JP5923958B2 - Novelty distribution system, novelty distribution server device, electronic commerce server device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a method for providing a novelty (a gift for sales promotion, a bonus) accompanying electronic commerce distributed via a network such as the Internet.

2. Description of the Related Art In the past, in commercial transactions at general stores, prizes and promotional goods have been provided in conjunction with the purchase of these products for the purpose of promoting willingness to purchase and making specific products known. For example, a method of obtaining a prize by printing an application ticket on a product label or packaging film, and mailing the application ticket to a gift provider, or a method of enclosing a card or character goods in the product, etc. .

In recent years, mobile phones and personal digital assistants have become widespread, and electronic commerce that uses these to provide products and services via a network such as the Internet is growing. In these electronic commerce, there is also a form in which a part of conventional commerce such as ordering ordinary tangible goods electronically, receiving goods and paying money is digitized, but mobile phones and mobile information There is a form in which intangible products such as books, magazines, comics, and other electronic information (hereinafter referred to as electronic books) for browsing exclusively on the terminal are traded.

In such a situation where electronic commerce is frequently used, depending on the contents of the commerce, it is becoming possible to provide prizes and promotional goods using a network. In addition, the above-mentioned prizes and promotional goods themselves are also digitized and can be downloaded to mobile phones and personal digital assistants, and these are called “electronic bonuses” for those who have the right to acquire regular prizes. An apparatus and a method for providing a free gift in an appropriate manner (see Patent Document 1) are known.

JP 2003-281428 A

However, according to the electronic bonus providing apparatus and method disclosed in Patent Document 1, the customer needs to register as a member in the bonus providing system in order to receive the service, and in the case of obtaining a premium, a regular prize is acquired. You must present your rights in an electronic way. In addition, exchange of information may require exchange of information by e-mail, and it is necessary to follow complicated procedures and disclosure of personal information before actually receiving “electronic bonus”, and operation within the providing system It was necessary to be familiar with conventions such as procedures and how to get extras.

The present invention relates to a service in electronic commerce, the purpose of which is to make an apparatus related to the distribution of gifts for sales promotion (hereinafter referred to as novelty) independent from an electronic commerce site that provides novelty, By reducing the management burden of novelty providers and providing a method that allows e-commerce customers who have been granted novelty to arbitrarily acquire those novelties with a simple operation, it is possible to acquire new customers and It is to provide a novelty distribution server device and a server device for differentiating other businesses by securing customers.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention of the present application is capable of communication between an electronic commerce server device and a novelty distribution server device that manages the novelty distributed with electronic commerce and a content distribution server that holds the content that is the novelty distributed. A novelty distribution system connected to the electronic commerce server device, wherein the electronic commerce server device manages a member database and performs user authentication, and receives a request from a member terminal through a network, and the novelty distribution server device In response to the request from the member terminal in response to the request from the member terminal, the initial screen creating means for making an inquiry inquiry including a member identifier and returning information indicating that there is an acquirable novelty to the novelty distribution server device Can be obtained by inquiries including member identifiers A novelty list presenting means for creating a novelty confirmation screen data and returning it to the member terminal, and selecting the receipt of the novelty at the member terminal, the member identifier and the novelty are sent to the novelty distribution server device. A request including the identifier of the content is transmitted, information for connecting to the content distribution server device for starting the download sequence of the content corresponding to the specified novelty identifier, the one-time password, and the product identifier information of the novelty to be downloaded are included. A novelty acquisition means for returning the novelty download screen data to the member terminal, wherein the novelty distribution server device is connected to the electronic commerce server device via a network. Send / receive means that accepts requests and sends back corresponding information, member identifiers that are granted novelty acquisition rights, identifiers that identify novelties, receipt expiration dates, flags indicating completion of receipts, and download downloads A storage means for recording and holding a novelty grant table for recording a necessary temporary password as one record, a grant novelty confirmation means for returning the presence / absence of a novelty given to a query specifying a member identifier, and a member A temporary password is generated in response to a novelty acquisition request specifying a member identifier and an identifier that identifies a novelty, and a novelty list creation means for creating and returning a list of novelties given to a query that specifies an identifier To the external content distribution server A request for registration is made so that the combination of the identifier for identifying the created novelty and the generated temporary password is treated as a valid download request, and the result is returned to the request source, and the given novelty is downloaded to the member terminal The novelty granting table is rewritten when the novelty granting table is updated, and the novelty granting table is updated in correspondence with the contents of the novelty granting list including the member identifier of the target member and the target novelty from the electronic commerce service manager terminal. A novelty distribution server device comprising a novelty distribution means for controlling and a control means for controlling each of the above means. As a result, the device relating to the distribution of novelty can be made independent from the electronic commerce site that provides the novelty, and the electronic commerce service administrator can request the novelty distribution server via the network. Can be provided to eligible members.

