JP6226469B2 - Server device, portable terminal device, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for providing an incentive to at least one mobile terminal device based on position information of a plurality of mobile terminal devices.

  Conventionally, a service that gives incentives such as points that can be used in games according to the distance traveled by the terminal every predetermined time using position recognition means such as GPS (Global Positioning System) mounted on a portable terminal. It has been known. Patent Document 1 proposes a method for appropriately calculating a moving distance when such a service is performed.

  Further, in Patent Document 2, when a user uses an application such as a game on a mobile terminal, the position information is acquired, and the position information is transferred to another user through a server. A technique that can be used is disclosed. With this technology, position information can be distributed like virtual currency.

Japanese Patent No. 4789222 JP 2012-150545 A

  However, the technique described in Patent Document 1 repeatedly specifies the position of a mobile terminal based on information of GPS and surrounding base stations, and gives an incentive only based on movement information of a single user. Therefore, the distance between a plurality of users cannot be reflected in an incentive. In addition, the technique described in Patent Document 2 gives value to position information acquired individually by each user. Therefore, it does not give value to the concept of relative “distance” calculated among position information acquired by a plurality of users, nor does it consider incentives based on “distance”. It is possible to transfer the position information of a single user to another user, but it gives value to the position information itself acquired individually by each user, or is at a distance related to the position information. It cannot give value. In addition, the value of such position information and the value of distance cannot be reflected in incentives.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and by increasing the motivation to use an application together with a distant user, it is possible to improve the usage rate of the user's application and thus increase the number of users. An object of the present invention is to provide a server device, a portable terminal device, and a program.

  (1) In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has taken the following measures. That is, the server device of the present invention is a server device that gives incentives to at least one mobile terminal device based on the location information of a plurality of mobile terminal devices, and the location information of each mobile terminal device is obtained. A position information acquisition unit to acquire; a distance calculation unit that calculates a distance between the mobile terminal devices based on the acquired position information; an incentive determination unit that determines an incentive according to the calculated distance; And a data transmission / reception unit that transmits incentive data equivalent to the determined incentive to at least one of the mobile terminal devices.

  In this way, the position information of each mobile terminal device is acquired, the distance between the mobile terminal devices is calculated based on the acquired position information, the incentive according to the calculated distance is determined, and is equivalent to the determined incentive Since the incentive data is transmitted to at least one portable terminal device, the user can obtain a larger incentive as the distance from the other user increases. As a result, the usage rate of the user's application can be improved, and consequently the number of users can be increased.

  (2) Moreover, the server apparatus of this invention is further provided with the comparison object user management part which selects the candidate of the other portable terminal device used as the object which calculates a distance between any one portable terminal device. Features.

  Thus, since the candidate of the other portable terminal device used as the object which calculates the distance between any one portable terminal device is selected, the candidate of the other portable terminal device used as the object of calculating the distance is selected by the user. Can be presented. For example, it is possible to extract only users who use the same application, or to extract only users who are located at a certain distance or more.

  (3) In the server device of the present invention, the comparison target user management unit specifies an application to be executed on any one of the mobile terminal devices, and determines the distance according to the type of the specified application. A candidate for another portable terminal device to be calculated is selected.

  In this way, the application executed on any one of the mobile terminal devices is specified, and according to the type of the specified application, candidates for other mobile terminal devices for which the distance is to be calculated are selected. It is possible to select other portable terminal device candidates for which distances are to be calculated only for application users.

  (4) Moreover, in the server device of the present invention, the comparison target user management unit transmits a request to the selected candidate for the other mobile terminal device, and the other mobile terminal device that has received the request. A candidate is a target for calculating the distance.

  In this manner, since the request is transmitted to the selected candidate for the other mobile terminal device and the candidate for the other mobile terminal device that has accepted the request is the target for calculating the distance, It is possible to select a candidate whose distance is to be calculated on the condition that the user's intention has been confirmed. Thereby, the intention of the user of another portable terminal device is respected, and the corporate compliance of the service provider is observed.

