JP4039803B2 - Computer-readable recording medium - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a computer-readable recording medium in which a program for a server device that distributes information to a mobile phone having a display unit and other terminal devices is recorded.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, mobile phones having a display unit for displaying characters and images on the screen and having an Internet connection function have been put into practical use. This type of mobile phone can execute a web browser program. And this mobile telephone displays the web page which this server apparatus provides on the display part by accessing the server apparatus which executes a web server program while running a web browser program.
[0003]
This server device distributes information such as advertisements and news to the mobile phone. Distribution of information to this type of mobile phone is attracting attention as a new advertising channel.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the effect of this advertisement can be expected only when it matches the preference of the user who uses the mobile phone. Therefore, an information provider such as an advertiser desires to distribute advertisements and other information that match each user's preference after recognizing each user's preference.
[0005]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a computer-readable recording medium in which a program for causing a server device to execute processing for acquiring information related to user preferences is recorded.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above problems, the present invention employs the following configuration.
[0007]
That is, a computer-readable recording medium according to the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium that records a program to be executed by a computer connected to a terminal device having a display unit for displaying information, and a plurality of assumed characters. A character ID uniquely associated with each of the character ID, description information including an explanation about the character, and character data including preference information assumed as the preference of the character in a character database; Procedure for storing user data including a user ID uniquely associated with a user of the terminal device and a character ID of the character selected by the user among the characters in a user database And the description information of each character data on the display unit of the terminal device The first display instruction information to be displayed is transmitted to the terminal device, and selection information indicating the description information selected by the user from the respective description information is acquired from the terminal device, and the acquired selection information indicates Character data including explanatory information is specified, user data including the acquired user ID and character ID of the specified character data is generated, and the generated user data is stored in the user database. A program for causing a computer to execute the storing procedure is recorded.
[0008]
If comprised in this way, the preference information assumed as a preference of the selected character will be estimated as preference information corresponding to this user's preference by a user selecting a character. That is, the server device (computer) can acquire the preference information corresponding to the user's preference by allowing the user to select a character.
[0009]
The terminal device may be a mobile phone having an Internet connection function and a display unit, or may be a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) or a personal computer.
[0010]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0011]
<Configuration of mobile phone>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the mobile phone 10. The cellular phone 10 includes a CPU 11, a memory unit 12, an input operation unit 13, a display unit 14, and an external interface unit 15 connected to the CPU 11. The mobile phone 10 corresponds to a terminal device.
[0012]
The memory unit 12 includes a ROM and a RAM, and stores data and programs. An operating system and a web browser program are stored in the ROM of the memory unit 12. Then, the CPU 11 interprets and executes a web page description script language such as C-HTML (Compact HTML), HDML (Handheld Device Markup Language), or WML (Wireless Markup Language) according to the code of the web browser program. At the same time, it interprets and executes a Java applet.
[0013]
The input operation unit 13 includes a numeric keypad and a menu button and accepts a user input operation. The display unit 14 has a screen made up of a liquid crystal display, for example, and displays characters and images on the screen.
[0014]
The external interface unit 15 is connected to the wireless transmission / reception unit 16, the microphone 17, and the speaker 18. The wireless transmission / reception unit 16 is connected to the antenna 19. Then, the external interface unit 15 controls the wireless transmission / reception unit 16 to cause the antenna 19 to transmit and receive data wirelessly. That is, the cellular phone 10 is connected to a gateway device (not shown) of a carrier (telecommunications carrier) via the antenna 19 to transmit / receive data to / from the gateway device.
[0015]
This gateway device is connected to the Internet. The mobile phone 10 can access various websites provided for the mobile phone 10 by being connected to the Internet via the gateway device.
[0016]
<Configuration of server device>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the server device 20. The server device 20 is composed of a highly functional computer. As shown in FIG. 2, the server device 20 includes a main control unit 21 having a CPU and a memory, a communication control unit 22 connected to the main control unit 21, and a hard disk (HDD) 23. Yes. The communication control unit 22 is connected to a carrier gateway device via a dedicated line or the Internet. The main control unit 21 corresponds to a processing device. The HDD 23 corresponds to a storage device and a recording medium.