The second embodiment of the present invention is:
The storage means of the novelty distribution server device further includes a plurality of novelty grant tables for each electronic commerce service entity, and an electronic commerce service corresponding to an inquiry specifying an identifier of the electronic commerce service entity and a member identifier Provided novelty confirmation means for returning the presence / absence of novelty given to each subject,
  The initial screen creation means of the electronic commerce server device makes an inquiry inquiry including a bespoke and a member identifier to the novelty distribution server device, and if there is an acquirable novelty, returns information to that effect, It is the novelty distribution system of the said invention. As a result, a single novelty distribution server device can exchange information with a plurality of electronic commerce server devices via a network and distribute novelty.

In the above novelty distribution system, the novelty distribution server device that manages the novelty may also serve as a content distribution server that holds the content that is the distributed novelty. That is, the novelty distribution server device itself may hold content that is novelty. Further, the novelty distribution means of the novelty distribution server device updates the novelty granting table in response to an identifier identifying the novelty and a notification of the expiration date for receiving the novelty from the administrator of the content distribution server. As a result, the administrator of the content distribution server can give the expiration date for receiving the novelty to be distributed and notify the target member.

According to the present invention, since the distribution of the novelty by the novelty distribution server device is a service for members of the existing electronic commerce site using the server device, user authentication is performed at the time of logging in the electronic commerce site, and the novelty is acquired. It is not necessary to go through a new personal recognition means, and it is not necessary to exchange information by e-mail, so that new disclosure of personal information is not required. In addition, since the user interface such as an operation method and terms related to novelty acquisition can be adapted to the rules of the electronic commerce site, it can be expected that operability with a little discomfort is obtained.

According to the present invention, information relating to novelty distribution is not placed on a server device of an existing electronic commerce site, and the novelty distribution server which is another independent computer can provide the information.

It is a block diagram which shows the whole novelty distribution system structure. 3 is a block diagram showing details of the electronic commerce server device 100. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of an electronic commerce server device 100. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing details of the novelty distribution server device 300. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a novelty distribution server device 300. FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the novelty provision table 390. It is a block diagram which shows the operation | movement until it displays the initial screen (my page) on a user terminal in response to the login request | requirement from a user terminal. It is a flowchart explaining the process of the grant novelty confirmation means 330. FIG. It is a figure explaining the process which concerns on confirmation of novelty from a member terminal. 10 is a flowchart for describing processing related to a grant novelty list creation unit 340; It is a block diagram which shows operation | movement until it displays a novelty download screen from a member terminal. It is a figure explaining the process which concerns on the grant novelty acquisition means 350. FIG. It is a figure explaining the process which concerns on downloading of novelty. It is a figure explaining the process which concerns on the novelty download means 360. FIG. It is a figure explaining the process which concerns on the novelty distribution means. It is an example of a login screen. It is an example of an initial screen (my page). It is an example of the confirmation screen of novelty. It is an example of a novelty download screen. It is an example of a novelty download completion screen. It is a block diagram which shows the whole structure of a novelty distribution function (multi-server correspondence type).

Hereinafter, the configuration of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.
As an embodiment of the present invention, an example in which electronic content in an electronic book service site is provided as a novelty at a specific electronic commerce site will be described.

