JP6100706B2 - Information providing apparatus, information providing system, information providing program, and information providing method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information providing apparatus, an information providing system, an information providing program, and an information providing method.

  A store in a real space that provides a service may require information regarding the user of the store. For example, in a store that sells alcoholic beverages and cigarettes, the user is required to present an identification card such as a driver's license in order to check the age of whether the person is over 20 years old.

  If the identification card is created in printed form, the user must carry the identification card. Accordingly, a technique has been proposed in which identification data is registered in the authentication center in advance, and the user accesses the authentication center from the portable terminal to transmit the identification data including the issue number to the portable terminal ( For example, see Patent Document 1).

JP 2003-330889 A

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, identification data must be registered in advance in the authentication center, which takes time for registration processing. The same applies to other cases where information about the store user is required.

  The present application has been made in view of the above, and an information providing apparatus, an information providing system, an information providing program, and an information providing method capable of easily providing user information of a user who uses a store or facility in a real space The purpose is to provide.

  An information providing apparatus according to the present application includes an information storage unit, a request reception unit, an information acquisition unit, and an information transmission unit. The information storage unit stores user information of a user who uses a service on a communication network. The request accepting unit accepts an information provision request including information specifying a store or facility in real space and a user who uses the store or facility. When the information acquisition request is received by the request reception unit, the information acquisition unit includes the user information corresponding to the user specified by the information provision request, and the store or facility specified by the information provision request. The corresponding user information is acquired from the information storage unit. The information transmission unit transmits information including user information acquired by the information acquisition unit to a communication device in response to the information provision request.

  According to one aspect of the embodiment, it is possible to provide an information providing apparatus, an information providing system, an information providing program, and an information providing method that can easily provide user information of a user who uses a store or facility in a real space. it can.

FIG. 1A is a configuration diagram of an information providing system that performs information providing processing according to the first embodiment. FIG. 1B is a diagram illustrating an example of information providing processing by the information providing system according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the information providing apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user information table stored in the user information storage unit. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a provision target information table stored in the provision target information storage unit. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a user terminal. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a screen example of the information presentation application displayed on the display unit. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of an identification card screen displayed on the display unit. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the service providing apparatus according to the first embodiment. FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining an information processing flow by the information providing apparatus. FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an information processing flow by the user terminal. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information processing system according to the second embodiment. FIG. 12 is a hardware configuration diagram illustrating an example of a computer that realizes the function of the information providing apparatus, the function of the user terminal, or the function of the service providing apparatus.

  Hereinafter, several embodiments of an information providing apparatus, an information providing system, an information providing program, and an information providing method according to the present application will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the information providing apparatus, the information providing system, the information providing program, and the information providing method according to the present application are not limited by these embodiments.

[1. First Embodiment]
[1.1. Information provision system]
First, the information providing process according to the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 1A is a configuration diagram of an information providing system that performs information providing processing according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1A, the information providing system 1 includes an information providing device 2, user terminals 3 _{1 to} 3 _n (hereinafter may be collectively referred to as user terminals 3), and service providing devices 4 ₁ to 4 _n ( Hereinafter, the service providing apparatus 4 may be collectively referred to). Each of the service providing devices 4 ₁ to 4 _n is installed in each of a plurality of stores or facilities.

  Such stores and facilities include, for example, retail stores, restaurants, hairdressers / barbers, hospitals, hotels, complex leisure facilities, event venues where concerts and sports are held, etc. Facilities such as facility attractions and mobile sales vehicles are also included. Hereinafter, stores and facilities are collectively referred to as stores.

The information providing device 2, the user terminals 3 _{1 to} 3 _n and the service providing devices 4 ₁ to 4 _n can communicate with each other via the communication network 5. The communication network 5 is, for example, an IP (Internet Protocol) network such as the Internet.

  The information providing apparatus 2 includes an information storage unit that stores user information of a user who uses a service on the communication network 5. Examples of services on the communication network 5 include online shopping, online banking, mail, and net auction.

  In response to a request from the user terminal 3, the information providing apparatus 2 can provide the user information stored in the information storage unit to the user terminal 3 as user information used in a real space store. User information is information, such as a user's name, sex, age, an address, a biometric attribute, and luxury goods, for example. The user information provided by the information providing apparatus 2 includes, for example, identification card information and membership card information.

  The service providing device 4 is installed in a store in a real space. The service providing apparatus 4 performs processing associated with the service provided in the store. For example, the service providing apparatus 4 can execute an identity confirmation process and a member registration process. The service providing apparatus 4 can acquire user information provided from the information providing apparatus 2 via the user terminal 3.

  The user terminal 3 is, for example, a wireless terminal that can perform wireless communication, and is a smartphone, a PC (Personal Computer), or a tablet terminal. A program of an information presentation application (hereinafter referred to as an information presentation application) is installed in the user terminal 3, and the following processing of the user terminal 3 is executed by the information presentation application.

  FIG. 1B is a diagram illustrating an example of information provision processing by the information provision system 1. As shown in FIG. 1B, the control unit of the user terminal 3 performs an authentication process with the information providing apparatus 2 (step S1).

  Such authentication processing is performed by transmitting identification information of the user of the user terminal 3 (hereinafter referred to as a terminal user) from the user terminal 3. The terminal user identification information is, for example, a service account on the communication network 5 registered by the terminal user, and includes, for example, a user ID and a password.

  When the authentication process is completed, the control unit of the user terminal 3 transmits an information provision request to the information providing apparatus 2 (step S2). Such an information provision request is made when a predetermined operation is performed on the operation unit of the user terminal 3 by the terminal user or when a radio signal from the service providing apparatus 4 is received.

  When receiving the information provision request from the user terminal 3, the control unit of the information providing apparatus 2 acquires user information corresponding to the information provision request from the information storage unit (step S3). For example, when the information provision request is a request for identification information, the control unit of the information provision apparatus 2 acquires information necessary for the identification certificate from the user information of the terminal user, and based on the acquired information Generate identification information.

  The identification information includes, for example, information such as the name, age, gender, address, and face image of the terminal user, a certificate identification number, and the like. Further, for example, when the information provision request is a request for membership card information, the control unit of the information provision device 2 includes information necessary for the membership card (for example, name, age, sex, Address).

  The control unit of the information providing device 2 provides information to the user terminal 3 based on the user information acquired from the information storage unit (step S4). For example, when the information provision request is a request for identification information, the control unit of the information provision device 2 transmits the generated identification information to the user terminal 3. For example, when the information provision request is a request for membership card information, the control unit of the information provision device 2 transmits information necessary for the membership card to the user terminal 3.

  The control unit of the user terminal 3 acquires information provided from the information providing device 2 (step S5). For example, when the information provided from the information providing device 2 is identification information, the control unit of the user terminal 3 displays the identification information on the display unit of the user terminal 3.

  Further, the control unit of the user terminal 3 transmits at least part of the information provided from the information providing device 2 to the service providing device 4 (step S6). The user terminal 3 has, for example, a communication unit that performs short-range wireless communication, and transmission to the service providing device 4 is performed via the communication unit.

  For example, when the information provided from the information providing device 2 is identification information, the control unit of the user terminal 3 sends attribute information (for example, face image information) included in the identification information to the service providing device 4. Send. When the information provided from the information providing device 2 is member card information, the attribute information (for example, name, age, sex, and address) included in the member card information is transmitted to the service providing device 4.

  When receiving the information from the user terminal 3, the control unit of the service providing apparatus 4 performs a process based on the received information (step S7). For example, when the information transmitted from the user terminal 3 is attribute information included in the identification information, the control unit of the service providing device 4 authenticates the attribute information. The authentication of the attribute information is performed, for example, by comparing the face image of the terminal user captured by the image capturing unit of the service providing apparatus 4 with the face image received from the user terminal 3.