[0017]
In the HDD 23, an operating system and application programs (not shown) are stored. The operating system has a kernel for system management and provides an application program interface (API) for application programs. Then, the CPU of the main control unit 21 operates according to the code of the operating system in a state where at least a part of the operating system is expanded on the memory. On the other hand, the application program is a program that realizes predetermined processing by calling a function of the operating system via the API. This application program includes a web server program.
[0018]
Further, the HDD 23 stores web data W used by the web server program. The web data W includes data described in the above-described script language for web page description and a Java applet. The HDD 23 stores a CGI (Common Gateway Interface) program (not shown) used by the web server program. The web server program of the server device 3 is executed in cooperation with the web browser program executed by the mobile phone 10, whereby a web page (screen) based on the web data W is displayed on the display unit 14 of the mobile phone 10. ) Is displayed.
[0019]
Further, in the HDD 23, a user database U, a character database R, and a distribution database T are stored.
[0020]
The user database U includes information related to the user of the mobile phone 10 that has accessed the server device 20 in the past. As will be described later with reference to FIG. 7, this user database U is created when the user of the mobile phone 10 first accesses a website provided by the server device 20.
[0021]
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of the user database U. The user database U includes a plurality of records (user data) each including a user ID field U1, a character ID field U2, an area field U3, a first preference field U4, and a second preference field U5. Have. In the user ID field U1, the telephone number of the user's mobile phone 10 is stored.
[0022]
Each user data (U) shown in FIG. 3 stores character strings in the area field U3, the first preference field U4, and the second preference field U5, respectively. However, each of the fields U3 to U5 may store a code number instead of storing a character string. In this case, a code correspondence table including a correspondence relationship between code numbers and character strings is stored in the HDD 23.
[0023]
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the character database R. The character database R has a plurality of records (character data) each including a character ID field R1. Each of these character data (U) is uniquely associated with a plurality of characters assumed using small animals as motifs. That is, a character ID uniquely associated with a character is stored in the character ID field R1 of the character data (R). The web data W includes image data of each character corresponding to each character ID.
[0024]
Further, the character data (R) includes a character name field R2, a family name field R3, a family relationship field R4, an occupation field R5, a personality field R6, a favorite food field R7, and a hobby field R8. Each of these fields R2 to R8 includes information (explanatory information) assumed in advance for expressing the individuality of each corresponding character.
[0025]
For example, in the record having the character ID (R1) “1” in the character data (R), the character name (R2) is “A”, the family name (R3) is “sakura”, and the family relationship ( R4) is "father", occupation (R5) is "company employee", personality (R6) is "Gomasuri", favorite food (R7) is "ramen", hobby (R8) Is "golf". That is, the character with the name “A” is the “Father” of the “Sakura” family, the occupation is “Company employee”, the personality is “Gomasuri”, and “Ramen” and “Golf” are preferred. Assumed.
[0026]
Furthermore, the character data (R) includes a first preference field R9 and a second preference field R10, respectively. The first preference field R9 is set in correspondence with the favorite food field R7. The second preference field R10 is set corresponding to the hobby field R8. Information stored in these preference fields R9 and R10 corresponds to preference information.
[0027]
In both fields R7 and R8, character strings in expressions suitable for character classification are stored. On the other hand, in both fields R9 and R10, character strings in expressions convenient for the side operating the server device 2 are stored. Therefore, although the contents of both fields R7, R8 and the contents of both fields R9, R10 in each character data correspond to each other, they do not always coincide completely.
[0028]
For example, in the character data (R) whose character ID (R1) is “1”, the favorite food (R7) is “ramen”, but the first preference (R9) corresponding to this favorite food (R7). However, it is “Chinese”. On the other hand, the character data (R) whose character ID (R1) is “1” has a hobby (R8) of “golf”, and the second preference (R10) corresponding to this hobby (R8) is also “golf”. "It has become.
[0029]
The first preference field R9 and the second preference field R10 may each store a code number instead of a character string. In this case, a code correspondence table including a correspondence relationship between code numbers and character strings is stored in the HDD 23 in advance.