The present invention relates to a system in which a dedicated novelty distribution server device having a function related to providing novelty cooperates with a server device that provides an electronic commerce service. This electronic commerce service is limited to product sales sites that sell tangible goods. However, the novelty to be given is electronic content, and is limited to the one delivered by downloading on the network.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the novelty distribution system in the first embodiment. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 100 denotes a server apparatus according to the first embodiment, which is an apparatus that provides an electronic commerce service on the Internet. Details of the functions of this apparatus will be described later. Reference numeral 300 denotes the novelty distribution server apparatus according to the first embodiment, which operates separately from the server apparatus. Details of the functions of this apparatus will also be described later.

Although the network 500 is shown in a simplified manner, it is a combination of a plurality of networks via a gateway such as the Internet, and is composed of a LAN (Local Area Network), a telephone line, a mobile communication network, etc. Information and data can be transmitted and received between the terminals (member terminals) 201 and 202 and the server device 100, the novelty distribution server device 300, and the digital content distribution server device 400.

A user of an e-commerce service provides a service provided by the e-commerce server apparatus 100 on the WWW (World Wide Web) via a network 500 from a user terminal (member terminal) such as a mobile phone 201 or a portable terminal / PC 202 owned by the user. To receive a service related to normal electronic commerce and a novelty receiving service according to the present invention.

The electronic content to be a novelty target is not stored in the server device 100 but in the digital content distribution server device 400 on the network 500 or in the novelty distribution server device 300.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating details of the server device 100. The server device provides an electronic commerce service on the Internet. This apparatus includes a transmission / reception unit 110, a control unit 120, a member information management unit 130, an initial screen creation unit 140, a novelty list presentation unit 150, a novelty acquisition unit 160, a search for sales products in an electronic commerce service, purchase conditions, and a settlement unit. And other transaction function providing means 170 that provides functions such as notification of sending a product when a normal result is obtained by performing settlement (settlement request) processing for a purchase application from a member. And several databases described later. Each means will be described later.

The control means 120 analyzes the request from the user terminal (member terminal) received from the transmission / reception means 110, the member information management means 130, the initial screen creation means 140, the novelty list presentation means 150, the novelty acquisition means 160, and other After any one of the transaction function providing means 170 is operated to perform a predetermined process, a response screen to the user's request is transmitted via the transmission / reception means 110.

In addition, the member information management unit 130 performs user authentication of the member, and manages registration and deletion of the member, registered personal information such as the member ID, login password, and name of the member, a product purchase history of the member, and the like. The substance of these data is stored in a member information DB (database) 180. The product information DB (database) 190 stores product specifications, photos, drawings and the like handled by the electronic commerce service site.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the server device 100 for electronic commerce. In the server apparatus 100, a control unit 101, a local storage unit 102, a peripheral device I / F unit 103, an input unit 104, a display unit 105, and a communication unit 106 are connected via a path 109. The control unit 101 controls the entire apparatus with a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and executes a program. The storage unit 102 holds data and programs processed by the control unit 101. Peripheral device I / F unit 103 exchanges data with a storage medium of a hard disk in which a database and a program are recorded. The input unit 104 is an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse, and inputs data and the like. The display unit 105 is a display device such as a display. The communication unit 106 communicates with other computers via a network.

  The relationship between each means shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 is that the storage unit 102 of the electronic commerce server apparatus 100 stores the customer's OS program code and the HTTP protocol used as the electronic commerce server apparatus 100 by the customer. In addition to the WEB server software (main part of the transmission / reception means 110) that receives a request from the server and returns a response to the response, it is initialized via the computer program module (main part of the control means 120) that controls processing transition and the transmission / reception means 110. A computer program module (initial screen creation means 140, novelty list presentation means 150, and novelty acquisition means 160) that creates and transmits a dialog screen corresponding to a request relating to screen creation, novelty list presentation, and novelty acquisition. Main part), user's A computer program module group that creates an interactive screen for authenticating membership of the electronic commerce service, searching for a product, presenting purchase conditions, and presenting a payment means via the transmission / reception means 110 in response to a quest, and returns it to the request source Execution format programs of (member information management means 130 and other main parts of transaction function providing means 170) are stored, and these program codes are read out by the control unit 101 and stored in the electronic commerce server apparatus 100. It functions as each means 110-170 by driving and controlling the hardware.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing details of the novelty distribution server device 300. The novelty distribution server device 300 provides a service related to the novelty provision of the present invention. The apparatus has a right to receive a novelty using the transmission / reception means 310, the control means 320, the grant novelty confirmation means 330, the grant novelty list creation means 340, the grant novelty acquisition means 350, the novelty download means 360, and the novelty grant table 390. Is provided with a novelty distribution means 370 for granting the subject person with the subject. Each means will be described later. The novelty information table 391 stores bibliographic information of novelty products on the novelty granting table 390. In addition, a content DB (database) 380 that stores a data body of electronic content to be a novelty target may be provided.

