JP2021064376A - Server device, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a server device, an information processing method, and a program that can construct an electronic shopping mall with less operation burden.SOLUTION: In an information processing system 1000, a server device 100 receives a generation request for an electronic shopping mall from a first user, generates the electronic shopping mall based on the generation request, and receives a store opening request to the generated electronic shopping mall from a second user. The server device opens a store of the second user in the electronic shopping mall based on the store opening request. In the electronic shopping mall, a character of a third user is moved based on the third user's operation, and purchase of a product of the store of the second user is accepted based on the move of the character of the third user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a server device, an information processing method and a program.

A shopping street (electronic shopping mall) that collects virtual stores existing on the Internet is known. Patent Document 1 discloses a technique in which an operator of an electronic shopping mall constructs an electronic shopping mall and recruits store openings under certain conditions. The electronic shopping mall is configured so that the user can walk around in the electronic shopping mall constructed by the operator using characters.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2013-246453

The operator needs to build an electronic shopping mall in advance and gather shoppers by himself. In addition, it is necessary to maintain the number of stores in order to make the mall attractive. Therefore, the operation of the electronic shopping mall was a heavy burden.

According to one aspect of the invention, a server device is provided. This server device receives the generation request of the electronic shopping mall from the first user. Generate an electronic shopping mall based on the generation request. Receive the generated store opening request to the electronic shopping mall from the second user. Based on the store opening request, a second user's store is opened in the electronic shopping mall. In the electronic shopping mall, the character of the third user is operated based on the operation of the third user. Based on the movement of the character of the third user, the purchase of the product of the store of the second user is accepted.

According to one of the present inventions, it is possible to construct an electronic shopping mall with less operational burden.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a system configuration of an information processing system. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the server device. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the first client device. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a table that stores user registration information 400. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a table that stores the electronic shopping mall information 500. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a table that stores store information 600. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a table for storing the entrance restriction information 700 to the store opening. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a table that stores admission restriction information 800 to the electronic shopping mall. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the server device. FIG. 10 is a diagram (No. 1) showing an example of a screen for creating a new electronic shopping mall. FIG. 11 is a diagram (No. 2) showing an example of a screen for creating a new electronic shopping mall. FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram showing an example of information processing in an information processing system. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for setting an image of a store. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of information processing as to whether or not the store opening request can be transmitted. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an example of information processing in which the store of the store owner is arranged in the electronic shopping mall. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for manually arranging an image of a store on a guide MAP. FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of the display processing of the store image. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of the guide MAP. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing an example of an actual venue MAP. FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an example of character display processing in an electronic shopping mall. FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example in which the display of the character in the own store is changed. FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of a display relating to a character who is not the shop owner. FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of an admission restriction setting screen for setting participants who restrict admission to the store. FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a list of participants who have restricted admission to the store, which is set by the store owner. FIG. 25 is a diagram showing an example of an admission restriction setting screen for setting participants who restrict admission to the electronic shopping mall. FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a list of participants who have restricted admission to the electronic shopping mall, which is set by the organizer.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The various features shown in the embodiments shown below can be combined with each other.

As used herein, the term "part" may include, for example, a combination of hardware resources implemented by circuits in a broad sense and information processing of software that can be specifically realized by these hardware resources. Further, in this embodiment, various information is handled, and these information are represented by high and low signal values as a bit set of binary numbers composed of 0 or 1, and communication / calculation is executed on a circuit in a broad sense. Can be done.

A circuit in a broad sense is a circuit realized by at least appropriately combining a circuit, a circuit, a processor, a memory, and the like. That is, an integrated circuit for a specific application (Application Special Integrated Circuit: ASIC), a programmable logic device (for example, a simple programmable logic device (Simple Programmable Logical Device: SPLD), a composite programmable logic device (Complex Programg)). It includes a programmable gate array (Field Programmable Gate Array: FPGA) and the like.

1. 1. System Configuration FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of the system configuration of the information processing system 1000. The information processing system 1000 includes a server device 100, a first client device 110, a second client device 120, and a third client device 130 as a system configuration. The server device 100, the first client device 110, the second client device 120, and the third client device 130 are communicably connected via the network 150. The server device 100 is a device that creates, manages, and the like of an electronic shopping mall. The server device 100 is a device operated by the administrator 105. The first client device 110 is a device operated by the organizer 115 that holds the electronic shopping mall. The organizer 115 is an example of a first user. The second client device 120 is a device operated by a store owner 125 who opens a store in an electronic shopping mall. The store owner 125 is an example of a second user. The third client device 130 is a device operated by a participant 135 who uses an electronic shopping mall. Participant 135 using the electronic shopping mall is an example of a third user. As will be described later, the server device 100 can restrict the entry of the participant 135 to the electronic shopping mall based on the operation of the organizer 115.

In FIG. 1, for simplification of the description, the number of the first client device 110, the second client device 120, and the third client device 130 included in the information processing system 1000 is one, but the present invention is not limited to this. Multiple may be included. Further, the first client device 110, the second client device 120, and the third client device 130 are not limited to smartphones, but may be PCs (Personal Computers), tablet computers, and the like. However, in the following description, for the sake of simplification of the description, a case where the first client device 110, the second client device 120, and the third client device 130 are smartphones will be described as an example.
In the present embodiment, the server device 100 operates the character of the shopkeeper 125 in the electronic shopping mall based on the operation of the shopkeeper 125 via the second client device 120. Similarly, the server device 100 operates the character of the participant 135 in the electronic shopping mall based on the operation of the participant 135 via the third client device 130.

2. Hardware Configuration (1) Hardware Configuration of Server Device 100 FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the server device 100. The server device 100 includes a control unit 201, a storage unit 202, an input / output unit 203, and a communication unit 204 as a hardware configuration. The control unit 201 is a CPU (Central Processing Unit) or the like, and controls the entire server device 100. The storage unit 202 is a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), an SSD (Solid State Drive), or the like, and the program and the control unit 201 execute processing based on the program. Store the data etc. used at that time. An example of the data stored in the storage unit 202 is shown in FIGS. 4 to 8 described later. The data shown in FIGS. 4 to 8 may be stored in a storage unit of another device (for example, a database server) with which the server device 100 can communicate, or the other device may be used by a plurality of users. It may be a terminal and may be stored so that distributed ledger management is performed using blockchain technology or the like. Here, for simplification of the description, the data shown in FIGS. 4 to 8 will be described as being stored in the storage unit 202.

By executing the process based on the program stored in the storage unit 202, the control unit 201 performs the functional configuration of the server device 100 of FIG. 9 described later and the process of the server device 100 of the sequence diagram shown in FIG. 12 described later. And the processing of the flowcharts of FIGS. 14, 15, 17, and 20 described later is realized. The input / output unit 203 is a keyboard, a mouse, a graphics display, or the like, and inputs information or outputs information. The communication unit 204 is a network adapter or the like, connects the server device 100 to the network 150, and controls communication with other devices.

