JP2023000872A - Point management system, server device, point management method, and point management program - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a point management system, server device, point management method, and point management program that can guide a service user or a person related to the service user to a predetermined action.SOLUTION: A point granting unit 41 gives points generated by viewing an advertiser's site on a parent terminal 15 by a parent, to a school to which a child of the parent goes, when that parent completes a predetermined action associated with viewing the advertiser's site after viewing the advertiser's site. The point granting unit 41 associates the points granted to the school with a school ID of the school and stores them in a school management table 53 of a database unit 22.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

The present invention relates to a point management system, a server device, a point management method, and a point management program.

As a mechanism for reducing the financial resource shortage of groups and organizations that provide services, for example, there is a Bellmark movement that can supplement the financial resources of schools that provide educational services (see Non-Patent Document 1).

In the Bellmark campaign, students who use educational services at schools purchase Bellmark (registered trademark) products and collect Bellmark points (scores). to be exchanged for

Bellmark Education Grant Foundation, [online], [searched on December 25, 2019], Internet <URL: https://www.bellmark.or.jp/>

In the above-mentioned Bellmark campaign, it is possible to support the financial resources of schools, which are service providers, by giving points. There has been a demand for a technique that can be induced.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a point management system, a server device, a point management method, and a point management program that can guide a service user or a person related to the service user to a predetermined action. and

According to one aspect of the present invention, a storage unit stores points generated by a service user or a person related to the service user performing a first action after the service user or the service user after the first action. When a person related to the user performs at least one second action associated with the first action, the service provider is given the given points, and the given points are stored in the storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider. A point management system characterized by comprising a point granting unit for storing is provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the points generated by the storage unit and the service user or the person related to the service user performing the first action are transferred to the service user or the service user after the first action. Information indicating the service provider, which is given to a service provider before at least one second action associated with the first action performed by a party related to the service user is performed, and the given points are transferred to the service provider A point management system characterized by comprising a point giving unit that stores in the storage unit in association with.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a terminal device of a service user or a person related to the service user, and a server device connectable to the terminal device via a network, wherein the server device comprises a storage unit and the point generated by the terminal device recognizing the first act by the service user or the person related to the service user after the first act is performed by the service user or the person related to the service user When the terminal device recognizes at least one second action associated with the first action by the service provider, the given point is stored in the storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider A point management system characterized by comprising a point granting unit that allows

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a server device connectable to a terminal device of a service user or a person related to the service user via a network, comprising: a storage unit; At least the point generated by the terminal device recognizing the first action by the person's related party is associated with the first action by the service user or the service user's related party after the first act a point granting unit that grants a service provider when one second action is recognized by the terminal device, and stores the granted points in the storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider. A server device is provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a storage unit, and a point imparting unit that imparts points to a service provider and stores the imparted points in the storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider. In addition, if the implementation rate of a predetermined action by the service user or a person related to the service user within a predetermined period after the point is granted to the service provider is less than a threshold, the point granting unit reduces the implementation rate to There is provided a point management system characterized by deleting at least part of the points given to the service provider in response.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a terminal device of a service user or a person related to the service user, and a server device connectable to the terminal device via a network, wherein the server device comprises a storage unit and a point granting unit that grants points to a service provider and stores the granted points in the storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider, wherein the point granting unit is a service provider. If the implementation rate of a predetermined action by the service user or a person related to the service user recognized by the terminal device is less than a threshold within a predetermined period after the point is given to the service, the service according to the implementation rate A point management system is provided that deletes at least part of the points given to the provider.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a server device connectable to a terminal device of a service user or a person related to the service user via a network, comprising: a storage unit; and a point granting unit that associates the granted points with information indicating the service provider and stores the points in the storage unit, wherein the point granting unit stores the points within a predetermined period after granting the points to the service provider. 3, if the implementation rate of a predetermined action by the service user or the person related to the service user recognized by the terminal device is less than a threshold, at least one of the points given to the service provider according to the implementation rate A server device characterized by deleting a part is provided.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the points generated by the service user or the person related to the service user performing the first action are transferred to the service user or the service user after the first action. a step of awarding to a service provider when a party performs at least one second action associated with the first action; and associating the points awarded to the service provider with information indicating the service provider. and storing in a storage unit.

According to another aspect of the present invention, giving points to a service provider; storing the points given to the service provider in a storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider; If the execution rate of a predetermined action by the service user or a person related to the service user within a predetermined period after the point is granted to the service provider is less than a threshold, points are awarded to the service provider according to the implementation rate and deleting at least a portion of the points acquired.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in a point management system comprising a point granting unit and a storage unit, the point granting unit is generated when a service user or a person related to the service user performs a first action. awarding a point to a service provider for performing at least one second action associated with the first action by the service user or an affiliate of the service user after the first action; and A point management program is provided for causing a granting section to store the points granted to the service provider in the storage section in association with information indicating the service provider.

According to another aspect of the present invention, in a point management system comprising a point granting unit and a storage unit, the point granting unit grants points to a service provider; a step of storing the points given to the service provider in the storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider; and Alternatively, if the implementation rate of a predetermined action by a person related to the service user is less than a threshold, a point for deleting at least part of the points given to the service provider according to the implementation rate. A management program is provided.

According to the present invention, a service user or a person related to the service user can be guided to a predetermined action.

1 is an explanatory diagram of an outline of a business model realized in an embodiment; FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a point management system according to an embodiment; FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a server device of the point management system shown in FIG. 2; FIG. It is a figure which shows an advertisement management table. It is a figure which shows an area management table. It is a figure which shows a school management table. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a class management table; FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a child management table; FIG. It is a figure which shows a guardian management table. It is a figure which shows a payment method table. It is a figure which shows an action table. It is a figure which shows a combination table. It is a figure which shows a prepaid advertisement browsing history table. It is a figure which shows an installment payment / deferred payment advertisement browsing history table. It is a figure which shows an action execution history table. It is a figure which shows an article table. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a guardian terminal of the point management system shown in FIG. 2; FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a home screen of an application; FIG. It is a figure which shows a postpaid advertisement list screen. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation when viewing an advertiser site for post-paid advertisements in the point management system; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen displaying a message that guides an action to be taken after viewing an advertiser site of a postpaid advertisement; FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation when performing an action associated with viewing an advertiser site for post-paid advertisements in the point management system; It is a figure which shows a deferred payment action execution screen. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen displaying the action content of the action to be performed after viewing the advertiser site of the postpaid advertisement. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen displaying a message notifying completion of an action performed after viewing an advertiser site of a postpaid advertisement; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen displaying the number of points earned by completing an action performed after viewing an advertiser site of a postpaid advertisement; It is a figure which shows an installment payment advertisement list screen. FIG. 11 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation when viewing an advertiser site for an installment payment advertisement in the point management system; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen displaying a message indicating the number of points earned by viewing an advertiser site of an installment payment advertisement and an action to be performed after viewing the advertiser site; It is a figure which shows an installment payment action execution screen. FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen displaying action contents of an action to be performed after viewing an advertiser site of an advertisement for installment payment; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen displaying a message notifying completion of an action performed after browsing an advertiser site of an advertisement for installment payment; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a screen displaying the number of points obtained by completing the action performed after viewing the advertiser site of the installment payment advertisement. It is a flow chart of processing of giving points to prepaid schools in the point management system. It is a figure which shows a prepaid advertisement list screen. It is a figure which shows a point use page. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram for explaining the operation when points are exchanged for goods in the point management system;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same or equivalent reference numerals are given to the same or equivalent parts and components throughout each drawing, and the description thereof will be omitted or simplified.

[Overview of business model]
An outline of a business model implemented in an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

A service provider 1 shown in FIG. 1 is a group or organization that provides services. The service provided by the service provider 1 is a public service in real space, not a service on the Internet. For example, the service provider 1 is a school that provides educational services, a hospital that provides medical services, and the like. The service provider 1 is not limited to public schools, and may be private schools, hospitals, and the like.

The service user 2 is a service user who uses the service provided by the service provider 1 or a related person. Service users are school children and students, hospital patients, and the like. A related person of the service user is a family member of the service user or the like.

The operation manager 3 is a business operator who operates and manages the entire activity based on this business model. Specifically, the operation manager 3 grants points that can be exchanged for goods to the service provider 1, processes for exchanging points for goods, examines advertisements of advertisers 5 described later, and manages advertising fees. etc.