  When the information transmitted from the user terminal 3 is attribute information included in the member card information, the control unit of the service providing device 4 performs a terminal user member registration process based on the received attribute information.

  The control unit of the service providing device 4 transmits the result of the process performed in step S7 to the user terminal 3 (step S8). For example, the control unit of the service providing apparatus 4 transmits information indicating that the identification has been completed, information on the membership card, and the like to the user terminal 3.

  As described above, in the information providing system 1 according to the first embodiment, from the information providing apparatus 2 that stores the user information of the user who uses the service on the communication network 5, the user information of the user who uses the store in the real space. Can be provided.

  Therefore, the terminal user can easily acquire user information at a store in a real space. For example, even if the terminal user forgets the identification card, the terminal user can acquire the identification card information without performing prior registration of the identification card data to the authentication center. Further, the terminal user can save time and trouble such as entry of user information when registering for the membership service of the store. Therefore, the burden on the terminal user can be reduced, the transaction at the store can be performed smoothly, and the transaction at the store can be promoted.

  Hereinafter, specific examples of the configuration and specific processing of the information providing apparatus 2, the user terminal 3, and the service providing apparatus 4 included in the information providing system 1 will be described with reference to the drawings.

[1.2. Information providing device 2]
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the information providing apparatus 2 according to the embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the information providing apparatus 2 includes a communication unit 20, a storage unit 21, and a control unit 22. The communication unit 20 is a communication interface for performing communication between a device connected to the communication network 5 and the control unit 22, and performs communication using a protocol such as TCP / IP or UDP, for example. The control unit 22 performs communication with a device connected to the communication network 5 via the communication unit 20.

  The storage unit 21 includes a user information storage unit 31 and a provision target information storage unit 32. The storage unit 21 is, for example, a storage device such as a hard disk, a RAM, a semiconductor memory such as a flash memory, a hard disk, or an optical disk. The user information storage unit 31 stores a user information table, and the provision target information storage unit 32 stores a provision target information table.

  The control unit 22 is realized by an integrated circuit such as an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) or a field programmable gate array (FPGA). The control unit 22 is described later by executing a program stored in the storage unit 21 using an internal RAM (not shown) as a work area by a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), or the like, for example. Implement or execute information processing functions and actions.

  Specifically, the control unit 22 executes an information providing program stored in the storage unit 21, thereby performing an account management unit 33, an account authentication unit 34, a request reception unit 35, an information acquisition unit 36, and an information generation unit 37. And it functions as the information transmitter 38. Note that the configuration of the control unit 22 is not limited to this configuration, and may be another configuration as long as the configuration performs information processing to be described later.

  Hereinafter, the account management unit 33, the account authentication unit 34, the request reception unit 35, the information acquisition unit 36, the information generation unit 37, and the information transmission unit 38 will be described in detail while explaining the user information storage unit 31 and the provision target information storage unit 32. I will explain it.

[1.2.1. Account management unit 33]
The account management unit 33 receives a user registration request transmitted from the user terminal 3 and sets information included in the user registration request in the user information table. Moreover, the account management part 33 receives the information presentation application registration request | requirement transmitted from the user terminal 3, and sets the identification information of the user terminal 3 contained in this information presentation application registration request to a user information table.

  The user registration request includes, for example, user information such as the name, age, sex, address, and face image of the terminal user, identification information of the user terminal 3, and the like. For example, when using a service (for example, online shopping or online bank) on the communication network 5, the terminal user performs user registration in the information providing apparatus 2 using the user terminal 3.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user information table stored in the user information storage unit 31. As shown in FIG. 3, the user information table is information in which “password”, “attribute information”, and “registered terminal” are associated with each “user ID”.

  “User ID” is a unique ID assigned to each terminal user. “Password” is information for authentication, and is assigned by the terminal user or the account management unit 33. “User ID” and “Password” are service accounts on the communication network 5, and the terminal user causes the user terminal 3 to send an authentication request including “User ID” and “Password” to the information providing apparatus 2. Thus, services on the communication network 5 can be used.

  The “attribute information” is information indicating the user attribute of the user terminal 3 and includes “demographic attribute” information, “biological attribute” information, and “psychographic attribute” information.

  “Demographic attribute” is a demographic attribute, and is classified into “gender”, “age”, “name”, “address”, and the like of the terminal user. In the example shown in FIG. 3, the gender, age, name, and address of the terminal user are described as examples. be able to.

  “Biometric attribute” is biometric information of the terminal user, for example, information indicating the physical characteristics of the terminal user such as the face, fingerprint, iris, and voiceprint of the terminal user. Such “biometric attribute” can be used as a service account on the communication network 5 instead of “user ID” and “password”. The biometric attributes are information such as the terminal user's height, weight, hairstyle, hand shape, mole position, nose shape, eye shape, ear shape, nail shape, beard shape, etc. Also good.

  The “psychographic attribute” is information indicating the user's values, lifestyle, personality, preference, and the like. Here, as shown in FIG. 3, the “psychographic attributes” are classified into “personal computer”, “cake”, and the like. In the example illustrated in FIG. 3, “1” is associated with each category when the user preference is relatively high, and “0” is associated with other cases. The “psychographic attribute” can also be set by the control unit 22 of the information providing apparatus 2 based on the history of the terminal user using the service on the communication network 5.

  “Registered terminal” is identification information of the user terminal 3, and is, for example, an individual identification number (for example, a manufacturing number) of the user terminal 3 or a MAC address (Media Access Control address) of the user terminal 3. The “registered terminal” is identification information of the user terminal 3 included in the information presentation application registration request (hereinafter sometimes referred to as terminal identification information), and is set by the account management unit 33. The terminal identification information may be variable identification information.

  Further, when receiving the information presentation application registration request from the user terminal 3, the account management unit 33 determines whether or not the user ID and password included in the information provision application registration request are set in the user information table.

  When the user ID and password included in the information provision application registration request are set in the user information table, the account management unit 33 transmits a registration acceptance response to the user terminal 3. On the other hand, when the user ID and password are not set in the user information table, the account management unit 33 transmits a registration permission response to the user terminal 3.

[1.2.2. Account authentication unit 34]
The account authentication unit 34 receives an authentication request transmitted from the user terminal 3, and performs terminal user authentication processing based on the terminal user identification information included in the authentication request. The terminal user identification information is a user ID and a password, but may be other user authentication information.

  For example, when the terminal user identification information included in the authentication request matches the information set in the user information table, the account authentication unit 34 determines that the terminal user has been authenticated, and permits access to the user terminal 3. Send a response. Thereby, the user terminal 3 is in a state where it can receive service provision (for example, online shopping service) and information provision by the information provision apparatus 2.

  On the other hand, if the identification information of the terminal user included in the authentication request does not match the information set in the user information table, it is determined that the terminal user cannot be authenticated, and an access permission response is transmitted to the user terminal 3.

[1.2.3. Request receiving unit 35]
The request reception unit 35 receives an information provision request transmitted from the user terminal 3 that has been authenticated by the account authentication unit 34. The information provision request transmitted from the user terminal 3 is, for example, a request for identification information or a request for membership card information.

  The information provision request includes information for specifying a terminal user who uses a store in the real space. The information specifying the terminal user is information stored in the storage unit 21, for example, information such as a user ID or an HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) cookie, but other information as long as it is information specifying the terminal user. It may be. In the user information table, it is assumed that “registered terminal” is set in association with identification information of the terminal user of the user terminal 3 that has been authenticated by the account authentication unit 34 and has transmitted the information provision request. In this case, if the identification information of the user terminal 3 is the same as the information set in the “registered terminal” of the user information table, the request reception unit 35 receives an information provision request.

