JP6055897B1 - Electronic coupon presentation device, electronic coupon presentation method, and electronic coupon presentation program - Google Patents

Abstract

An optimal electronic coupon that can be used by a user is presented. The electronic coupon information is stored for each electronic coupon identification information, the electronic coupon identification information of the electronic coupon already acquired by the user is stored for each user identification information, and the reservation application input by the user before applying for the reservation Calculate the price of the reservation target based on the information, and select the electronic coupon with the maximum amount that can be used when the user applies for the reservation corresponding to the calculated price from the stored electronic coupon information The amount set for the selected electronic coupon is displayed, and if the selected electronic coupon has already been acquired by the user, it is further displayed that the electronic coupon has already been acquired and the selected electronic coupon is selected. If the electronic coupon has not yet been acquired by the user, please provide link information for acquiring the electronic coupon. To be displayed on. [Selection] Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic coupon presentation device, an electronic coupon presentation method, and an electronic coupon presentation program.

  Patent Document 1 listed below discloses a coupon system that provides and manages coupons that can be used in various facilities such as restaurants, lodging facilities, and amusement facilities.

JP-A-2015-060396

  In the coupon system described in Patent Document 1, when using a coupon at the time of payment, the user needs to select and use a coupon that can be used from among printed coupons and electronic coupons acquired by the user. However, since various restrictions such as usage conditions and time limits are provided for the coupon, it is difficult for the user himself / herself to quickly and accurately determine which coupon is optimal to use.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides an electronic coupon presentation device, an electronic coupon presentation method, and an electronic coupon presentation program that can present an optimal electronic coupon that can be used by a user. One of the purposes.

  An electronic coupon presenting apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention specifies electronic coupon information including electronic coupon information including an acquisition condition for acquiring an electronic coupon in which an amount appropriate for payment is set. Means for storing each identification information, means for storing the electronic coupon identification information corresponding to the electronic coupon already acquired by the user for each user identification information for identifying the user, and by the user before applying for a reservation Based on the input reservation application information, the means for calculating the price for the reservation, and the user can apply for the reservation corresponding to the calculated price from the stored electronic coupon information. Means for selecting the electronic coupon in which the maximum amount is set, and before the electronic coupon is set in the selected electronic coupon The amount is displayed on the user's terminal, and when the selected electronic coupon has already been acquired by the user, the user's terminal further displays that the electronic coupon has already been acquired. And means for further displaying link information for acquiring the electronic coupon on the terminal of the user when the selected electronic coupon has not been acquired by the user yet.

  Whether or not the selected electronic coupon has already been acquired by the user, the electronic coupon identification information corresponding to the selected electronic coupon is stored in association with the user identification information corresponding to the user. It is good also as determining by whether it is.

  The means for selecting the electronic coupon compares the lower limit price for exercising, appropriating or using the electronic coupon included in the electronic coupon information with the price for the reservation target, and the lower limit for the price for the reservation target or less. It is good also as selecting based on the said electronic coupon information corresponding to a price.

  The means for selecting the electronic coupon is a time limit for acquiring the electronic coupon at least when the electronic coupon is used by another user when there are a plurality of the electronic coupons for which the maximum amount is set. One of the electronic coupons may be selected by using any one of the remaining acquisition numbers of the electronic coupons.

  The electronic coupon presentation method which is one aspect of the present invention is an electronic coupon for identifying electronic coupon information including electronic coupon information including an acquisition condition for acquiring an electronic coupon in which an amount appropriate for payment of a price is set. An electronic coupon presentation device comprising a storage device that stores each identification information and stores the electronic coupon identification information corresponding to the electronic coupon that the user has already acquired for each user identification information that identifies the user applies for a reservation Based on the reservation application information previously input by the user, the user applies a reservation corresponding to the calculated price from the stored electronic coupon information and a step of calculating the price to be reserved Selecting the electronic coupon for which the maximum available amount is set, and the selected The amount set for the electronic coupon is displayed on the terminal of the user, and when the selected electronic coupon is already acquired by the user, the electronic coupon is already acquired. Further displaying on the user's terminal and, if the selected electronic coupon has not yet been acquired by the user, further displaying link information for acquiring the electronic coupon on the user's terminal; Execute.

