JP2018206118A - Information processing device, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To enable attribute values of a family including a purchaser to be acquired from purchase information on a commodity.SOLUTION: An information processing device includes: a purchase information storage unit that stores two or more pieces of purchase information having a user identifier and a commodity identifier of a commodity purchased by a user; a family information storage unit that stores family information having the user identifier and one or more family attribute values which are attribute values of a family including the user identified by the user identifier; a commodity attribute value acquisition unit that acquires two or more commodity attribute values to be paired with the commodity identifier included in the two or more pieces of purchase information corresponding to one user identifier; a family attribute value acquisition unit that acquires one or more family attribute values of the family including the user identified by the one user identifier using the two or more commodity attribute values acquired by the commodity attribute value acquisition unit; and a family attribute value accumulation unit that accumulates the one or more family attribute values acquired by the family attribute value acquisition unit in the family information storage unit in association with the one user identifier. The information processing device enables attribute values of the family including a purchaser to be acquired from purchase information on the commodity.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus or the like that acquires information related to one or more families of a user using information related to the purchase of a user's product.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been an apparatus that recommends articles and web contents to a user using user purchase information and user profile information such as a user's age, sex, and occupation (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2009-134558 A

  However, in the prior art, the attribute value of the family including the purchaser cannot be acquired from the purchase information of the product.

  An information processing apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention is an information processing apparatus that performs processing based on two or more pieces of product information having a product identifier for identifying a product and one or more product attribute values of the product, A purchase information storage unit storing two or more purchase information having a user identifier for identifying a product and a product identifier of a product purchased by the user, a user identifier, and an attribute value of a family including a user identified by the user identifier Family information storage unit storing family information having one or more family attribute values and two or more product attribute values paired with product identifiers included in two or more purchase information corresponding to one user identifier Using the product attribute value acquisition unit that acquires the product and two or more product attribute values acquired by the product attribute value acquisition unit, one or more family attribute values of the family including the user identified by one user identifier are acquired. Family attribute An information processing apparatus including an acquisition unit and a family attribute value storage unit that stores one or more family attribute values acquired by the family attribute value acquisition unit in a family information storage unit in association with one user identifier. .

  With this configuration, the attribute value of the family including the purchaser can be acquired from the purchase information of the product. Further, in the information processing apparatus of the second invention, the family information has member information that is information of each of two or more members of the family, and the member information is 1 The above family attribute values are included, and at least a part of the two or more pieces of product information has a use attribute value that is a product attribute value that can specify a use target of the product. A family attribute value related to the age or gender of a family including a user identified by one user identifier is acquired using a use target attribute value among two or more product attribute values acquired by the value acquisition unit, and the family attribute value When the family attribute value acquired by the acquisition unit does not exist in the family information having one user identifier, the family attribute value storage unit further includes a member information configuration unit that configures new member information. Members formed by the department The broadcast is an information processing apparatus for adding family information having an user identifier.

  With this configuration, attribute values of two or more families including purchasers can be acquired from the purchase information of the product.

  Further, the information processing apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention provides at least one family attribute value that is a pair of a family attribute value acquisition condition including a product attribute value and a family attribute value with respect to the first or second invention. A family attribute value acquisition source information storage unit in which acquisition source information is stored, and the family attribute value acquisition unit includes a family attribute value acquisition condition that matches two or more product attribute values acquired by the product attribute value acquisition unit; The information processing apparatus acquires a pair of family attribute values from a family attribute value acquisition source information storage unit.

  With this configuration, the attribute value of the family including the purchaser can be acquired from the purchase information of the product.

  Further, in the information processing apparatus of the fourth invention, in contrast to any one of the first to third inventions, the purchase information storage unit stores two or more pieces of purchase information whose purchase date exceeds one year. A family attribute value changing unit that changes the family attribute value in the family information having one user identifier using one or more purchase information having a user identifier and having a purchase date of one year or more before An information processing apparatus.

  With this configuration, the family attribute value can be automatically updated.

  An information processing apparatus according to the fifth aspect of the present invention provides an average purchase information storage unit that stores average purchase information related to an average purchase of a product for any one of the first to fourth aspects of the invention, Using two or more product attribute values corresponding to each product identifier of two or more products purchased by one user and average purchase information, the difference with respect to the average purchase is large enough to satisfy a predetermined condition. The information processing apparatus further includes a difference information acquisition unit that acquires difference information related to a thing, and a difference information output unit that outputs the difference information acquired by the difference information acquisition unit.

  With this configuration, characteristic information of one family can be output.

  In addition, the information processing apparatus according to the sixth aspect of the invention provides the average purchase information from the product attribute values paired with the product identifiers of two or more purchase information items of two or more users. An average purchase information acquisition unit to be acquired is further provided, and the average purchase information in the average purchase information storage unit is an information processing apparatus that is the average purchase information acquired by the average purchase information acquisition unit.

  With this configuration, characteristic information of one family can be output.

  In addition, the information processing apparatus according to the seventh aspect of the present invention provides at least one or more pairs of difference information acquisition conditions and difference information regarding the product attribute value and the average purchase information with respect to the fifth or sixth aspect of the invention. A difference information acquisition source information storage unit for storing difference information acquisition source information is further provided, and the difference information acquisition unit includes two or more product attribute values corresponding to each product identifier of two or more products purchased by one user. And the difference information acquisition condition that matches the average purchase information.

  With this configuration, characteristic information of one family can be output.

  Further, in the information processing apparatus according to the eighth aspect of the present invention, at least a part of the two or more pieces of product information is a product attribute value that can specify a use target of the product with respect to any one of the first to seventh inventions. The family attribute value acquisition unit has a certain usage target attribute value, and the family attribute value acquisition unit sets the usage target attribute value among the product attribute values paired with two or more product identifiers included in two or more purchase information including one user identifier. It is an information processing apparatus that acquires one or more age attribute values that are attribute values related to the age of the family.

  With this configuration, it is possible to acquire age information related to the age of the family including the purchaser from the purchase information of the product.

  Further, the information processing apparatus according to the ninth aspect of the present invention provides the material attribute in which at least a part of the two or more pieces of product information is a product attribute value indicating a material of the product with respect to any one of the first to eighth inventions. The family attribute value acquisition unit detects a material attribute value among product attribute values that are paired with two or more product identifiers included in two or more purchase information including one user identifier, and has the same When the material attribute value is large enough to satisfy a predetermined condition, the material attribute value is acquired, and the family attribute value storage unit indicates that the material attribute value acquired by the family attribute value acquisition unit is a preferred material This is an information processing apparatus that stores the preferred material information in association with one user identifier.

  With this configuration, it is possible to acquire material preferred by the family including the purchaser from the purchase information of the product.

  Further, in the information processing apparatus according to the tenth aspect of the present invention, with respect to any one of the first to ninth aspects, at least a part of the two or more pieces of product information is a product attribute value that is a product attribute value indicating a product material The family attribute value acquisition unit detects a material attribute value among product attribute values that are paired with two or more product identifiers included in two or more purchase information including one user identifier, and has the same The material attribute value is acquired when the material attribute value is small enough to satisfy a predetermined condition, and the family attribute value accumulation unit is a material that the material attribute value acquired by the family attribute value acquisition unit dislikes or an allergic material. This is an information processing apparatus that stores disliked material information, which is information indicating this, in association with one user identifier.

  With this configuration, it is possible to acquire material that is disliked by the family including the purchaser from the purchase information of the product.

  Further, in the information processing apparatus according to the eleventh aspect of the invention, with respect to any one of the first to tenth aspects of the invention, at least a part of the two or more pieces of merchandise information is a merchandise attribute value indicating a production area of the merchandise or material. The family attribute value acquisition unit has a certain production area attribute value, and detects the production area attribute value among the product attribute values paired with two or more product identifiers included in two or more purchase information including one user identifier. When the same locality attribute value is small enough to satisfy a predetermined condition, the locality attribute value is acquired, and the family attribute value accumulating unit is the locality that the family attribute value acquisition unit hates the locality attribute value This is an information processing apparatus that stores disliked place information, which is information indicating, in association with one user identifier.

  With this configuration, it is possible to acquire a production area that is disliked by the family including the purchaser from the purchase information of the product.