(2) Hardware Configuration of First Client Device 110 FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the first client device 110. The first client device 110 includes a control unit 301, a storage unit 302, an imaging unit 303, an input / output unit 304, and a communication unit 305 as a hardware configuration. The control unit 301 is a CPU or the like and controls the entire first client device 110. The storage unit 302 is a ROM, RAM, or the like, and stores data or the like used when the program and the control unit 301 execute processing based on the program. The function of the first client device 110 and the like are realized by the control unit 301 executing the process based on the program stored in the storage unit 302. The imaging unit 303 is a camera or the like and captures a subject. The input / output unit 304 is a touch panel display or the like, and inputs information or outputs information. The communication unit 305 connects the first client device 110 to the network 150 and controls communication with other devices.

The hardware configuration of the second client device 120 and the third client device 130 is the same as the hardware configuration of the first client device 110.

3. 3. Data structure An example of the data structure stored in the storage unit 202 will be described below. The processing and the like related to each data will be described with reference to the sequence diagram, the flowchart and the like described later.
(1) User registration information 400
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a table that stores user registration information 400.
The user registration information 400 is registration information of a user who uses the electronic shopping mall. The table that stores the user registration information 400 includes, as items, a serial number 401, a user ID 402, a user name 403, and a character image 404. In FIG. 4, the serial number 401 is simply NO. Is displayed. Hereinafter, the same shall apply to other serial numbers. The user ID 402 stores identification information that identifies a user who uses the electronic shopping mall. The name of the user who uses the electronic shopping mall is stored in the user name 403. The character image 404 stores an image of the character used by the user who uses the electronic shopping mall.

(2) Electronic shopping mall information 500
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a table that stores the electronic shopping mall information 500.
The electronic shopping mall information 500 is registration information related to the electronic shopping mall. The table that stores the electronic shopping mall information 500 has, as items, a serial number 501, a mall ID 502, a mall name 503, an organizer ID 504, a generation date 505, a holding period 506, a recruitment period 507, and a size 508. The store layout 509, the password 510, the mall generation fee 511, the store opening fee 512, and the participation fee 513 are included. Identification information that identifies the electronic shopping mall is stored in the mall ID 502. The name of the electronic shopping mall set by the organizer 115 is stored in the mall name 503. The organizer ID 504 stores the user ID 402 of the user who created the electronic shopping mall. That is, among the users who use the electronic shopping mall, the user who created the electronic shopping mall is the organizer 115. The generation date 505 stores the generation date when the electronic shopping mall was generated. In the holding period 506, the holding period of the electronic shopping mall is stored. In the recruitment period 507, the recruitment period of the person who opens the store in the electronic shopping mall is stored. In the recruitment period 507, the date and time after the generation of the electronic shopping mall and before the holding period of the electronic shopping mall is stored. The size 508 stores the number of stores that can be opened in the electronic shopping mall. The store layout 509 stores the selection result by the organizer 115 as to whether the system automatically arranges the stores to be opened in the electronic shopping mall in the electronic shopping mall or the organizer 115 manually arranges them. Will be done. The password 510 stores the password set by the organizer 115 for the store owner 125 to log in to the electronic shopping mall and for the participant 135 to log in to the electronic shopping mall. The mall generation fee 511 stores a fee set by the operation of the administrator 105 and paid by the organizer 115 to the administrator 105. The store opening fee 512 stores the store opening fee paid by the store opening 125 set by the operation of the organizer 115. The participation fee 513 stores the participation fee paid by the participant 135 set by the operation of the organizer 115.
The restriction on admission to the electronic shopping mall by the password set by the organizer 115 is an example of the first restriction on admission.

(3) Store owner information 600
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a table that stores store information 600.
The store opening information 600 is information regarding the store opening 125 that opens a store in an electronic shopping mall. The table that stores the store store information 600 has, as items, a serial number 601, a mall ID 502, a store store ID 603, a first store image 604, a second store image 605, an external link 606, and a store location information 607. And, including. Identification information that identifies the electronic shopping mall is stored in the mall ID 502. The store store ID 603 stores the user ID 402, which is identification information for identifying the store store 125. In the first store image 604, an image of the store where the store owner 125 for the guide MAP opens is stored. In the second store image 605, an image of the store where the store owner 125 for the actual venue MAP opens is stored. In the external link 606, the link information to the external website when the participant 135 purchases the product at the store where the store owner 125 opens is stored. In the store location information 607, the location information of the store where the store owner 125 opens is stored. More specifically, the location information 607 of the store stores the location information in the electronic shopping. For example, "A1" stores the position information corresponding to "A1" of the MAP shown in FIG. 16 or the like described later.

(4) Information on restrictions on admission to stores 700
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a table for storing the entrance restriction information 700 to the store opening.
The admission restriction information 700 to the store opening is information regarding the restriction of the user's admission to the store opened by the store owner 125 of the electronic shopping mall store. The table that stores the store admission restriction information 700 includes the serial number 701, the store admission restriction implementation user ID 702, and the store admission restriction user ID 703 as items. In the store entrance restriction implementation user ID 702, a user ID 402 that identifies the store owner 125 for which the store entrance restriction information 700 is set is stored. The store entrance restriction user ID 703 stores the user ID 402 of the participant 125 who restricted the entrance to the store opening store and the participant 135 who restricted the entrance to the store opening store.

(5) Information on restrictions on admission to electronic shopping malls 800
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a table that stores admission restriction information 800 to the electronic shopping mall.
The admission restriction information 800 to the electronic shopping mall is information regarding the restriction of the user's entry and exit to the electronic shopping mall by the organizer 115 of the electronic shopping mall. The table that stores the entrance restriction information 800 to the electronic shopping mall includes, as items, a serial number 801 and a mall entrance restriction implementation user ID 802, and a mall entrance restriction user ID 803. In the mall admission restriction implementation user ID 802, a user ID 402 that identifies the organizer 115 that has set the admission restriction information 800 to the electronic shopping mall is stored. In the mall admission restriction user ID 803, the user ID 402 of the participant 135 whose admission to the electronic shopping mall is restricted by the organizer 115 is stored.

4. Functional configuration FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the server device 100. As a functional configuration, the server device 100 includes an overall control unit 901, a communication control unit 902, a generation unit 903, a store opening unit 904, an arrangement unit 905, a setting processing unit 906, a login processing unit 907, and display control. A unit 908 and a purchase processing unit 909 are included.
The overall control unit 901 controls the entire function of the server device 100.
The communication control unit 902 receives information from another device or transmits information to the other device via the communication unit 204.