The sponsor company 4 is a company that delivers to the service provider 1 goods (sponsored goods) that can be exchanged for points. The sponsor company 4 is a company that agrees with the idea of supporting the financial resources of the service provider 1 through this business model.

The advertiser 5 is a company that publishes advertisements in applications used in terminal devices such as smartphones of the service user side 2 . The advertiser 5 pays the advertising fee to the operation manager 3. The advertisement fee is used for the price of the goods of the sponsor company 4 that are exchanged for points.

As shown in FIG. 1, in this business model, an advertisement of an advertiser 5 is posted in an application used in the terminal device of the service user 2 (step S1).

The service user side 2 accesses the advertiser site such as the home page of the company of the advertiser 5 from the advertisement posted in the application, browses the advertiser site, and then performs a predetermined action (step S2). As a result, the operation manager 3 provides the service provider 1 with points that can be exchanged for goods (step S3).

Here, in the case where the point payment method, which will be described later, is deferred payment, points are granted only when a predetermined action is completed after browsing the advertiser's site. When the point payment method is installment payment, a part of the points is given by browsing the advertiser's site, and the rest of the points are given by completing the execution of a predetermined action after browsing the advertiser's site.

Note that if the point payment method is prepayment, unlike the flow of steps S2 and S3 described above, points are first given as will be described later. deletion of at least some of the points

In order to exchange the points for goods, the service provider 1 requests the operation manager 3 to exchange the points for desired goods (step S4). Upon receiving this request, the operations manager 3 orders the requested goods from the sponsoring company 4 (step S5). In addition, the operation manager 3 pays the sponsor company 4 for the goods. The sponsor company 4 delivers the goods to the service provider 1 (step S6).

As described above, according to this business model, in the case of deferred payment, after browsing the advertiser's site, points are awarded when a predetermined action is completed. In the case of installment payment, a part of the points is given by browsing the advertiser's site, and the rest of the points are given when a predetermined action is completed after browsing the advertiser's site. As a result, the person on the service user side 2 can be guided to a predetermined action after viewing the advertiser's site.

Also, in the case of prepayment, points are given first, and when the viewing rate of the advertiser's site is less than the threshold, at least part of the given points are deleted. As a result, the person on the service user side 2 can be guided to browse the advertiser's site.

[Embodiment]
Next, an embodiment that implements the business model described above will be described. In this embodiment, the service provider 1 in FIG. 1 is a school, which is an organization that provides educational services.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the point management system 11 according to this embodiment includes a server device 12 , an administrator terminal 13 , a school terminal 14 and a guardian terminal (corresponding to a terminal device) 15 . The administrator terminal 13, the school terminal 14, and the parent terminal 15 can be connected to the server device 12 via a network 16 such as the Internet.

Here, the school terminal 14 is provided in the school 200. FIG. The school 200 provided with the school terminal 14 may be one, or may be plural. Further, the number of school terminals 14 provided in one school 200 may be one or plural. The school 200 is an elementary school, junior high school, or the like, and may be public or private.

The parent terminal 15 is a terminal device such as a smart phone or a tablet terminal owned by a parent (parent) of a child or student who attends the school 200 . One guardian terminal 15 may be provided for each commuting student, or a plurality of such terminals may be provided. A child or a student who attends school 200 is simply referred to as a "child". A child is a person who uses the educational service provided by the school 200, corresponds to the service user described above, and is included in the service user side 2 in FIG. A child's guardian (parent) corresponds to a person related to the service user and is included in the service user side 2 .

The server device 12 is a server that provides a point giving service in which the operation manager 3 gives the school 200 points that can be exchanged for goods. The server device 12 is configured by a computer including a CPU, ROM, RAM, hard disk, and the like. Note that the server device 12 may be a cloud server provided on the cloud.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the server device 12 includes a control section 21 , a database section (corresponding to a storage section) 22 , a program storage section 23 and an external communication section 24 .

The control unit 21 controls the operation of the server device 12 as a whole. The control unit 21 is configured including a CPU and the like. The control unit 21 includes a user management unit 31 , an advertisement management unit 32 , an action management unit 33 and a point management unit 34 . Each unit of the control unit 21 is configured by executing a program stored in the program storage unit 23 by the CPU.

The user management unit 31 performs processing for user registration for the above-described point-giving service. Specifically, in the processing for user registration, the user management unit 31 associates the child ID, the grade ID, and the class ID, and stores them in the child management table 55 of the database unit 22, which will be described later. In addition, the user management unit 31 associates the guardian ID, the age of the guardian, the relationship of the guardian with the child, the terminal ID, the terminal name, the child ID, the grade ID, and the class ID, and stores them in the database unit 22 described later. It is stored in the guardian management table 56.

Here, the guardian ID is information for uniquely identifying each guardian. The terminal ID is information for uniquely identifying each guardian terminal 15 . A grade ID is information for uniquely identifying each grade in the school 200 . A class ID is information for uniquely identifying each class in a grade. A child ID is information for uniquely identifying a child.

The user management unit 31 can register a plurality of parent terminals 15 (parent ID, terminal ID) in association with one child (child ID).

The advertisement management unit 32 performs administrative processing related to management of the advertisements of the advertiser 5 posted in the dedicated application used in the parent's terminal 15 . Specifically, the advertisement management unit 32 performs distribution of advertisements to the parent terminal 15 and the like.

The action management unit 33 performs administrative processing related to actions associated with browsing of advertiser sites for postpaid advertisements and installment payment advertisements, which will be described later. Specifically, the action management unit 33 performs a process of updating an action execution history table 62 of the database unit 22, which will be described later, when the action associated with viewing the advertiser site of the postpaid advertisement and the installment payment advertisement is completed. .

Actions associated with viewing advertiser sites for postpaid advertisements and installment payment advertisements include, for example, the act of answering questionnaires regarding advertised products and the like.

The point management unit 34 performs processing such as giving points to the school 200 in the point giving service. The point management unit 34 includes a point granting unit 41 and a point exchange unit 42 . Each part of the point management unit 34 is configured by executing a point management program stored in the program storage unit 23 by the CPU.

For an advertisement whose point payment method is post-payment, the point granting unit 41 adds points generated by the parent browsing the advertiser site on the parent terminal 15 to the advertiser site after the parent browses the advertiser site. When a predetermined action associated with browsing is performed, the information is given to the school 200 that the child of the guardian attends.

For an advertisement with a point payment method of installment payment, the point granting unit 41 receives one of the points generated by browsing the advertiser site when the parent browses the advertiser site using the parent terminal 15. The department is given to the school 200 that the child of the guardian attends. Then, when the parent/guardian performs a predetermined action associated with browsing the advertiser site after browsing the advertiser site, the point granting unit 41 converts the points generated by browsing the advertiser site into browsing of the advertiser site. The remaining points after deducting the already given points are given to the school 200 that the child of the guardian attends.

In addition, when the point payment method is a deferred payment advertisement or an installment payment advertisement, viewing the advertiser's site corresponds to the first act, and the act associated with viewing the advertiser's site corresponds to the second act. do. Here, there may be multiple actions associated with viewing one advertiser site.

The point granting unit 41 grants points to the school 200 to which the advertisement is distributed at the start of the distribution period of the advertisement for which the point payment method is prepayment. The schools 200 to which the prepaid advertisement is distributed are the schools 200 in the distribution area of the advertisement whose point payment method is prepaid. If the viewing rate of the advertiser site of the advertisement within the distribution period of the advertisement is less than a threshold, the point granting unit 41 deletes at least part of the points given to the school 200 according to the viewing rate.

If the point payment method is prepaid advertisement, viewing the advertiser's site corresponds to a predetermined action. Also, the advertisement distribution period corresponds to the predetermined period, and the browsing rate of the advertiser's site corresponds to the execution rate of the predetermined action.

The point giving unit 41 associates the points given to the school 200 with the school ID of the school 200 and stores them in the school management table 53 of the database unit 22 to be described later. Here, the school ID is information for uniquely identifying each school 200 that uses the point giving service. The school ID is issued by the operation manager 3 to each school 200 that uses the point giving service.

When the point exchange unit 42 receives from the school 200 a point exchange request for exchanging points for desired goods, it performs point exchange processing and ordering processing. The point exchange process is a process of subtracting the points corresponding to the requested goods from the number of points held by the school 200 in the school management table 53, which will be described later. The ordering process is a process of ordering goods from the sponsor company 4 .