  (5) Moreover, the server apparatus of this invention WHEREIN: The said distance calculation part calculates the linear distance between each said portable terminal device, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  Thus, since the linear distance between the mobile terminal devices is calculated, the user can easily recognize the sense of distance, and the processing speed can be improved and the processing load can be reduced.

  (6) Moreover, the server apparatus of this invention WHEREIN: The said distance calculation part calculates the said distance based on the path | route which each said portable terminal device moved via the transportation.

  In this way, since the distance is calculated based on the route traveled by each mobile terminal device through the transportation facility, it is possible to reflect the distance actually moved by the user in an incentive. In addition, since the relationship with the application relating to transportation becomes stronger, the utilization rate of the application can be improved.

  (7) Moreover, the portable terminal device of the present invention is a portable terminal device that communicates with the server device according to any one of (1) to (6) above, and the current position with respect to the server device. While transmitting information, incentive data is received from the server device.

  As described above, since the current position information is transmitted to the server device and the incentive data is received from the server device, the user can obtain a larger incentive as the distance from the other user increases. . As a result, the usage rate of the user's application can be improved, and consequently the number of users can be increased.

  (8) Moreover, the program of this invention is a program of the server apparatus which provides an incentive with respect to at least 1 portable terminal device based on the positional information on a some portable terminal device, Comprising: Each said portable terminal device A process for acquiring the position information, a process for calculating a distance between the mobile terminal devices based on the acquired position information, a process for determining an incentive according to the calculated distance, and the determined incentive And a process of transmitting incentive data equivalent to at least one portable terminal device, and causing a computer to execute a series of processes.

  In this way, the position information of each mobile terminal device is acquired, the distance between the mobile terminal devices is calculated based on the acquired position information, the incentive according to the calculated distance is determined, and is equivalent to the determined incentive Since the incentive data is transmitted to at least one portable terminal device, the user can obtain a larger incentive as the distance from the other user increases. As a result, the usage rate of the user's application can be improved, and consequently the number of users can be increased.

  According to the present invention, a user can obtain a greater incentive as the distance from another user increases. As a result, the usage rate of the user's application can be improved, and consequently the number of users can be increased.

It is a figure which shows schematic structure of the incentive provision system which concerns on this embodiment. It is a figure which shows schematic structure of an incentive provision server. It is a block diagram which shows schematic structure of a user terminal. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example of the incentive provision server which concerns on this embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example of the user terminal of a user. It is a flowchart which shows the operation example of the user terminal of a comparison object user.

  In the present embodiment, in view of the problems of the prior art, by providing an incentive based on the distance between mobile terminals held by a plurality of users, the target game or the like is compared with the case where the user uses it individually. In this application, each user can obtain a merit. Thereby, it becomes possible to arouse motivation to use the application together with other users. Furthermore, motivation to use the application together with other users located farther from the user himself / herself can be evoked.

  In the present embodiment, the incentive means something valuable to the user. For example, currency and items that can be used in the target application, points that can be converted into communication usage fees and mobile terminal purchase prices by mobile carriers, online shopping sites operated by application providers, Points that can be used for discounts, actual movie theaters operated by application providers or their affiliates, tickets that can be used for leisure facilities, discount coupons, discount coupons for restaurants, and the like.

  Hereinafter, the present embodiment will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and can be implemented in any form having the same function.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an incentive provision system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the incentive grant system is configured by connecting a plurality of user terminals 20 a to 20 n serving as clients to a incentive grant server 10 via a communication network 30 such as the Internet. Yes.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of the incentive grant server. The data transmission / reception unit 11 compares the user authentication data, the location information, and the user (hereinafter referred to as “user”) with user authentication data, location information, and user (hereinafter referred to as “user”). Other users to be compared are referred to as “comparison target users”). The comparison target user request issued by the comparison target user request issuing unit 15 is transmitted to another user terminal, and the user's response to the request is received together with the position information. Also, incentive data equivalent to the incentive determined by the incentive determination unit 17 is transmitted to the user terminal. Here, “incentive data equivalent to incentives” refers to data having a value equal to an incentive that is considered to be “value” for social reasons, such as monetary value, economic value, or social value. .