The control unit 320 analyzes the communication content received from the server device for electronic commerce received from the transmission / reception unit 310, and includes any of the grant novelty confirmation unit 330, the grant novelty list creation unit 340, the grant novelty acquisition unit 350, and the novelty distribution unit 370. After a predetermined process is performed by operating these, a response screen is transmitted to the electronic commerce server device via the transmission / reception means 310.

In addition, the control unit 320 analyzes the communication content received from the content distribution server 400 from the transmission / reception unit 310, operates the novelty download unit 360, performs a predetermined process, and then performs a predetermined process via the transmission / reception unit 310. The response screen is transmitted to the member terminal.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the novelty distribution server device 300. In the novelty distribution server device 300, a control unit 301, a local storage unit 302, a peripheral device I / F unit 303, an input unit 304, a display unit 305, and a communication unit 306 are connected via a path 309. The control unit 301 controls the entire apparatus with a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and executes a program. The storage unit 302 holds data and programs processed by the control unit 301. The peripheral device I / F unit 303 exchanges data with a storage medium of a hard disk in which a database and a program are recorded. The input unit 304 is an input device such as a keyboard or a mouse, and inputs data. The display unit 305 is a display device such as a display. A communication unit 306 communicates with other computers via a network.

  The relationship between the means shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 is that the storage unit 302 of the novelty distribution server device 300 stores the program code of the OS of the computer used as the novelty distribution server device 300 and the HTTP protocol from the customer. In addition to the WEB server software (the main part of the transmission / reception means 310) that receives a request and returns a response to the request, a novelty program is provided via a computer program module (main part of the control means 320) that controls processing transitions and the transmission / reception means 310 Confirmation, creation of grant novelty list, acquisition of grant novelty, and computer program module for creating and sending a dialog screen corresponding to a request for downloading novelty (grant novelty confirmation means 330, grant novelty list creation hand) 340, main part of grant novelty acquisition means 350 and novelty download means 360), and an executable program of a computer program module (main part of novelty distribution means 370) for distributing the novelty to the target members. The program code is read by the control unit 301, and functions as the respective units 310 to 370 by driving and controlling the hardware of the novelty distribution server device 300.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of the novelty assignment table 390. In this database, one record consists of five items: member ID, merchandise ID indicating the granted novelty, expiry information on receipt of novelty, download completion flag, and one-time password. Manages which novelties are distributed. The contents of this table are additionally registered, updated, and deleted by a novelty distributing means 370 (details of functions will be described later).

FIG. 7 shows the flow of processing from login to initial screen display. When the electronic commerce service user tries to receive the service, the server apparatus 100 accepts the request from the member terminal, operates the member information management means 130 via the control means 120, and logs in (see FIG. 16). Is displayed, and user authentication processing is performed based on the member ID and password input by the user terminal (member terminal). If the user ID is not authenticated, a screen indicating that is created and returned to the user terminal (member terminal).