[0030]
The distribution database T shown in FIG. 2 includes advertisements, news, and event information that the server device 20 distributes to the mobile phone 10. The distribution database T is classified into a first distribution database Ta and a second distribution database Tb.
[0031]
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the first distribution database Ta. The first distribution database Ta has a plurality of records (first distribution data) including a first preference field Ta1, an area field Ta2, and a content field Ta3. The first preference field Ta1 in the first distribution data (Ta) corresponds to the field U4 in the user data (U) in FIG. 3 and the field R9 in the character data (R) in FIG. is doing. Further, the information stored in the content field Ta3 in the first distribution data (Ta) corresponds to the notification content information.
[0032]
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of the second distribution database Tb. The second distribution database Tb has a plurality of records (second distribution data) including a second preference field Tb1, an area field Tb2, and a content field Tb3. The second preference field Tb1 in the second distribution data (Tb) corresponds to the field U5 in the user data (U) in FIG. 3 and the field R10 in the character data (R) in FIG. is doing. The information stored in the content field Tb3 in the second distribution data (Tb) corresponds to the notification content information.
[0033]
Further, the area data fields Ta2 and Tb2 in the first distribution data (Ta) and the second distribution data (Tb) respectively correspond to the field U3 in the user data (U) in FIG. In the first preference field Ta1 in the first distribution data (Ta) and the second preference field Tb1 in the second distribution data (Tb), a character string is not stored but a code is stored. A number may be stored. In this case, a code correspondence table including a correspondence relationship between code numbers and character strings is stored in the HDD 23 in advance.
[0034]
<User registration>
The cellular phone 10 connects to a website provided by the server device 20 by transmitting a predetermined http request (request information) to the server device 20. This http request includes a URL (URI) associated with predetermined data in the web data W.
[0035]
Then, the server device 20 receives this http request, and acquires the telephone number of the mobile phone 10 based on the information included in the http request. Further, the server device 20 searches the user database U and confirms whether there is user data (U) including the acquired telephone number in the user ID field U1. When the record does not exist, the server device 20 starts the user registration process shown in the flowchart of FIG.
[0036]
In the first S001 after the start, the server device 20 displays a character name list screen on the display unit 14 of the mobile phone 10. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a character name list screen. On this character name list screen, the character names “A”, “B”, “C”, “D”,... Of each user data (R) are displayed. The user operates the mobile phone 10 to select one of the character names displayed on the character name list screen that is of interest. Then, the server apparatus 20 searches the character database R, and acquires character data (R) corresponding to the character name selected by the user.
[0037]
In the next S002, the server device 20 includes information in each field R2 to R8 in the character data (R) acquired in S001 in the character database R, and image data corresponding to the character ID (R1) of the record. Is created, and the created web data W is displayed on the display unit 14 of the mobile phone 10 as a character information screen. The byte code for displaying the character information screen in the web data W corresponds to the first display instruction information.
[0038]
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing an example of this character information screen. FIG. 9 shows a character information screen corresponding to character data (R) having a character ID “1” in the character database R. In this character information screen, columns of “character name”, “family name”, “family relationship”, “profession”, “personality”, “favorite food”, and “hobby” are displayed. In each of these fields, information in each field R2 to R8 in the record in the character database R is displayed. Further, the image data 31 corresponding to the character whose character ID is “1” is displayed on the character information screen of FIG.
[0039]
The user looks at the character information screen and determines whether he / she sympathizes with the character. Note that the user's sympathy with the character is presumed that the user has a preference assumed as the preference of the character.
[0040]
On the character information screen of FIG. 9, buttons “Register” and “Do not register” are displayed. Then, the user operates the mobile phone 10 to specify a “Register” button when empathizing with the character, and designates a “Do not register” button when not empathizing. The designation of the “Register” button corresponds to the selection information being acquired by the server device 20.
[0041]
In the next S003, the server device 20 advances the process to S004 if the “Register” button in FIG. 9 is designated in S002, and proceeds to the process if the “Do not register” button is designated. To S001.