  The user data authentication / management unit 12 compares the user authentication data received by the data transmission / reception unit 11 with the registered content of the user data DB 13 and authenticates the user authentication data. The incentive determined by the incentive determination unit 17 and the position information of each comparison target user used for the determination are registered in the comparison target user data in the user data DB 13 together with the time.

  The comparison target user management unit 14 issues and transmits a comparison target user request to all the comparison target users automatically selected by the user or through the target application or the like, and manages the response status. For example, a candidate for comparison target is selected according to the type of application used in any user terminal, or a comparison target user located at a certain distance from any user terminal is selected. be able to. Further, it controls a request issuance instruction to each comparison target user to the comparison target user request issuing unit 15.

  The comparison target user request issuing unit 15 issues a comparison target user request in accordance with a command from the comparison target user management unit 14. The distance calculation unit 16 calculates the distance between the user user and the comparison target user from the position information. The distance to be calculated here is a straight line distance between both positions when there is one comparison target user, or a travel distance when actually using a transportation facility (hereinafter referred to as “travel distance”). It can be. On the other hand, when there are two or more comparison target users, the straight line distance to each comparison target user's position starting from the use user's position, the sum of the movement distances, and the use user and all the comparison target users' positions are connected. The shortest straight line distance or the sum of the movement distances can be used. Furthermore, in the above travel distance, the user's psychology by considering the type of transportation used by the user (for example, railway, bus, airplane, etc.), the number of transfers, the age of the user, etc. You may reflect how you feel the distance due to physical factors.

  The incentive determining unit 17 determines an incentive to be given to the user based on the distance calculated by the distance calculating unit 16. At this time, an incentive equivalent to or a part of what is given to the user may be given to the comparison target user at the same time. The incentive determined by the incentive determination unit 17 is transmitted as equivalent incentive data to the corresponding user terminal via the user data authentication / management unit 12 and the data transmission / reception unit 11. The position information acquisition unit 18 acquires position information of the user terminal and the comparison target user. In the present specification, the position information acquisition unit 18 has taken an example in which the position information is extracted from the information acquired by the data transmission / reception unit 11 and is output to the distance calculation unit 16, but the present invention is limited to this. However, the position information can be acquired by other methods.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the user terminal. The position information acquisition unit 21 acquires the position information of the user terminal at a preset timing and registers it with the acquired time in the position information DB 22. For example, the location information is acquired at the timing when an incentive application target application (hereinafter referred to as “target application”) that acquires the location information at regular time intervals is activated regardless of the usage status of the user terminal. , Etc. Here, in addition to a method based on positioning information from a GPS satellite, a method based on information obtained from a peripheral mobile phone base station communicating with a user terminal or a Wi-Fi access point is used to acquire position information. You can also.

  Based on the notification from the incentive granting server 10, the comparison target user selecting unit 23 accepts a selection from the user using the user terminal as to which other user to compare with the user himself or herself for calculating the distance for incentive granting. . The number of other users to be compared may be one, or two or more. Here, the selection of the comparison target user can be performed, for example, by the user using the target application. In this way, by passing the target application, the other users that can be selected as the comparison target user can be, for example, all or a part of the target application users. Further, regarding the selection of the comparison target user, the target application side may randomly select another user with the same progress, instead of the selection from the user.

  Does the comparison target user request response unit 24 respond to the request (hereinafter referred to as “comparison target user request”) issued from the incentive grant server 10 as a comparison target user for distance calculation from other users? No, a response from the comparison target user is accepted. This response can also be implemented through the target application.

  The data transmitting / receiving unit 25 transmits the position information that is the target of distance calculation among the position information registered in the position information DB 22 at a preset timing to the incentive granting server 10 together with the user authentication data. For example, the position information at the time closest to the time can be transmitted at the timing when the participation in the real-time event (for example, raid battle) in the target application is determined together with the comparison target user. Further, the data transmitting / receiving unit 25 transmits the information regarding the comparison target user received by the comparison target user selection unit 23 to the incentive provision server 10. For example, it can be transmitted at the same time as the position information at the timing when the participation in the real-time event is determined. Further, the data transmission / reception unit 25 receives the comparison target user request issued from the incentive granting server 10, and responds to the response determined by the comparison target user request response unit 24 together with the position information with the incentive granting server 10. Send to. Further, incentive data equivalent to the incentive granted by the incentive granting server 10 is received.