  The information processing apparatus according to the twelfth aspect of the present invention is an information processing apparatus that constitutes an information system having a merchandise server and two or more information processing apparatuses with respect to any one of the first to eleventh aspects. The product server includes a product information storage unit in which two or more product information having a product identifier for identifying a product and one or more product attribute values of the product is stored. The value acquisition unit is one or more information processing apparatuses that constitute an information system that acquires, from the product server, two or more product attribute values that are paired with product identifiers included in two or more purchase information corresponding to one user identifier. is there.

  With such a configuration, a product server storing one product information can be used from a plurality of information processing apparatuses.

  The information processing apparatus according to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention is an information system having a merchandise server, two or more purchase information servers, and an information processing apparatus as compared with any one of the first to eleventh aspects of the invention. The product server includes a product information storage unit in which two or more product information having a product identifier for identifying a product and one or more product attribute values of the product is stored. A purchase information server storage unit that stores two or more purchase information having a user identifier to be identified and a product identifier of a product purchased by the user, and a purchase information transmission unit that transmits the two or more purchase information to the information processing apparatus The information processing apparatus further includes a purchase information receiving unit that receives two or more purchase information from the purchase information server, and the purchase information receiving unit receives the purchase information received by the purchase information receiving unit. Information The product attribute value acquisition unit of the information processing apparatus configures an information system that acquires, from the product server, two or more product attribute values that are paired with a product identifier included in two or more purchase information corresponding to one user identifier. One or more information processing apparatuses.

  With such a configuration, it is possible to process purchase information from a plurality of purchase information servers and acquire family attribute values by using a product server storing one piece of product information.

  According to the information processing apparatus according to the present invention, the attribute value of the family including the purchaser can be acquired from the purchase information of the product.

Block diagram of information processing apparatus 1 according to Embodiment 1 A flowchart for explaining the operation of the information processing apparatus 1 The flowchart explaining the family attribute value acquisition process Flow chart explaining the difference information acquisition process Figure showing the product information management table Figure showing the purchase information management table Figure showing the family information management table The figure which shows the same family attribute value acquisition source information management table Figure showing the difference information acquisition source information management table Figure showing the average purchase information management table The figure which shows the conceptual diagram of the information system A in Embodiment 2. FIG. Block diagram of the information system A The figure which shows the conceptual diagram of the information system A in Embodiment 3. Block diagram of the information system B Overview of the computer system in the above embodiment Block diagram of the computer system

  Hereinafter, embodiments of an information processing apparatus and the like will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, since the component which attached | subjected the same code | symbol in embodiment performs the same operation | movement, description may be abbreviate | omitted again.

(Embodiment 1)
In the present embodiment, information processing for acquiring attribute values of one or more family members for one or more users using a set of purchase information and a set of product information related to the purchase history of products. The apparatus will be described. The family attribute value includes information on the age of family members, information on materials such as favorite materials and disliked materials, information on disliked production areas, and the like.

  Further, in the present embodiment, an information processing apparatus that changes the attribute values of family members using a set of purchase information for a period longer than one year will be described. The change of the attribute value is, for example, changing the attribute value “elementary school student” to the attribute value “junior high school student”.

  Furthermore, in this embodiment, an information processing apparatus that acquires and outputs information specific to average information regarding purchase to each user using a set of purchase information will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an information processing apparatus 1 in the present embodiment. The information processing apparatus 1 includes a storage unit 11, a processing unit 12, and an output unit 13.

  The storage unit 11 includes a product information storage unit 111, a purchase information storage unit 112, a family information storage unit 113, a family attribute value acquisition source information storage unit 114, a difference information acquisition source information storage unit 115, and an average purchase information storage unit 116. Is provided.

  The processing unit 12 includes a product attribute value acquisition unit 121, a family attribute value acquisition unit 122, a member information configuration unit 123, a family attribute value storage unit 124, a family attribute value change unit 125, a difference information acquisition unit 126, and average purchase information. An acquisition unit 127 is provided.

  The output unit 13 includes a difference information output unit 111.

  The storage unit 11 stores various types of information. The various information includes, for example, product information described later, purchase information described later, family information described later, family attribute value acquisition source information described later, difference information acquisition source information described later, average purchase information described later, and the like.

  The product information storage unit 111 stores two or more product information. The product information is information about the product. Here, the product is a purchase target. That is, the product here may be considered to include a service. The product may be any food, daily necessities, home appliances, clothing, rental video, or the like. The product information includes a product identifier for identifying the product and one or more product attribute values of the product. The product identifier may be any information as long as it can identify the product, such as a product ID, a product number, or a product name. The product attribute value is, for example, price, size, use target attribute value, material attribute value, production area attribute value, amount, information indicating that it is a tokuho food, information indicating that it is a nutritional functional food, and the like. The usage target attribute value is information indicating a target for consuming or using a product. The usage target attribute value is a product attribute value that can specify the usage target of the product. The usage target attribute values are, for example, “for elementary school lower grades”, “for high school first graders”, “20 years and older”, “65 years and older”, “for boys”, “for girls”, and the like. The material attribute value is information regarding the material of the product. The material attribute value is a product attribute value indicating the material of the product. The material attribute value is, for example, “rare sugar”, “xylitol”, “shrimp”, “wood”, “aluminum”, or the like. The production area attribute value is a product attribute value indicating the production area of the product or material. The production area attribute values are, for example, “China”, “Korea”, “A region”, “B prefecture”, “C region”, and the like.

  Two or more pieces of product information may exist in the information processing apparatus 1, but may exist in an external device such as a product server described later.

  The purchase information storage unit 112 stores two or more pieces of purchase information. Purchase information is information relating to the purchase of a product. The purchase information is information on the purchase history of the product. The purchase information includes a user identifier for identifying the user and a product identifier for the product purchased by the user. The user identifier may be anything as long as it can identify the user, such as a user ID, name, email address, telephone number, and the like. The purchase information usually has a purchase date. The purchase date may be information including time.

  In addition, it is preferable that the purchase information storage unit 112 stores two or more pieces of purchase information whose purchase date exceeds one year.

The family information storage unit 113 stores one or more family information. It is preferable that family information is stored in the family information storage unit 113 for each user.

  It can be said that family information is family profile information. Family information is information about one or more family members. The family information has a user identifier and one or more family attribute values. A family attribute value is an attribute value of a family including a user identified by a user identifier. In addition, it is preferable that the one or more family attribute values include an attribute value of the entire family and an attribute value of each member of the family. The one or more family attribute values are, for example, an age attribute value of a family member, a gender attribute value of a family member, favorable material information, disliked material information, and an attribute value of the entire family. The age attribute value is an attribute value related to the age of the family. The age attribute value is, for example, age, age group, school year, and the like. The age attribute value may be, for example, 15 years old, elementary school student, junior high school student, younger kindergarten, “4-6 years old”, and the like. The sex attribute value is an attribute value related to the family sex. The gender attribute value is, for example, “male” and “female”. The preferred material information is information indicating that it is a preferred material. The good material information may be a material attribute value indicating a material, a flag to the material attribute value, a material ID, or the like. The good material information is, for example, “xylitol”, “rare sugar”, and the like. The dislike material information is information indicating that the material is disliked or allergic. The dislike material information may be a material attribute value indicating the material, a flag to the material attribute value, a material ID, or the like. The disliked material information is, for example, “shrimp”, “egg” or the like.

  The attribute values of the entire family are, for example, information indicating that it is a large family, information indicating that it is a wealthy class, and the like. The family information preferably has two or more member information. Member information is information about each member of the family. One member information preferably has a member identifier for identifying the member. The member identifier may be the same as the user identifier. The member information includes, for example, a member identifier and a member attribute value. The member attribute value is a family attribute value.

  The family attribute value acquisition source information storage unit 114 stores one or more family attribute value acquisition source information. Family attribute value acquisition source information is information used to acquire a family attribute value. The family attribute value acquisition source information is, for example, information on a pair of a family attribute value acquisition condition and a family attribute value. The family attribute value acquisition condition is information indicating a condition for acquiring a family attribute value. The family attribute value acquisition condition is information indicating a condition including the product attribute value. When the family attribute value acquisition source information is a pair of family attribute value acquisition condition and family attribute value, the family that is paired with the family attribute value acquisition condition that matches one or more product identifiers corresponding to one user identifier The attribute value is obtained.