The database unit 22 includes an advertisement management table 51, an area management table 52, a school management table 53, a class management table 54, a child management table 55, a guardian management table 56, a payment method table 57, and an action table. 58, a combination table 59, a prepaid advertisement browsing history table 60, an installment/postpaid advertisement browsing history table 61, an action execution history table 62, and an article table 63 are stored. The database unit 22 is composed of a hard disk or the like.

The advertisement management table 51, as shown in FIG. 4, is a table that associates advertisement IDs, advertisement image data, advertisement titles, distribution areas, distribution periods, advertiser site information, point unit prices, and payment method IDs.

The advertisement ID is information for uniquely identifying each advertisement registered in the server device 12 . One advertiser 5 may register multiple types of advertisements.

The advertisement image data is image data of an advertisement image. The advertisement image data includes advertisement image data to be displayed in the banner advertisement area 92, which will be described later, and advertisement area 97 in any of the postpaid advertisement list screen 96, the installment payment advertisement list screen 116, and the prepaid advertisement list screen 131, which will be described later. advertisement image data for display.

The advertisement title is the title attached to the advertisement. The distribution area indicates the area where the advertisement is distributed. The delivery period indicates the period during which the advertisement is delivered. The advertiser's site information is the URL of an external advertiser's site, such as the home page of the advertiser's 5 company.

The point unit price is the number of points generated for one viewing of the advertiser's site and the completion of an action associated with the viewing of the advertiser's site for advertisements for which point payment is deferred payment and advertisements for installment payment. As will be described later, in an installment payment advertisement, a portion of the point unit price is awarded by viewing the advertiser's site prior to performing an action associated with viewing the advertiser's site. For prepaid advertisements, the point unit price is the number of points given to the school 200 to which the advertisement is distributed at the start of the distribution period of the advertisement.

The payment method ID is information for uniquely identifying prepayment, installment payment, and deferred payment, which are payment methods for points. A point payment method is set for each advertisement.

The URL stored in the advertisement management table 51 as the advertiser site information may be the URL of the leaflet image. Furthermore, flyer images may be stored in the server device 12 .

The area management table 52, as shown in FIG. 5, is a table that associates an area with the school ID of each school 200 located in each area.

The school management table 53, as shown in FIG. 6, is a table that associates school IDs, school names, number of points held, and payment method IDs. The number of points held is the number of points that each school 200 currently holds.

A payment method ID associated with each school ID in the school management table 53 indicates the payment method set for each school 200 . An advertisement in which the same payment method as the payment method of the school 200 is set is delivered to the guardian terminal 15 of the guardian of the child of each school 200 . For example, an advertisement with a point payment method of prepayment is delivered to the parent terminals 15 of the parents of children in the school 200 for which prepayment is set.

The class management table 54, as shown in FIG. 7, is a table that associates grade IDs, class IDs, class names, number of children, and school IDs. The number of children is the number of children in each class.

The child management table 55, as shown in FIG. 8, is a table that associates child IDs, grade IDs, and class IDs.

The guardian management table 56, as shown in FIG. 9, is a table that associates guardian IDs, guardians' ages, relationships with children, terminal IDs, terminal names, child IDs, grade IDs, and class IDs. The guardian's age and relationship with the child are entered in the guardian's terminal 15 when the guardian's terminal 15 is registered in the server device 12 . The terminal name of the guardian terminal 15 is obtained from the guardian terminal 15 when the guardian terminal 15 is registered in the server device 12 . As the terminal name, information such as the model name held by the guardian terminal 15 can be used.

The payment method table 57, as shown in FIG. 10, is a table that associates payment method IDs with point payment methods (advance payment, installment payment, deferred payment).

The action table 58, as shown in FIG. 11, is a table that associates action IDs, action image data, action titles, and action contents.

The action ID is information for uniquely identifying an action that is performed after viewing the advertiser site of the postpaid advertisement and the installment payment advertisement with the point payment method. Action image data is image data of an action image, which is an image representing an action. The action title is a title attached to the action. The action content indicates the content of the action. For example, if the action is an answer to a questionnaire, the content of the action includes a questionnaire question and answer options.

The combination table 59, as shown in FIG. 12, is a table that associates combination IDs, company IDs, advertisement IDs, action IDs, and payment method IDs.

The combination ID is information for uniquely identifying the combination of the advertisement and the action performed after viewing the advertiser's site of the advertisement, for advertisements with deferred payment and installment payment for the point payment method. The company ID is information for uniquely identifying the company that is the advertiser 5 .

The action ID associated with each advertisement ID in the combination table 59 indicates the action associated with viewing the advertiser site of the advertisement indicated by the advertisement ID. As previously mentioned, there may be multiple actions associated with viewing a single advertiser site.

The payment method ID associated with each advertisement ID in the combination table 59 is the same as the payment method ID associated with each advertisement ID in the advertisement management table 51 described above.

In the prepaid advertisement browsing history table 60, the browsing history of the advertiser site of the prepaid advertisement by the parent terminal 15 is registered. As shown in FIG. 13, the prepaid advertisement browsing history table 60 includes the browsing date and time when the advertiser site was browsed by the parent terminal 15, the advertiser site information of the advertiser site, and the date and time when the advertiser site was browsed. This table associates the terminal ID of the parent terminal 15, the child ID associated with the terminal ID, and the school ID of the school 200 attended by the child with the child ID.

The installment/deferred payment advertisement viewing history table 61 registers the viewing history of the advertiser site of the installment payment advertisement and the deferred payment advertisement by the parent terminal 15 . As shown in FIG. 14, the installment/deferred payment advertisement viewing history table 61 includes the viewing date and time when the advertiser site was viewed by the parent terminal 15, the advertiser site information of the advertiser site, and the advertiser site. The terminal ID of the parent terminal 15 viewed, the child ID associated with the terminal ID, the school ID of the school 200 attended by the child with the child ID, the number of times the advertiser site was viewed by the parent terminal 15, and the protection This is a table that associates the number of points acquired by the advertiser's terminal 15 browsing the advertiser site and completing the action.

Here, in the installment payment advertisement, before the completion of the action after browsing the advertiser site, the points given by browsing the advertiser site are stored in the installment payment/postpaid advertisement viewing history table 61 as the number of acquired points. .

The action execution history table 62 registers a history of actions associated with viewing an advertiser site of an installment payment advertisement and a deferred payment advertisement by the guardian terminal 15 . As shown in FIG. 15, the action execution history table 62 includes the date and time when the action was executed, the action ID of the action that was executed, the terminal ID of the guardian terminal 15 where the action was executed, the terminal ID is associated with the child ID and the school ID of the school 200 attended by the child with the child ID.

The article table 63, as shown in FIG. 16, is a table that associates article names, article image data, and required points.

The item name is the name of an item that can be exchanged for points in the point granting service. The product image data is image data of a photograph of each product. The required number of points is the number of points required to exchange each item for points. The required number of points for each item is set in advance according to the price of each item.

The program storage unit 23 stores various programs executed by the CPU of the server device 12 . The program storage unit 23 is configured by a hard disk or the like.

Note that the database unit 22 and the program storage unit 23 may be configured by different storage media such as hard disks, or may be provided in the same storage medium.

The external communication unit 24 performs communication processing with an external device via the network 16 .

The operation manager terminal 13 is a terminal device for the operation manager 3 to perform operations related to the point giving service. The operation manager terminal 13 is composed of a computer having a display section composed of a CPU, ROM, RAM, hard disk, liquid crystal display panel, etc., and an input section having a keyboard, mouse, and the like. A browser for accessing the server device 12 is installed in the operation manager terminal 13 .

The school terminal 14 is a terminal device for a teacher of the school 200 to perform operations related to the point giving service. The school terminal 14 is composed of a computer similar to the operation manager terminal 13 . A browser for accessing the server device 12 is installed in the school terminal 14 .

The parent terminal 15 is a terminal device for a child's parent to perform operations related to the point giving service. The guardian terminal 15 is composed of a smart phone, a tablet terminal, or the like, as described above.

As shown in FIG. 17 , the parent terminal 15 includes a control section 71 , a program storage section 72 , an application information storage section 73 , a display section 74 , an input section 75 and an external communication section 76 .

