely to be acquired by the customer, the customer can be prompted to execute the lottery game.

  In this case, for example, when the customer logs in to execute the lottery game, the information distribution is performed so that a page for notifying the electronic coupon that the customer is likely to acquire is displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal T. The device 1 may transmit terminal data to the information processing terminal T via the communication network N.

  In addition, when an electronic coupon that has been acquired by the customer is re-winned as a result of the lottery calculation, the expiration date of the electronic coupon may be automatically recovered (up to the maximum) or the expiration date may be recovered by the customer. Whether or not to do so may be selected. In the latter case, for example, in the winning page 400 shown in FIG. 7, instead of the acquisition necessity input area 412, a recovery necessity input area including a recovery button and a non-recovery button may be provided. Note that the data indicating the operation content for the button included in the recovery necessity input area is also the data indicating the disposal content of the electronic coupon by the customer, and can be included in the marketing data described in [3] above.

[6] Although the above <<<< Example of Operation >> illustrates the case where a lottery game is executed on a web page displayed by executing a dedicated web browser, a general-purpose web browser is used as described above. It is also possible to execute the lottery game on the web page displayed by execution. In this case, after the customer starts execution of the general-purpose web browser, the customer himself / herself displays the web page on the information processing terminal T on the information distribution device 1 such as accessing the URL of the menu page (see FIG. 2). However, other operations are the same as when a dedicated web browser is executed.

  In addition, as described above, the lottery game can be executed on a local page displayed by executing a dedicated execution file. In this case, the terminal data transmitted from the information distribution device 1 to the information processing terminal T is, for example, electronic coupon data that can be used by the customer (data constituting the area 120 of the menu page 100 shown in FIG. 2), Data on the number of times that the lottery game can be executed (data constituting the area 110 of the menu page 100 shown in FIG. 2 and the area 330 of the lottery game page 300 shown in FIGS. 4 to 6), and data of prizes that can be won in the lottery game (FIG. 5). The data constituting the area 310 of the lottery game page 300 shown in FIG. 6), data representing the results of the lottery game (area 310 of the lottery game page 300 shown in FIGS. 6 and 11 and the area of the winning page 400 shown in FIGS. 411 and frame area 420).

[7] Avoid an error such as a flaw between the result of the lottery calculation performed by the data processing unit 12 of the information distribution device 1 and the result of the lottery calculation displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal T. Therefore, each of the information distribution apparatus 1 and the information processing terminal T may perform the following operations, for example.

  As a premise, each of the information distribution device 1 and the information processing terminal T records the same one-way function (a function that is difficult to generate an inverse function, such as a hash function). First, when the information processing terminal T transmits a lottery request to the information distribution apparatus 1 via the communication network N, the information processing terminal T also transmits a token having a different value each time generated based on a random number. At this time, the information processing terminal T records the token.

  When the information distribution apparatus 1 receives the lottery request and the token, the data processing unit 12 executes the lottery calculation and performs a predetermined calculation on the result of the lottery calculation and the token to generate confirmation data. Further, the data processing unit 12 calculates the confirmation value (for example, a hash value obtained by applying the data to the hash function) by applying the confirmation data to the one-way function. When the information distribution apparatus 1 transmits data representing the result of the lottery calculation to the information processing terminal T via the communication network N, the information distribution apparatus 1 also transmits data representing the confirmation value.

  The information processing terminal T that has received the data representing the result of the lottery operation and the data representing the confirmation value calculates the confirmation value by performing the same operation as the information distribution device 1. Specifically, the information processing terminal T performs predetermined calculation on the result of the lottery calculation transmitted and received from the information distribution apparatus 1 and the token recorded by itself, and generates the confirmation data. The confirmation value is calculated by applying the data to the one-way function recorded by itself. Then, the information processing terminal T checks whether or not the confirmation value transmitted and received from the information distribution apparatus 1 matches the confirmation value calculated by itself.