  The difference information acquisition source information storage unit 115 stores one or more difference information acquisition source information. The difference information acquisition source information is a pair of the difference information acquisition condition and the difference information. The difference information acquisition condition is information indicating a condition for acquiring the difference information. The difference information acquisition condition is a condition regarding the product attribute value and the average purchase information. The difference information is information that is acquired when the difference from the average purchase information is large enough to satisfy a predetermined condition.

  The average purchase information storage unit 116 stores one or more average purchase information. The average purchase information is information related to the average purchase of the product. The average purchase information includes, for example, an average monthly purchase price, a ratio of an average purchase item, a ratio including a carcinogen content of an average additive, and the like.

  The processing unit 12 performs various processes. The various types of processing include a product attribute value acquisition unit 121, a family attribute value acquisition unit 122, a member information configuration unit 123, a family attribute value storage unit 124, a family attribute value change unit 125, a difference information acquisition unit 126, and average purchase information. This is processing performed by the acquisition unit 127 and the like.

  The product attribute value acquisition unit 121 acquires two or more product attribute values that are paired with a product identifier included in two or more purchase information corresponding to one user identifier.

  More specifically, for example, the product attribute value acquisition unit 121 searches the purchase information storage unit 112 for one or more purchase information including the user identifier for each of one or more user identifiers. Next, the product attribute value acquisition unit 121 acquires a product identifier included in each searched one or more pieces of purchase information. Next, the product attribute value acquisition unit 121 acquires two or more product attribute values that are paired with the acquired one or more product identifiers from the product information storage unit 111. Note that the purchase information searched by the product attribute value acquisition unit 121 may be purchase information in a range where the purchase date is present (for example, the last year).

  The family attribute value acquisition unit 122 uses the two or more product attribute values acquired by the product attribute value acquisition unit 121 to acquire one or more family attribute values of a family including a user identified by one user identifier. The family attribute value acquisition unit 122 preferably acquires one or more family attribute values using the two or more product attribute values acquired by the product attribute value acquisition unit 121 for the user identifiers of all users. is there.

  More specifically, for example, the family attribute value acquisition unit 122 adds the family attribute value stored in the family attribute value acquisition source information storage unit 114 to the two or more product attribute values acquired by the product attribute value acquisition unit 121. Applying the acquisition conditions, one or more family attribute value acquisition conditions that match the two or more product attribute values are determined. Next, for example, the family attribute value acquisition unit 122 acquires, from the family attribute value acquisition source information storage unit 114, family attribute values that are paired with the one or more family attribute value acquisition conditions.

  The family attribute value acquisition unit 122 uses the use target attribute value among the two or more product attribute values acquired by the product attribute value acquisition unit 121, and the age or sex of the family including the user identified by one user identifier Get family attribute value for. A family attribute value related to age is referred to as an age attribute value. Family attribute values related to gender are called gender attribute values. The family attribute value acquisition unit 122 uses one or more age attributes using the use target attribute value among the product attribute values paired with two or more product identifiers included in two or more purchase information including one user identifier. Get the value. The family attribute value acquisition unit 122 uses one or more gender attributes using the use target attribute value among the product attribute values paired with two or more product identifiers included in two or more purchase information including one user identifier. Get the value.

  The family attribute value acquisition unit 122 detects a material attribute value among product attribute values paired with two or more product identifiers included in two or more purchase information including one user identifier, and the same material attribute value is detected. The material attribute value is acquired when there are so many as to satisfy a predetermined condition. This material attribute value is an attribute value of a preferred material and is preferred material information. The predetermined condition is, for example, a condition regarding the number of the same material attribute values, a condition regarding the ratio of the same material attribute values, or the like.

  The family attribute value acquisition unit 122 detects a material attribute value among product attribute values paired with two or more product identifiers included in two or more purchase information including one user identifier, and the same material attribute value is detected. The material attribute value is acquired when there are few enough to satisfy a predetermined condition. This material attribute value is an attribute value of disliked material or allergic material, and is disliked material information. The predetermined condition is, for example, a condition regarding the number of the same material attribute values, a condition regarding the ratio of the same material attribute values, or the like.

  The family attribute value acquisition unit 122 detects a production attribute value among product attribute values paired with two or more product identifiers included in two or more purchase information including one user identifier, and the same production attribute value is obtained. When there are few enough to satisfy a predetermined condition, the production area attribute value is acquired. The production area attribute value is information indicating a production area avoided by the user. The production area attribute value is disliked production area information. The production center attribute information may be a production area attribute value or a flag to the production area attribute value. Predetermined conditions are conditions relating to the number of identical production area attribute values, conditions relating to the ratio of identical production area attribute values, and the like.

  The member information configuration unit 123 configures new member information. The member information configuration unit 123 configures new member information when the family attribute value acquired by the family attribute value acquisition unit 122 does not exist in the family information having one user identifier. In addition, the structure of new member information is normally comprising the member information containing the family attribute value which the family attribute value acquisition part 122 acquired. The new member information configuration may be, for example, securing a new member information area in the corresponding family information and writing the family attribute value acquired by the family attribute value acquisition unit 122 in the area. good. The configuration of new member information may be, for example, generating member identifiers of new member information and configuring member information having the member identifiers and family attribute values acquired by the family attribute value acquisition unit 122.

  More specifically, for example, the member information configuration unit 123 determines whether or not the family attribute value acquired by the family attribute value acquisition unit 122 exists in the family information having one user identifier. And when it does not exist, the member information structure part 123 comprises the member information which has the family attribute value which the family attribute value acquisition part 122 acquired, for example.

  For example, the member information configuration unit 123 may determine an age attribute value corresponding to one or more usage target attribute values acquired by the family attribute value acquisition unit 122 and configure member information including the age attribute value. good.

In other words, the member information configuration unit 123 has one or more usage target attribute values acquired by the family attribute value acquisition unit 122 as “for elementary school students”, and corresponds to the elementary school students among the family attribute values in the family information. When there is no age attribute value to be included, the member information configuration unit 123 configures member information including an age attribute value corresponding to the elementary school student.
Has a value.

  The family attribute value storage unit 124 stores one or more family attribute values acquired by the family attribute value acquisition unit 122 in the family information storage unit 113 in association with one user identifier.

  The family attribute value storage unit 124 adds the member information configured by the member information configuration unit 123 to the family information having one user identifier.

  The family attribute value storage unit 124 stores the preferred material information acquired by the family attribute value acquisition unit 122 in association with one user identifier. The family attribute value storage unit 124 may store the good material information acquired by the family attribute value acquisition unit 122 in association with one member identifier.

  The family attribute value storage unit 124 stores the disliked material information acquired by the family attribute value acquisition unit 122 in association with one user identifier. The family attribute value storage unit 124 may store the disliked material information acquired by the family attribute value acquisition unit 122 in association with one member identifier.

  The family attribute value storage unit 124 stores the disliked place information acquired by the family attribute value acquisition unit 122 in association with one user identifier. The family attribute value storage unit 124 may store the disliked place information acquired by the family attribute value acquisition unit 122 in association with one member identifier.

  The family attribute value changing unit 125 changes the family attribute value in the family information having the one user identifier by using one or more purchase information having the one user identifier and the purchase date of one year or more before. Changing the family attribute value using one or more purchase information of the purchase date of one year or more before, for example, the passage of time from the decision date information corresponding to the age attribute value determined one year or more before the present May be detected and the age attribute value may be changed.

  For example, the family attribute value acquisition unit 122 sets the age attribute value “first grader” or “7 years old” from one or more purchase information having a product attribute value “for first graders” in “1 year ago”. When acquired, the family attribute value changing unit 125 changes the age attribute value to “second grader” or “8 years old”.

  The difference information acquisition unit 126 acquires difference information using two or more product attribute values corresponding to each product identifier of two or more products purchased by one user and average purchase information. The difference information is information regarding that the difference with respect to the average purchase is large enough to satisfy a predetermined condition. The difference information may be a product attribute value. The difference information is, for example, “new product enthusiasts”, “rich people”, “diet-oriented”, and the like. Predetermined conditions are stored in the storage unit 11. The difference information may be used as a family attribute value.

  The difference information acquisition unit 126 is a difference information paired with a difference information acquisition condition in which two or more product attribute values corresponding to respective product identifiers of two or more products purchased by one user match the average purchase information. To get. More specifically, the difference information acquisition unit 126 acquires, for example, two or more product attribute values corresponding to each product identifier of two or more products purchased by one user. Next, the difference information acquisition unit 126 determines one or more difference information acquisition conditions that match the two or more product attribute values and the average purchase information. Next, the difference information acquisition unit 126 acquires the difference information paired with the one or more difference information acquisition conditions from the difference information acquisition source information storage unit 115.