  The information provision request includes information for specifying a store in the real space. The information for specifying the store is, for example, store identification information. In the following description, the information for specifying the store is the store ID. Note that the information specifying the store may be information that can specify the store, and may be information other than the identification information of the store.

[1.2.4. Information acquisition unit 36]
The information acquisition unit 36 acquires user information corresponding to the information provision request received by the request reception unit 35 from the user information storage unit 31. Specifically, the information acquisition unit 36 acquires, from the user information storage unit 31, user information corresponding to the store specified by the information provision request among user information corresponding to the user specified by the information provision request.

  For example, when the information provision request is a request for identification information, the information acquisition unit 36 acquires information necessary for the identification related to the request from the user information of the terminal user. For example, when the information provision request is a request for membership card information, the information acquisition unit 36 acquires information necessary for the membership card among the user information of the terminal user.

  The information acquisition unit 36 acquires, for example, user information corresponding to the user specified by the information provision request from the user information storage unit 31 based on the information stored in the provision target information table. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of the provision target information table stored in the provision target information storage unit 32.

  As illustrated in FIG. 4, the provision target information table is information in which “store ID”, “provision type”, and “provision information” are associated with each other. “Store ID” is unique information assigned to a store.

  “Provided type” indicates the type of information provided to the user terminal 3 by the information providing apparatus 2. In the example illustrated in FIG. 4, identification card or membership card information is set as the “provided type”, but the “provided type” is not limited to this information.

  The “provided information” is information for specifying the content of user information (hereinafter, referred to as “provided user information”) to be provided in response to the information providing request received by the request receiving unit 35. The provided user information is user attribute information provided in response to the information provision request. In the example illustrated in FIG. 4, “1” is associated with each category when the user information is provided, and “0” is associated with the user information that is not provided user information.

  “Provision format” is information indicating the format of information to be provided in response to the information provision request accepted by the request accepting unit 35 (hereinafter sometimes referred to as provision information). Provided information is generated in a format based on the “provided format”.

  The information acquisition unit 36 acquires the provision user information associated with the store and provision type specified by the information provision request from the provision target information table. For example, it is assumed that the provision target information table is in the state shown in FIG. 4 and the provision information request specifies the store with the store ID “L001” and the provision type “identification certificate”.

  In this case, the information acquisition unit 36 acquires, from the user information table, attribute information such as gender, age, name, address, and face among the user information of the terminal user specified by the provision information request. In the present embodiment, the face attribute information is described as a face image, but may be information indicating the feature of the face.

  Further, it is assumed that the provision target information table is in the state shown in FIG. 4 and the provision information request specifies the store with the store ID “L001” and the provision type “member card information”. In this case, the information acquisition unit 36 has demographic attribute information such as gender, age, name, address, etc., among the user information of the terminal user specified by the provision information request, and the psychographic attribute set to “1”. Get information from the user information table.

  In addition, the method of acquiring provision user information from a user information table is not limited to the above-mentioned example. For example, when provision user information is specified by a provision information request, provision user information can also be acquired from a user information table based on information specified by a provision information request.

[1.2.5. Information generator 37]
The information generation unit 37 generates provision information including user information acquired by the information acquisition unit 36. For example, the information generation unit 37 generates the provision information in a format based on the “provision format” set in the provision target information table.

  For example, it is assumed that the provision target information table is in the state shown in FIG. 4 and the provision information request specifies the store with the store ID “L001” and the provision type “identification certificate”. In this case, the information generation unit 37 generates the provision information in a format corresponding to the provision format “2”.

  The provision format “2” is a first format that is a display format of the identification card, and is a format in which the face image of the terminal user is specified attribute information. The identification certificate generated in the first format includes the name, address, age, and gender of the terminal user and issuance information such as a certificate issuer, a certificate issuer, and a certificate identification number. The specific attribute information is information transmitted from the user terminal 3 to the service providing device 4, for example.

  Further, it is assumed that the provision target information table is in the state shown in FIG. 4 and the provision information request specifies the store with the store ID “L002” and the provision type “identification certificate”. In this case, the information generation unit 37 generates the provision information in a format corresponding to the provision format “3”.

  The provision format “3” is a second format that is a display format of an identification card, and uses the fingerprint information of the terminal user as specific attribute information. The identification certificate generated in the second format includes the name and address of the terminal user and issuance information such as a certificate issuer, a certificate issuer, and a certificate identification number.

  Further, it is assumed that the provision target information table is in the state shown in FIG. 4 and the provision information request specifies the store with the store ID “L001” and the provision type “member card information”. In this case, the information generation unit 37 generates the provision information in a format corresponding to the provision format “1”.

  The provision format “1” is a format in which specific attribute information includes information on the name, address, age, and gender of the terminal user and information on psychographic attributes set to “1”. The provision format “1” does not include information to be displayed on the user terminal 3.

  In addition, when the information “registered terminal” is set in the user information table, the information generation unit 37 includes the identification information of the user terminal 3 in the provided information.

  For example, the information generation unit 37 generates electronic signature information from the generated provided information, and includes the electronic signature information and the electronic certificate information in the provided information. Specifically, the information generation unit 37 calculates the hash value of the generated provided information, and encrypts the hash value with a private key of a public key cryptosystem to generate electronic signature information. Note that the information generation unit 37 can generate an electronic signature obtained by encrypting a hash value using a common key encryption method, and can include the electronic signature information and the electronic certificate information in the provided information.

  The information generation unit 37 can also encrypt the specific attribute information with a secret key or a common key, and can also encrypt the generated provided information itself.

[1.2.6. Information transmitter 38]
The information transmission unit 38 transmits the provision information generated by the information generation unit 37 to the user terminal 3 that is the transmission source of the information provision request. The provided information transmitted to the user terminal 3 includes an electronic signature. The provided information may be encrypted by the information generation unit 37.

[1.3. User terminal 3]
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the user terminal 3. As shown in FIG. 5, the user terminal 3 includes a communication unit 40, a display unit 41, an operation unit 42, a communication unit 43, a storage unit 44, and a control unit 45.

  The communication unit 40 is a communication interface for performing communication between a device connected to the communication network 5 and the control unit 45, and performs communication using a protocol such as TCP / IP or UDP. The control unit 45 performs communication with a device connected to the communication network 5 via the communication unit 40.

  The display unit 41 is, for example, a touch panel display. The terminal user can operate the operation screen of the information presentation application displayed on the display unit 41 by operating the screen of the display unit 41 with a finger or the like. The display unit 41 is, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) or an organic EL display.

  The operation unit 42 is a keyboard, a power button, or the like including keys for entering characters, numbers, and spaces, an enter key, an arrow key, and the like.

  The communication unit 43 is a device that employs a communication method such as Felica, ISO / IEC14443 (MIFARE), or Bluetooth (registered trademark). Communication by the communication unit 43 is not limited to radio waves, and for example, infrared communication, visible light communication, sound waves, or the like can be used. Moreover, the communication part 43 should just be what can communicate between the service provision apparatuses 4, and the communication by the communication part 43 may be wireless LAN communication and other communications, for example. Further, the communication unit 43 may not be provided in the user terminal 3. In this case, the user terminal 3 communicates with the service providing apparatus 4 through the communication unit 40.

  The storage unit 44 is, for example, a storage device such as a hard disk, a RAM, a semiconductor memory such as a flash memory, a hard disk, or an optical disk. The storage unit 44 includes a setting information storage unit 51 and a provision information storage unit 52.