When the generation unit 903 receives the generation request of the electronic shopping mall from the first client device 110 of the organizer 115 via the communication control unit 902, the generation unit 903 generates the electronic shopping mall based on the generation request.
The store opening unit 904 receives a store opening request from the second client device 120 of the store opening 125 via the communication control unit 902, and opens the store of the store opening 125 in the electronic shopping mall.
The arrangement unit 905 arranges the stores of 125 store openings in the electronic shopping mall. The store information arranged by the arrangement unit 905 is stored in the store location information 607 of the store opening information 600.

The setting processing unit 906 is operated by the administrator 105, the information received from the first client device 110 of the organizer 115 via the communication control unit 902, the information received from the second client device 120 of the store owner 125, and the participants 135. Data is set and stored in the storage unit 202 based on the information received from the third client device 130 of the above.
The login processing unit 907 performs login processing based on the login request received from the second client device 120 of the store owner 125 and the third client device 130 of the participant 135 via the communication control unit 902, and the store owner 125 and the participants participate. Log in to the electronic shopping mall. As will be described later, when the organizer 115 has generated an electronic shopping mall with a password, whether or not the login processing unit 907 has received a login request including the password set by the organizer 115 as the login process. To judge. Then, when the login processing unit 907 receives the login request including the password set by the organizer 115, the login processing unit 907 permits the store owner 125 and the participant 135 who sent the login request to log in to the electronic shopping mall. The store owner 125 can make a store opening request by logging in to the electronic shopping mall.

The display control unit 908 is shown in FIGS. 10, 11, 13, 16, 16, 18, 19, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, and 26, which will be described later, in response to a request. A screen is displayed on the input / output section of each applicable device.
The purchase processing unit 909 executes processing related to the purchase of the product based on the purchase request of the product received from the third client device 130 of the participant 135 via the communication control unit 902. Specifically, based on the operation of the participant 135, the process of connecting to an external website that sells the product is executed.

5. Information processing and the like Hereinafter, information processing and the like in the server device 100 will be described.
Upon receiving a new creation request for the electronic shopping mall from the first client device 110 via the communication control unit 902, the display control unit 908 creates a new creation screen and displays it on the input / output unit 304 of the first client device 110. .. 10 and 11 are views showing an example of the electronic shopping mall new creation screen 1001. FIG. 11 is the same screen as the screen of FIG. 10 following FIG. The organizer 115 inputs information for generating an electronic shopping mall on the new creation screen 1001 of the electronic shopping center, and generates the electronic shopping mall.

As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the information for generating the electronic shopping mall includes, for example, the title of the electronic shopping mall, the description of the electronic shopping mall, and the participants used to search the electronic shopping mall. Keyword tags to be used, the password required when the store owner 125 opens a store in the electronic shopping mall, and when the participant 135 participates in the electronic shopping mall (you can choose not to set a password), and the electronic shopping mall is held. Includes period, recruitment period, number of stores opened, setting of store layout, store opening fee, participation fee, etc. The recruitment period may be automatically set after the generation of the electronic shopping mall and before the holding period. Alternatively, the recruitment period may be input from the organizer 115 on the condition that the period after the generation of the electronic shopping mall and before the holding period is set. Here, the setting of the store arrangement is an item for setting whether to automatically arrange the stores of the store owner 125 who opens a store in the electronic shopping mall or to manually arrange the store 115. That is, the server device 100 is configured so that the organizer 115 can select whether to automatically arrange the stores of the store owner 125 who opens the store in the electronic shopping mall or to manually arrange the store owner 115. Since it is possible to select whether the system automatically arranges the stores in the electronic shopping mall or the organizer 115 manually arranges the stores, if automatic is selected, for example, the stores are automatically arranged in the order in which the store opening request is received. This will reduce the burden of operating the mall of the organizer 115. On the other hand, when manual operation is selected, the organizer 115 can select a store (popular store, etc.) that opens in a place where many people gather, so that the mall can be operated smoothly.

FIG. 12 is a sequence diagram showing an example of information processing in the information processing system 1000.
In FIGS. 10 and 11, when the information for generating the electronic shopping center is input and the button 1010 for newly creating the electronic shopping center is selected, the first client device 110 operated by the organizer 115 in SQ1201. An electronic shopping mall generation request is transmitted to the server device 100. The electronic shopping mall generation request includes information set via the electronic shopping center new creation screen 1001 of FIGS. 10 and 11. The communication control unit 902 of the server device 100 receives the electronic shopping mall generation request transmitted from the first client device 110 operated by the organizer 115. That is, the server device 100 receives information on the participation fee for participating in at least one of the store opening 125 and the participant 135 from the first client device 110 operated by the organizer 115. Here, the information regarding the participation fee for participation is, for example, information on the store opening fee (charge to the second user (store owner 125)) and the participation fee (charge to the third user (participant 135)). is there.

Upon receiving the electronic shopping center generation request from the first client device 110 of the organizer 115 via the communication control unit 902, in the SQ1202, the setting processing unit 906 is based on the information included in the electronic shopping mall generation request. Information is set in the electronic shopping mall information 500 shown in 5. That is, the electronic shopping mall generation request includes information corresponding to items 501 to 513 in the table shown in FIG. More specifically, the setting processing unit 906 extracts information from the generation request of the electronic shopping mall, and stores the information corresponding to the items 501 to 513 of the table shown in FIG. 5 stored in the storage unit 202. Remember. That is, the setting processing unit 906 sets the information regarding the participation fee.
Further, the setting processing unit 906 receives from the administrator 105 of the server device 100 the mall ID 502 that identifies the electronic shopping mall and the information regarding the generation cost of the electronic shopping mall of the organizer 115. Then, the setting processing unit 906 sets the information regarding the generation cost of the received electronic shopping mall of the organizer 115 in the item 511 of the table shown in FIG. The information regarding the generation cost of the electronic shopping mall may be automatically set in the item 511 of the table when the electronic shopping mall is generated, based on the operation of the administrator 105, using the preset information. At this time, the manager 105 may be able to set in advance so that the generation cost is changed based on the number of stores opened in the electronic shopping mall and the length of the holding period. Since the administrator 105 provides the service to the organizer 115, the administrator 105 has a function of receiving compensation from the organizer 115. On the other hand, since the organizer 115 operates a shopping mall by itself, it has a function of receiving compensation for the service from its participants (store openings 125, participants 135). In this way, the organizer 115 can determine the participation cost of the participants (store openings 125, participants 135) independently of the generation cost of the administrator 105. Therefore, the organizer 115 can increase the degree of freedom in operating the electronic shopping mall to be operated. In this way, both the manager 105 and the organizer 115 can provide services with a high degree of freedom.
The generation unit 903 generates an electronic shopping mall based on the electronic shopping mall information 500 stored in the storage unit 202.
In SQ1203, the communication control unit 902 transmits information indicating that the generation of the electronic shopping mall is completed to the first client device 110 of the organizer 115 via the communication control unit 902 based on the request from the generation unit 903. To do.