  The average purchase information acquisition unit 127 acquires average purchase information from the product attribute value paired with the product identifier of each of two or more purchase information items of two or more users. The average purchase information acquisition unit 127 normally acquires a product attribute value paired with a product identifier included in each of two or more purchase information items of two or more users, and performs statistics on the acquired two or more product attribute values. Process and get average purchase information. The average purchase information is, for example, an average value of the monthly purchase amount of one user, a ratio of an average production area of the purchased product, a ratio including a carcinogen in the additive in the purchased product, and the like.

  The output unit 13 outputs various types of information. The various information is, for example, difference information. Also, output refers to display on a display, projection using a projector, printing with a printer, sound output, transmission to an external device, accumulation in a recording medium, processing to other processing devices or other programs, etc. It is a concept that includes delivery of results.

  The difference information output unit 111 outputs the difference information acquired by the difference information acquisition unit 126.

  The storage unit 11, product information storage unit 111, purchase information storage unit 112, family information storage unit 113, family attribute value acquisition source information storage unit 114, difference information acquisition source information storage unit 115, and average purchase information storage unit 116 A non-volatile recording medium is suitable, but a volatile recording medium can also be realized.

  The process in which information is stored in the storage unit 11 or the like is not limited. For example, information may be stored in the storage unit 11 or the like via a recording medium, information transmitted via a communication line or the like may be stored in the storage unit 11 or the like, Alternatively, information input via the input device may be stored in the storage unit 11 or the like.

  Processing unit 12, product attribute value acquisition unit 121, family attribute value acquisition unit 122, member information configuration unit 123, family attribute value storage unit 124, family attribute value change unit 125, difference information acquisition unit 126, and average purchase information acquisition The unit 127 can usually be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the processing unit 12 or the like is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  The output unit 13 and the difference information output unit 111 may or may not include an output device such as a display or a speaker. The output unit 13 and the like can be realized by output device driver software, or output device driver software and an output device.

  Next, the operation of the information processing apparatus 1 will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S201) The processing unit 12 determines whether it is time to acquire a family attribute value or the like. If it is time to acquire family attribute values, etc., go to step S202, and if it is not time to acquire family attribute values, go to step S209. The timing for acquiring the family attribute value or the like is, for example, a timing determined once a month or a timing when an instruction from the user of the information processing apparatus 1 is received. There is no limitation on the timing for acquiring the family attribute value or the like.

  (Step S202) The processing unit 12 substitutes 1 for a counter i.

  (Step S203) The product attribute value acquisition unit 121 determines whether or not the i-th user exists. When the i-th user exists, the process goes to step S204, and when the i-th user does not exist, the process returns to step S201. Whether or not the i-th user exists is determined by whether or not the i-th user identifier exists in the purchase information storage unit 112, for example.

  (Step S204) The product attribute value acquisition unit 121 searches for purchase information including the user identifier of the i-th user. The product attribute value acquisition unit 121 normally searches for purchase information from the purchase information storage unit 112 using the i-th user identifier as a key. However, the product attribute value acquisition unit 121 may search for purchase information from an external device such as a purchase information server described later.

  (Step S205) The merchandise attribute value acquisition unit 121 acquires one or more merchandise attribute values that are paired with the merchandise identifier included in each of the one or more purchase information searched in step S204. The product attribute value acquisition unit 121 may acquire one or more product attribute values from an external device such as the product server 2 described later.

  (Step S206) The family attribute value acquisition unit 122 and the like perform a family attribute value acquisition process. Family attribute value acquisition processing will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S207) The difference information acquisition unit 126 performs a difference information acquisition process. The difference information acquisition process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S208) The processing unit 12 increments the counter i by 1. The process returns to step S203.

  (Step S209) The processing unit 12 determines whether it is time to change the family attribute value. If it is time to change the family attribute value, go to step S210. If it is not time to change the family attribute value, go to step S217. The timing for changing the family attribute value is, for example, a timing determined once a year, a timing when an instruction from a user of the information processing apparatus 1 is received, or the like. The timing for changing the family attribute value does not matter.

  (Step S210) The processing unit 12 substitutes 1 for a counter i.

  (Step S211) The family attribute value changing unit 125 determines whether or not the i-th age attribute value exists in the family information storage unit 113. When the i-th age attribute value exists, the process goes to step S212, and when it does not exist, the process returns to step S201.

  (Step S212) The family attribute value change unit 125 acquires the i-th age attribute value from the family information storage unit 113.

  (Step S213) The family attribute value changing unit 125 acquires date information regarding the date on which the i-th age attribute value is acquired. The date information is stored in the family information storage unit 113 in association with the i-th age attribute value, for example. The date information is, for example, purchase date information included in the purchase information used when the age attribute value is acquired, and information on the date when the i-th age attribute value is acquired.

  (Step S214) The family attribute value changing unit 125 determines whether or not to change the i-th age attribute value using the date information acquired in Step S213. If it is determined to be changed, the process goes to step S215. If it is determined not to be changed, the process goes to step S216. The family attribute value changing unit 125 normally determines whether to change the i-th age attribute value using both the date information acquired in step S213 and the i-th age attribute value.

  (Step S215) The family attribute value changing unit 125 changes the i-th age attribute value. That is, the family attribute value changing unit 125 acquires a new age attribute value (for example, “11 years old”) from the i-th age attribute value (for example, “10 years old”), and uses the i-th age attribute value as a value. Update to a new age attribute value. Further, the family attribute value changing unit 125 accumulates the updated date (current day) in association with the new age attribute value.

  (Step S216) The processing unit 12 increments the counter i by 1. The process returns to step S211.

  (Step S217) The processing unit 12 determines whether it is time to acquire average purchase information. If it is time to acquire average purchase information, the process goes to step S218. If it is not time to acquire average purchase information, the process returns to step S201. The timing for acquiring the average purchase information is, for example, a timing determined once a year, a timing when an instruction from a user of the information processing apparatus 1 is received, or the like. The timing for acquiring the average purchase information does not matter.

  (Step S218) The processing unit 12 substitutes 1 for the counter i.

  (Step S219) The average purchase information acquisition unit 127 determines whether or not the i-th average purchase information to be acquired exists. When the i-th average purchase information exists, the process goes to step S220, and when the i-th average purchase information does not exist, the process returns to step S201.

  (Step S220) The average purchase information acquisition unit 127 acquires one or more product attribute values corresponding to the i-th average purchase information from the purchase information storage unit 112.

  (Step S221) The average purchase information acquisition unit 127 statistically processes one or more product attribute values acquired in step S220, and acquires average purchase information. Then, the average purchase information acquisition unit 127 stores the average purchase information in the average purchase information storage unit 116 in association with the average purchase information identifier that identifies the average purchase information.

  (Step S222) The processing unit 12 increments the counter i by 1. The process returns to step S219.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 2, the process is terminated by powering off or a process termination interrupt.

  Next, the family attribute value acquisition process of step S206 will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S301) The family attribute value acquisition unit 122 substitutes 1 for a counter i.

  (Step S302) The family attribute value acquisition unit 122 determines whether or not the i-th family attribute value acquisition source information exists in the family attribute value acquisition source information storage unit 114. If the i-th family attribute value acquisition source information exists, the process goes to step S303, and if it does not exist, the process returns to the upper process.

  (Step S303) The family attribute value acquisition unit 122 acquires a family attribute value acquisition condition included in the i-th family attribute value acquisition source information.

  (Step S304) The family attribute value acquisition unit 122 determines whether the one or more product attribute values acquired in step S205 match the family attribute value acquisition condition acquired in step S303. If they match, go to step S305; otherwise, go to step S309.

  (Step S305) The family attribute value acquisition unit 122 acquires a family attribute value included in the i-th family attribute value acquisition source information.

  (Step S306) The member information configuration unit 123 determines whether to configure member information using the family attribute value acquired in step S305 and the family attribute value of the family information including the user identifier of the user. . If the member information is configured, the process goes to step S307, and if the member information is not configured, the process goes to step S308.