  The electronic coupon presentation program which is one aspect of the present invention specifies the electronic coupon information including electronic coupon information including an acquisition condition for acquiring an electronic coupon in which an amount appropriate for payment of the price is set. Means for storing each electronic coupon identification information to be performed, means for storing the electronic coupon identification information corresponding to the electronic coupon already acquired by the user for each user identification information for identifying the user, and the user before applying for a reservation Based on the reservation application information input by the means, the means for calculating the price for the reservation, which can be used when the user applies for the reservation corresponding to the calculated price from the stored electronic coupon information Means for selecting the electronic coupon in which the maximum amount is set, and the selected electronic coupon The set amount is displayed on the terminal of the user, and when the selected electronic coupon is already acquired by the user, the terminal of the user is determined to be the already acquired electronic coupon. And when the selected electronic coupon has not yet been acquired by the user, it is made to function as means for further displaying link information for acquiring the electronic coupon on the user's terminal.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, it becomes possible to show the optimal electronic coupon which a user can utilize.

It is a figure which illustrates the composition of the electronic coupon presentation system containing the electronic coupon presentation server in an embodiment. It is a figure which illustrates the structure of the electronic coupon presentation server shown in FIG. It is an example of a screen which presents the optimal electronic coupon which a user can use. It is an example of a screen which presents the optimal electronic coupon which a user can use. It is a flowchart for demonstrating the procedure at the time of showing the optimal coupon which a user can utilize to a user.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In addition, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same element and the overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an electronic coupon presentation system including an electronic coupon presentation server (electronic coupon presentation device) according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the electronic coupon presentation system 1 in this embodiment includes an electronic coupon presentation server 2 and one or more user terminals 3. The user terminal 3 is configured to be able to communicate with the electronic coupon presentation server 2 via the network N.

  The user terminal 3 is a terminal used by the user when reserving an event such as a trip. In the present embodiment, a PC (personal computer) is assumed as the user terminal 3, but the present invention is not limited to this. As the user terminal 3, for example, a notebook PC, a tablet terminal, a smartphone, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and other terminal devices can be used as appropriate.

  The electronic coupon presentation server 2 is configured by, for example, a computer having a relatively high arithmetic processing capability, and a server function is realized by a predetermined server program operating on the computer. Here, the computer which comprises the electronic coupon presentation server 2 does not necessarily need to be one unit | set, and may be comprised from the some computer distributed on the network N. FIG.

  The network N includes a communication network that can transmit and receive information between the electronic coupon presentation server 2 and the user terminal 3. The network N may be, for example, the Internet, a LAN, a dedicated line, a telephone line, a corporate network, a mobile communication network, Bluetooth, WiFi (Wireless Fidelity), other communication lines, combinations thereof, It does not matter whether it is wired or wireless.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic coupon presentation server 2 includes, for example, a processor 20, a communication interface 21, and a storage resource 22.

  The processor 20 includes an arithmetic and logic unit that processes arithmetic operations, logical operations, bit operations, and the like, and various registers, and executes various computer functions stored in the storage resource 22 to realize various functions to be described later. To do. The various registers are, for example, a program counter, a data register, an instruction register, a general-purpose register, and the like.

  The communication interface 21 is a hardware module for connecting to the network N and communicating with other terminals on the network N. The communication interface 21 is a modulation / demodulation device such as an ISDN modem, an ADSL modem, a cable modem, an optical modem, or a soft modem.

  The storage resource 22 is, for example, a logical device provided by a storage area of a physical device. The physical device is a computer-readable recording medium such as a disk drive or a semiconductor memory. The storage resource 22 may be constructed by mapping a plurality of physical devices to one logical device, or may be constructed by mapping one physical device to a plurality of logical devices. A computer program 220 is stored in the storage resource 22.