Here, when the password is set on the electronic shopping mall new creation screen 1001, the organizer 115 operates the first client device 110 and transmits the password to the second client device 120 of the store owner 125 in SQ1204. To do. Similarly, when the password is set on the electronic shopping mall new creation screen 1001, the organizer 115 operates the first client device 110 and sends the password to the third client device 130 of the participant 135 in SQ1205. To do. The passwords may be communicated to the store owner 125 and the participant 135 by e-mail or the like.
In the following, for the sake of simplification of the description, a case where a password is set on the electronic shopping mall new creation screen 1001 will be described as an example.

In SQ1206 of FIG. 12, the store owner 125 selects the electronic shopping center in which he / she wishes to open a store, inputs the password set by the organizer 115, and logs in to the electronic shopping mall. Then, the store opening unit 904 executes the information processing shown in FIG. FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of information processing as to whether or not the store opening request can be received. When the store owner 125 logs in, the process shown in FIG. 14 is executed.
In S1301, the store opening unit 904 determines whether or not the period is a predetermined period. More specifically, the store opening unit 904 acquires date information from an RTC (Real Time Clock) or the like of a server device 100 (not shown). In addition, the store opening unit 904 acquires information on the generation date 505 and the holding period 506 from the electronic shopping mall information 500 of the selected electronic shopping mall stored in the storage unit 202. Then, the store opening department 904 determines whether or not the date information acquired from the RTC or the like is after the generation date 505 and before the holding period 506. When the store opening department 904 determines that the date information acquired from the RTC or the like is after the generation date 505 and before the holding period 506, the process proceeds to S1302. When the store opening unit 904 determines that the date information acquired from the RTC or the like is after the generation date 505 and not before the holding period 506, the process proceeds to S1304.
As another example, the store opening department 904 determines whether or not the date information acquired from the RTC or the like is within the recruitment period 507 set after the generation date 505 and before the holding period 506. You may.

In S1302, the store opening unit 904 acquires information having a size of 508 from the electronic shopping mall information 500 of the selected electronic shopping mall. As described above, the area 508 stores the number of stores that can be opened in the electronic shopping mall. Whether the store opening department 904 has vacant space based on the number of stores currently applying for opening in the selected electronic shopping mall and the number of stores that can be opened obtained from the electronic shopping mall information 500. That is, it is determined whether or not the number of stores currently applying for opening has reached the number of stores that can be opened. When the store opening department 904 determines that the number of stores currently applying for opening has not reached the number of stores that can be opened, the process proceeds to S1303. When the store opening department 904 determines that the number of stores currently applying for opening has reached the number of stores that can be opened, the process proceeds to S1304.

In S1303, the display control unit 908 displays a screen or the like for transmitting the store opening request to the server device 100 on the input / output unit 304 of the store opening person 125.
In S1304, the display control unit 908 displays an error screen or the like on the input / output unit 304 of the store owner 125. Instead of the error screen or the like, it is not necessary to display the button for applying for opening a store on the input / output unit 304 of the store opening person 125. Alternatively, the input / output unit 304 of the store owner 125 may indicate that the store cannot be opened.
Hereinafter, for the sake of simplification of the description, the server device 100 will be described assuming that the screen or the like for transmitting the store opening request to the server device 100 is displayed on the input / output unit 304 of the store opening person 125.

The store opening person 125 performs an operation of setting necessary information on the screen for transmitting the store opening request to the server device 100. The second client device 120 transmits a store opening request to the server device 100 based on the operation of the store opening person 125. That is, the store opening request is configured to be receivable after the electronic shopping mall is generated and before the holding period.

The store opening request includes, for example, a mall ID 502 which is information for identifying an electronic shopping mall that wants to open a store, a store opening (user) ID 402 which is identification information for identifying a store opening 125, a password, and a store opening 125 for guidance MAP. Image 604 of the store to open, image 605 of the store where the store 125 for the actual venue MAP opens, link information to the external website to the sales site of the product sold by the store 125, the store opening fee It includes information necessary for opening a store in an electronic shopping mall, such as information on how to pay expenses. The communication control unit 902 of the server device 100 receives the store opening request transmitted by the second client device 120 of the store opening person 125. Here, the store opening unit 904 of the server device 100 is configured to receive the store opening request from the second client device 120 after the electronic shopping mall is generated and before the holding period. Since the store opening request of the store owner 125 is received only before the holding period after the generation of the electronic shopping mall, the burden on the operation of the organizer 115 due to the tenants being replaced one after another in the electronic shopping mall during the holding period is reduced. can do.

If the store opening request does not include the image 604 of the store where the store opening 125 for the guidance MAP opens and the image 605 of the store where the store opening 125 for the actual venue MAP opens, after the store opening process is executed. It is configured so that the image of the store can be set. When the store clerk 125 performs a predetermined operation, a screen display request for setting a store image or the like is transmitted from the second client device 120 to the server device 100. When the display control unit 908 of the server device 100 receives the display request via the communication control unit 902, the display control unit 908 generates a screen for setting a store image or the like and displays it on the input / output unit 304 of the second client device 120. .. FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for setting an image of a store. The store owner 125 sets an image of the store using a screen as shown in FIG. The example of FIG. 13 is an example of setting an image of a store for an actual venue MAP. Similarly, the store owner 125 also sets an image of the store for the guidance MAP. If the store owner 125 sets only one of the image 604 of the store for the guide MAP and the image 605 of the store for the actual venue MAP, the set image is used as the store for the guide MAP. It may be used for both the image 604 of the above and the image 605 of the store for the actual venue MAP.

Upon receiving the store opening request from the second client device 120 of the store opening 125 via the communication control unit 902, the store opening unit 904 sets the information in the store opening information 600 shown in FIG. 6 based on the information included in the store opening request. To do. More specifically, the store opening unit 904 extracts information from the store opening request and stores the information corresponding to the items 601 to 606 of the table shown in FIG. 6 in the storage unit 202.

In SQ1207, the arrangement unit 905 of the server device 100 executes a process of arranging the stores of the store openings 125. The details of the processing of SQ1207 are shown in FIG. FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an example of information processing in which an image of a store of 125 store openings is arranged in an electronic shopping mall. When the store opening request is received via the communication control unit 902, the process from S1401 is executed.

In S1401, the arrangement unit 905 determines whether or not to automatically arrange the stores. More specifically, the arrangement unit 905 searches the storage unit 202 for the electronic shopping mall information 500 based on the mall ID 502 requested by the store owner 125 to open a store. Then, the placement unit 905 acquires information on whether to automatically place or manually place the items stored in the store placement 509 included in the corresponding electronic shopping mall information 500. If the acquired information indicates automatic placement, the placement unit 905 determines that the information is automatically placed. If the acquired information indicates manual placement, the placement unit 905 determines that the information is manually placed. When the arrangement unit 905 determines that the arrangement is to be performed automatically, the process proceeds to S1402. When the arrangement unit 905 determines that the arrangement is to be performed manually, the process proceeds to S1403.