  The control unit 45 is realized by an integrated circuit such as an ASIC or FPGA, for example. In addition, the control unit 45 realizes or executes information processing functions and operations described later by executing a program stored in the storage unit 44 by using an internal RAM (not shown) as a work area by a CPU, an MPU, or the like, for example. To do.

  Specifically, the control unit 45 executes a program of an information presentation application stored in the storage unit 44 to thereby display a display control unit 53, an authentication processing unit 54, a provision information request unit 55, a provision information acquisition unit 56, It functions as a provision information verification unit 57 and an attribute information notification unit 58. Note that the configuration of the control unit 45 is not limited to this configuration, and may be another configuration as long as it performs information processing to be described later. The information presentation application program is acquired by the control unit 45 from an external device such as the information providing device 2 and stored in the storage unit 44, for example.

  Hereinafter, the setting information storage unit 51 and the provision information storage unit 52 will be described with respect to the display control unit 53, the authentication processing unit 54, the provision information request unit 55, the provision information acquisition unit 56, the provision information verification unit 57, and the attribute information notification unit 58. Specific explanation will be given. In addition, it is described as user operation that a terminal user operates the touch panel of the display part 41, the operation part 42 grade | etc.,.

[1.3.1. Display control unit 53]
The display control unit 53 generates a display image of the information presentation application program based on the setting data and layout data stored in the setting information storage unit 51 of the storage unit 44 and displays the display image on the display unit 41. The setting data includes, for example, image data for generating a display screen and various ID information. ID information is store ID corresponding to the store which a terminal user uses, for example.

  FIG. 6A is a diagram illustrating an example of an initial setting screen of the information presentation application displayed on the display unit 41. As shown in FIG. 6A, the initial setting screen 70 has an account input setting area 71 and an information provision condition setting area 72. In the account input setting area 71, a user ID and a password can be input by a user operation. Such user ID and password are accounts of services provided on the communication network 5 and are information managed by the information providing apparatus 2 as described above.

  In the information provision condition setting area 72, an information provision target can be set by a user operation. In the example shown in FIG. 6A, a condition for determining whether or not to provide information only to the own apparatus (user terminal 3) can be selected. The terminal user can select a setting for permitting information provision only to the user terminal 3 or a setting for permitting information provision to other user terminals 3 by a user operation on the check box.

  FIG. 6B is a diagram illustrating an example of a store list display screen of the information presentation application displayed on the display unit 41. As shown in FIG. 6B, the store list display screen 74 has selection buttons for “XXX bookstore (member registration)”, “XXX tavern (member registration)” and “XXX tavern (identification card)”. 75 to 77 are displayed. The user can acquire provided information from the information providing apparatus 2 by selecting any of the selection buttons 75 to 77.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of an identification card screen displayed on the display unit 41. As shown in FIG. 7, on the identification screen 78, information indicating the name, address, age, and gender of the terminal user, issuance information, and a face image of the terminal user are displayed. Instead of or in addition to the face image of the terminal user, information indicating other physical characteristics such as the height, weight and hairstyle of the terminal user can be displayed on the identification screen 78, for example.

  The issue information includes a certificate issuer, a certificate issue destination, a certificate issue time, a certificate expiration date, certificate identification information, and the like.

[1.3.2. Authentication processing unit 54]
When the registration button 73 (see FIG. 6A) is selected by a user operation after input or selection is performed on the initial setting screen 70 (see FIG. 6A), the authentication processing unit 54 performs user setting. An information presentation application registration request including information is transmitted to the information providing apparatus 2. The user setting information is information input by the user operation on the initial setting screen 70 or selected information.

  When receiving the registration acceptance response from the information providing apparatus 2, the authentication processing unit 54 stores the user setting information in the setting information storage unit 51 as setting data. On the other hand, when the authentication processing unit 54 receives a registration permission / rejection response from the information providing device 2, the setting data is not set and an error screen is displayed on the display unit 41 by the display control unit 53.

  Further, when any of the selection buttons 75 to 77 is selected in a state where the user setting information is stored in the setting information storage unit 51 as the setting data, the authentication processing unit 54 sends a terminal to the information providing apparatus 2. An authentication request including user identification information is made. The terminal user identification information is a user ID and a password, but may be other user authentication information.

[1.3.3. Provision Information Request Unit 55]
When the authentication processing unit 54 receives an access permission response from the information providing device 2, the provision information request unit 55 acquires the store ID corresponding to the selected button among the selection buttons 75 to 77 from the setting information storage unit 51. Then, an information provision request including the acquired store ID and terminal identification information is transmitted to the information provision apparatus 2.

  For example, when the store ID of “XXX Izakaya” is “L001” and the selection button 76 is selected by a user operation, the provision information request unit 55 includes information for the membership card including information of the store ID “L001”. Is sent to the information providing apparatus 2.

  When the store ID of “XXX Izakaya” is “L001” and the selection button 77 is selected by a user operation, the provided information request unit 55 includes identification information including information of the store ID “L001”. Is sent to the information providing apparatus 2.

[1.3.4. Provided information acquisition unit 56]
The provision information acquisition unit 56 acquires provision information transmitted from the information provision apparatus 2 to the user terminal 3 and stores the provision information in the provision information storage unit 52. For example, when the information provision request made from the provision information request unit 55 is a request for membership card information, the provision information acquisition unit 56 obtains member card information from the information provision device 2. When the information provision request made from the provision information request unit 55 is a request for identification information, the provision information acquisition unit 56 acquires the identification information from the information provision device 2.

[1.3.5. Provided information verification unit 57]
The provision information verification unit 57 verifies the validity of the provision information acquired by the provision information acquisition unit 56. The provided information verification unit 57 compares, for example, information obtained by decrypting the electronic signature information included in the provided information with the public key and the result obtained by hashing the provided information excluding the electronic signature information and the electronic certificate with a hash function. By doing so, the validity of the provided information is verified. The provided information verification unit 57 decrypts the provided information with an encryption key (public key or common key) when the entire provided information is encrypted.

  When the provided information verification unit 57 determines that the provided information is valid, the provided information is stored in the provided information storage unit 52 in association with the store ID of the store corresponding to the selected selection button. When the provision information stored in the provision information storage unit 52 is identification information, the display control unit 53 displays the identification information stored in the provision information storage unit 52 on the display unit 41. Thereby, the terminal user can present the identification information of the terminal user to the store clerk or the like corresponding to the selected selection button.

  Further, when the provision information acquired by the provision information acquisition unit 56 includes terminal identification information, the provision information verification unit 57 determines whether the terminal identification information is identification information of the own device (user terminal 3). judge. When the provided information verification unit 57 determines that the terminal identification information is the identification information of the own device, the provided information verification unit 57 determines that the provided information is valid and stores the identification information in the provided information storage unit 52.

  On the other hand, if the provision information verification unit 57 determines that the terminal identification information is not the identification information of the own device, the provision information verification unit 57 determines that the provision information is not valid, and displays the identification information on the display unit 41 to the display control unit 53. Display information that cannot be displayed. In this case, the provision information verification unit 57 does not store the identification information in the provision information storage unit 52.

  It should be noted that the provision information verification unit 57 may not verify the validity of the provision information under a predetermined environment or situation where security is secured by some means such as an intranet.

[1.3.6. Attribute information notification unit 58]
When the attribute information notification unit 58 receives the specific attribute information request transmitted from the service providing apparatus 4 via the communication unit 43, the store included in the specific attribute information request from the provision information stored in the provision information storage unit 52. The specific attribute information corresponding to the ID is acquired. The attribute information notification unit 58 transmits the specific attribute information acquired from the provision information storage unit 52 to the service providing apparatus 4 via the communication unit 43.