  In addition to the computer program 220, the storage resource 22 stores an operating system program, a driver program, various data, and the like used for processing of the electronic coupon presentation server 2. Examples of the driver program include a communication interface driver program for controlling the communication interface 21.

  Examples of various data include electronic coupon information 222, user information 223, reservation information 224, and the like.

  The electronic coupon information 222 stores information related to the electronic coupon. An electronic coupon is an electronic discount coupon in which an amount that can be used for payment of an electronic commerce transaction is set.

  The electronic coupon information 222 includes, for example, a coupon ID item, a discount amount item, an exercise count item, an acquisition end date item, a remaining number item, an acquisition condition item, and the like as data items. The coupon ID item stores identification information that identifies an electronic coupon. The electronic coupon information 222 is managed for each coupon ID. The discount amount item stores an amount that can be used for payment. The number of exercises field stores the number of times the electronic coupon has been exercised (used). The acquisition end date item stores a time limit for acquiring the electronic coupon. The remaining number item stores the remaining number of electronic coupons.

  The acquisition condition item stores an acquisition condition for acquiring an electronic coupon. The acquisition conditions include, for example, the minimum amount of money required for the exercise, appropriation or use of electronic coupons (minimum price), the maximum number of electronic coupons allowed within the system (maximum number of exercises), and electronic coupons. In the event to be reserved that will be the expiration date (acquisition date), the upper limit of the number of electronic coupons to be distributed (upper limit number of distributions), the expiration date that can be reserved using the electronic coupon (reservation usage time limit), and the expiration date of the electronic coupon Includes the end date of the participation period (use end date).

  The acquisition conditions may include an area related to the event to be reserved, a specific location, or the like. Specifically, when the event is a trip, for example, an area to be a travel destination such as Hokkaido or Sapporo, or a specific place such as a hotel to be used, a use airport, or a use station can be included in the acquisition conditions.

  The user information 223 stores information about the user. The user information 223 includes, for example, a user ID item, an account item, and an acquired coupon ID item as data items. The user ID item stores identification information that identifies a user. The account item stores user account information. The account information includes, for example, a password, name, address, telephone number, date of birth, e-mail address, credit card information, and the like. The acquired coupon ID item stores a coupon ID corresponding to the electronic coupon acquired by the user.

  The reservation information 224 stores information related to user reservation contents. The reservation information 224 includes, for example, a user ID item, a reservation ID item, a price item, and an event content item as data items. The user ID item is the same as the user ID item of the user information 223. The reservation ID item stores identification information for specifying a reservation. The price item stores a price for the event to be reserved.

  The event content item stores various contents specific to the event to be reserved. Specifically, when the event is a trip, for example, a travel period, a travel area, a use transportation facility, a use airport / station, a use flight, an accommodation facility, the number of people, and the like are stored.

  Note that the database configuration for storing the electronic coupon information 222, the user information 223, the reservation information 224, and the like described above, and the combination of data items included in each information are merely examples, and the database configuration and the combination of data items are as follows. It can be changed appropriately according to the system to be operated.

  The computer program 220 is a program for performing predetermined processing, and includes a plurality of software modules that are appropriately called and executed during the operation of the main program of the electronic coupon presentation server 2. Each software module is a subprogram modularized to execute a specific process, and is created using, for example, a procedure, a subroutine, a method, a function, a data structure, and the like.

  The computer program 220 illustratively has a coupon presentation processing module 221. Hereinafter, functions realized by executing the coupon presentation processing module 221 will be described. The coupon presentation processing module 221 is executed when a user who starts using the electronic coupon presentation system 1 operates the user terminal 3 to access a predetermined web page of the electronic coupon presentation server 2 and logs in.

  The coupon presentation processing module 221 calculates a reservation target price based on the reservation application information received from the user terminal 3 that has accessed the desired reservation site, and adds the calculated price to the reservation application information. The reservation application information received from the user terminal 3 is information input by the user before applying for a reservation, and may be information necessary for calculating a reservation target price. Specifically, when the reservation target is travel, the travel period, travel area, use transportation, use airport / station, use flight, accommodation facility, number of people, etc. are applicable.