In S1304, the arrangement unit 905 automatically arranges the stores. At this time, the arrangement unit 905 acquires the attribute information and the like of the products sold at the stores of the electronic shopping malls and other stores of the same electronic shopping mall from the store owner 125 so that the stores selling similar products are close to each other. Automatically place stores in the guidance MAP. The stores may be automatically arranged in the order in which the store opening requests are received. The arrangement unit 905 stores the information of the arranged stores in the store location information 607 of the store opening information 600.
In S1305, the arrangement unit 905 executes a process of manually arranging the stores. For example, the arrangement unit 905 makes a display request for the setting screen for manually arranging the store to the display control unit 908. Upon receiving the display request, the display control unit 908 generates a setting screen for manually arranging the store and displays it on the input / output unit 304 of the second client device 120 of the store owner 125. FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an example of a screen for manually arranging stores. The store owner 125 determines and arranges the position of the store via the input / output unit 304 of the second client device 120. In the example of FIG. 16, the store opening 125 of the store opening ID “b” is the store position “A1”.
An example of arranging a store with the store name "Gaienmae Shopping Street" at the "" position is shown. In addition, the store position "A1" is shown.
The position of "corresponds to the position of" A1 "on the right side of FIG.
The arrangement unit 905 acquires the information set by the organizer 115 via the display control unit 908, and arranges the store where the store owner 125 opens a store. The arrangement unit 905 stores the location information of the arranged stores in the store location information 607 of the store opening information 600. For example, in the example of FIG. 16, the arrangement unit 905 stores the location information in the electronic shopping corresponding to “A1” in the location information 607 of the store of the store opening information 600.

Returning to the description of FIG.
When the arrangement of the store image is completed, in SQ1208, the communication control unit 902 transmits a store opening process completion notification to the second client device 120. Similarly, in SQ1209, the communication control unit 902 transmits a notification of completion of the store opening process to the first client device 110.

In SQ1210, the third client device 130 transmits a login request to the server device 100 based on the login operation of the participant 135. The communication control unit 902 of the server device 100 receives the login request. The login request includes, for example, a mall ID 502 which is information for identifying the electronic shopping mall where the participant 135 requests login, a participant (user ID) 402 which is identification information for identifying the participant 135, a password, and a participant fee. Contains information on how to pay for your expenses. The communication control unit 902 of the server device 100 receives a login request from the third client device 130. The login processing unit 907 searches the storage unit 202 for the electronic shopping mall information 500 based on the mall ID 502 that identifies the electronic shopping mall that requests the login included in the login request. Then, the login processing unit 907 acquires the password information of the password 510 included in the corresponding electronic shopping mall information 500. The login processing unit 907 performs login processing based on whether or not the acquired password and the password included in the login request match. If the passwords match, the login processing unit 907 allows login. If the passwords do not match, the login processing unit 907 does not allow login.

FIG. 17 shows an example of display processing of a store image in an electronic shopping mall.
FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an example of the display processing of the store image.
In S1501, the display control unit 908 reads the mall ID 502, which is the identification information for identifying the electronic shopping mall to which the participant 135 has logged in.
In S1502, the display control unit 908 searches the storage unit 202 for the store opening information 600 including the mall ID 502 read in S1501. Then, the display control unit 908 reads the image of the first store image 604 and the image of the second store image 605 included in the corresponding store store information 600.

In S1503, the display control unit 908 determines whether to display the guide MAP or the actual venue MAP. More specifically, the display control unit 908 displays the guide MAP or actually displays the guide MAP when the character moves, based on the selection operation by the participant 135 via the input / output unit 304 of the third client device 130. Determine whether to display the venue MAP. When the display control unit 908 determines that the guide MAP is to be displayed, the display control unit 908 advances the process to S1504. When the display control unit 908 determines that the actual venue MAP is to be displayed, the process proceeds to S1505.

In S1504, the display control unit 908 displays the guide MAP, which is a collection of the first store images 604 of the electronic shopping mall of the same mall ID 502, on the input / output unit 304 of the third client device 130 of the participant 135. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing an example of the guide MAP. The guidance MAP is a map displayed when the participant 135 confirms the arrangement of each store in the electronic shopping mall.
In S1505, the display control unit 908 displays an image for the actual venue MAP, which is a collection of the second store images 605 of the electronic shopping mall of the same mall ID 502, on the input / output unit 304 of the third client device 130 of the participant 135. To do. FIG. 19 is a diagram showing a part of the actual venue MAP. In the example of FIG. 19, in order to improve visibility, the venue MAP corresponding to the area 1801 which is a part of the guide MAP of FIG. 18 is displayed. The venue MAP is a map displayed when the participant 135 walks around each store in the electronic shopping mall with the character of the participant 135. The server device 100 moves the character of the participant 135 in the electronic shopping mall in response to the operation of the third client device 130 by the participant 135, and holds the position information of the moved character of the participant 135. Similarly, the server device 100 moves the character of the store clerk 125 in the electronic shopping mall in response to the operation of the second client device 120 by the store clerk 125, and holds the position information of the moved character of the store clerk 125. The organizer 115 can move the character of the participant 135 as the participant 135 in the electronic shopping mall.

As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the display control unit 908 of the server device 100 displays the store in a different manner between the guide MAP and the venue MAP. More specifically, in the guide MAP, an icon indicating what kind of item or what kind of item is sold at each store is displayed from a bird's-eye view of the whole. On the other hand, at the venue MAP, the inside of the store is displayed. Participant 135 can move the character, move it into the store, purchase products sold at the store in the store, perform operations for talking with the character of the store owner 125, and the like. .. The guide MAP is an example of the first map showing the arrangement of stores in the electronic shopping mall. The venue MAP is an example of a second map displayed when the user's character walks around in the electronic shopping mall. An icon is a symbolic representation of things with a simple pattern.
Unlike ordinary electronic shopping mall venues, electronic shopping malls and stores themselves are also drawn with electronic data, so it is possible to display a map for a bird's-eye view of the entire city in a reduced size. is there. However, it is difficult to understand what the store actually sells when it is displayed in a reduced size. Therefore, by making the display of the store different between the guide map that gives a bird's-eye view of the whole and the venue map where the characters walk, it is possible to bring out the originality of the store while ensuring the convenience of the participants 135.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing an example of character display processing in an electronic shopping mall.
In S1901, the display control unit 908 reads the mall ID 502, which is the identification information for identifying the electronic shopping mall to be displayed.
In S1902, the display control unit 908 searches the storage unit 202 for the store opening information 600 including the mall ID 502 read in S1901. Then, the display control unit 908 reads the user ID 402 of the store clerk 125 stored in the second user ID 603 included in the corresponding store clerk information 600. In addition, the display control unit 908 reads the store location information 607 included in the corresponding store store information 600.