  The attribute information notification unit 58 acquires information transmitted from the service providing apparatus 4 in response to the transmission of the specific attribute information via the communication unit 43. The attribute information notification unit 58 acquires, via the communication unit 43, for example, information indicating that the identification confirmation transmitted from the service providing apparatus 4 has been completed in response to transmission of the specific attribute information included in the identification certificate information. In this case, the display control unit 53 displays information indicating that the identification has been completed on the display unit 41.

  Also, the attribute information notification unit 58 acquires, for example, the member card information transmitted from the service providing apparatus 4 via the communication unit 43 in response to transmission of the specific attribute information included in the member card information, and provides the provision information storage unit 52. The display control unit 53 can display the membership card information stored in the provision information storage unit 52 on the display unit 41 by a user operation.

[1.4. Service providing device 4]
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the service providing apparatus 4 according to the embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 8, the service providing apparatus 4 includes a communication unit 80, an attribute information detection unit 81, a communication unit 82, a display unit 83, a storage unit 84, and a control unit 85.

  The communication unit 80 is a communication interface for performing communication between a device connected to the communication network 5 and the control unit 85, and performs communication using a protocol such as TCP / IP or UDP, for example. The control unit 85 performs communication with a device connected to the communication network 5 via the communication unit 80.

  The attribute information detection unit 81 includes an imaging unit and a voice input unit. For example, the attribute information detection unit 81 captures the face, fingerprint, and iris of the terminal user with the imaging unit, and outputs the face image, fingerprint image, and iris image as detection attribute information. Further, the attribute information detection unit 81 acquires the voice information of the terminal user by the voice input unit, and outputs the voice print information included in the voice information as the detection attribute information. Note that the detection target by the attribute information detection unit 81 is not limited to an image / sound, but may be other information.

  The communication unit 82 is a device that employs a communication method such as Felica, ISO / IEC14443, or Bluetooth (registered trademark), and can communicate with the communication unit 43 of the user terminal 3. Communication by the communication unit 82 is not limited to radio waves, and for example, infrared communication, visible light communication, sound waves, or the like can be used. Further, the communication by the communication unit 43 may be, for example, wireless LAN communication or other communication. The display unit 83 is, for example, an LCD or an organic EL display.

  The storage unit 84 includes a member information storage unit 91. The storage unit 84 is a storage device such as a hard disk, a RAM, a semiconductor memory such as a flash memory, a hard disk, or an optical disk.

  The control unit 85 is realized by an integrated circuit such as ASIC or FPGA, for example. In addition, the control unit 85 realizes or executes information processing functions and operations to be described later by executing a program stored in the storage unit 84 by using an internal RAM (not shown) as a work area by a CPU or MPU, for example. To do.

  Specifically, the control unit 85 executes a service providing program stored in the storage unit 84 to thereby execute a specific attribute information request unit 92, a specific attribute information acquisition unit 93, an attribute information verification unit 94, and an information processing unit 95. Function as. Note that the configuration of the control unit 85 is not limited to this configuration, and may be another configuration as long as the configuration performs information processing to be described later.

  Hereinafter, the specific attribute information request unit 92, the specific attribute information acquisition unit 93, the attribute information verification unit 94, and the information processing unit 95 will be described in detail while explaining the member information storage unit 91.

[1.4.1. Specific attribute information request unit 92]
When the specific attribute information request unit 92 detects the user terminal 3, the specific attribute information request unit 92 transmits a specific attribute information request to the user terminal 3 via the communication unit 82. The specific attribute information request includes a store ID corresponding to the store where the own device (service providing device 4) is installed.

[1.4.2. Specific attribute information acquisition unit 93]
The specific attribute information acquisition unit 93 acquires specific attribute information transmitted from the user terminal 3 via the communication unit 82.

[1.4.3. Attribute information verification unit 94]
If the specific attribute information acquired by the specific attribute information acquisition unit 93 is specific attribute information included in the identification certificate information, the attribute information verification unit 94 verifies the validity of the specific attribute information.

  Specifically, the attribute information verification unit 94 compares the specific attribute information acquired by the specific attribute information acquisition unit 93 with the detected attribute information output from the attribute information detection unit 81 to transmit from the user terminal 3. Validity of the specified attribute information is verified.

  For example, when the detected attribute information output from the attribute information detection unit 81 is a face image of the terminal user, the face image of the terminal user stored in the member information storage unit 91 is compared with the terminal user. Authenticate the attribute information acquired from.

  For example, when the specific attribute information is a face image, the attribute information verification unit 94 can display the information on the display unit 83. Thereby, the store clerk or the like can also determine the validity of the identification card presented by the terminal user from the face image of the terminal user displayed on the display unit 83.

[1.4.4. Information processing unit 95]
When it is determined by the attribute information verification unit 94 that the identification certificate is valid, the information processing unit 95 transmits information indicating that the identification check has been completed to the user terminal 3 via the communication unit 82.

  Further, when the specific attribute information acquired by the specific attribute information acquisition unit 93 matches the specific attribute information included in the member card information, the information processing unit 95 stores the member information table stored in the member information storage unit 91 ( Membership registration processing is performed by setting specific attribute information in (not shown).

  Specifically, the specific attribute information includes the name, address, age, gender information and psychographic attribute information of the terminal user, and the information processing unit 95 sets the information as a new member number. Set it in the member information table in association. When the information processing unit 95 finishes the member registration process, the information processing unit 95 transmits member card information including member number information to the user terminal 3.

[1.5. Processing of information providing system 1]
Next, a procedure of information processing by the information providing system 1 according to the embodiment will be described.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining an information processing flow by the information providing apparatus 2. As illustrated in FIG. 9, the control unit 22 of the information providing apparatus 2 determines whether a user registration request is received from the user terminal 3 (Step S <b> 20). When it determines with having received the user registration request (step S20; Yes), the control part 22 updates a user information table by setting the information contained in a user registration request to the user information table of the user information storage part 31. FIG. (Step S21).

  When the process of step S21 is completed or when it is determined that the user registration request has not been received (step S20; No), the control unit 22 determines whether or not the information providing application registration request from the user terminal 3 has been received. Determination is made (step S22).

  When it determines with having received the information provision application registration request (step S22; Yes), the control part 22 registers the identification information of the user terminal 3 contained in the information provision application registration request into a user information table as a registration terminal, and user information The table is updated (step S23).

  When the process of step S23 is completed or when it is determined that the information providing application registration request is not received (step S22; No), the control unit 22 determines whether an authentication request is received (step S24). . When it determines with having received the authentication request (step S24; Yes), the control part 22 performs an authentication process (step S25).

  When the process of step S25 is completed or when it is determined that an authentication request has not been received (step S24; No), the control unit 22 determines whether an information provision request has been received from the user terminal 3 (step S24). S26).

  If it determines with having received the information provision request | requirement from the user terminal 3 (step S26; Yes), the control part 22 will perform the information provision according to an information provision request | requirement. Specifically, the control unit 22 transmits to the user terminal 3 provision information including user information corresponding to the store identified by the information provision request among user information corresponding to the terminal user identified by the information provision request. (Step S27). When it determines with the process of step S27, or not having received the information provision request | requirement from the user terminal 3 (step S26; No), the control part 22 complete | finishes a process.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram for explaining an information processing flow by the user terminal 3. As illustrated in FIG. 10, the control unit 45 of the user terminal 3 determines whether or not a user operation has been performed on the registration button 73 in a state where the initial setting screen 70 of the information providing application is displayed on the display unit 41. (Step S30).