  The coupon presentation processing module 221 selects an electronic coupon in which the maximum amount that can be used when the user applies for a reservation is set. Selection of an electronic coupon can be performed in the following procedures, for example.

  First, the electronic coupon information 222 is sorted (rearranged). As keys for sorting, for example, electronic coupon discounts (for example, descending order), electronic coupon exercise count (for example, ascending order), electronic coupon acquisition end date (for example, ascending order), remaining number of electronic coupons (for example, ascending order), etc. Can be used in appropriate combination.

  Subsequently, the electronic coupon information is read one by one from the sorted electronic coupon information, and the read electronic coupon information is compared with the reservation application information. When comparing, the acquisition condition included in the electronic coupon information is compared with the data included in the reservation application information corresponding to the acquisition condition.

  For example, the lower limit price required for exercising, appropriating or using the electronic coupon included in the electronic coupon information is compared with the price included in the reservation application information. In this case, if the price of the reservation application information is larger than the lower limit price of the electronic coupon information, it becomes a selection candidate of coupons that can be acquired.

  As a result of comparing the electronic coupon information and the reservation application information, when the reservation application information satisfies the acquisition condition of the electronic coupon, the electronic coupon is selected. Here, by sorting the electronic coupon information 222 in descending order of the discount amount of the electronic coupon, it is possible to select the electronic coupon that first satisfies the acquisition condition as the electronic coupon with the maximum amount set. The processing time required for selection can be shortened.

  In addition, as the priority of the sort key, the maximum amount is set by adding the number of exercises of the electronic coupon, the acquisition end date of the electronic coupon, the remaining number of electronic coupons, etc. after the discount amount of the electronic coupon, for example. When there are multiple electronic coupons, the number of electronic coupons to be selected is narrowed down to one according to the number of times the electronic coupon has been used by another user, the time limit for acquiring the electronic coupon, the number of remaining electronic coupons, etc. It becomes possible.

  The coupon presentation processing module 221 displays the amount set for the selected electronic coupon on the screen of the user terminal 3. Furthermore, when the selected electronic coupon has already been acquired by the user, the coupon presentation processing module 221 can display the fact that the electronic coupon is an already acquired electronic coupon alongside the amount of the electronic coupon. Display. On the other hand, when the selected electronic coupon has not yet been acquired by the user, the coupon presentation processing module 221 displays link information for acquiring the electronic coupon at a position where it can be displayed side by side with the amount of the electronic coupon.

  Whether or not the selected electronic coupon has already been acquired by the user is determined by whether or not the coupon ID corresponding to the selected electronic coupon is stored in the user information 223 in association with the user ID corresponding to the user. can do.

  That is, when the coupon ID corresponding to the selected electronic coupon is stored in the user information 223 in association with the user ID corresponding to the user, it is determined that the selected electronic coupon has already been acquired by the user. it can. On the other hand, when the coupon ID corresponding to the selected electronic coupon is not associated with the user ID corresponding to the user and stored in the user information 223, it is determined that the selected electronic coupon has not yet been acquired by the user. it can.

  With reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the example of a screen at the time of showing the optimal electronic coupon which a user can utilize to a user is demonstrated. FIG. 3 is an example of a screen when the selected electronic coupon is an already acquired electronic coupon. FIG. 3 is a screen GA displayed on the user terminal 3 for confirming the reservation contents before the reservation application information is input and the reservation is confirmed in the travel reservation site. On this screen GA, a travel price column ga1 and an itinerary information column ga2 are displayed. In the travel price column ga1, “total 69,000 yen” is displayed as the travel price, and the lower part of the travel price includes the amount “5000 yen” set for the selected electronic coupon “5000 with coupon use” The message “Yen discount” is displayed. In the lower part of the message, a message “already acquired!” Indicating that the selected electronic coupon has already been acquired by the user is displayed.