In S1903, the display control unit 908 searches the storage unit 202 for the user registration information 400 of the store clerk 125 based on the user ID of the store clerk 125 read in S1902. Then, the display control unit 908 reads the character image of the character image 404 of the store owner 125 included in the corresponding user registration information 400.
In S1904, the display control unit 908 acquires the position information in the electronic shopping mall of the character of the shopkeeper 125 read in S1902.

In S1905, the display control unit 908 of the store opener 125 is based on the position information of the character of the store opener 125 read in S1904 and the store position information 607 of the store opener 125 of the user ID 402 read in S1902. It is determined whether or not the character is in the own store where the store owner 125 himself opened the store. More specifically, the display control unit 908 is indicated by the position information of the character of the store 125 read in S1904 within a predetermined range from the store position information 607 of the store 125 read in S1902. If there is a position, it is determined that the character is in the store. When the display control unit 908 does not have the position indicated by the character position information of the store 125 read in S1904 within a predetermined range from the store position information 607 of the store 125 read in S1902, the display control unit 908 does not exist. , Determines that the character is not in the store. When the display control unit 908 determines that the character is in the store, the display control unit 908 proceeds to S1906. When the display control unit 908 determines that the character is not in the store, the display control unit 908 does not change the display of the character and ends the process shown in FIG.

In S1906, the display control unit 908 changes the display related to the character. FIG. 21 is a diagram showing an example in which the display of the character in the own store is changed. In the example of FIG. 21, the display control unit 908 changes the color of the character name 2010, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the character in the store is 125 who opened the store. Any display may be used as long as is known. For example, the display of the character itself may be different from that of other characters. For example, a mark indicating that the store owner is the owner of this store may be displayed on the character, or the display color around the character of the store owner may be different from the display color around the other characters. FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of a display relating to a character who is not the shop owner. In the example of FIG. 22, the display control unit 908 does not change the color of the character name 2110.
That is, as shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, in the display control unit 908, the character of the store opening 125 is in the store where the store opening 125 is opened, and the character of the store opening 125 is the character of the store opening 125. The characters of the store owner 125 are displayed in different modes depending on whether the store is not in the store where the store was opened. At the electronic shopping mall, it is one of the pleasures of the user that the store owner 125 and the participant 135 have a conversation through chat. Further, the store owner 125 can walk around the electronic shopping mall in the same manner as the participant 135 and purchase a product from another store operator 125. That is, the store owner 125 itself can enjoy the electronic shopping mall. Participant 135 is difficult to talk to unless he knows which of the characters in the store he entered is the store owner. On the other hand, if the store owner 125 is displayed as the owner of a certain store when he / she is not in the store where he / she opened the store, it becomes difficult to enjoy communication at the electronic shopping mall with the general participants 135. Therefore, it is possible to achieve both by changing the display depending on whether or not the customer is in the store.

Returning to the description of FIG.
In SQ1211, the third client device 130 transmits a product display request to the server device 100 based on the movement of the character of the participant 135 in response to the purchase operation of the product in the store of the participant 135. The action of the character of the participant 135 is, for example, an operation in which the character approaches a specific object in the store.
The communication control unit 902 of the server device 100 receives the product display request. The product display request includes a store clerk ID 603 that identifies the store clerk 125 who is the store owner of the store.

In SQ1212, the purchase processing unit 909 of the server device 100 searches the store store information 600 from the storage unit 202 based on the store store ID 603 included in the product display request received by the communication control unit 902. Then, the purchase processing unit 909 acquires the information of the external link included in the corresponding store owner information 600, connects to the external website based on the acquired external link information, and connects the external website to the third client device. It is displayed on the input / output unit 304 of 130.

In SQ1213, the purchase processing unit 909 of the server device 100 connects to an external website based on the purchase operation of the participant 135 via the input / output unit 304 of the third client device 130. The function of connecting to an external website corresponds to an example of a function of accepting the purchase of products from the store 125 of the server device 100. Here, when the participant 135 actually purchases the product on the external website, the purchase processing unit 909 displays the order number, order date and time, orderer, payment information, shipping address information, product code, etc. from the external website. Receive order information such as product name and total price. When the server device 100 itself has a shopping function, the purchase processing unit 909 connects to the shopping function provided in the server device 100 instead of the external WEB site based on the purchase operation of the participant 135. May be good. The function of connecting to the shopping function provided in the server device 100 also corresponds to an example of the function of accepting the purchase of the product of the store 125 of the store owner of the server device 100.
In SQ1214, the purchase processing unit 909 of the server device 100 transmits the received order information to the third client device 130.
As described above, the server device 100 is configured so that the character of the store owner 125 can purchase the product at the store through the character of the participant 135 even if the character of the store owner 125 is not in the store of the second client device 120. The store owner 125 also walks around the electronic shopping mall, and if the participant 135 is to be dealt with at the time of selling the product, it is not possible to deal with a plurality of the participants 135. By linking with an external website indicated by an external link, it is possible to reduce the burden on the store owner 125 of the electronic shopping mall. In addition, the participant 135 can also purchase the product without going through the store owner 125.

When the holding period stored in the holding period 506 of the electronic shopping mall information 500 elapses, the communication control unit 902 of the server device 100 sends a request for billing the holding fee of the electronic shopping mall to the first client device 110 of the organizer 115. Send. The request for billing the holding fee of the electronic shopping mall includes, for example, a basic fee, a pay-as-you-go charge based on the number of 125 store openings, and a pay-as-you-go charge based on the number of 135 participants. The basic fee includes a fee based on the size of the electronic shopping mall and a transfer fee.

Next, an example in which the store clerk 125 operates the second client device 120 to restrict the entry of the participant 135 to the store where the store clerk 125 is opening the product will be described with reference to FIG. 23. FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of an admission restriction setting screen for setting the participants 135 that restrict admission to the store. When the display control unit 908 of the server device 100 receives the display request of the admission restriction setting screen from the second client device 120 via the communication control unit 902, the display control unit 908 generates a screen as shown in FIG. 23 and generates the screen as shown in FIG. It is displayed on the input / output unit 304 of 120. The store owner 125 can restrict the entry of the participant 135 to the store where the store owner 125 is opening the product by operating the screen shown in FIG. 23 to set the participant 135. That is, the server device 100 can restrict the entry of the character of the participant 135 designated by the store owner 125 into the store of the store owner 125. Since the store owner 125 is the store owner of the electronic shopping mall generated by the organizer 115, the participant 135 who enters the electronic shopping mall cannot be selected. However, since it is an electronic shopping mall where users can communicate with each other, it is necessary to deal with the case where there are participants 135 who disturb the atmosphere of the store. Therefore, the store owner 125 can maintain the stability of the virtual space by providing a function that allows the participant 135 to refuse to enter the store.