  When it is determined that there is a user operation on the registration button 73 (step S30; Yes), the control unit 45 transmits an information providing application registration request to the information providing apparatus 2 (step S31). When the process of step S31 is completed or when it is determined that there is no user operation on the registration button 73 (step S30; No), the control unit 45 displays the store list display screen 74 of the information providing application on the display unit 41. It is determined whether any of the selection buttons 75 to 77 is selected in the displayed state (step S32).

  When it is determined that any of the selection buttons 75 to 77 is selected (step S32; Yes), the control unit 45 performs an authentication process by transmitting an authentication request to the information providing apparatus 2 (step S33). When the authentication process ends, the control unit 45 transmits an information provision request including a store ID corresponding to the selection button determined to have been selected in step S32 to the information provision apparatus 2 (step S34). Note that the control unit 45 may omit the authentication request in step S32 according to the communication environment or the like.

  The control unit 45 acquires the provision information transmitted from the information provision apparatus 2 in response to the information provision request (step S35), and transmits the specific attribute information included in the provision apparatus to the service provision apparatus 4 (step S36). In addition, when the terminal user selects the information provision by the information provision application in advance by the user operation, the control unit 45 can execute the automatic acquisition mode. In the automatic acquisition mode, the control unit 45 automatically transmits an information provision request to the information provision apparatus 2 without performing confirmation processing such as a user operation on the selection buttons 75 to 77, and obtains provision information.

  When the process of step S36 is completed, or when it is determined that none of the selection buttons 75 to 77 is selected (step S32; No), the control unit 45 determines whether or not another user operation has been performed. (Step S37). When it determines with there being other user operation (step S37; Yes), the control part 45 performs the process according to user operation (step S38).

  When the process of step S38 ends, or when it is determined that there is no other user operation (step S37; No), the control unit 45 ends the process.

[2. Second Embodiment]
Next, an information processing system according to the second embodiment will be described. The information processing system according to the second embodiment includes attribute information stored in the information providing apparatus based on information transmitted via the communication network 5 from an information management apparatus that manages information for specifying user attributes. Is different from the information providing system 1 according to the first embodiment in that the legitimacy is determined. In the following, the same elements as those of the information providing system 1 according to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted as appropriate.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information processing system according to the second embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 11, an information providing system 1A according to the second embodiment includes an information providing apparatus 2A, a user terminal 3, a service providing apparatus 4, and a user information management apparatus 6.

  The information providing apparatus 2A is different in configuration from the information providing apparatus 2 described above in that it includes a validity determination unit 39. When the request acceptance unit 35 accepts the information provision request, the legitimacy determination unit 39 is a terminal corresponding to the store identified by the information provision request among the user information corresponding to the terminal user identified by the information provision request The validity of the user attribute information is determined.

  Specifically, the validity determination unit 39 transmits an attribute information request to the user information management device 6. In the attribute information request, the terminal user identification information specified in the information provision request and information indicating the type of terminal user attribute corresponding to the store specified in the information provision request (hereinafter referred to as determination target attribute information). ). The validity determination unit 39 acquires determination target attribute information from the user information storage unit 31.

  The user information management device 6 manages information for specifying user attributes (hereinafter referred to as user attribute specification information), and upon receiving an attribute information request from the information providing device 2A, a terminal included in the attribute information request User attribute specifying information corresponding to the user identification information and the determination target attribute information is transmitted to the information providing apparatus 2A. The validity determination unit 39 acquires user attribute specifying information from the user information management device 6. Then, the validity determination unit 39 determines whether or not the determination target attribute information acquired from the user information storage unit 31 is consistent with the user attribute specifying information acquired from the user information management device 6. When the validity determination unit 39 determines that there is consistency (validity), the information transmission unit 38 sends the provision information including the determination target attribute information stored in the user information storage unit 31 to the user terminal 3. Send. On the other hand, if there is no consistency (validity), the information generation unit 37 can generate provided information including the user attribute specifying information acquired from the user information management device 6, and the information transmission unit 38 The provision information generated by 37 is transmitted to the user terminal 3. When there is no consistency, the request accepting unit 35 of the information providing apparatus 2 </ b> A can also transmit a response rejecting the information provision request to the user terminal 3.

  For example, assume that the user information management apparatus 6 manages university student information. In this case, if the user information management device 6 manages the student information of the terminal user specified by the attribute information request, the user information management device 6 transmits the student information of the terminal user to the information providing device 2A. The correctness determination unit 39 determines the consistency between the student information stored in the user information storage unit 31 and the student information transmitted from the user information management device 6, and if there is a match, the user information storage unit 31 Include student information stored in the provided information. On the other hand, if there is no consistency, the information generation unit 37 includes the student information acquired from the user information management device 6 in the provided information.

  Further, for example, it is assumed that the user information management device 6 manages the information on the driver's license. In this case, if the information on the terminal user's driving license included in the attribute information request is managed, the user information management device 6 transmits information indicating that the terminal user has a driving license to the information providing apparatus 2A. . On the other hand, the information generation unit 37 includes provision information including information included in the driving license acquired from the user information management device 6.

  As described above, in the information providing system 1A according to the second embodiment, even if the validity of the attribute information of the terminal user stored in the information providing apparatus 2A cannot be ensured, the information is managed by the user information management apparatus 6. The validity of the attribute information included in the presentation information can be ensured based on the information that is provided.

[3. Modified example]
In the embodiment described above, the transmission / reception of the provision information is performed between the user terminal 3 and the information provision apparatus 2 (2A), but the transmission / reception of the provision information is performed between the information provision apparatus 2 (2A) and the service provision apparatus 4. It can also be done between. In this case, the information transmitting unit 38 of the information providing apparatus 2 (2A) transmits the provision information to the service providing apparatus 4 corresponding to the store ID included in the information provision request.

  In the above-described embodiment, the authentication processing unit 54 of the user terminal 3 makes an authentication request to the information providing apparatus 2 (2A) when the selection buttons 75 to 77 are selected. For example, an authentication request can be made to the information providing apparatus 2 (2A) when the information presentation application is activated.

  Moreover, in embodiment mentioned above, although communication between the user terminal 3 and the service provision apparatus 4 is performed by near field communication, it seems that communication between the user terminal 3 and the service provision apparatus 4 is performed by human body communication etc. It may be. Communication between the user terminal 3 and the service providing apparatus 4 can be performed by performing encryption using an electronic certificate provided from the information providing apparatus 2.

  In the embodiment described above, the provision information request unit 55 transmits an information provision request to the information provision apparatus 2 (2A) when the selection buttons 75 to 77 are selected. When an information provision request is transmitted from the service providing apparatus 4 to the user terminal 3 by short-range wireless communication, the information provision request can be transmitted to the information providing apparatus 2 (2A). By making an information provision request according to the purpose from the service providing apparatus 4, it is possible to save the trouble of the terminal user.

  The provision information request unit 55 can also transmit an information provision request to the information provision apparatus 2 (2A) based on information such as a two-dimensional barcode displayed in the store or facility. In this case, the two-dimensional barcode includes information on the store ID and the provision type, and such information is acquired by an imaging unit (not shown) of the user terminal 3. The provision information request unit 55 transmits the information included in the information provision request such as the store ID acquired from the two-dimensional barcode and information on the provision type.

  In addition, the control unit 45 of the user terminal 3 described above stores identification certificate information with an expiration date in the provision information storage unit 52, but the control unit 45 stores the identification certificate information with an expiration date stored in the provision information. It can also be erased from the part 52.