The control unit 71 controls the overall operation of the guardian terminal 15 . The control unit 71 is configured including a CPU and the like. The control unit 71 includes a display control unit 81 , an advertisement processing unit 82 and an action processing unit 83 . Each unit of the control unit 71 is configured by executing a dedicated application program stored in the program storage unit 72 by the CPU for using the point-giving service.

The display control unit 81 controls to display various screens such as an advertiser's site on the display unit 74 .

The advertisement processing unit 82 performs processing such as transmitting an advertiser site information request for requesting advertiser site information to the server device 12 in order to browse the advertiser site.

The action processing unit 83 performs processing such as determining whether or not the action associated with viewing the advertiser site of the postpaid advertisement and the installment payment advertisement has been completed.

Here, the control unit 71 recognizes that the advertiser site is browsed when the parent terminal 15 is operated to browse the advertiser site. In addition, in the control unit 71, the action processing unit 83 recognizes the execution of the action associated with viewing the advertiser site of the postpaid advertisement and the installment payment advertisement by operating the parent terminal 15. FIG. The control unit 71 has a function as a recognition unit that recognizes the action of browsing the advertiser site and the action associated with the browsing of the advertiser site.

The program storage unit 72 stores various programs such as a dedicated application program for using the point-giving service. The program storage unit 72 is composed of a flash memory or the like. A dedicated application program for using the point-giving service can be obtained from any app store server via the network 16, for example.

The application information storage unit 73 stores the terminal ID of the parent terminal 15, the child ID of the child associated with the parent terminal 15, the school ID of the school 200 attended by the child, and the like. The application information storage unit 73 is composed of a flash memory or the like.

Note that the program storage unit 72 and the application information storage unit 73 may be configured by different storage media such as flash memories, respectively, or may be provided in the same storage medium.

The display unit 74 displays various screens. The display unit 74 is configured by a liquid crystal display panel or the like.

The input unit 75 receives various input operations by the operator of the guardian terminal 15 . Input unit 75 includes a touch panel (not shown). The touch panel is arranged over the display section 74 . A touch panel detects a contact operation by an operator.

The external communication unit 76 performs communication processing with an external device via the network 16 .

Next, the operation of the point management system 11 when browsing the advertiser site of the postpaid advertisement will be described.

FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a home screen 91 of a dedicated application for using the point-giving service on the guardian terminal 15. As shown in FIG. A banner advertisement area 92 is provided on the home screen 91 . A banner advertisement area 92 is always provided not only on the home screen 91 but also on the application display screen.

In addition, the application on the parent terminal 15 can display a postpaid advertisement list screen 96 shown in FIG. The deferred payment advertisement list screen 96 displays a list of deferred payment advertisements currently being delivered to the area where the school 200 is located on the parent terminal 15 of the child who attends the school 200 where the point payment method is deferred payment. This is the screen of

An advertisement area 97 and an action point button 98 are displayed on the postpaid advertisement list screen 96 . In addition, the postpaid advertisement list screen 96 is provided with a browsed advertisement display column 99 .

Advertisement images are displayed in the banner advertisement area 92 and the advertisement area 97 based on the advertisement image data distributed by the advertisement management unit 32 of the server device 12 . Further, an advertisement title is displayed corresponding to the advertisement area 97 on the postpaid advertisement list screen 96 . The advertisement management unit 32 distributes the advertisement title and the advertisement ID to the parent terminal 15 together with the advertisement image data of each advertisement. The advertisement image of the banner advertisement area 92 is switched each time the display screen of the application is switched. In the parent terminal 15 of a child who attends a school 200 where the point payment method is deferred payment, the banner advertisement area 92 displays an advertisement image of the deferred payment advertisement currently being delivered to the area where the school 200 is located. be done.

The action point button 98 is a button for displaying the later-described deferred payment action execution screen 106 . A viewed advertisement display field 99 is a portion for displaying an advertisement area 97 of an advertisement that has been viewed on the advertiser site on the parent terminal 15 displaying the postpaid advertisement list screen 96 .

In step S11 of FIG. 20, when an operation of pressing the advertisement area 97 of either the banner advertisement area 92 or the postpaid advertisement list screen 96 is performed as an operation of viewing the advertisement, in step S12, the advertisement of the parent terminal 15 is displayed. Processing unit 82 transmits an advertiser site information request to server device 12 . The advertiser site information request includes the advertisement ID of the advertisement displayed in the pressed banner advertisement area 92 or advertisement area 97 and the terminal ID of the parent's terminal 15 .

When the server device 12 receives the advertiser site information request, in step S13, the advertisement management unit 32 refers to the advertisement management table 51 and the installment/deferred payment advertisement browsing history table 61 to determine the source of the advertiser site information request. It is determined whether or not the number of visits to the requested advertiser site by the parent terminal 15 is equal to or greater than the upper limit number of point acquisition.

The maximum number of point acquisition is set in advance as an upper limit of the number of browsing times for which one advertiser's site can acquire points on one parent's terminal 15 . The maximum number of points obtained may be one or more.

If it is determined that the number of views is equal to or greater than the maximum number of points to be acquired (step S13: YES), the advertisement management unit 32 transmits the advertiser site information of the requested advertiser site to the parent terminal 15 in step S14. .

When the parent terminal 15 receives the advertiser site information, the display control unit 81 causes the display unit 74 to display the advertiser site based on the advertiser site information in step S15. This completes a series of processes.

In step S13, when the advertisement management unit 32 determines that the number of views is less than the maximum number of points to be acquired (step S13: NO), in step S16, the point granting unit 41 protects the sender of the advertiser site information request. The number of visits to the requested advertiser site by the client terminal 15 is updated. Specifically, the point granting unit 41 adds “1” to the number of times the request target advertiser site was viewed by the parent terminal 15 that sent the advertiser site information request in the installment/deferred payment advertisement viewing history table 61 . do.

Next, in step S17, the advertisement management unit 32 sends the advertiser site information of the requested advertiser site and the execution action information including the action title of the action associated with browsing of the advertiser site to the guardian terminal 15. Send.

When the parent terminal 15 receives the advertiser site information and the action information, in step S18, the display control unit 81 causes the pop-up screen 101, as shown in FIG. The display unit 74 is caused to display a message guiding an action to be performed.

Here, FIG. 21 is a diagram when an operation of pressing the banner advertisement area 92 of the home screen 91 is performed as an operation of viewing the advertisement, and the pop-up screen 101 is displayed on the home screen 91 . When an operation of pressing the banner advertisement area 92 or the advertisement area 97 of the postpaid advertisement list screen 96 is performed as an advertisement viewing operation, a popup screen 101 is displayed on the postpaid advertisement list screen 96 .

Returning to FIG. 20, in step S19, the display control unit 81 causes the display unit 74 to display the advertiser's site based on the advertiser's site information. This completes a series of processes.

Next, the operation of the point management system 11 when executing an action associated with viewing an advertiser site of a postpaid advertisement will be described.

In step S21 of FIG. 22, when an operation of pressing the action point button 98 on the postpaid advertisement list screen 96 is performed as an operation to display an action associated with viewing the advertiser site of the postpaid advertisement, in step S22, The action processing unit 83 of the parent terminal 15 transmits an action information acquisition request to the server device 12 . The action information acquisition request includes the terminal ID of the guardian terminal 15 .

When the server device 12 receives the action information acquisition request, the action management unit 33 transmits the action information to the guardian terminal 15 in step S23. The action information includes the action ID, action title, action image data, action content, and whether or not the action has been performed (action is registered in the execution history table 62).

When the parent terminal 15 receives the action information, in step S24, the display control unit 81 causes the display unit 74 to display the action associated with viewing the advertiser site of the postpaid advertisement that has been viewed on the parent terminal 15. . Specifically, the display control unit 81 causes the display unit 74 to display a deferred payment action execution screen 106 shown in FIG.

An action image area 107 is displayed on the deferred payment action execution screen 106 . Further, the deferred payment action execution screen 106 is provided with a completed action display field 108 .

An action image is displayed in the action image area 107 based on the action image data. An action title is displayed corresponding to the action image area 107 on the deferred payment action execution screen 106 . The performed action display column 108 is a portion for displaying the action image area 107 of the performed action among the actions associated with the viewing of the postpaid advertiser site that has been viewed on the parent terminal 15 .