[0042]
In S004, the server device 20 specifies a character ID corresponding to the character selected when S001 was last executed, and adds new user data (U) to the user database U. The server device 20 stores the telephone number acquired based on the received http request in the user ID field U1 of the added user data (U), and specifies it in the character ID field U2. The character ID is stored. At the same time, the server device 20 includes the first preference of the character data (R) including the identified character ID in the first preference field U4 and the second preference field U5 of the added user data (U), respectively. Information in the field R9 and the second preference field R10 is stored. Then, the server device 20 ends the process.
[0043]
<Area (Region) Registration>
The user who has completed the above user registration can register the area where he / she resides and the area serving as the base of activities with respect to the server device 20. Specifically, first, the user operates the mobile phone 10 to display the menu screen of FIG. That is, the server device 20 transmits web data W for displaying a menu screen to the mobile phone 10 in accordance with a request from the mobile phone 10. In the menu screen of FIG. 10, “1. Select character”, “2. Register your preference”, and “3. Area setting” are displayed.
[0044]
When the user designates “3. Area setting” by operating the mobile phone 10, the server device 20 displays an area setting screen on the display unit 14 of the mobile phone 10. FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of this area setting screen. Image data 31 is displayed on this area setting screen. The image data 31 corresponds to the character ID (U2) included in the user data (U) associated with the user. Further, on this area setting screen, a pull-down menu for allowing the user to select one area from a plurality of areas is displayed. Then, the user operates the mobile phone 10 to specify an area using this pull-down menu. In FIG. 11, “Osaka” is designated as the area. Thereafter, the server device 20 stores the area designated by the user in the area field U3 of the user data (U) associated with the user.
[0045]
Note that the user can change the character selected in the above user registration by designating “1. Select character” on the menu screen of FIG. In addition, the user can customize the information in the preference fields U4 and U5 in the record corresponding to the user in the user database U by designating “2. Register own preference”. it can.
[0046]
<Distribution of information>
When the user's mobile phone 10 accesses the website provided by the server device 20, the server device 20 extracts information suitable for the user from the distribution database T and displays the display unit 14 of the mobile phone 10. To display. Hereinafter, this process will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The flowchart of FIG. 12 starts when the server device 20 receives an http request transmitted from the user's mobile phone 10.
[0047]
In first S101 after the start, the server device 20 acquires the telephone number of the corresponding mobile phone 10 as the user ID based on the received http request. Then, the server device 20 searches the user database U using the acquired user ID as a key.
[0048]
In the next S102, the server device 20 advances the process to S104 when the user data (U) including the user ID acquired in S101 is specified, and advances the process to S103 if it cannot be specified. Proceed. In S103, the server apparatus 20 advances the process to S104 after executing the process of the flowchart of FIG.
[0049]
In S104, the server device 20 searches the distribution database T.
[0050]
Specifically, first, the server device 20 acquires information stored in the first preference field U4 and the area field U3 of the user data (U) including the user ID acquired in S101. Note that the first preference (U4) corresponds to the first preference (R9) in the character data (R). Then, the server device 20 searches the first distribution database Ta using the acquired first preference (U4) and area (U3) as keys. That is, the server device 20 includes first distribution data including the first preference (U4) as the search key in the first preference field Ta1 and the area (U3) as the search key in the area field Ta2. (Ta) is extracted.
[0051]
For example, if the user ID acquired in S101 is “09012345671”, the server device 20 is stored in the first preference field U4 and the area field U3 in the user data (U) including the user ID, respectively. “Chinese” and “Osaka” are used as search keys. Then, the third record (first distribution data) in the first distribution database Ta is extracted. That is, the first distribution data (Ta) in which “Chinese Chinese food”, “Osaka”, and “Gyoza serving is free now” is extracted in each of the fields Ta1 to Ta3.
[0052]
Similarly, the server device 20 acquires information stored in the second preference field U5 and the area field U3 of the user data (U) including the user ID acquired in S101. Note that the second preference (U5) corresponds to the second preference (R10) in the character data R. Then, the server device 20 searches the second distribution database Tb using the acquired second preference (U5) and area (U3) as keys.
[0053]
For example, if the user ID acquired in S101 is “09012345671”, the server device 20 is stored in the second preference field U5 and the area field U3 in the user data (U) including this user ID, respectively. “Golf” and “Osaka” are used as search keys. If the second distribution database Tb does not include the second distribution data (Tb) that satisfies the condition by the search key, the server device 20 cannot extract the second distribution data (Tb). .