[4. Hardware configuration]
The information providing apparatus 2 (2A), the user terminal 3, and the service providing apparatus 4 in the first and second embodiments can be realized by a computer 100 having a configuration as shown in FIG. 12, for example. FIG. 12 is a hardware configuration diagram illustrating an example of a computer that realizes the function of the information providing apparatus 2, the function of the user terminal 3, or the function of the service providing apparatus 4. The computer 100 includes a CPU 101, a random access memory (RAM) 102, a read only memory (ROM) 103, a hard disk drive (HDD) 104, a communication interface (I / F) 105, an input / output interface (I / F) 106, and A media interface (I / F) 107 is provided. Although not shown, the computer 100 may also include an imaging unit.

  The CPU 101 operates based on a program stored in the ROM 103 or the HDD 104 and controls each unit. The ROM 103 stores a boot program executed by the CPU 101 when the computer 100 is started up, a program depending on the hardware of the computer 100, and the like.

  The HDD 104 stores a program executed by the CPU 101, data used by the program, and the like. The communication interface 105 corresponds to the communication units 20, 40, 43, 80, and 82, receives data from other devices via the communication network 5, sends the data to the CPU 101, and transmits the data generated by the CPU 101 to the communication network 5. To other devices.

  The CPU 101 controls an output device such as a display and a printer and an input device such as a keyboard and a mouse via the input / output interface 106. The CPU 101 acquires data from the input device via the input / output interface 106. Further, the CPU 101 outputs the generated data to the output device via the input / output interface 106.

  The media interface 107 reads a program or data stored in the recording medium 108 and provides it to the CPU 101 via the RAM 102. The CPU 101 loads the program from the recording medium 108 onto the RAM 102 via the media interface 107, and executes the loaded program. The recording medium 108 is, for example, an optical recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) or PD (Phase change rewritable disk), a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MO (Magneto-Optical disk), a tape medium, a magnetic recording medium, or a semiconductor memory. Etc.

  When the computer 100 functions as the information providing device 2, the CPU 101 of the computer 100 executes a program loaded on the RAM 102, thereby executing an account management unit 33, an account authentication unit 34, a request reception unit 35, and an information acquisition unit 36. The functions of the information generation unit 37 and the information transmission unit 38 are realized. The HDD 104 realizes the function of the storage unit 21 and stores a user information table, a provision target information table, and the like.

  When the computer 100 functions as the user terminal 3, the CPU 101 of the computer 100 executes a program loaded on the RAM 102 to execute a display control unit 53, an authentication processing unit 54, a provision information request unit 55, and provision information acquisition. The functions of the unit 56, the provided information verification unit 57, and the attribute information notification unit 58 are realized.

  When the computer 100 functions as the service providing apparatus 4, the CPU 101 of the computer 100 executes a program loaded on the RAM 102 to execute a specific attribute information request unit 92, a specific attribute information acquisition unit 93, and an attribute information verification unit. 94 and the information processing unit 95 are realized. The HDD 104 realizes the function of the storage unit 84 and stores a member information table and the like.

  The CPU 101 of the computer 100 reads these programs from the recording medium 108 and executes them, but as another example, these programs may be acquired from other devices via the communication network 5.

[5. effect]
The information providing apparatus 2 according to the embodiment includes a user information storage unit 31 (an example of an information storage unit), a request reception unit 35, an information acquisition unit 36, and an information transmission unit 38. The user information storage unit 31 stores user information of a terminal user who uses a service on the communication network 5. The request reception unit 35 receives an information provision request including information for specifying a store in the real space and a terminal user who uses the store. When the information acquisition request is received by the request reception unit 35, the information acquisition unit 36 obtains user information corresponding to the store specified by the information provision request among the user information corresponding to the terminal user specified by the information provision request. Obtained from the user information storage unit 31. The information transmission unit 38 transmits information including the user information acquired by the information acquisition unit 36 to the communication device (user terminal 3 or service providing device 4) according to the information provision request.

  Thereby, the user information of the terminal user who uses the store in the real space is provided from the information providing apparatus 2 that stores the user information of the terminal user who uses the service on the communication network 5 to the user terminal 3 or the service providing apparatus 4. be able to. Therefore, the terminal user can easily acquire user information at a store in a real space. Thereby, since the burden on the terminal user can be reduced, transactions at the store can be performed smoothly, and transactions at the store can be promoted.

  In addition, the information providing apparatus 2 further includes an information generation unit 37. The information generation unit 37 generates identification information including the user information acquired by the information acquisition unit 36. The information transmission unit 38 transmits the identification information generated by the information generation unit 37 to the user terminal 3 or the service providing apparatus 4.

  Thereby, using the user information of the terminal user who uses the service on the communication network 5, the identification information used in the store in the real space can be provided to the terminal user or the store. Therefore, even when the terminal user forgets the identification card, the terminal user can acquire the identification card information without performing prior registration of the identification card data to the authentication center. Further, by including information indicating physical characteristics such as the height, weight, and face image of the terminal user in the identification information, the store clerk or the like can store the physical characteristics of the terminal user displayed by the identification information. Thus, the identity of the terminal user can be confirmed with high accuracy.

  The user information stored in the user information storage unit 31 includes a plurality of attribute information indicating the attributes of the terminal user. In addition, the information acquisition unit 36 selects attribute information corresponding to the store from the plurality of attribute information and acquires it from the user information storage unit 31. The information generation unit 37 generates identification information including the attribute information acquired by the information acquisition unit 36.

  Thereby, since the terminal user can acquire the identification information required according to the store, it is possible to avoid presenting even the attribute information unnecessary for the identification at the store. Therefore, leakage of the privacy of the terminal user can be suppressed. In addition, the terminal user can insist that he / she is the person himself / herself by presenting the identification information to the store clerk or the like of the store in the real space. In addition, the store clerk and the like can confirm the identity of the terminal user based on the identification information. Thereby, impersonation etc. can be prevented.

  The information providing apparatus 2 </ b> A further includes a validity determination unit 39. The validity determination unit 39 determines whether the attribute information acquired by the information acquisition unit 36 is valid based on information transmitted via the communication network 5 from the user information management device 6 that manages information specifying the attribute of the terminal user. Determine sex. When the validity determination unit 39 determines that the attribute information is not valid, the information generation unit 37 obtains information for identifying the user attribute acquired from the user information management device 6 (an example of the information management device). Generate identification information that includes it.

  Thereby, when the legitimacy of the attribute information of the terminal user stored in the information providing apparatus 2A cannot be ensured, the legitimacy of the attribute information included in the presentation information is based on the information managed by the user information management apparatus 6. Sexuality can be secured.

  Further, the user information storage unit 31 stores the identification information of the user terminal 3 in association with the user information. The request reception unit 35 receives an information provision request when the identification information of the user terminal 3 associated with the user specified in the information provision request is included in the information provision request.

  Thereby, since distribution of identification information can be restricted to devices other than the user terminal 3 designated by the terminal user, leakage of the privacy of the terminal user can be suppressed.

  The user terminal 3 according to the embodiment includes a storage unit 44 (an example of a specific information storage unit), a provision information request unit 55, a provision information acquisition unit 56 (an example of an identification information acquisition unit), and a display unit. 41. The storage unit 44 stores terminal user identification information (an example of information for identifying a terminal user). The provision information request unit 55 transmits an information provision request including the identification information of the terminal user and the identification information of the store to the information provision apparatus 2. The provided information acquisition unit 56 acquires identification information from the information providing apparatus 2. The display unit 41 displays the identification information acquired by the provision information acquisition unit 56.