  (Step S307) The member information configuration unit 123 configures new member information. The member information configuration unit 123 normally configures member information having the family attribute value acquired in step S305.

  (Step S308) The family attribute value storage unit 124 writes the family attribute value acquired in step S305 in the family information including the user identifier of the user. Alternatively, the family attribute value storage unit 124 writes the member information including the family attribute value acquired in step S305 into the family information including the user identifier of the user.

  (Step S309) The family attribute value acquisition unit 122 increments the counter i by one. The process returns to step S302.

  Next, the difference information acquisition process of step S207 will be described using the flowchart of FIG.

  (Step S401) The difference information acquisition unit 126 substitutes 1 for a counter i.

  (Step S402) The difference information acquisition unit 126 determines whether or not the i-th difference information acquisition source information exists in the difference information acquisition source information storage unit 115. When the i-th difference information acquisition source information exists, the process goes to step S403, and when it does not exist, the process returns to the upper process.

  (Step S403) The difference information acquisition unit 126 acquires the difference information acquisition condition of the i-th difference information acquisition source information from the difference information acquisition source information storage unit 115.

  (Step S404) The difference information acquisition unit 126 determines whether or not to use average purchase information using the difference information acquisition condition acquired in step S403.

  (Step S405) The difference information acquisition unit 126 acquires average purchase information corresponding to the difference information acquisition condition acquired in step S403 from the average purchase information storage unit 116.

  (Step S406) The difference information acquisition unit 126 uses the one or more product attribute values acquired in step S205 to determine whether or not the difference information acquisition condition acquired in step S403 is met. If they match, the process goes to step S407, and if they do not match, the process goes to step S409. When the average purchase information is acquired in step S405, the average purchase information is also used in this determination.

  (Step S407) The difference information acquisition unit 126 acquires the difference information included in the i-th difference information acquisition source information.

  (Step S408) The difference information output unit 111 outputs the difference information acquired in step S407. The output here is, for example, writing in the family information of the user.

  (Step S409) The counter i is incremented by one. The process returns to step S402.

  Hereinafter, a specific operation of the information processing apparatus 1 in the present embodiment will be described.

  Now, the product information storage unit 111 stores the product information management table shown in FIG. The product information management table is a table for managing one or more product information. The product information management table stores records having “product identifier”, “product name”, and “product attribute”. The “product attribute” has product attribute values such as “price”, “use object”, “material”, “production area”, “quantity”, “tokuho food”, and “nutritional functional food”. “Use object” contains a use object attribute value. “Material” contains a material attribute value. The “production area” contains the production area attribute value. “Tokuho Food” is flagged as to whether it is Tokuho Food. When the tokuho food is “1”, it is tokuho food, and when it is “0”, it is not tokuho food. “Nutritional functional food” is flagged as to whether it is a nutritional functional food. When the nutritional functional food is “1”, it is a nutritional functional food, and when it is “0”, it indicates that the nutritional functional food is not.

  The purchase information storage unit 112 stores a purchase information management table shown in FIG. The purchase information management table is a table for managing one or more purchase information. The purchase information management table stores one or more records having “ID”, “user identifier”, “product identifier”, and “purchase date”. “ID” is information for identifying a record. “Purchase date” is the date on which the product is purchased.

  The family information storage unit 113 stores a family information management table having the structure shown in FIG. The family information management table stores one or more records having “user identifier”, one or more “family-wide attribute values”, and one or more “member information”. The “family-wide attribute value” includes a family attribute value (for example, a wealthy class) in which a member in the family cannot be specified. Here, the “family-wide attribute value” includes “favorable material information”, “disliked material information”, “disliked place information”, and “others”. “Member information” has “member identifier” and one or more “family individual attribute values”. The “family individual attribute value” includes a family attribute value (for example, an age attribute value, a gender attribute value) that can identify a member in the family. Here, the “family individual attribute value” includes “age attribute value”, “sex”, and “other”.

  Further, the family attribute value acquisition source information storage unit 114 stores a family attribute value acquisition source information management table shown in FIG. The family attribute value acquisition source information management table has “ID”, “family attribute value acquisition condition”, and “family attribute value”. “ID” is information for identifying a record. “ID = 1” in FIG. 8 is an age attribute that is a family attribute value for a user who satisfies the family attribute value acquisition condition that “a product to be used is“ boy ”is purchased 10 or more per year”. This indicates that it is determined that there is a family (member) whose value is “4 to 6 years old” and whose gender attribute value is “male”. “ID = 2” is for users who satisfy the family attribute value acquisition condition that “the ratio of the number of products whose usage target is“ girl ”is 30% or more of the number of products purchased in one year”. This indicates that it is determined that a family having an age attribute value “4 to 6 years old” as a family attribute value and a gender attribute value “female” exists. “ID = 3” is “Family attribute to a user who satisfies the family attribute value acquisition condition that the price is 10,000 yen or more and the use object“ male ”is purchased 10 or more per year” This indicates that it is determined that there is a family whose value is the age attribute value “adult” and the gender attribute value “male”. “ID = 4” determines that the preferred material information that is the family attribute value is X for a user who satisfies the family attribute value acquisition condition that the product of the material X is purchased 20 or more per year. It shows that. “ID = 5” indicates that the disliked place information which is a family attribute value is given to a user who satisfies the family attribute value acquisition condition that the ratio of the product of the place of production Y is 1% or less in the total number of items purchased Indicates that it is Y. “ID = 6” indicates that disliked material information that is a family attribute value is given to a user who satisfies the family attribute value acquisition condition that the total number of purchased products is 100 or more and the product of the material Z is not purchased. Indicates that it is Z. “ID = 7” is determined to be a family attribute value “rich” for a user who satisfies the family attribute value acquisition condition that the total price of purchased products for one year is 1 million yen or more. Show. “ID = 8” indicates a family attribute value “Large Family” for a user who satisfies the family attribute value acquisition condition that the ratio of products with an amount of 1 kg or more is 50% or more among products purchased for one year. ”.

  Further, the difference information acquisition source information storage unit 115 stores the difference information acquisition source information management table shown in FIG. The difference information acquisition source information management table stores one or more records having “ID”, “difference information acquisition condition”, and “difference information”. “ID = 1” in FIG. 9 indicates that the difference information for the user that matches the difference information acquisition condition that the average purchase price of one user is five times or more of the average price of all products is “I like high-priced products”. Indicates that there is. “ID = 2” indicates that the average of the difference between the purchase date and the release date of the product purchased by one user is 1 compared with the average of the difference between the purchase date and the release date of the product purchased by all users. The difference information for the user that matches the difference information acquisition condition of / 5 or less indicates that the user likes “new product”.

  Further, the average purchase information storage unit 116 stores an average purchase information management table shown in FIG. In the average purchase information management table, one or more records having “ID”, “average purchase information identifier”, and “average purchase information” are stored. “ID = 1” in FIG. 10 indicates that the average price of all products is “2580 yen”. This is information that the average purchase information acquisition unit 127 calculates and accumulates the average price of all the product information in the product information storage unit 111. “ID = 2” indicates that the average of all purchase information during the period from the release date to the purchase date is “87 days”. This is because the average purchase information acquisition unit 127 acquires the “purchase date” of all purchase information from the purchase information storage unit 112 and stores “release date” paired with the “product identifier” of all purchase information in the product information. The average of the period which is the difference between the “release date” and the “purchase date” is calculated as “87 days” for each piece of purchase information. “ID = 3” is an average of the total price of the products purchased by all users in one month. In this case, the average purchase information acquisition unit 127 calculates the monthly consumption amount for each user, and calculates the average value of the consumption amount.

  In such a situation, the information processing apparatus 1 operates as follows. That is, for example, the product attribute value acquisition unit 121 searches for purchase information from the purchase information management table of FIG. 6 using the user identifier “u001” as a key, and searches for one or more product identifiers (for example, “2” “1” “ 98251 "...) and the date of purchase. Next, the product attribute value acquisition unit 121 acquires one or more product attribute values paired with the acquired one or more product identifiers from the product information management table of FIG. Then, the product attribute value acquisition unit 121 stores a purchase date and one or more product attribute values in association with each other.