[0054]
In the next S105, the server device 20 branches the process depending on whether or not the distribution data (Ta, Tb) is extracted in S104. In other words, if even one record of the distribution data (Ta, Tb) is extracted, the process proceeds to S106, and if not extracted, the process ends.
[0055]
In S106, the server device 20 includes the information stored in the content fields Ta3 and Tb3 of the distribution data (Ta, Tb) extracted in S104, and the character of the user data U including the user ID acquired in S101. Web data W including image data corresponding to ID (U2) is created. The web data W includes an applet that displays image data as a moving image.
[0056]
For example, when the distribution data (Ta) in which “Chinese food”, “Osaka”, and “Gyoza serving is now free…” are extracted in the fields Ta1 to Ta3 in S104, respectively. Then, the web data W including the content “Tapa dumpling is free now” stored in the content field Ta3 is created.
[0057]
Then, the server device 20 displays a distribution screen corresponding to the created web data W on the display unit 14 of the mobile phone 10. FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of this distribution screen. On this distribution screen, the character image data 31 corresponding to the character ID (U2) of the user data (U) including the user ID acquired in S101 is displayed, and this character is displayed to the user. As if to talk, the string “Gyoza serving now is free…” is displayed. This character string may be converted into a character string whose ending is changed in correspondence with the character.
[0058]
As described above, the server device 20 can acquire a preference estimated to be equivalent to the user's preference simply by allowing the user to select a character that the user sympathizes with. . Then, the server device 20 can notify the user of an advertisement that matches the user's preference in an atmosphere where the character speaks. For this reason, the effect of advertisement improves.
[0059]
(Supplementary note 1) A computer-readable recording medium recording a program to be executed by a computer connected to a terminal device having a display unit for displaying information,
Character data that includes a character ID uniquely associated with each of a plurality of assumed characters, explanation information that includes an explanation about the character, and preference information that is assumed as a preference of the character is stored in the character database. Procedures to store,
Procedure for storing user data including a user ID uniquely associated with a user of the terminal device and a character ID of a character selected by the user among the characters in a user database When,
The first display instruction information for displaying the explanation information of each character data on the display unit of the terminal device is transmitted to the terminal device, and the explanation information selected by the user from the explanation information from the terminal device Selection information indicating that the character data including the explanatory information indicated by the acquired selection information is specified, and the user data including the acquired user ID and the character ID of the specified character data is obtained. A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing a computer to execute the procedure for creating and storing the created user data in the user database.
[0060]
(Supplementary Note 2) When the computer receives request information from the terminal device, the program causes the user ID associated with the user of the terminal device to be acquired based on the request information, and the acquired use A step of transmitting the first display instruction information to the terminal device when user data including a user ID is not stored in the user database;
The computer-readable recording medium according to appendix 1, wherein
[0061]
(Supplementary Note 3) The program stores the distribution data including the preference information and the notification content information in a distribution database;
When the computer receives request information from the terminal device, the user data associated with the user of the terminal device is acquired based on the request information, and user data including the acquired user ID is If stored in the user database, the character ID in the user data including the acquired user ID is acquired, the preference information in the character data including the acquired character ID is acquired, Further including a procedure for transmitting to the terminal device second display instruction information for displaying the notification content information in the distribution data including the acquired preference information on the display unit of the terminal device.
The computer-readable recording medium according to appendix 1 or 2, characterized by the above.
[0062]
(Supplementary Note 4) The second display instruction information is a display program for displaying image data corresponding to the character together with the notification content information on a display unit of the terminal device.
The computer-readable recording medium according to Supplementary Note 3, wherein
[0063]
(Supplementary Note 5) The distribution data includes area information for specifying a certain area from a plurality of areas,
The user data includes the area information set by the user,
The program causes area information in user data including the acquired user ID to be acquired, and the notification area information in the distribution data including the acquired area information and the acquired preference information is acquired in the terminal. The method further includes transmitting the second display instruction information to be displayed on the display unit of the device to the terminal device.
The computer-readable recording medium according to appendix 3 or 4, characterized by the above.