When an operation is performed to press the action image area 107 that has not yet been performed on the deferred payment action execution screen 106, the display control unit 81 causes the pop-up screen 109 to display the content of the action, as shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 24, questionnaire questions and options are displayed. The pop-up screen 109 also displays a send button 110 for sending answers to the questionnaire.

Returning to FIG. 22, in step S25, the action processing unit 83 determines whether or not the action has been completed (executed). In the example of FIG. 24, when an operation of pressing the send button 110 is performed, the action processing unit 83 determines that the action has been completed. When determining that the action has not been completed (step S25: NO), the action processing section 83 repeats step S25.

If it is determined that the action has been completed (step S25: YES), the action processing unit 83 transmits an action completion notice to the server device 12 in step S26. The action completion notification includes the action ID and terminal ID of the completed action.

When the server device 12 receives the action completion notification, the action management unit 33 updates the action execution history table 62 in step S27. Specifically, the action management unit 33, the action ID received by the action completion notification, the date and time of the action, the terminal ID received by the action completion notification, the child ID associated with the terminal ID, and the child of the child ID The school ID of the school 200 attended by is associated and stored in the action execution history table 62 .

Next, in step S28, the action management unit 33 determines whether or not all actions associated with viewing the advertiser site of the postpaid advertisement that has been viewed on the parent terminal 15 have been completed due to the completion of the current action. to decide. The action management unit 33 can refer to the combination table 59, the installment/postpaid advertisement viewing history table 61, and the action execution history table 62 to determine whether or not all actions have been completed.

It should be noted that the postpaid advertisement has an uncompleted action among at least one action associated with the browsing of the advertiser site of the postpaid advertisement in which the advertiser site has been browsed on the parent terminal 15. If there are a plurality of advertisements for deferred payment, the action management unit 33 selects, among the plurality of advertisements for postpaid If there is an advertisement, it is determined in step S28 that all actions have been completed.

If it is determined that all the actions have not been completed (step S28: NO), the action management unit 33 transmits a condition non-fulfillment notification to the guardian terminal 15 in step S29.

When the guardian terminal 15 receives the condition non-fulfillment notification, in step S30, the display control unit 81 causes the display unit 74 to display a message notifying that the action has been completed using the pop-up screen 111, as shown in FIG. . This completes a series of processes.

If it is determined in step S28 that all actions have been completed (step S28: YES), in step S31, the point granting unit 41 selects the school that the child attends associated with the parent terminal 15 that sent the action completion notification. Give 200 points.

Specifically, the point granting unit 41 acquires from the advertisement management table 51 the point unit price (the number of points) of the deferred payment advertisement for which all the actions associated with browsing the advertiser site have been completed by the completion of the current action. . Next, the point granting unit 41 adds the number of points corresponding to the acquired point unit price to the number of points held corresponding to the school ID of the school 200 to which points are to be granted in the school management table 53 .

Next, in step S32, the point granting unit 41 determines the number of points earned by browsing the advertiser site and performing the action of the postpaid advertisement for which all the actions related to the browsing of the advertiser site have been completed by the completion of the current action. to update. Specifically, the point granting unit 41 assigns the acquired points corresponding to the viewing of the advertiser site of the above-mentioned deferred payment advertisement to the school 200 in step S31 described above in the installment payment/postpaid advertisement viewing history table 61. Add points.

Next, in step S<b>33 , the point granting unit 41 transmits a point acquisition notification to the guardian terminal 15 . The point acquisition notification includes the number of points given to the school 200 in step S31 described above as the number of points acquired this time.

When the guardian terminal 15 receives the point acquisition notification, in step S34, the display control unit 81 causes the display unit 74 to display a message notifying that the action has been completed using the pop-up screen 111, as shown in FIG. .

Next, in step S35, the display control unit 81 causes the display unit 74 to display the number of points acquired this time through the pop-up screen 112, as shown in FIG. This completes a series of processes.

Next, the operation of the point management system 11 when viewing an advertiser site of an installment payment advertisement will be described.

FIG. 27 shows an installment payment advertisement list screen 116 for displaying a list of each advertisement for installment payment currently being delivered to the area where the school 200 is located, on the parent terminal 15 of the guardian of the child who attends the school 200 for payment in installments. It is a diagram. On the installment payment advertisement list screen 116 , an advertisement area 97 and action point buttons 98 are displayed, and a viewed advertisement display field 99 is provided in the same manner as the post-payment advertisement list screen 96 described above.

In step S41 of FIG. 28, when an operation of pressing either the banner advertisement area 92 or the advertisement area 97 of the installment payment advertisement list screen 116 is performed as an operation to browse advertisements, in step S42, the advertisement of the parent terminal 15 is displayed. Processing unit 82 transmits an advertiser site information request to server device 12 .

After that, the process proceeds to step S43. The processing of steps S43 to S45 is the same as the processing of steps S13 to S15 in FIG. 20 described above.

In step S43, when the advertisement management unit 32 determines that the number of views is less than the maximum number of points acquired (step S43: NO), in step S46, the point granting unit 41 protects the sender of the advertiser site information request. Points are given to the school 200 attended by the child associated with the personal terminal 15.例文帳に追加

Specifically, the point granting unit 41 acquires from the advertisement management table 51 the point unit price (the number of points) of the installment payment advertisement for which the advertiser site information is requested. Next, the point granting unit 41 adds a partial number of points corresponding to the acquired point unit price to the number of possessed points corresponding to the school ID of the school 200 to which points are to be granted in the school management table 53 .

As a result, part of the point unit price of the installment payment advertisement is given as points for browsing the advertiser's site. For example, a predetermined percentage of the point unit price of an advertisement paid in installments is given as points for browsing the advertiser's site.

Next, in step S47, the point granting unit 41 determines the number of times the requested advertiser site has been viewed by the parent terminal 15 that sent the advertiser site information request, and the number of views of the requested advertiser site by the parent terminal 15. Update the corresponding number of earned points.

Specifically, the point granting unit 41 adds “1” to the number of times the request target advertiser site was viewed by the parent terminal 15 that sent the advertiser site information request in the installment/deferred payment advertisement viewing history table 61 . do. Also, the point granting unit 41 adds the number of points granted to the school 200 in step S46 to the number of points acquired corresponding to browsing of the advertiser's site by the parent terminal 15 .

Next, in step S48, the advertisement management unit 32 sends acquired point information indicating the number of points acquired to the school 200 in step S46, advertiser site information, and implementation action information to the parent terminal 15. Send to

When the guardian terminal 15 receives the acquired point information, the advertiser site information, and the action information, in step S49, the display control unit 81 causes the pop-up screen 117, as shown in FIG. After viewing the main site, the display unit 74 displays a message that guides actions to be performed in order to acquire more points.

Here, FIG. 29 is a diagram showing a case where an operation of pressing the banner advertisement area 92 of the home screen 91 is performed as an operation of viewing the advertisement, and the pop-up screen 117 is displayed on the home screen 91 . When an operation of pressing the banner advertisement area 92 or the advertisement area 97 of the installment payment advertisement list screen 116 is performed as an advertisement viewing operation, a pop-up screen 117 is displayed on the installment payment advertisement list screen 116 .

Returning to FIG. 28, in step S50, the display control unit 81 causes the display unit 74 to display the advertiser's site based on the advertiser's site information. This completes a series of processes.

Next, the operation of the point management system 11 when executing an action associated with viewing an advertiser site for an installment payment advertisement will be described. Similar to the operation when performing the action associated with viewing the advertiser site of the postpaid advertisement described above, the operation will be described with reference to the sequence diagram of FIG. 22 . The description of the same or equivalent processing as that described in the description of the operation at the time of execution of the action associated with viewing the advertiser site of the postpaid advertisement is omitted or simplified.

In step S21 of FIG. 22, when an operation of pressing the action point button 98 on the installment payment advertisement list screen 116 is performed as an operation for displaying an action associated with viewing an advertiser site of an advertisement for installment payment, in step S22, The action processing unit 83 of the parent terminal 15 transmits an action information acquisition request to the server device 12 .

When the server device 12 receives the action information acquisition request, the action management unit 33 transmits the action information to the guardian terminal 15 in step S23.

When the parent terminal 15 receives the action information, in step S24, the display control unit 81 causes the display unit 74 to display the action associated with viewing the advertiser site of the installment payment advertisement that has been viewed on the parent terminal 15. . Specifically, the display control unit 81 causes the display unit 74 to display an installment action execution screen 121 shown in FIG. In the installment action execution screen 121, an action image area 107 is displayed and a completed action display column 108 is provided in the same manner as the deferred payment action execution screen 106 described above.