  Next, the family attribute value acquisition unit 122 and the like perform the family attribute value acquisition process of the family of the user identified by the user identifier “u001” as follows. That is, the family attribute value acquisition unit 122 uses the acquired one or more product attribute values and the purchase date to determine whether or not the acquired one or more product attribute values match each family attribute value acquisition condition in FIG. Let's see. Then, it is assumed that one or more product attribute values acquired from two or more purchase information on the purchase date three years ago match the family attribute value acquisition condition of “ID = 2”. Then, the family attribute value acquisition unit 122 acquires the age attribute value “4 to 6 years old” and the gender attribute value “female” in association with the user identifier “u001”. Now, it is assumed that the member information associated with the user identifier “u001” is the member information having only the member identifier “u001A”. And the member information structure part 123 judges that the information of the member of age attribute value "4-6 years old" and sex attribute value "female" does not exist in member information corresponding to user identifier "u001". . That is, the member information configuration unit 123 determines that the member information of the age attribute value “4 to 6 years old” and the gender attribute value “female” is configured. And the member information structure part 123 produces | generates the member identifier "u001B" of the said member. Here, it is assumed that the member identifier is “user identifier + A | B | C |. The member information configuration unit 123 configures member information having a member identifier “u001B”, an age attribute value “4 to 6 years old”, and a gender attribute value “female”. Next, the family attribute value storage unit 124 includes member information having the member identifier “u001B”, the age attribute value “4 to 6 years old”, and the gender attribute value “female”, and the family including the user identifier “u001” of the user. Write in the information.

  Further, the family attribute value acquisition unit 122 has found that one or more product attribute values acquired from two or more purchase information of the purchase date of the most recent year match the family attribute value acquisition condition of “ID = 1”. To do. And the member information structure part 123 comprises member information which has member identifier "u001C", age attribute value "4-6 years old", and sex attribute value "male". Next, the family attribute value storage unit 124 includes the member information having the member identifier “u001C”, the age attribute value “4 to 6 years old”, and the gender attribute value “male”, and the family including the user identifier “u001” of the user. Write in the information.

  Next, the family attribute value acquisition unit 122 has a family attribute value acquisition condition “(material) in which one or more product attribute values acquired from two or more purchase information of the purchase date of the last year are“ ID = 4 ”. = Xylitol)> = 20 products / year ”. The family attribute value acquisition unit 122 acquires “good material information = xylitol”. Then, the family attribute value storage unit 124 writes “favorite material information = xylitol” in the family information including the user identifier “u001”.

  Next, the family attribute value acquisition unit 122 has one or more product attribute values acquired from two or more purchase information on all purchase dates as “ID = 5” family attribute value acquisition condition “(production area = China). / The total number of purchased items <= 0.01 ”. The family attribute value acquisition unit 122 acquires “disliked place information = China”. The family attribute value storage unit 124 then writes “disliked place information = China” in the family information including the user identifier “u001”.

  Next, the family attribute value acquisition unit 122 has a family attribute of “ID = 6” in which one or more product attribute values acquired from two or more purchase information of all purchase dates substitute “material information = shrimp”. Assume that it is determined that the value acquisition conditions are met. Then, the family attribute value acquisition unit 122 acquires “hate material information = shrimp”. Then, the family attribute value storage unit 124 writes “dislike material information = shrimp” in the family information including the user identifier “u001”.

  Next, the family attribute value acquisition unit 122 has one or more product attribute values acquired from the purchase information of two or more purchase dates of the last year of “ID = 7” and “ID = 8”. Assume that it is determined that the value acquisition conditions are met. Then, the family attribute value acquisition unit 122 acquires the family attribute values “rich people” and “large family”. Then, the family attribute value storage unit 124 writes “the wealthy” and “the large family” in the family information including the user identifier “u001”.

  Next, the difference information acquisition unit 126 receives one or more product attribute values acquired from two or more purchase information of all purchase dates, and the average purchase information “87 days” of “ID = 2” in FIG. Suppose that it is applied to the difference information acquisition condition in the table of FIG. 9 and it is determined that one or more product attribute values match the difference information acquisition condition of “ID = 2”. Then, the difference information acquisition unit 126 acquires difference information “new product likes”. Next, the difference information output unit 111 stores the difference information “like new product” in association with the user identifier “u001”. It is assumed that the difference information “I like new products” is added to the family information management table of FIG.

  The above processing is also performed on the purchase information of other users such as the user identifier “u002”, and the family information management table in FIG. 7 is updated.

  Next, the family attribute value changing unit 125 changes the family attribute value as follows. That is, the family attribute value changing unit 125 determines that the age identifier “4 to 6 years old” constituting the member information of “u001B” associated with the user identifier “u001” is based on purchase information three years ago. Detect that. Then, since 3 years have passed since “4 to 6 years old”, it is determined to be “7 to 9 years old” and “7 to 9 years old” is changed to “elementary school student”. It is assumed that information such as correspondence between “7 to 12 years old” and “primary schoolchild” is stored in the storage unit 11. Then, the family attribute value change unit 125 changes the age identifier “4 to 6 years old” constituting the member information of “u001B” to “elementary school student”.

  It is assumed that the record of the user identifier “u001” in the family information management table of FIG.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the attribute value of the family including the purchaser can be acquired from the purchase information of the product. That is, profile data of one or more family members can be acquired from purchase information indicating a purchase history of one user.

  Note that the processing in the present embodiment may be realized by software. Then, this software may be distributed by software download or the like. Further, this software may be recorded and distributed on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM. This also applies to other embodiments in this specification. Note that the software that implements the information processing apparatus 1 in the present embodiment is the following program. In other words, this program is a program for performing processing based on two or more product information having a product identifier for identifying a product and one or more product attribute values of the product, and is a computer-accessible recording medium Is a purchase information storage unit that stores two or more purchase information including a user identifier for identifying a user and a product identifier of a product purchased by the user, a user identifier, and a user identified by the user identifier. A family information storage unit that stores family information having one or more family attribute values that are family attribute values, and includes a computer in two or more purchase information corresponding to one user identifier The product attribute value acquisition unit that acquires two or more product attribute values that are paired with an identifier, and the two or more product attribute values acquired by the product attribute value acquisition unit, A family attribute value acquisition unit that acquires one or more family attribute values of a family including a user identified by a user identifier, and the one or more family attribute values acquired by the family attribute value acquisition unit as the one user identifier Is a program for functioning as a family attribute value accumulating unit that accumulates in the family information storage unit.

(Embodiment 2)
The present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a product server that stores product information is separated from the information processing apparatus.

  FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram of the information system A in the present embodiment. The information system A includes a product server 2 and two or more information processing devices 3. The product server 2 and the two or more information processing apparatuses 3 can communicate with each other via a network such as the Internet. The merchandise server 2 can provide merchandise information in response to a request from the information processing apparatus 3. The merchandise server 2 and the information processing apparatus 3 are, for example, a cloud server, an ASP server, etc., and their types are not limited.

  FIG. 12 is a block diagram of information system A in the present embodiment. The merchandise server 2 constituting the information system A includes a merchandise information storage unit 111.

  The information processing apparatus 3 includes a storage unit 31, a processing unit 32, and an output unit 13. The storage unit 31 includes a purchase information storage unit 112, a family information storage unit 113, a family attribute value acquisition source information storage unit 114, a difference information acquisition source information storage unit 115, and an average purchase information storage unit 116. The processing unit 32 includes a product attribute value acquisition unit 321, a family attribute value acquisition unit 122, a member information configuration unit 123, a family attribute value storage unit 124, a family attribute value change unit 125, a difference information acquisition unit 126, and an average purchase information acquisition. Part 127. The output unit 13 includes a difference information output unit 111.

  The product attribute value acquisition unit 321 acquires two or more product attribute values paired with a product identifier included in two or more purchase information corresponding to one user identifier.

  The product attribute value acquisition unit 321 can be usually realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the product attribute value acquisition unit 321 is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  As described above, according to this embodiment, a plurality of information processing apparatuses 3 can effectively use one product information database.

  Moreover, according to this Embodiment, the attribute value of the family containing a purchaser can be acquired from the purchase information of goods. That is, profile data of one or more family members can be acquired from purchase information indicating a purchase history of one user.