  FIG. 4 is an example of a screen when the selected electronic coupon is an electronic coupon that has not yet been acquired. FIG. 4 is a screen GB displayed on the user terminal 3 for confirming the reservation contents before the reservation application information is input and the reservation is confirmed in the travel reservation site. On this screen GB, a travel price column gb1 and an itinerary information column gb2 are displayed. In the travel price column gb1, “total 69,000 yen” is displayed as the travel price, and the lower part of the travel price includes the amount “4000 yen” set for the selected electronic coupon “4000 with use of coupon” The message “Yen discount” is displayed. In the lower part of the message, a message “Acquire coupon here!” Set as link information in which a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for acquiring the selected electronic coupon is embedded is displayed.

  With reference to FIG. 5, the procedure at the time of showing the optimal coupon which a user can utilize to a user is demonstrated.

  First, the coupon presentation processing module 221 calculates a reservation target price based on the reservation application information received from the user terminal 3 that has accessed the desired reservation site (step S101).

  Subsequently, the coupon presentation processing module 221 selects an electronic coupon in which the maximum amount that can be used when the user applies for a reservation is set based on the reservation application information added with the price of the reservation target calculated in step S101. The electronic coupon information 222 is selected (step S102).

  Subsequently, the coupon presentation processing module 221 determines whether or not the electronic coupon selected in step S102 has been acquired by the user (step S103). When this determination is YES (step S103; YES), the coupon presentation processing module 221 indicates that the amount set for the selected electronic coupon and that the electronic coupon is an already acquired electronic coupon. Is displayed on the screen (step S104). Then, this processing procedure ends.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S103 that the selected electronic coupon has not yet been acquired by the user (step S103; NO), the coupon presentation processing module 221 sets the amount set for the selected electronic coupon. Then, link information for acquiring the electronic coupon is displayed on the screen of the user terminal 3 (step S105). Then, this processing procedure ends.

  As described above, according to the electronic coupon presentation system 1 in the embodiment, the price for the reservation is calculated based on the reservation application information input by the user before applying for the reservation, and the calculation is made from the electronic coupon information 222. The electronic coupon set to the maximum amount that can be used when the user applies for the reservation corresponding to the price was selected, and the amount set for the selected electronic coupon was displayed on the screen of the user terminal 3 In addition, if the selected electronic coupon has already been acquired by the user, it is further displayed on the screen of the user terminal 3 that the electronic coupon has already been acquired, and the selected electronic coupon is still displayed by the user. If not acquired, link information for acquiring an electronic coupon is further displayed on the screen of the user terminal 3 It can be.

  Therefore, according to the electronic coupon presentation system 1 in the embodiment, it is possible to present an optimal electronic coupon that can be used by the user.

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The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be implemented in various other forms without departing from the gist of the present invention. For this reason, the said embodiment is only a mere illustration in all points, and is not interpreted limitedly. For example, the above-described processes (steps) can be arbitrarily changed in order within the range where no contradiction occurs in the processing contents, or can be executed in parallel.

  Moreover, in embodiment mentioned above, although utilization of the electronic coupon presentation system 1 is started by a user logging in, it is not necessarily required to log in. When the use of the electronic coupon presentation system 1 is started without logging in, the user information 223 cannot be specified, so it cannot be determined whether or not the electronic coupon is already acquired. Therefore, for users who are not logged in, when presenting an electronic coupon, link information for acquiring the electronic coupon may be displayed.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Electronic coupon presentation system 2 ... Electronic coupon presentation server 3 ... User terminal 20 ... Processor 21 ... Communication interface 22 ... Storage resource 220 ... Computer program 221 ... Coupon presentation processing module 222 ... Electronic coupon information 223 ... User information 224 ... Reservation information N ... Network

Claims (5)