When an action image area 107 that has not yet been performed is pressed on the installment action execution screen 121, the display control unit 81 causes the pop-up screen 122 to display the content of the action, as shown in FIG. In the example of FIG. 31, questionnaire questions and options are displayed. The pop-up screen 122 also displays a send button 123 for sending answers to the questionnaire.

Returning to FIG. 22, in step S25, the action processing unit 83 determines whether or not the action has been completed (executed). In the example of FIG. 31, when an operation of pressing the send button 123 is performed, the action processing unit 83 determines that the action has been completed. When determining that the action has not been completed (step S25: NO), the action processing section 83 repeats step S25.

If it is determined that the action has been completed (step S25: YES), the action processing unit 83 transmits an action completion notice to the server device 12 in step S26.

When the server device 12 receives the action completion notification, the action management unit 33 updates the action execution history table 62 in step S27.

Next, in step S28, the action management unit 33 determines whether or not all actions associated with viewing the advertiser site of the installment payment advertisement that has been viewed on the parent terminal 15 have been completed due to the completion of the current action. to decide.

If it is determined that all the actions have not been completed (step S28: NO), the action management unit 33 transmits a condition non-fulfillment notification to the guardian terminal 15 in step S29.

When the guardian terminal 15 receives the condition non-fulfillment notification, in step S30, the display control unit 81 causes the display unit 74 to display a message notifying that the action has been completed using the pop-up screen 126, as shown in FIG. . This completes a series of processes.

If it is determined in step S28 that all actions have been completed (step S28: YES), in step S31, the point granting unit 41 selects the school that the child attends associated with the parent terminal 15 that sent the action completion notification. Give 200 points.

Specifically, the point granting unit 41 acquires from the advertisement management table 51 the point unit price (the number of points) of the installment payment advertisement for which all the actions associated with the browsing of the advertiser site have been completed by the completion of the current action. . Next, the point granting unit 41 adds the number of points obtained by subtracting the number of points already granted at the time of viewing the advertiser site from the number of points corresponding to the acquired point unit price to the school 200 to which points are to be granted in the school management table 53. It is added to the number of possessed points corresponding to the school ID.

Next, in step S32, the point granting unit 41 determines the number of points earned by browsing the advertiser site and performing the action of the installment payment advertisement for which all the actions related to the browsing of the advertiser site have been completed due to the completion of the current action. to update. Specifically, the point granting unit 41 adds the acquired points corresponding to viewing the advertiser site of the installment payment advertisement in the installment/deferred payment advertisement viewing history table 61 to the school 200 in step S31 described above. Add points.

Next, in step S<b>33 , the point granting unit 41 transmits a point acquisition notification to the guardian terminal 15 .

When the guardian terminal 15 receives the point acquisition notification, in step S34, the display control unit 81 causes the display unit 74 to display a message notifying that the action has been completed using the pop-up screen 126, as shown in FIG. .

Next, in step S35, the display control unit 81 causes the display unit 74 to display the number of points acquired this time through the pop-up screen 127, as shown in FIG. This completes a series of processes.

Next, the processing of giving points to prepaid schools 200 in the point management system 11 will be described. Here, processing for one advertisement in one school 200 will be described.

In step S61 of FIG. 34, when the delivery period of one prepaid advertisement delivered to the area where the prepaid school 200 is located starts and the delivery of the prepaid advertisement is started, in step S62, the server apparatus Twelve point granting units 41 grant points to the school 200 concerned.

Specifically, the point granting unit 41 acquires the point unit price (number of points) of the prepaid advertisement from the advertisement management table 51 . Next, the point granting unit 41 adds the number of points corresponding to the acquired point unit price to the number of points held corresponding to the school ID of the school 200 to which points are to be granted in the school management table 53 .

Here, when an operation to display a list of advertisements is performed on the guardian terminal 15 of the guardian of a child who attends the prepaid school 200, the advertisement management unit 32 of the server device 12 outputs the advertisement ID, the advertisement title, the advertisement image, and so on. Advertisement information including data, distribution period, etc. is transmitted to the guardian terminal 15 .

When the parent terminal 15 receives the advertisement information, the display control unit 81 causes the display unit 74 to display the prepaid advertisement list screen 131 shown in FIG. 35 based on the advertisement information. The prepaid advertisement list screen 131 is a screen for displaying a list of prepaid advertisements currently distributed to the area where the school 200 is located on the parent terminal 15 of the guardian of the child who attends the prepaid school 200 .

In the prepaid advertisement list screen 131, an advertisement area 97 is displayed and a viewed advertisement display column 99 is provided in the same manner as the postpaid advertisement list screen 96 described above.

Further, on the prepaid advertisement list screen 131, a message 132 prompting viewing of unviewed advertisements by the deadline and a deadline display field 133 for displaying the deadline are displayed. The deadline displayed in the deadline display field 133 is the end date of the advertisement distribution period. The message 132 and display of the time limit display field 133 notify the guardian that the advertiser site must be viewed by the time limit.

As an operation for viewing prepaid advertisements, when an operation of pressing either the banner advertisement area 92 or the advertisement area 97 of the prepaid advertisement list screen 131 is performed, the banner advertisement area 92 or the advertisement area 97 displayed in the pressed banner advertisement area 92 or the advertisement area 97 is displayed. The advertiser site of the prepaid advertisement is displayed on the display unit 74 . Also, the viewing history of the advertiser site is registered in the prepaid advertisement viewing history table 60 .

Returning to FIG. 34, in step S63, the point granting unit 41 determines whether or not the distribution period of the prepaid advertisement has ended. If it is determined that the distribution period has not ended (step S63: NO), the point granting section 41 repeats step S63.

When it is determined that the distribution period has ended (step S63: YES), in step S64, the point granting unit 41 determines whether or not the viewing rate of the prepaid advertisement is equal to or higher than the threshold.

Here, the viewing rate of the above-mentioned prepaid advertisement is the parent terminal, out of all the parent terminals 15 associated with the above-mentioned school 200, that has viewed the advertiser site of the above-mentioned prepaid advertisement. 15 percent. The viewing rate threshold for prepaid advertisements may be set as a common value for all prepaid advertisements, or may be set for each prepaid advertisement.

When it is determined that the viewing rate is less than the threshold (step S64: NO), in step S65, the point granting unit 41 deletes points corresponding to the viewing rate from the points given to the school 200 in step S61.

Specifically, the point granting unit 41 subtracts the number of points corresponding to the reading rate from the number of points corresponding to the school ID of the school 200 to which points were granted in step S61 in the school management table 53. . This completes a series of processes. Here, it is set so that the lower the browsing rate, the more points to be deleted.

If the point granting unit 41 determines that the viewing rate is equal to or higher than the threshold (step S64: YES), the points are not deleted, and the series of processes ends.

Next, the operation of exchanging the points held by the school 200 for goods in the point management system 11 will be described.

When the school 200 uses the points, the school terminal 14 accesses the point use page in the point giving service provided by the server device 12 through the browser according to the teacher's operation.

As a result, a point use page 141 as shown in FIG. 36 is displayed on the display section of the school terminal 14 . The points use page 141 lists at least some pictures of the items stored in the item table 63 of the server device 12, the names of the items, and the required number of points. From this point use page 141, the teacher of the school 200 can select an item that the teacher wishes to exchange for points.

When the desired item is selected and an operation for exchanging points for the item is performed, in step S71 of FIG. Send to device 12 .

Next, in step S72, the point exchange unit 42 of the server device 12 performs point exchange processing upon receiving the point exchange request. Specifically, the point exchange unit 42 subtracts the points corresponding to the requested item from the number of points held by the school 200 that sent the point exchange request in the school management table 53 .

Next, in step S73, the point exchange unit 42 places an order for the requested item with the sponsoring company 4 that provides the requested item. This completes the series of operations.

After the above-described order processing is performed by the point exchange unit 42 , the sponsor company 4 delivers the ordered goods to the school 200 .

Note that the school 200 may contact the operation manager 3 by e-mail, telephone, or the like to designate an item and exchange the points for the item.