When the user authentication is performed in the above process, the server apparatus 100 operates the initial screen creation unit 140 to inquire the novelty distribution server apparatus 300 whether there is a novelty for the member (S141). The novelty distribution server device 300 receives the inquiry of the server device 100 and operates the grant novelty confirmation unit 330 via the control unit 320 to check whether or not there is a novelty for the member. A response “Yes” or “No” is returned (S142). Upon receiving this response, the server apparatus 100 returns the processing to the initial screen creation means 140 via the control means 120, creates an initial screen (my page), and displays the initial screen (see FIG. 17) on the member terminal. If there is a novelty addressed to the member, a message such as “I have a present” is displayed as shown in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart for explaining the processing of the granted novelty confirmation unit 330. The grant novelty confirmation unit 330 sequentially reads the records of the novelty grant table 390 and checks whether the grant grant conditions are met (the member ID currently authenticated by the user matches the member ID data of the record, and the novelty has not been downloaded yet). If the grant condition is satisfied, the presence / absence flag value is set to “Yes”, and all the records in the novelty grant table 390 have been read without satisfying the grant condition. In this case, the value of the presence / absence flag is set to “none”, and the server apparatus 100 is returned to the server device 100 as to whether the novelty is “present” or “none” (S142), and the process ends.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining processing related to confirmation of novelty. If there is a novelty on the initial screen of a user authenticated user, the content of the novelty can be confirmed. In the example of FIG. 17, the details of the novelty can be confirmed by selecting the “display details” button (B01). When the “display details” button (B01) is selected, the server apparatus 100 receives this response and activates the novelty list presenting means 150 via the control means 120. The novelty list presenting means 150 requests the novelty distribution server device 300 to create a list of novelties given to the member (S151).

The novelty distribution server device 300 receives the request from the server device 100, operates the grant novelty list creation means 340 via the control means 320, creates a novelty list given to the member, and sends the novelty list to the server device 100. Is returned (S152). Upon receiving this response, the server apparatus 100 returns the process to the novelty list presenting means 150 via the control means 120. The novelty list presenting means 150 creates a novelty list display screen based on the received novelty list and displays the novelty list display screen (see FIG. 18) on the member terminal.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart for explaining processing related to the grant novelty list creation means 340. The grant novelty list creation means 340 sequentially reads the records of the novelty grant table 390 and checks whether the novelty grant conditions are met (the member ID currently authenticated by the user matches the member ID data of the record, and the novelty download is complete). If the grant condition is satisfied, the product ID and the bibliographic information of the product are extracted from the novelty information table 391 and added to the novelty list, and the novelty grant table 390 After reading all the records, the final novelty list is returned to the server apparatus 100 (S152), and the process is terminated.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a process related to a novelty reception request. If there is a novelty for the member on the novelty list display screen (FIG. 18), the member user can select to receive a present, and the member user selects to receive a present (B11 or B12 in FIG. 18). Then, the control means 120 of the server device 100 that has received this request activates the novelty acquisition means 160. The novelty acquisition means 160 transmits novelty acquisition request data including the identifier (product ID) of the novelty requested to be acquired to the novelty distribution server device 300 (S161). In the novelty list display screen (FIG. 18), when the member user selects “Return to My Page” without selecting the present (B13 in FIG. 18), the function of the user terminal (member terminal) is used. To return to the initial screen (My Page, FIG. 17).

The novelty distribution server device 300 receives the request from the server device 100, operates the attached novelty acquisition unit 350 via the control unit 320, performs processing so that the novelty can be downloaded, and returns the result to the server device 100 ( S162). Upon receiving this response, the server apparatus 100 returns the process to the novelty acquisition means 160 via the control means 120. The novelty acquisition unit 160 creates a novelty download screen based on the received processing result, displays information on the novelty download screen (see FIG. 19) on the member terminal and activates the download sequence (content is stored). The URL information of the server device, the one-time password, and the novelty product ID to be downloaded (details will be described later) are returned to the member terminal. This information is held in the member terminal while the novelty download screen is displayed.

FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining processing related to the granted novelty acquisition unit 350. Here, the content distribution server device 400 receives a request for data reception and access permission including the one-time password of the novelty distribution server device 300 and the product ID of the novelty, responds to access from the user terminal (member terminal), and is designated. Has the function of providing electronic content.

As described above, the novelty acquisition unit 160 transmits the data including the user identifier requested for acquisition and the identifier (product ID) of the novelty to the novelty distribution server device 300 to request acquisition of the novelty. . When this request is received, the granted novelty acquisition means 350 is activated.