The information of the participants 135 and the like set in FIG. 23 is stored in the table shown in FIG. 7 by the server device 100 as the admission restriction information 700 to the store opening. More specifically, the server device 100 stores the user ID of the store owner 125 for which the information is set in FIG. 23 in the store entrance restriction implementation user ID 702 of the store entrance restriction information 700. Further, the server device 100 stores the user ID of the user whose entrance to the store is restricted on the screen shown in FIG. 23 in association with the store entrance restriction implementation user ID 702 and stores it in the store entrance restriction user ID 703.
As shown in FIG. 7, the store entrance restriction information 700 associates the store entrance restriction implementation user ID 702 with the store entrance restriction user ID 703. Therefore, the server device 100 restricts entry to a store opened in an electronic shopping mall with a store owner 125, and when the store owner 125 opens a store in another electronic shopping mall, the server device 100 enters the store opened. Can also be restricted.
By doing so, it is possible to reduce the burden that the store owner 125 creates a user who restricts admission to the store opening for each electronic shopping mall.
It will be banged automatically.
The display control unit 908 of the server device 100 may prevent the participant 135 stored in the store opening restriction information 700 from entering the store of the store opening 125, or the store opening 125. You may hide the inside of the store.

FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a list of participants 135 who have restricted admission to the store, which are set by the store owner 125. When the display control unit 908 of the server device 100 receives the display request of the list screen of the participants 135 who have restricted the entrance to the store from the second client device 120 via the communication control unit 902, as shown in FIG. 24. A screen is generated and displayed on the input / output unit 304 of the second client device 120. The store owner 125 can check the list of participants 135 whose admission is restricted by the screen shown in FIG. 24, and can lift the admission restriction. The list in FIG. 24 is a list of users whose admission to the same store is restricted in FIG. 23.

Next, an example in which the organizer 115 operates the first client device 110 to restrict the entrance of the participant 135 to the electronic shopping mall generated by the organizer 115 will be described with reference to FIG. 25. FIG. 25 is a diagram showing an example of an admission restriction setting screen for setting the participants 135 who restrict admission to the electronic shopping mall. When the display control unit 908 of the server device 100 receives a display request for the admission restriction setting screen from the first client device 110 via the communication control unit 902, the display control unit 908 generates a screen as shown in FIG. 25 and generates a screen as shown in FIG. It is displayed on the input / output unit 304 of 120. The organizer 115 can restrict the entrance of the participant 135 to the electronic shopping mall generated by the organizer 115 by operating the screen shown in FIG. 25 to set the participant 135. The restriction on admission to the electronic shopping mall of the participant 135 designated by the organizer 115 is an example of the second admission restriction. The organizer 115 gives the password to the applicant (without specifying the user) in advance, but the admission of the specific user can be restricted based on the actual behavior in the electronic shopping mall. As a result, the order in the electronic shopping mall is maintained. Therefore, the management burden by the administrator 105 is reduced.

The information such as the participants 135 set in FIG. 25 is stored in the table shown in FIG. 8 by the server device 100 as the admission restriction information 800 to the electronic shopping mall. More specifically, the server device 100 stores the user ID of the organizer 115 for which the information is set in FIG. 25 in the mall entrance restriction implementation user ID 802 of the entrance restriction information 800 to the electronic shopping mall. Further, the server device 100 stores the user ID of the user whose entrance to the electronic shopping mall is restricted on the screen shown in FIG. 25 in association with the mall entrance restriction implementation user ID 802 in the mall entrance restriction user ID 803.
As shown in FIG. 8, the entrance restriction information 800 to the electronic shopping mall associates the mall entrance restriction implementation user ID 802 with the mall entrance restriction user ID 803. Therefore, the server device 100 also restricts admission to the electronic shopping center when the organizer 115 creates another electronic shopping center for the user who restricted the admission to the electronic shopping center where the organizer 115 is located. Can be done.
By doing so, it is possible to reduce the burden that the organizer 115 creates a user who restricts admission to the electronic shopping mall for each electronic shopping mall. There is a difference in the authority to restrict admission of participants 135 by the organizer 115 and the store owner 125. By doing so, it is possible to reduce the operational burden on the organizer 115 and the store owner 125 who jointly operate the electronic shopping mall.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a list of participants 135 who have restricted admission to the electronic shopping mall, which is set by the organizer 115. When the display control unit 908 of the server device 100 receives the display request of the list screen of the participants 135 who have restricted the entrance to the electronic shopping mall from the first client device 110 via the communication control unit 902, it is shown in FIG. 26. Such a screen is generated and displayed on the input / output unit 304 of the first client device 110. The organizer 115 can check the list of participants 135 whose admission has been restricted by the screen shown in FIG. 26, and can lift the admission restriction.
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The invention may be provided in each of the following aspects.
The server device that receives the holding period of the electronic shopping mall from the first user, and can receive the store opening request after the electronic shopping mall is generated and before the holding period. ..
The server device that restricts the entry of the character of the third user into the store of the second user based on the operation of the second user.
The server device that restricts the third user from entering the electronic shopping mall based on the operation of the first user.
The restriction on the entrance of the third user to the electronic shopping mall by the first user includes the first entrance restriction and the second entrance restriction, and the first entrance restriction is set by the first user. The server device, which is an admission restriction to the electronic shopping mall by a password, and the second admission restriction is an admission restriction to the electronic shopping mall of the third user designated by the first user.
Based on the operation of the first user, information on the participation fee for participating in the electronic shopping mall of at least one of the second user and the third user is set, and based on the operation of the administrator of the server device, the information is set. The server device for setting information regarding the generation cost of the electronic shopping mall of the first user.
The server device configured to be able to select whether to automatically arrange the stores of the second user who opens a store in the electronic shopping mall or to manually arrange the stores of the first user.
The stores are displayed in different modes in a first map showing the arrangement of stores in the electronic shopping mall and a second map displayed when the character of the third user walks around in the electronic shopping mall. , The server device.
In the electronic shopping mall, the character of the second user is operated based on the operation of the second user, and the character of the second user is in the store where the second user has opened, and the case where the character of the second user is in the store. The server device that displays the character of the second user in a different manner depending on whether the character of the second user is not in the store where the second user has opened a store.
The server device configured so that a product can be purchased at the store through the character of the third user even if the character of the second user is not in the store of the second user.
An information processing method executed by a server device, wherein a step of receiving a request for generating an electronic shopping mall from a first client device of a first user, and a step of generating the electronic shopping mall based on the generation request. , A step of receiving the generated store opening request to the electronic shopping mall from the second user's second client device, and a step of arranging the second user's store in the electronic shopping mall based on the store opening request. In the electronic shopping mall, the step of operating the first character based on the user operation from the third client device of the third user and the store of the second user based on the operation of the first character. Information processing methods, including steps to accept purchases of products.
A program, a function of receiving a request for generating an electronic shopping mall from a first client device of a first user to a computer, a function of generating the electronic shopping mall based on the generation request, and a second user. A function of receiving a store opening request to the electronic shopping mall generated from the second client device of the above, a function of arranging the store of the second user in the electronic shopping mall based on the store opening request, and the electronic In the shopping mall, the function of operating the first character based on the user operation from the third client device of the third user and the purchase of the product of the store of the second user based on the operation of the first character. A function to accept and a program to realize.
Of course, this is not the case.