  Thereby, even if the terminal user forgets the ID card, the ID information can be acquired by the user terminal 3 without performing prior registration of the ID data to the authentication center. .

  The user terminal 3 further includes an attribute information notification unit 58 (an example of an attribute information notification unit). The attribute information notification unit 58 notifies the service providing apparatus 4 of the specific attribute information included in the identification card information. Further, the service providing apparatus 4 includes a specific attribute information acquisition unit 93 (an example of an attribute information acquisition unit) and a display unit 83. The specific attribute information acquisition unit 93 acquires specific attribute information from the user terminal 3. The display unit 83 displays the specific attribute information received by the specific attribute information acquisition unit 93.

  Thereby, the store clerk or the like of the store determines the validity of the identification card presented by the terminal user by comparing the specific attribute information displayed on the display unit 83 with the state of the specific attribute of the terminal user. Can do. For example, when the specific attribute information is a face image, a store clerk or the like can determine the validity of the identification card presented by the terminal user based on the face image of the terminal user displayed on the display unit 83.

  In addition, the service providing apparatus 4 includes an attribute information detection unit 81 and an attribute information verification unit 94. The attribute information detector 81 detects terminal user attribute information. The attribute information verification unit 94 compares the specific attribute information acquired by the specific attribute information acquisition unit 93 with the attribute information detected by the attribute information detection unit 81, and authenticates the attribute information acquired from the user terminal 3. Do.

  Thereby, the service providing apparatus 4 can determine the validity of the identification card presented by the terminal user. In addition, a terminal user other than a terminal user (hereinafter referred to as an “authentication terminal user”) for which the validity of the identification certificate is determined stores or uses the identification terminal user's identification certificate in his / her user terminal 3. Can be prevented.

[6. Others]
The information providing apparatus 2 and the service providing apparatus 4 described above may be realized by a plurality of server computers, and depending on the function, an external platform or the like may be called by API (Application Programming Interface) or network computing. The configuration can be changed flexibly.

  Further, the ID information shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 is information added for easy understanding, and is not limited to the information shown in these drawings.

  Further effects and modifications can be easily derived by those skilled in the art. Thus, the broader aspects of the present invention are not limited to the specific details and representative embodiments shown and described above. Accordingly, various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the general inventive concept as defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 1A information provision system 2, 2A information provision apparatus 3 User terminal 4 Service provision apparatus 5 Communication network 6 User information management apparatus 20, 40, 43, 80, 82 Communication part 21, 44, 84 Storage part 22, 45, 85 Control unit 31 User information storage unit 32 Provision target information storage unit 33 Account management unit 34 Account authentication unit 35 Request reception unit 36 Information acquisition unit 37 Information generation unit 38 Information transmission unit 39 Validity determination unit 41, 83 Display unit 42 Operation unit 51 Setting Information Storage Unit 52 Provision Information Storage Unit 53 Display Control Unit 54 Authentication Processing Unit 55 Provision Information Request Unit 56 Provision Information Acquisition Unit 57 Provision Information Verification Unit 58 Attribute Information Notification Unit 81 Attribute Information Detection Unit 91 Member Information Storage Unit 92 Identification Attribute information request unit 93 Specific attribute information acquisition unit 94 Attribute information verification unit 95 Information processing unit

Claims (10)

An information storage unit for storing user information registered for using the service by a user using a service on a communication network;
Information provision including information for identifying a store or facility in the real space and a user who uses the store or facility from a user terminal that has been account-authenticated for the service and can receive the service. A request accepting unit for accepting requests;
When the information providing request is received by the request receiving unit, the user information corresponding to the store or facility specified by the information providing request is selected from the user information corresponding to the user specified by the information providing request. An information acquisition unit acquired from the information storage unit;
Communication apparatus installed in the store or facility specified by the user terminal or the information provision request for information including user information acquired by the information acquisition unit as user information used in the store or facility in the real space An information transmission device comprising: an information transmission unit that transmits the information to the device. An information generation unit that generates identification information including the user information acquired by the information acquisition unit;
The information providing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information transmitting unit transmits the identification information generated by the information generating unit to the communication device. The user information stored in the information storage unit includes a plurality of attribute information indicating attributes of the user,
The information acquisition unit selects attribute information corresponding to the store or facility from the plurality of attribute information and acquires the attribute information from the information storage unit,
The information providing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the information generation unit generates the identification information including the attribute information acquired by the information acquisition unit. A validity determination unit that determines the validity of the attribute information acquired by the information acquisition unit based on information transmitted via the communication network from an information management device that manages information specifying the user's attribute With
The information generation unit includes the identification information including information specifying the user attribute acquired from the information management device when the validity determination unit determines that the attribute information is not valid. The information providing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein: The information storage unit
Storing identification information of the user terminal in association with the user information,
The request receiving unit
5. The information provision request is received when the identification information of the user terminal associated with the user specified by the information provision request is included in the information provision request. The information providing apparatus according to one. The information providing device according to any one of claims 2 to 5,
A plurality of the user terminals,
Each of the plurality of user terminals is
A specific information storage unit for storing information for specifying the user;
A provision information request unit that transmits an information provision request including information identifying the user and information identifying the store or facility to the information provision apparatus;
An identification information acquisition unit for acquiring the identification information from the information providing device;
A display unit for displaying the ID information acquired by the ID information acquiring unit;
An information providing system comprising: Comprising a service providing device installed in the store or facility;
The user terminal is
An attribute information notification unit for notifying the service providing apparatus of attribute information included in the identification information,
The service providing apparatus includes:
An attribute information acquisition unit for acquiring the attribute information from the user terminal;
The information providing system according to claim 6, further comprising a display unit that displays the attribute information received by the attribute information acquisition unit. Comprising a service providing device installed in the store or facility;
The user terminal is
An attribute information transmitting unit that transmits attribute information included in the identification information to the service providing device;
The service providing apparatus includes:
An attribute information acquisition unit for acquiring the attribute information from the user terminal;
An attribute information detector for detecting the attribute information of the user;
An attribute information authenticating unit that authenticates the attribute information acquired from the user terminal by comparing the attribute information acquired by the attribute information acquiring unit with the attribute information detected by the attribute information detecting unit; The information providing system according to claim 6, further comprising: From a user terminal of a user who has registered user information to use a service on a communication network and in which the account authentication is performed and the service can be provided, a store in the real space or A request acceptance procedure for accepting an information provision request including information identifying each of the equipment and the user using the store or equipment;
When receiving an information provision request by the request acceptance procedure, out of user information corresponding to the user identified by the information provision request, user information corresponding to the store or facility identified by the information provision request, an information acquisition procedure for acquiring from the information storage unit that stores the user information which the user has registered to use the service,
Communication device installed in the store or facility specified by the user terminal or the information provision request for information including user information acquired by the information acquisition procedure as user information used in the store or facility in the real space Sending information to
An information providing program for causing a computer to execute. An information providing method executed by a computer,
From a user terminal of a user who has registered user information to use a service on a communication network and in which the account authentication is performed and the service can be provided, a store in the real space or A request accepting step for accepting an information provision request including information identifying each of the equipment and the user using the store or equipment;
When an information provision request is accepted by the request acceptance step, among user information corresponding to the user identified by the information provision request, user information corresponding to the store or facility identified by the information provision request, an information acquisition step of acquiring from the information storage unit that stores the user information which the user has registered to use the service,
Communication device installed in the store or facility specified by the user terminal or the information provision request as information including user information acquired by the information acquisition step as user information used in the store or facility in the real space An information transmission process to be transmitted to,
An information providing method characterized by comprising:

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