First, for a product specified by a novelty identifier (product ID), a one-time password used for accessing the content distribution server device 400 is generated, and a corresponding record (a user identifier and a product ID are stored in the novelty grant table 390). The generated one-time password is written in the one-time password field of the matching record (S351). Thereafter, it is confirmed from the product ID of the novelty to be downloaded whether or not there is a novelty in the content DB 380 in the novelty distribution server device 300 (S352). If there is a novelty in the content distribution server device 400, the content distribution server device 400 Data including the generated one-time password and novelty product ID is transmitted to request access permission (S401).

Upon receiving this request (S401), the content distribution server device 400 stores the one-time password and the product ID, and when the one-time password and the product ID are designated from an external device (member terminal), the content distribution server device 400 It is handled as a request (S411), the presence of the target content is confirmed (S412), and the processing result is returned to the novelty distribution server device 300 (S402). Here, the grant novelty acquisition unit 350 transfers the received processing result to the server device 100 (S353, S162). The content distribution server device 400 desirably deletes the one-time password held here after a certain period (for example, the next day).

FIG. 13 is a diagram for explaining processing related to novelty download. This is activated when the “Download” button (B21) is selected on the novelty download screen (FIG. 19). When the member user selects download, the member terminal uses the information (the URL of the server device storing the content and the one-time password and the product ID of the novelty to be downloaded) that operates the previously held download sequence. In step S421, the content distribution server apparatus 400 is connected to request a novelty download. On the other hand, the content distribution server device 400 confirms the one-time password and permits login (S431), and transmits the target digital content (novelty) from the acquired product ID to the member terminal (S432). If successful, a download creation screen is created and displayed on the member terminal (see FIG. 20), and the processing result is transmitted to the novelty download means 360 (S433, S422). Further, when the content is browsed after downloading the novelty to the member terminal, the member terminal may connect to the content distribution server device 400 in the above-described procedure and notify that the digital content has been browsed (S434), This notification is also transmitted to the novelty download means 360 through the content distribution server device 400 (S423). If there is a novelty in the content DB 380 in the novelty distribution server device 300, the novelty distribution server device 300 performs the above-described operation of the content distribution server device 400.

FIG. 14 is a diagram for explaining processing related to the novelty download means 360. Upon receiving the processing result (S422) from the content distribution server device 400, the novelty download means 360 receives a record corresponding to this processing (a record in which the user identifier and the product ID match) in the novelty assignment table 390 (see FIG. 6). The download completion flag is set to “UNKNOWN” (S361). This has the meaning of preventing duplicate downloads. Further, when a notification that the downloaded content has been viewed from the content distribution server device 400 is received thereafter, the download completion flag of the record corresponding to this process in the novelty assignment table 390 is set to “TRUE” (S362). This means that the novelty data download has been substantially completed. If the result is abnormal termination, nothing is done.

FIG. 15 is a diagram for explaining processing related to the novelty distribution unit 370. The administrator of the electronic commerce site and the content distribution server administrator can instruct the novelty distribution server device 300 to execute a program related to access and novelty grant.

The administrator of the electronic commerce site decides what novelty is given to which member, refers to the member information DB 180 of his site, and creates a “novelty grant list” describing them (S371). Thereafter, the novelty distribution server device 300 is accessed, a “novelty grant list” is transmitted, and the contents are registered in the novelty grant table 390 (S372). The number of records listed here is newly registered, but the information added to the new record is the member ID and the product ID indicating the assigned novelty, the download completion flag is set to “FALSE”, and the expiration date “One-time password” is written as “Empty”. If the same product ID has already been assigned to the same member, the old record is deleted and a new record is added.

The administrator of the content distribution server determines a novelty (electronic content) to be assigned to the newly registered product ID, and registers the associated information in the content information table 451 of its own site (S376). Next, the novelty distribution server device 300 is accessed, the acquisition expiration date of the product ID newly linked with the novelty is notified, and the expiration date of the product ID is registered in the novelty grant table 390. In addition, the bibliographic information of the product ID is registered in the novelty information table 391 (S373).

Subsequent to or from time to time, the acquired grant information record 390 and the novelty information table 391 are deleted (S374) and the expired grant information record is deleted (S375). Delete the record. The result of this process is notified (S377).