  Note that the software that implements the information processing apparatus 3 in the present embodiment is the following program. That is, this program is a program that performs processing based on two or more product information stored in an external device, and a computer-accessible recording medium includes a user identifier that identifies a user, and the user A purchase information storage unit storing two or more purchase information having a product identifier of a product purchased by the customer, a user identifier, and one or more family attributes that are attribute values of a family including the user identified by the user identifier A family information storage unit in which family information having a value is stored, the computer having two or more product attribute values paired with product identifiers included in two or more purchase information corresponding to one user identifier A product attribute value acquisition unit acquired from an external device and two or more product attribute values acquired by the product attribute value acquisition unit are used to identify the user identified by the one user identifier. The family attribute value acquisition unit that acquires one or more family attribute values of the family including the user, and the one or more family attribute values acquired by the family attribute value acquisition unit are associated with the one user identifier, and the family It is a program for functioning as a family attribute value storage unit stored in the information storage unit.

(Embodiment 3)
The present embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a product server storing product information and a purchase information server storing purchase information are separated from the information processing apparatus.

  FIG. 13 is a conceptual diagram of the information system A in the present embodiment. The information system B includes a product server 2, one or more purchase information servers 4, and an information processing device 5. The product server 2, the one or more purchase information servers 4, and the information processing apparatus 5 can communicate with each other via a network such as the Internet. Both the purchase information server 4 and the information processing apparatus 5 are, for example, a cloud server, an ASP server, and the like, and their types are not limited.

  FIG. 14 is a block diagram of information system B in the present embodiment. The purchase information server 4 includes a purchase information server storage unit 41 and a purchase information transmission unit 42.

  The information processing apparatus 5 includes a storage unit 31, a reception unit 51, a processing unit 52, and an output unit 13. The receiving unit 51 includes a purchase information receiving unit 511. The processing unit 52 includes a purchase information accumulation unit 521, a product attribute value acquisition unit 321, a family attribute value acquisition unit 122, a member information configuration unit 123, a family attribute value accumulation unit 124, a family attribute value change unit 125, and a difference information acquisition unit 126. The average purchase information acquisition unit 127 is provided.

  The purchase information server storage unit 41 constituting the purchase information server 4 stores two or more purchase information having a user identifier for identifying a user and a product identifier of a product purchased by the user.

  The purchase information server storage unit 41 is preferably a nonvolatile recording medium, but can also be realized by a volatile recording medium. The process in which information is stored in the purchase information server storage unit 41 does not matter. For example, information may be stored in the purchase information server storage unit 41 via a recording medium, and information transmitted via a communication line or the like is stored in the purchase information server storage unit 41. Alternatively, information input via the input device may be stored in the purchase information server storage unit 41.

  The purchase information transmission unit 42 transmits two or more purchase information to the information processing apparatus 5. The purchase information transmission unit 42 normally transmits two or more purchase information items in the purchase information server storage unit 41 to the information processing device 5 in response to receiving an instruction from the information processing device 5.

  The purchase information transmitting unit 42 is normally realized by a wireless or wired communication unit, but may be realized by a broadcasting unit.

  The receiving unit 51 configuring the information processing device 5 receives various types of information. The various types of information are, for example, purchase information, product information, one or more product identifiers, and the like.

  The purchase information receiving unit 511 receives two or more purchase information from the purchase information server 4.

  The receiving unit 51 and the purchase information receiving unit 511 are usually realized by wireless or wired communication means, but may be realized by means for receiving a broadcast.

  The processing unit 52 performs various processes. The various types of processing include a purchase information accumulation unit 521, a product attribute value acquisition unit 321, a family attribute value acquisition unit 122, a member information configuration unit 123, a family attribute value accumulation unit 124, a family attribute value change unit 125, and a difference information acquisition unit. 126, processing performed by the average purchase information acquisition unit 127 and the like.

  The purchase information accumulation unit 521 accumulates the purchase information received by the purchase information reception unit 511 in the purchase information storage unit 112.

  The processing unit 52 and the purchase information storage unit 521 can usually be realized by an MPU, a memory, or the like. The processing procedure of the processing unit 52 and the like is usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to perform processing using purchase information of one product information database and a plurality of purchase information servers.

  Moreover, according to this Embodiment, the attribute value of the family containing a purchaser can be acquired from the purchase information of goods. That is, profile data of one or more family members can be acquired from purchase information indicating a purchase history of one user.

  Note that the software that implements the information processing apparatus 5 in the present embodiment is the following program. That is, this program is a program that performs processing based on two or more product information stored in an external device, and a computer-accessible recording medium includes a user identifier that identifies a user, and the user A purchase information storage unit storing two or more purchase information having a product identifier of a product purchased by the customer, a user identifier, and one or more family attributes that are attribute values of a family including the user identified by the user identifier A family information storage unit for storing family information having a value, a computer, a purchase information receiving unit for receiving two or more purchase information from an external device, and a purchase information received by the purchase information receiving unit. Two or more product attributes paired with a purchase information storage unit stored in the purchase information storage unit and a product identifier included in two or more purchase information corresponding to one user identifier A product attribute value acquisition unit that acquires a user from an external device and two or more product attribute values acquired by the product attribute value acquisition unit, and at least one family member including a user identified by the one user identifier A family attribute value acquisition unit for acquiring a family attribute value, and one or more family attribute values acquired by the family attribute value acquisition unit in association with the one user identifier and accumulated in the family information storage unit This is a program for functioning as a value storage unit.

  Moreover, the utilization method of the family information accumulate | stored in said embodiment is not ask | required. The family information can be used for information recommendation and advertisement output, for example.

  FIG. 15 shows the external appearance of a computer that executes the programs described in this specification to realize the information processing apparatuses and the like according to the various embodiments described above. The above-described embodiments can be realized by computer hardware and a computer program executed thereon. FIG. 15 is an overview of the computer system 300, and FIG. 16 is a block diagram of the system 300.

  In FIG. 15, a computer system 300 includes a computer 301 including a CD-ROM drive 3012, a keyboard 302, a mouse 303, and a monitor 304.

  In FIG. 16, a computer 301 includes a CD-ROM drive 3012, an MPU 3013, a bus 3014, a ROM 3015, a RAM 3016, and a hard disk 3017. The ROM 3015 stores programs such as a bootup program. The RAM 3016 is connected to the MPU 3013 and temporarily stores application program instructions and provides a temporary storage space. The hard disk 3017 normally stores application programs, system programs, and data. Although not shown here, the computer 301 may further include a network card that provides connection to a LAN.

  A program that causes the computer system 300 to execute the functions of the information processing apparatus and the like of the above-described embodiment may be stored in the CD-ROM 3101, inserted into the CD-ROM drive 3012, and further transferred to the hard disk 3017. Further, the program may be transmitted to the computer 301 via a network (not shown) and stored in the hard disk 3017. The program is loaded into the RAM 3016 at the time of execution. The program may be loaded directly from the CD-ROM 3101 or the network.

  The program does not necessarily include an operating system (OS) or a third-party program that causes the computer 301 to execute the functions of the information processing apparatus according to the above-described embodiment. The program need only include the part of the instruction that calls the appropriate module in a controlled manner and achieves the desired result. How the computer system 300 operates is well known and will not be described in detail.

  In the above program, in the step of transmitting information, the step of receiving information, etc., processing performed by hardware, for example, processing performed by a modem or an interface card in the transmission step (only performed by hardware) Processing) is not included.

  Further, the computer that executes the program may be singular or plural. That is, centralized processing may be performed, or distributed processing may be performed.

  Further, in each of the above embodiments, it goes without saying that two or more communication units existing in one apparatus may be physically realized by one medium.

  In each of the above embodiments, each process may be realized by centralized processing by a single device, or may be realized by distributed processing by a plurality of devices.

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications are possible, and it goes without saying that these are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, the information processing apparatus according to the present invention has an effect that the attribute value of the family including the purchaser can be acquired from the purchase information of the product. For example, the information processing apparatus recommends information or transmits an advertisement. It is useful as an information processing apparatus.