  The fact that the values for confirmation coincide with each other means that the information processing terminal T has successfully received the result of the lottery calculation transmitted from the information distribution apparatus 1. Therefore, the information processing terminal T continues operations such as displaying a winning page or a winning page on the display screen. On the other hand, the fact that the values for confirmation do not match indicates that the information processing terminal T has not successfully received the result of the lottery calculation transmitted from the information distribution apparatus 1. Therefore, the information processing terminal T displays on the display screen that there is an error without displaying the winning page or the unsuccessful page on the display screen. At this time, the information processing terminal T transmits data indicating that there is an error to the information distribution apparatus 1 via the communication network N, and the information distribution apparatus 1 that has received the data performs the current lottery calculation. The result may be invalidated. At this time, the information processing terminal T displays on the display screen that an error has occurred, and also displays a message for prompting the user to return to the menu page and a button for displaying the menu page (the buttons 340 shown in FIGS. 4 to 15). Is another button, for example, a button that is displayed largely in the center of the display screen) may be displayed on the display screen.

  The present invention can be used for an information distribution apparatus that distributes information to an information processing terminal via a communication network such as the Internet.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information delivery apparatus 11 Database 12 Data processing part 13 Communication part 100 Menu page 110,120 area | region 121,122,130 button 200 Electronic coupon use page 210,220 area | region 221-223 button 300 Lottery game page 310,330 area | region 320,340 button 400 winning page 410 winning display area 411 area 412 acquisition necessity input area 4121, 4122 button 420 frame area 500 unsuccessful page 510 area 520 button 600 unsuccessful page 610 unsuccessful display area 611 area 612 button 620 frame area 700 winning page 710 winning display area 720 Frame area 721, 722 Marker N Communication network T Information processing terminal

Claims (9)

The lottery calculation is executed in response to the lottery request transmitted from the information processing terminal via the communication network, and the data for the terminal is transmitted to the information processing terminal via the communication network. An information distribution apparatus that displays a predetermined page on the display screen of the information processing terminal by a calculation process of a computer that constitutes
A database for recording data necessary for executing the lottery calculation and data necessary for configuring the terminal data;
A data processing unit that reads out necessary data from the database, executes the lottery calculation, and configures the terminal data;
A communication unit that receives the lottery request transmitted from the information processing terminal via the communication network, and transmits the terminal data configured by the data processing unit to the information processing terminal. ,
The data processing unit, as a result of executing the lottery calculation, when an electronic coupon is won as a prize, a frame for displaying a winning display area indicating that the electronic coupon has been won and a web page associated with the electronic coupon The terminal data is configured such that a winning page including a region is displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal. The prize that can be won when the data processing unit executes the lottery calculation includes a plurality of the electronic coupons provided from each of a plurality of providers,
The information distribution apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the web page managed by the provider who provides the electronic coupon is associated with the electronic coupon.   When the winning page is displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal, when the scroll operation is performed in the frame area, the winning page is scrolled so that the web page scrolls in the frame area. The information distribution apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information distribution apparatus is configured.   When the winning page is displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal, when the scroll operation is performed in the winning display area, the winning display area and the frame area are interlocked in the display screen. The information distribution apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the winning page is configured to scroll.   As a result of the data processing unit executing the lottery calculation, the winning page is displayed on the display screen of the information processing terminal by winning the electronic coupon associated with the plurality of web pages as the prize. The winning page is configured such that when a predetermined operation is performed in the frame area, the web page displayed in the frame area is switched. 5. The information distribution apparatus according to any one of items 4.   In the electronic coupon display area, an acquisition necessity input area for receiving an operation for determining whether or not to acquire the electronic coupon that the data processing unit has executed by performing the lottery calculation is included. The information distribution apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5. The communication unit represents at least one of a disposal content for the electronic coupon by a user of the information processing terminal and a reaction of the user to the web page displayed in the frame area, which is transmitted from the information processing terminal. Receiving marketing data via the communication network;
The information distribution apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the database records the marketing data.   8. The database according to claim 7, wherein the database records the marketing data in association with customer attribute data representing an attribute of a customer who is a user of the information processing terminal that has transmitted the marketing data. Information distribution device. The information according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the data processing unit executes the lottery calculation under different conditions according to attributes of a customer who is a user of the information processing terminal. Distribution device.