As described above, the novelty (electronic content) to be assigned to the product ID is linked and uniquely determined, but the linked target is registered in the content information table 451 and the novelty granting table 390 as a novelty group. (Refer to the product ID column of the novelty granting table in FIG. 6), the member or the novelty distribution server 300 or the content distribution server 400 may be uniquely determined when the novelty is actually downloaded. In this case, one of the novelty groups is selected. By doing so, the user's interest in novelty can be further aroused.

(Second Embodiment)
As described above, the first embodiment has been described. In the first embodiment, a computer having a novelty distribution function and a computer having an electronic commerce function are divided into different computers. Here, by further improving the inquiry contents between the electronic commerce server device 100 and the novelty distribution server device 300 and the information held by the novelty distribution server device 300, a computer having a single novelty distribution function can perform a plurality of electronic commerce functions. A form in which novelty is distributed by exchanging information via a network with a computer having a network.

FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the novelty distribution function (multi-server compatible type) in the second embodiment. A single novelty distribution server device 300 exchanges information with a plurality of electronic commerce server devices 100 (100A, 100B, 100C, etc.) via a network to distribute novelty.

For this realization, when a plurality of electronic commerce server devices 100 (100A, 100B, 100C, etc.) make a request to the novelty distribution server device 300 via a network, identifiers of service entities of the respective electronic commerce are added. To be notified. The novelty distribution server apparatus 300 has a database for each electronic commerce service entity (for example, 390A, 391A, 380A for store A, 390B, 391B, 380B, etc. for store B), and is used according to the identifier of this service entity. The corresponding service entity novelty can be given to the member of the corresponding service entity.

According to the first or second embodiment, the novelty distribution server device 300 operates independently of the electronic commerce service server device. For this reason, the distribution of novelty toward the electronic commerce service can be handled by a server device independent of the electronic commerce service.

According to the first and second embodiments, the novelty delivery service in the electronic commerce is provided with the novelty providing means in addition to the existing service, so that the normal novelty is not imposed on the customer. These novelties can be acquired with the same simple operation as purchasing other products.

In the first or second embodiment, the novelty distribution server device 300 may hold the novelty instead of the content distribution server 400. In this case, the grant novelty acquisition means 350 returns the novelty download screen data including the address information for starting the download sequence in which its own URL information is described to the member terminal.

Inventions of the present application is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications within the scope of the claims, and applications are possible. For example, in the present embodiment, use on the public Internet is taken as an example, but a closed electronic transaction network may be used. Alternatively, even if the user terminal is limited to a limited terminal such as an electronic book, the present invention can be similarly implemented.

100 (electronic commerce) server device 110 transmission / reception means 120 control means 180 member DB (database)
190 Product information DB (database)
201, 202 User terminal, member terminal 300 Novelty distribution server device 310 Transmission / reception means 320 Control means 390 Novelty grant table 391 Novelty information table 400 Content download server device 450 Content DB (database)
451 content information table 500 network

Claims (6)