1, 3, 5 Information processing device 2 Product server 4 Purchase information server 11, 31 Storage unit 12, 32, 52 Processing unit 13 Output unit 41 Purchase information server storage unit 42 Purchase information transmission unit 51 Reception unit 111 Product information storage unit 111 Difference information output unit 112 Purchase information storage unit 113 Family information storage unit 114 Family attribute value acquisition source information storage unit 115 Difference information acquisition source information storage unit 116 Average purchase information storage unit 121, 321 Product attribute value acquisition unit 122 Family attribute value Acquisition unit 123 Member information configuration unit 124 Family attribute value storage unit 125 Family attribute value change unit 126 Difference information acquisition unit 127 Average purchase information acquisition unit 511 Purchase information reception unit 521 Purchase information storage unit

Claims (15)

An information processing apparatus that performs processing based on two or more pieces of product information having a product identifier for identifying a product and one or more product attribute values of the product,
A purchase information storage unit storing two or more purchase information having a user identifier for identifying a user and a product identifier of a product purchased by the user;
A family information storage unit that stores family information having a user identifier and one or more family attribute values that are family attribute values including the user identified by the user identifier;
A product attribute value acquisition unit that acquires two or more product attribute values paired with product identifiers included in two or more purchase information corresponding to one user identifier;
A family attribute value acquisition unit that acquires one or more family attribute values of a family including a user identified by the one user identifier using two or more product attribute values acquired by the product attribute value acquisition unit;
An information processing apparatus comprising: a family attribute value accumulation unit that accumulates one or more family attribute values acquired by the family attribute value acquisition unit in the family information storage unit in association with the one user identifier. The family information
It has member information that is information of each member of two or more members of the family,
The member information is
Have one or more family attribute values,
At least a part of the two or more product information has a use target attribute value that is a product attribute value that can specify a use target of the product,
The family attribute value acquisition unit
A family attribute value related to the age or sex of a family including a user identified by the one user identifier is acquired using a use target attribute value among two or more product attribute values acquired by the product attribute value acquisition unit. ,
When the family attribute value acquired by the family attribute value acquisition unit does not exist in the family information having the one user identifier, further comprising a member information configuration unit that constitutes new member information,
The family attribute value storage unit
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the member information configured by the member information configuration unit is added to family information having the one user identifier. A family attribute value acquisition source information storage unit that stores one or more family attribute value acquisition source information that is a pair of the family attribute value acquisition condition including the product attribute value and the family attribute value;
The family attribute value acquisition unit
The family attribute value that is paired with a family attribute value acquisition condition that matches two or more product attribute values acquired by the product attribute value acquisition unit is acquired from the family attribute value acquisition source information storage unit. The information processing apparatus described. The purchase information storage unit stores two or more pieces of purchase information for a period in which the purchase date exceeds one year,
A family attribute value changing unit for changing a family attribute value in the family information having the one user identifier using one or more purchase information having a user identifier and having a purchase date of one year or more before. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. An average purchase information store for storing average purchase information about the average purchase of the product,
Using two or more product attribute values corresponding to each product identifier of two or more products purchased by one user and the average purchase information, the difference with respect to the average purchase satisfies a predetermined condition. A difference information acquisition unit for acquiring difference information regarding the largeness,
The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a difference information output unit that outputs the difference information acquired by the difference information acquisition unit. An average purchase information acquisition unit that acquires average purchase information from product attribute values paired with product identifiers of two or more purchase information of two or more users,
The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the average purchase information in the average purchase information storage unit is average purchase information acquired by the average purchase information acquisition unit. A difference information acquisition source information storage unit that stores one or more difference information acquisition source information that is a pair of the difference information acquisition condition for the product attribute value and the average purchase information and the difference information;
The difference information acquisition unit
6. The difference information that is paired with a difference information acquisition condition in which two or more product attribute values corresponding to respective product identifiers of two or more products purchased by a single user match the average purchase information is acquired. Alternatively, the information processing apparatus according to claim 6. At least a part of the two or more product information has a use target attribute value that is a product attribute value that can specify a use target of the product,
The family attribute value acquisition unit
One or more age attributes, which are attribute values related to the age of the family, using the use target attribute value among the product attribute values paired with two or more product identifiers of two or more purchase information including one user identifier The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, which acquires a value. At least a part of the two or more product information has a material attribute value that is a product attribute value indicating a material of the product,
The family attribute value acquisition unit
A material attribute value is detected from among product attribute values paired with two or more product identifiers included in two or more purchase information including one user identifier, and the same material attribute value satisfies a predetermined condition. If there are many, get the material attribute value,
The family attribute value storage unit
The preferred material information, which is information indicating that the material attribute value acquired by the family attribute value acquisition unit is a preferred material, is stored in association with the one user identifier. The information processing apparatus described in 1. At least a part of the two or more product information has a material attribute value that is a product attribute value indicating a material of the product,
The family attribute value acquisition unit
A material attribute value is detected from among product attribute values paired with two or more product identifiers included in two or more purchase information including one user identifier, and the same material attribute value satisfies a predetermined condition. If there are few, get the material attribute value,
The family attribute value storage unit
10. The disliked material information, which is information indicating that the material attribute value acquired by the family attribute value acquiring unit is a disliked material or an allergic material, is stored in association with the one user identifier. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims. At least a part of the two or more product information has a production attribute value that is a product attribute value indicating a production region of the product or material,
The family attribute value acquisition unit
A production attribute value is detected from among product attribute values paired with two or more product identifiers included in two or more purchase information including one user identifier, and the same production attribute value satisfies a predetermined condition. If there are fewer, get the local attribute value,
The family attribute value storage unit
The disliked production area information, which is information indicating that the production area attribute value acquired by the family attribute value acquisition unit is a disliked production area, is stored in association with the one user identifier. The information processing apparatus described in 1. An information processing apparatus constituting an information system having a product server and two or more information processing apparatuses according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
The product server is
A product information storage unit for storing two or more product information having a product identifier for identifying a product and one or more product attribute values of the product;
The product attribute value acquisition unit of the information processing apparatus,
12. The information system according to claim 1, wherein the information system is configured to acquire, from the product server, two or more product attribute values that are paired with product identifiers included in two or more purchase information corresponding to one user identifier. One or more information processing apparatuses described in 1. An information system comprising a merchandise server, two or more purchase information servers, and the information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
The product server is
A product information storage unit for storing two or more product information having a product identifier for identifying a product and one or more product attribute values of the product;
The purchase information server is
A purchase information server storage unit storing two or more purchase information having a user identifier for identifying a user and a product identifier of a product purchased by the user;
A purchase information transmission unit that transmits the two or more purchase information to the information processing apparatus,
The information processing apparatus includes:
A purchase information receiving unit for receiving two or more purchase information from the purchase information server;
The two or more purchase information items in the purchase information storage unit are purchase information received by the purchase information reception unit,
The product attribute value acquisition unit of the information processing apparatus,
12. The information system according to claim 1, wherein two or more product attribute values paired with product identifiers included in two or more purchase information corresponding to one user identifier are acquired from the product server. One or more information processing devices according to claim. An information processing method in which processing based on two or more pieces of product information having a product identifier for identifying a product and one or more product attribute values of the product is performed,
The recording medium is
A purchase information storage unit storing two or more purchase information having a user identifier for identifying a user and a product identifier of a product purchased by the user;
A family information storage unit for storing family information having a user identifier and one or more family attribute values that are family attribute values including a user identified by the user identifier;
An information processing method realized by a product attribute value acquisition unit, a family attribute value acquisition unit, and a family attribute value storage unit,
A product attribute value acquisition step in which the product attribute value acquisition unit acquires two or more product attribute values paired with a product identifier included in two or more purchase information corresponding to one user identifier;
The family attribute value acquisition unit acquires one or more family attribute values of a family including a user identified by the one user identifier, using two or more product attribute values acquired in the product attribute value acquisition step. A family attribute value acquisition step,
A family attribute value accumulating step in which the family attribute value accumulating unit accumulates the one or more family attribute values acquired in the family attribute value acquiring step in the family information storage unit in association with the one user identifier; An information processing method comprising: A program for performing processing based on two or more pieces of product information having a product identifier for identifying a product and one or more product attribute values of the product,
Computer-accessible recording media
A purchase information storage unit storing two or more purchase information having a user identifier for identifying a user and a product identifier of a product purchased by the user;
A family information storage unit for storing family information having a user identifier and one or more family attribute values that are family attribute values including a user identified by the user identifier;
Computer
A product attribute value acquisition unit that acquires two or more product attribute values paired with product identifiers included in two or more purchase information corresponding to one user identifier;
A family attribute value acquisition unit for acquiring one or more family attribute values of a family including a user identified by the one user identifier using two or more product attribute values acquired by the product attribute value acquisition unit;
A program for causing one or more family attribute values acquired by the family attribute value acquisition unit to correspond to the one user identifier and to function as a family attribute value accumulation unit that accumulates in the family information storage unit.