[0064]
(Supplementary note 6) A communication control method for a terminal device having a display unit for displaying information,
Character data that includes a character ID uniquely associated with each of a plurality of assumed characters, explanation information that includes an explanation about the character, and preference information that is assumed as a preference of the character is stored in the character database. Procedures to store,
Procedure for storing user data including a user ID uniquely associated with a user of the terminal device and a character ID of a character selected by the user among the characters in a user database When,
First display instruction information for displaying the description information of each character data on the display unit of the terminal device is transmitted to the terminal device, and the description information selected by the user from the terminal device from among each of the description information Selection information indicating that the character data including the explanatory information indicated by the acquired selection information is specified, and the user data including the acquired user ID and the character ID of the specified character data is obtained. And a procedure for storing the created user data in the user database,
A communication control method comprising:
[0065]
(Appendix 7)
A processing device connected to a terminal device having a display unit for displaying information;
Character data that includes a character ID uniquely associated with each of a plurality of assumed characters, explanation information that includes an explanation about the character, and preference information that is assumed as a preference of the character is stored in the character database. User data including a storing procedure, a user ID uniquely associated with the user of the terminal device, and a character ID of the character selected by the user among the characters. The procedure for storing in the database and the first display instruction information for displaying the description information of each character data on the display unit of the terminal device are transmitted to the terminal device, and from the terminal device, from among the explanation information The selection information indicating the description information selected by the user is acquired, and the description information indicated by the acquired selection information Procedures for specifying the included character data, generating user data including the acquired user ID and the character ID of the specified character data, and storing the generated user data in the user database A storage device storing a program for causing the processing device to execute
A server device comprising:
[0066]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention configured as described above, preference information assumed as the preference of the character is acquired as information corresponding to the preference of the user only by allowing the user to select a character.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mobile phone
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the server device
[Figure 3] Schematic diagram of user database
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a character database.
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a first distribution database.
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a second distribution database.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing user registration processing.
FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing a character name list screen.
FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a character information screen.
FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing a menu screen.
FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of an area setting screen.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing information distribution processing;
FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram of a distribution screen.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Mobile phone
14 Display section
20 Server device
21 Main control unit
23 Hard disk
W Web data
U User database
R character database
T database for distribution

Claims (3)

A character ID uniquely associated with each of a plurality of assumed characters, explanation information including explanation about the character, and the character, which is communicably connected to a terminal device having a display unit for displaying information Access to the character database storing the preference information having the content assumed as the user's preference and the character data including the image data of the character, and the distribution database storing the advertising content in association with each content of the preference information Loaded on the computer
In response to a request from the terminal device, first display instruction information for reading character data for each character stored in the character database and displaying information in the character data on the display unit of the terminal device is displayed. Creating and transmitting to the terminal device;
A procedure for acquiring selection information for identifying a character selected by a user from each of the characters from the terminal device that has received the first display instruction information for each character;
A procedure for identifying character data for the character indicated by the acquired selection information;
A procedure for storing, in the user database, a user ID uniquely associated with a user of the terminal device, and user data including a character ID and preference information in the specified character data; ,
In response to the request specifying the user ID from the terminal device, the character ID and the preference information associated with the user ID are read from the user database and correspond to the character ID read from the user database. Reading image data from the character database, and reading advertisement content corresponding to the content of the preference information read from the user database from the distribution database;
Based on the read advertisement content and image data, a second display instruction information to be displayed on the display unit of the terminal device by combining the image of the character indicated by the image data and the advertisement content is created, and the terminal device A computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program for causing the computer to execute a procedure for transmitting to the computer. When the computer receives a request designating the user ID from the terminal device, if the user data including the user ID is not stored in the user database, the program The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1, wherein the computer is caused to execute a procedure for transmitting one display instruction information to the terminal device. The data for distribution includes area information for specifying a certain area from a plurality of areas,
The user data includes the area information set by the user,
The program causes area information in user data including the acquired user ID to be acquired, and the notification area information in the distribution data including the acquired area information and the acquired preference information is acquired in the terminal. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1, further comprising a procedure of transmitting to the terminal device second display instruction information to be displayed on the display unit of the device.

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