An electronic commerce server device and a novelty distribution server device that manages the novelty distributed with electronic commerce and a content distribution server that holds the content that is the distributed novelty are communicably connected, and in response to a request from a member terminal, the novelty A novelty distribution system that distributes,
The electronic commerce server device
A member information management means for managing the member database and performing user authentication;
Initial screen creation means for accepting a request through a network from a member terminal, making an inquiry inquiry including a member identifier to the novelty distribution server device, and returning information to that effect when there is an obtainable novelty; ,
In response to a request from the member terminal, an inquiry inquiry including a member identifier is made to the novelty distribution server device, a list of obtainable novelty identifiers is obtained, a novelty confirmation screen data is created, and the response is returned to the member terminal. Grant novelty list presenting means,
A content distribution server that sends a request including a member identifier and a novelty identifier to the novelty distribution server device by selecting the receipt of a novelty at a member terminal, and starts a content download sequence corresponding to the specified novelty identifier Novelty download means for returning to the member terminal the novelty download screen data including the information to connect to and the one-time password and the product identifier information of the novelty to be downloaded, an electronic commerce server device comprising:
The novelty distribution server device is:
A transmission / reception means for receiving a request from the electronic commerce server device through the network and returning corresponding information;
A novelty that records a member identifier given a novelty acquisition right, an identifier that identifies the novelty, a receipt expiration date, a flag indicating completion of receipt, and a temporary password required for receipt download as one record. Storage means for recording and holding the grant table;
Grant novelty confirmation means for returning the presence / absence of a novelty given to a query specifying a member identifier,
A novelty list creation means for creating and replying to a list of novelties given to a query specifying a member identifier;
In response to a novelty acquisition request that specifies a member identifier and an identifier that identifies the novelty, a temporary password is generated, and a combination of the identifier that identifies the specified novelty and the generated temporary password to an external content distribution server Grant novelty acquisition means for requesting registration so that it is treated as a legitimate download request and returning the result to the request source,
Novelty download means for rewriting the novelty grant table when the granted novelty is downloaded to a member terminal ;
The novelty distribution means for updating the novelty grant table in response to the contents of the novelty grant list including the member identifier of the target member and the target novelty from the electronic commerce service manager terminal, and the control means for controlling each of the above means it is a novelty distribution server device provided with a novelty distribution system, characterized in that. The storage means of the novelty distribution server device further includes a plurality of novelty grant tables for each electronic commerce service entity, and an electronic commerce service corresponding to an inquiry specifying an identifier of the electronic commerce service entity and a member identifier Provided novelty confirmation means for returning the presence / absence of novelty given to each subject,
  The initial screen creation means of the electronic commerce server device makes an inquiry inquiry including an identifier of a service entity and a member identifier to the novelty distribution server device, and returns information indicating that there is an acquirable novelty. The novelty distribution system according to claim 1. The novelty distribution server device that manages the novelty distributed along with the electronic commerce server device and holds the content that is the distributed novelty is communicably connected, and performs novelty distribution in response to a request from the member terminal Novelty distribution system,
The electronic commerce server device
A member information management means for managing the member database and performing user authentication;
Initial screen creation means for accepting a request through a network from a member terminal, making an inquiry inquiry including a member identifier to the novelty distribution server device, and returning information to that effect when there is an obtainable novelty; ,
In response to a request from the member terminal, an inquiry inquiry including a member identifier is made to the novelty distribution server device, a list of obtainable novelty identifiers is obtained, a novelty confirmation screen data is created, and the response is returned to the member terminal. Grant novelty list presenting means,
A novelty distribution server that sends a request including a member identifier and a novelty identifier to the novelty distribution server device by selecting the receipt of the novelty at the member terminal, and starts a download sequence of content corresponding to the specified novelty identifier Novelty acquisition means for returning to the member terminal novelty download screen data including information to connect to the device and a one-time password and novelty product identifier information to be downloaded, and an electronic commerce server device,
The novelty distribution server device is:
A transmission / reception means for receiving a request from the electronic commerce server device through the network and returning corresponding information;
A novelty that records a member identifier given a novelty acquisition right, an identifier that identifies the novelty, a receipt expiration date, a flag indicating completion of receipt, and a temporary password required for receipt download as one record. Storage means for recording and holding the grant table;
Grant novelty confirmation means for returning the presence / absence of a novelty given to a query specifying a member identifier,
A novelty list creation means for creating and replying to a list of novelties given to a query specifying a member identifier;
In response to a novelty acquisition request that specifies a member identifier and an identifier that identifies the novelty, a temporary password is generated, a combination of the identifier that identifies the specified novelty and the generated temporary password is registered, and the result is the request source Grant novelty acquisition means to reply to,
Novelty download means for rewriting the novelty grant table when the granted novelty is downloaded to a member terminal;
The novelty distribution means for updating the novelty grant table in response to the contents of the novelty grant list including the member identifier of the target member and the target novelty from the electronic commerce service manager terminal, and the control means for controlling each of the above means A novelty distribution server device comprising: a novelty distribution server device . The novelty distribution server apparatus which comprises the novelty distribution system in any one of Claims 1-3. 5. The novelty distribution unit according to claim 4, wherein the novelty distribution unit updates the novelty granting table in response to an identifier specifying a novelty and a notification of an expiration date for receiving the novelty from an administrator of a content distribution server. Server device. The electronic commerce server apparatus which comprises the novelty distribution system in any one of Claims 1-3.

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