In this case, in response to the operation by the staff of the operation manager 3 who has been contacted by the school 200, the operation manager terminal 13 accesses the server device 12 and designates the points of the school 200 instructed to exchange the points for goods. Instruct to perform the process for exchanging for the purchased item.

In response, the point exchange unit 42 subtracts the points corresponding to the designated goods from the number of points possessed by the school 200 instructed to exchange points for goods in the school management table 53 .

Also, the operation manager 3 orders the goods designated by the school 200 from the sponsoring company 4 by e-mail, telephone, or the like. After that, the sponsor company 4 delivers the ordered goods to the school 200 .

As described above, in the point management system 11, the point granting unit 41, with respect to postpaid advertisements, gives points generated by the parent browsing the advertiser site on the parent terminal 15 to the advertiser site. If a predetermined action associated with browsing the advertiser's site is performed after browsing, the certificate is given to the school 200 that the child of the guardian attends. Then, the point granting unit 41 stores the points granted to the school 200 in the school management table 53 of the database unit 22 in association with the school ID of the school 200 . In this way, by giving points for performing an action after browsing the advertiser site, the parent can be guided to a predetermined action.

In addition, with respect to installment payment advertisements, the point granting unit 41 deducts part of the points generated by browsing the advertiser site when the parent browses the advertiser site using the parent terminal 15. Granted to the school 200 that the child of the guardian attends. Then, when the parent/guardian performs a predetermined action associated with browsing the advertiser site after browsing the advertiser site, the point granting unit 41 converts the points generated by browsing the advertiser site into browsing of the advertiser site. The remaining points after deducting the already given points are given to the school 200 that the child of the guardian attends. As a result, points are given by browsing the advertiser's site, so the motivation to browse the advertiser's site can be strengthened.

Further, the point granting unit 41 grants the prepaid advertisement to the school 200 to which the advertisement is distributed at the start of the distribution period of the advertisement. Then, the point granting unit 41 stores the points granted to the school 200 in the school management table 53 of the database unit 22 in association with the school ID of the school 200 . Further, when the viewing rate of the advertiser site of the advertisement within the distribution period of the advertisement is less than the threshold, the point granting unit 41 deletes at least part of the points given to the school 200 according to the viewing rate. As a result, since it is required to browse the advertiser's site in order to suppress the decrease in points, the parent can be guided to browse the advertiser's site. In addition, since the points are paid in advance at the start of the advertisement distribution period, it is possible to meet the demand of the school 200 who wants to use the points as soon as possible.

Also, in the point management system 11, points can be exchanged for goods, so the school 200 can use the points to procure equipment. Therefore, according to the point management system 11, the financial resources of the school 200 can be supported.

[Other embodiments]
While embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the discussion and drawings forming part of this disclosure should not be construed as limiting the invention. Various alternative embodiments, implementations and operational techniques will become apparent to those skilled in the art from this disclosure.

In the above-described embodiment, the case where the service provider 1 is a school has been described. However, not limited to these, the service provider 1 is, for example, a hospital that provides medical services, a nursing facility that provides nursing care services, a nursery school, a kindergarten, a company, a department within a company, a public fire department, a mutual aid organization such as a fire brigade , a public health center, etc. Schools as the service provider 1 include elementary schools, junior high schools, high schools, universities, and the like. The present invention can be applied even when the service provider 1 is various organizations that provide services.

In the above-described embodiment, the service provider 1 is a school and the service user 2 is a parent. It may be the applicant, an alumni, or their family members.

Further, if the service provider 1 is a nursery school or kindergarten, the service user 2 may be a child or guardian, a graduate student or their guardian, and their families. If the service provider 1 is a hospital, the service users 2 may be patients, their caregivers, caregivers, people who have completed treatment, and their families. If the service provider 1 is a company or a department within the company, the service users 2 may include employees, full-time employees, temporary employees, shareholders, retirees, OBs, their families, and the like. If the service provider 1 is a community-based local government such as a public fire station, a public health center, or a mutual aid organization such as a fire brigade, the service users 2 are local residents, visitors, or their families. may

In the above-described embodiments, responses to questionnaires are shown as examples of actions associated with viewing advertiser sites for postpaid advertisements and installment payment advertisements. However, the action is not limited to this, and may be an act such as purchasing an advertised product or participating in a volunteer activity associated with an advertisement of a volunteer.

In the above-described embodiment, when there are multiple actions associated with viewing an advertiser site for postpaid advertisements, points are awarded when all of those actions are completed. In addition, when there were multiple actions associated with browsing the advertiser site of the installment payment advertisement, when all these actions were completed, the remaining points after subtracting the points already given when browsing the advertiser site were awarded. However, points may be awarded when some of the multiple actions associated with viewing the advertiser site of the postpaid advertisement are performed. That is, points may be awarded when at least one action associated with viewing an advertiser site of a postpaid advertisement is performed. In addition, if some of the actions associated with viewing the advertiser site of the installment payment advertisement are performed, the remaining points after deducting the points already given when viewing the advertiser site will be awarded. can be That is, when at least one action associated with viewing the advertiser site of the installment payment advertisement is performed, the remaining points obtained by subtracting the points already given when viewing the advertiser site may be awarded.

In the above-described embodiment, when the point payment method is deferred payment or installment payment, points are given by the parent's viewing of the advertiser site (first action) and the associated action (second action). example. However, the point is not limited to this, and points may be given by an action (first action) other than viewing the advertiser site and an action (second action) associated with the action (second action). Also, the action (the first action and the second action) is not limited to the guardian, and may be the service user or a person related to the service user.

When the point payment method is deferred payment or installment payment, points are not generated when the first action is performed, only the fact that the first action is performed is remembered, and points are generated when the second action is performed. You may make it give a point.

When the point payment method is deferred payment or installment payment, when the first action is performed, points may be given to the service provider before the second action is performed. Even in this case, since points are given by performing the first action associated with the second action, it is possible to guide the service user or the person related to the service user to the predetermined action (second action). is.

In the above-described embodiment, when the payment method of points is prepayment, if the viewing rate of the advertiser site of the advertisement by the guardian within the advertisement distribution period is less than the threshold, according to the viewing rate, the school 200 is given I gave an example of removing at least some of the points I made. However, not limited to this, if the implementation rate of a predetermined action by the service user or a person related to the service user within a predetermined period after giving points to the service provider is less than the threshold, the service will be provided according to the implementation rate What is necessary is just to delete at least one part of the point given to the person.

In the above-described embodiment, points are given to the service provider 1, but the points to be given are not limited to electronic money, crypto assets (virtual currency), goods, services, and points in other point services. It may be a predetermined remuneration or the like that cannot be obtained.

In the above-described embodiment, points can be exchanged for goods, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, points may be exchanged for services or other point services. Thereby, the convenience of points can be improved.

Thus, the present invention naturally includes various embodiments and the like not described here. Therefore, the technical scope of the present invention is defined only by the matters specifying the invention according to the valid scope of claims based on the above description.

[Appendix]
This application discloses the following inventions.

(Appendix 1)
a storage unit;
The points generated by the service user or the person related to the service user performing the first act are the points that the service user or the person related to the service user is associated with the first act after the first act and a point granting unit that grants a service provider when at least one second action is performed, and stores the granted points in the storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider. point management system.

(Appendix 2)
The point granting unit grants a portion of the points to the service provider due to the performance of the first action, associates the portion of the granted points with information indicating the service provider, and The point management system according to appendix 1, which is stored in a storage unit.

(Appendix 3)
a storage unit;
The points generated by the service user or the person related to the service user performing the first act are the first act performed by the service user or the person related to the service user after the first act a point granting unit that, prior to performing at least one second action associated with the A point management system characterized by comprising:

(Appendix 4)
A service user or a terminal device of a person related to the service user, and a server device connectable to the terminal device via a network,
The server device
a storage unit;
The point generated by the terminal device recognizing the first action by the service user or the person related to the service user is added to the point generated by the service user or the person related to the service user after the first act When the terminal device recognizes at least one second action associated with the first action, the point is given to the service provider, and the given point is stored in the storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider. A point management system comprising: a granting unit;

(Appendix 5)
The point granting unit grants a portion of the points to the service provider when the terminal device recognizes the first action, and stores the portion of the granted points as information indicating the service provider. 4. The point management system according to appendix 4, wherein the points are associated and stored in the storage unit.