Means for storing electronic coupon information including an acquisition condition for acquiring an electronic coupon in which an amount applicable for payment of a reservation target is set for each electronic coupon identification information for identifying the electronic coupon;
Means for storing the electronic coupon identification information corresponding to the electronic coupon already acquired by the user for each user identification information identifying the user;
In a series of processing procedures when applying for a reservation, the price for the reservation is calculated based on the reservation application information required for calculating the price for the reservation input by the user before the reservation is confirmed. Means,
The calculated reservation target price is compared with a lower limit price at which the electronic coupon included in the electronic coupon information can be exercised, allocated or used, and the lower limit price that is equal to or less than the calculated reservation target price is set. The electronic coupon information being specified is identified as a candidate for selection, and the maximum amount that can be used when the user applies for a reservation corresponding to the price to be reserved is set from among the identified electronic coupon information Means for selecting said electronic coupons,
The amount of money set in the selected electronic coupon is displayed on the terminal of the user, and when the selected electronic coupon has already been acquired by the user, the already acquired electronic coupon And when the selected electronic coupon is not yet acquired by the user, link information for acquiring the electronic coupon is further displayed on the user terminal. Means for displaying;
An electronic coupon presentation device comprising: Whether or not the selected electronic coupon has already been acquired by the user, the electronic coupon identification information corresponding to the selected electronic coupon is stored in association with the user identification information corresponding to the user. Judgment by whether or not
The electronic coupon presentation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein: The means for selecting the electronic coupon is a time limit for acquiring the electronic coupon at least when the electronic coupon is used by another user when there are a plurality of the electronic coupons for which the maximum amount is set. And one of the electronic coupons is selected using any of the remaining number of electronic coupons acquired,
The electronic coupon presentation apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that Electronic coupon information including acquisition conditions for acquiring an electronic coupon in which an amount applicable for payment of a reservation target is set is stored for each electronic coupon identification information that identifies the electronic coupon, and the user has already An electronic coupon presentation device including a storage device that stores the electronic coupon identification information corresponding to the acquired electronic coupon for each user identification information that identifies the user,
In a series of processing procedures when applying for a reservation, the price for the reservation is calculated based on the reservation application information required for calculating the price for the reservation input by the user before the reservation is confirmed. Steps,
The calculated reservation target price is compared with a lower limit price at which the electronic coupon included in the electronic coupon information can be exercised, allocated or used, and the lower limit price that is equal to or less than the calculated reservation target price is set. The electronic coupon information being specified is identified as a candidate for selection, and the maximum amount that can be used when the user applies for a reservation corresponding to the price to be reserved is set from among the identified electronic coupon information Selecting the electronic coupon being performed;
The amount of money set in the selected electronic coupon is displayed on the terminal of the user, and when the selected electronic coupon has already been acquired by the user, the already acquired electronic coupon And when the selected electronic coupon is not yet acquired by the user, link information for acquiring the electronic coupon is further displayed on the user terminal. Steps to display,
The electronic coupon presentation method characterized by performing. Computer
Means for storing electronic coupon information including an acquisition condition for acquiring an electronic coupon in which an amount applicable for payment of a reservation target is set for each electronic coupon identification information identifying the electronic coupon;
Means for storing the electronic coupon identification information corresponding to the electronic coupon already acquired by the user for each user identification information identifying the user;
In a series of processing procedures when applying for a reservation, the price for the reservation is calculated based on the reservation application information required for calculating the price for the reservation input by the user before the reservation is confirmed. means,
The calculated reservation target price is compared with a lower limit price at which the electronic coupon included in the electronic coupon information can be exercised, allocated or used, and the lower limit price that is equal to or less than the calculated reservation target price is set. The electronic coupon information being specified is identified as a candidate for selection, and the maximum amount that can be used when the user applies for a reservation corresponding to the price to be reserved is set from among the identified electronic coupon information Means for selecting the electronic coupon being
The amount of money set in the selected electronic coupon is displayed on the terminal of the user, and when the selected electronic coupon has already been acquired by the user, the already acquired electronic coupon And when the selected electronic coupon is not yet acquired by the user, link information for acquiring the electronic coupon is further displayed on the user terminal. Means to display,
An electronic coupon presenting program characterized by functioning as

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