For example, it may be provided as a computer-readable non-temporary storage medium for storing the above-mentioned program.

Further, the above-described embodiments and modifications may be arbitrarily combined and carried out.

Further, in the above-described embodiment and the like, an example is shown in which the server device 100 generates a screen and transmits it to the first client device 110, the second client device 120, and the third client device 130. However, the server device 100 transmits data for generating a screen to the first client device 110, the second client device 120, and the third client device 130, and receives the data from the first client device 110 and the second client. The device 120 and the third client device 130 may generate a screen based on the data.

As described above, as described above, the server device 100 receives the generation request of the electronic shopping mall from the first user, generates the electronic shopping mall based on the generation request, and the generated electronic shopping from the second user. Receives a store opening request to the mall, opens a store of the second user in the electronic shopping mall based on the store opening request, and operates the character of the third user in the electronic shopping mall based on the operation of the third user. Then, based on the movement of the character of the third user, the purchase of the product of the store of the second user is accepted.
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the electronic shopping mall is generated based on the generation request of the organizer 115, and the operation is also performed by the organizer 115. The organizer 115 himself can create an electronic shopping mall. In addition, the organizer 115 recruits store openings 125, which are tenants to open stores. Therefore, the administrator 105 of the server device 100 does not have to operate the electronic shopping mall by himself / herself. Further, since the holding period of the electronic shopping mall generated by the organizer 115 is set, the organizer 115 itself does not need to operate constantly, which is highly convenient.

Finally, various embodiments of the present invention have been described, but these are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. The novel embodiment can be implemented in various other embodiments, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. The embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and the equivalent scope thereof.

The character does not have to be a doll, but may be an object such as an object.

100: Server device 105: Administrator 110: First client device 115: Organizer 120: Second client device 125: Store owner 130: Third client device 135: Participant 150: Network 201: Control unit 202: Storage unit 203 : Input / output unit 204: Communication unit 301: Control unit 302: Storage unit 303: Imaging unit 304: Input / output unit 305: Communication unit 400: User registration information 401: Serial number 402: User ID
403: User name 404: Character image 500: Electronic shopping mall information 501: Serial number 502: Mall ID
503: Mall name 505: Generation date 506: Holding period 507: Recruitment period 509: Store placement 510: Password 511: Mall generation fee 512: Store opening fee 513: Participation fee 600: Store opening information 601: Serial number 603: Second user ID
604: First store image 605: Second store image 606: External link 607: Location information 700: Admission restriction information 701: Serial number 800: Admission restriction information 801: Serial number 901: Overall control unit 902: Communication control unit 903: Generation unit 904: Store opening unit 905: Arrangement unit 906: Setting processing unit 907: Login processing unit 908: Display control unit 909: Purchase processing unit 1000: Information processing system 1001: Electronic shopping mall new creation screen 1010: Button 2010: Name 2110: Name 400400: User registration information 500500: Electronic shopping mall information ID 504: Organizer ID 603: Store opener ID 702: Restriction implementation party ID 703: Restriction implementation party ID 802: Restriction implementation party ID 803: Restriction party

Claims (12)

Received a request to generate an electronic shopping mall from the first user,
Based on the generation request, the electronic shopping mall is generated,
Upon receiving the generated store opening request to the electronic shopping mall from the second user,
Based on the store opening request, the store of the second user is opened in the electronic shopping mall, and the store is opened.
In the electronic shopping mall, the character of the third user is operated based on the operation of the third user.
Based on the movement of the character of the third user, the purchase of the product of the store of the second user is accepted.
Server device. Upon receiving the holding period of the electronic shopping mall from the first user,
The store opening request is configured to be receivable after the electronic shopping mall is generated and before the holding period.
The server device according to claim 1. Restricting the entry of the character of the third user into the store of the second user based on the operation of the second user.
The server device according to claim 1 or 2. Restricting the entrance of the third user to the electronic shopping mall based on the operation of the first user.
The server device according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The restriction on the entrance of the third user to the electronic shopping mall by the first user is as follows.
First admission restrictions and
Second admission restrictions and
Including
The first admission restriction is an admission restriction to the electronic shopping mall by a password set by the first user.
The second admission restriction is an admission restriction of the third user designated by the first user to the electronic shopping mall.
The server device according to claim 4. Based on the operation of the first user, information regarding the participation fee for participating in at least one of the second user and the third user in the electronic shopping mall is set.
Based on the operation of the administrator of the server device, information regarding the generation cost of the electronic shopping mall of the first user is set.
The server device according to any one of claims 1 to 5. It is configured to be able to select whether to automatically arrange the stores of the second user who opens the store in the electronic shopping mall or to manually arrange the stores of the first user.
The server device according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The first map showing the arrangement of stores in the electronic shopping mall and
A second map displayed when the character of the third user walks around in the electronic shopping mall, and
In, the store is displayed in a different manner.
The server device according to any one of claims 1 to 7. In the electronic shopping mall,
Based on the operation of the second user, the character of the second user is operated.
When the character of the second user is in the store where the second user opened, and when
When the character of the second user is not in the store where the second user opened.
Displaying the character of the second user in a different manner.
The server device according to any one of claims 1 to 8. Even if the character of the second user is not in the store of the second user, the product can be purchased at the store through the character of the third user.
The server device according to claim 9. It is an information processing method executed by the server device.
The step of receiving the generation request of the electronic shopping mall from the first client device of the first user,
A step of generating the electronic shopping mall based on the generation request, and
A step of receiving the generated store opening request to the electronic shopping mall from the second client device of the second user, and
Based on the store opening request, the step of arranging the store of the second user in the electronic shopping mall and
In the electronic shopping mall, a step of operating the first character based on a user operation from the third client device of the third user, and
Based on the movement of the first character, the step of accepting the purchase of the product of the second user's store, and
Information processing methods including. It ’s a program
On the computer
A function to receive an electronic shopping mall generation request from the first client device of the first user, and
A function to generate the electronic shopping mall based on the generation request, and
A function of receiving a generated store opening request to the electronic shopping mall from the second client device of the second user, and
A function of arranging the store of the second user in the electronic shopping mall based on the store opening request, and
In the electronic shopping mall, a function of operating the first character based on a user operation from the third client device of the third user, and
A function of accepting purchases of products from the second user's store based on the movement of the first character, and
A program to realize.

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