(Appendix 6)
A server device connectable to a terminal device of a service user or a related person of the service user via a network,
a storage unit;
The point generated by the terminal device recognizing the first action by the service user or the person related to the service user is added to the point generated by the service user or the person related to the service user after the first act When the terminal device recognizes at least one second action associated with the first action, the point is given to the service provider, and the given point is stored in the storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider. A server device comprising: a granting unit;

(Appendix 7)
The point granting unit grants a portion of the points to the service provider when the terminal device recognizes the first action, and stores the portion of the granted points as information indicating the service provider. 6. The server device according to appendix 6, wherein the storage unit stores the data in association with each other.

(Appendix 8)
a storage unit;
a point granting unit that grants points to a service provider and stores the granted points in the storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider;
If the implementation rate of a predetermined action by the service user or a person related to the service user within a predetermined period after granting the points to the service provider is less than a threshold, the point granting unit A point management system that deletes at least part of the points given to the service provider.

(Appendix 9)
A service user or a terminal device of a person related to the service user, and a server device connectable to the terminal device via a network,
The server device
a storage unit;
a point granting unit that grants points to a service provider and stores the granted points in the storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider;
The point granting unit is configured such that an execution rate of a predetermined action by the service user recognized by the terminal device or by a person related to the service user within a predetermined period after the point is granted to the service provider is less than a threshold. In the case of , the point management system is characterized in that at least part of the points given to the service provider is deleted according to the implementation rate.

(Appendix 10)
10. The point management system according to any one of appendices 1 to 5, 8, 9, wherein the points are exchangeable for goods.

(Appendix 11)
A server device connectable to a terminal device of a service user or a related person of the service user via a network,
a storage unit;
a point granting unit that grants points to a service provider and stores the granted points in the storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider;
The point granting unit is configured such that an execution rate of a predetermined action by the service user recognized by the terminal device or by a person related to the service user within a predetermined period after the point is granted to the service provider is less than a threshold. In the case of , the server device deletes at least part of the points given to the service provider according to the implementation rate.

(Appendix 12)
The points generated by the service user or the person related to the service user performing the first act are the points that the service user or the person related to the service user is associated with the first act after the first act granting the service provider to perform at least one second action;
and a step of storing the points given to the service provider in a storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider.

(Appendix 13)
a step of giving part of the points to the service provider in response to the performance of the first action, and storing the part of the given points in the storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider; 13. The point management method according to appendix 12, further comprising:

(Appendix 14)
a step of awarding points to a service provider;
a step of storing the points given to the service provider in a storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider;
If the execution rate of a predetermined action by the service user or a person related to the service user within a predetermined period after the point is granted to the service provider is less than a threshold, points are awarded to the service provider according to the implementation rate and deleting at least some of the points acquired.

(Appendix 15)
A point management system comprising a point granting unit and a storage unit,
The point granting unit adds points generated by the service user or a person related to the service user performing the first act to the service user or the person related to the service user after the first act granting the service provider to perform at least one second action associated with the first action;
A point management program for causing the point giving unit to store the points given to the service provider in the storage unit in association with the information indicating the service provider.

(Appendix 16)
In the point management system,
The point granting unit grants a portion of the points to the service provider due to the performance of the first action, associates the portion of the granted points with information indicating the service provider, and 16. The point management program according to appendix 15, for further executing the step of storing in the storage unit.

(Appendix 17)
A point management system comprising a point granting unit and a storage unit,
a step in which the point granting unit grants points to a service provider;
a step in which the point granting unit stores the points granted to the service provider in the storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider;
If the implementation rate of a predetermined action by the service user or a person related to the service user within a predetermined period after the point granting to the service provider is less than a threshold, the point granting unit and deleting at least part of the points granted to the service provider.

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a storage unit;
The points generated by the service user or the person related to the service user performing the first act are the points that the service user or the person related to the service user is associated with the first act after the first act and a point granting unit that grants a service provider when at least one second action is performed, and stores the granted points in the storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider. point management system. The point granting unit grants a portion of the points to the service provider due to the performance of the first action, associates the portion of the granted points with information indicating the service provider, and 2. The point management system according to claim 1, wherein the points are stored in a storage unit. a storage unit;
The points generated by the service user or the person related to the service user performing the first act are the first act performed by the service user or the person related to the service user after the first act a point granting unit that, prior to performing at least one second action associated with the A point management system characterized by comprising: A service user or a terminal device of a person related to the service user, and a server device connectable to the terminal device via a network,
The server device
a storage unit;
The point generated by the terminal device recognizing the first action by the service user or the person related to the service user is added to the point generated by the service user or the person related to the service user after the first act When the terminal device recognizes at least one second action associated with the first action, the point is given to the service provider, and the given point is stored in the storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider. A point management system comprising: a granting unit; The point granting unit grants a portion of the points to the service provider when the terminal device recognizes the first action, and stores the portion of the granted points as information indicating the service provider. 5. The point management system according to claim 4, wherein the points are associated and stored in the storage unit. A server device connectable to a terminal device of a service user or a related person of the service user via a network,
a storage unit;
The point generated by the terminal device recognizing the first action by the service user or the person related to the service user is added to the point generated by the service user or the person related to the service user after the first act When the terminal device recognizes at least one second action associated with the first action, the point is given to the service provider, and the given point is stored in the storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider. A server device comprising: a granting unit; The point granting unit grants a portion of the points to the service provider when the terminal device recognizes the first action, and stores the portion of the granted points as information indicating the service provider. 7. The server device according to claim 6, wherein the storage unit stores the data in association with each other. a storage unit;
a point granting unit that grants points to a service provider and stores the granted points in the storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider;
If the implementation rate of a predetermined action by the service user or a person related to the service user within a predetermined period after granting the points to the service provider is less than a threshold, the point granting unit A point management system that deletes at least part of the points given to the service provider. A service user or a terminal device of a person related to the service user, and a server device connectable to the terminal device via a network,
The server device
a storage unit;
a point granting unit that grants points to a service provider and stores the granted points in the storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider;
The point granting unit is configured such that an execution rate of a predetermined action by the service user recognized by the terminal device or by a person related to the service user within a predetermined period after the point is granted to the service provider is less than a threshold. In the case of , the point management system is characterized in that at least part of the points given to the service provider is deleted according to the implementation rate. 10. The point management system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, 8 and 9, wherein said points are exchangeable for goods. A server device connectable to a terminal device of a service user or a related person of the service user via a network,
a storage unit;
a point granting unit that grants points to a service provider and stores the granted points in the storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider;
The point granting unit is configured such that an execution rate of a predetermined action by the service user recognized by the terminal device or by a person related to the service user within a predetermined period after the point is granted to the service provider is less than a threshold. In the case of , the server device deletes at least part of the points given to the service provider according to the implementation rate. The points generated by the service user or the person related to the service user performing the first act are the points that the service user or the person related to the service user is associated with the first act after the first act granting the service provider to perform at least one second action;
and a step of storing the points given to the service provider in a storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider. a step of giving part of the points to the service provider in response to the performance of the first action, and storing the part of the given points in the storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider; 13. The point management method according to claim 12, further comprising: a step of awarding points to a service provider;
a step of storing the points given to the service provider in a storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider;
If the execution rate of a predetermined action by the service user or a person related to the service user within a predetermined period after the point is granted to the service provider is less than a threshold, points are awarded to the service provider according to the implementation rate and deleting at least some of the points acquired. A point management system comprising a point granting unit and a storage unit,
The point giving unit adds points generated by the service user or a person related to the service user performing the first action to the service user or the person related to the service user after the first act granting the service provider to perform at least one second action associated with the first action;
A point management program for causing the point giving unit to store the points given to the service provider in the storage unit in association with the information indicating the service provider. In the point management system,
The point granting unit grants a portion of the points to the service provider due to the performance of the first action, associates the portion of the granted points with information indicating the service provider, and 16. The point management program according to claim 15, further executing the step of storing in the storage unit. A point management system comprising a point granting unit and a storage unit,
a step in which the point granting unit grants points to a service provider;
a step in which the point granting unit stores the points granted to the service provider in the storage unit in association with information indicating the service provider;
If the implementation rate of a predetermined action by the service user or a person related to the service user within a predetermined period after the point granting to the service provider is less than a threshold, the point granting unit and deleting at least part of the points granted to the service provider.

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