  The user situation management unit 26 registers the incentive data received by the data transmitting / receiving unit 25 in the user situation DB 27 together with the received time. The user situation DB 27 is referred to from the target application and reflected in the progress thereof.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the incentive grant server according to the present embodiment. When the incentive granting server 10 receives the use user authentication data from the user terminal of the use user (step S1), the incentive grant server 10 performs user authentication (step S2). When the user authentication is successful, a comparison target user candidate is selected from the user data DB (step S3), and the comparison target user candidate is transmitted to the user terminal (step S4). It is determined whether a response to this transmission has been received from the user terminal (step S5), and if not received, this determination is repeated.

  On the other hand, when a response to the transmission is received from the user terminal in step S5, a comparison target user request is issued to the comparison target user candidate (step S6). It is determined whether or not the request is received from the comparison target user candidate (step S7). If the request is not received from the comparison target user candidate, the process proceeds to step S3 to select the comparison target user candidate again (step S7). Step S3). In step S7, when there are a plurality of comparison target user candidates, when a request is received for all the comparison target user candidates, the process may proceed to step S8, or one or more comparisons may be made. When a request is received from the target user candidate, the process may proceed to step S8. In addition, if a request is not received from any of the comparison target user candidates, the process may be terminated. On the other hand, when a request is received by the comparison target user candidate in step S7, information on the comparison target user is transmitted to the user terminal (step S8).

  Next, the incentive grant server 10 calculates a distance between users (step S9), and determines an incentive based on the calculated distance (step S10). Then, the determined incentive and position information are registered in the user data DB together with the time (step S11), incentive data equivalent to the incentive is transmitted to the user terminal, and the process ends (step S12). Incentive data may be transmitted to the comparison target user.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the user terminal of the user. When registration of participation in the event of the target application is detected (step T1), user authentication data is transmitted to the incentive grant server 10 (step T2). Next, when a comparison target user candidate is received from the incentive granting server 10, one of the comparison target user candidates is selected (step T3). Then, the selected candidate user for comparison is transmitted to the incentive granting server 10 (step T4).

  Next, it is determined whether or not the comparison target user has been determined (step T5). If the comparison target user has not been determined, the process proceeds to step T3 to select a comparison target user candidate again (step T3). On the other hand, if the comparison target user is determined in step T5, the location information of the own device is acquired (step T6), and this location information is registered in the location information DB together with the time (step T7). On the other hand, position information is transmitted (step T8).

  Next, when incentive data is received from the incentive granting server 10 (step T9), the incentive data is registered in the user situation DB together with the time, and the process ends (step T10).

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the user terminal of the comparison target user. First, it is determined whether or not a request has been received from the incentive granting server 10 (step R1). If no request has been received, this determination is repeated. On the other hand, if a request is received from the incentive granting server 10 in step R1, it is determined whether this request has been accepted based on the user's determination (step R2). If this request is not accepted, an unaccepted response is sent to the incentive granting server 10 (step R3), and the process is terminated.

  On the other hand, if the request is accepted in step R2, the location information of the device itself is acquired (step R4), and the location information is registered in the location information DB together with the time (step R5). Next, a request response is sent to the incentive grant server 10 and location information is transmitted (step R6).

  Next, when incentive data is received from the incentive granting server 10 (step R7), the incentive data is registered in the user situation DB together with the time, and the process ends (step R8).

  In the above description, the aspect in which the incentive grant server and the user terminal are separated has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the user terminal is provided with the function of the incentive grant server. You may comprise as a system completed with the terminal.

  In a user terminal, a raid event held in a social game where multiple users cooperate to achieve a common goal (such as defeating an enemy). Degree) is determined according to the sum of the distances between cooperating users. Thereby, it is urged to invite a user who lives in a greater distance to the game.

  When visiting the residence of a comparison target user (friend, etc.) registered in advance in an application provided by a transportation facility (railway, etc.), both the user and the comparison target user receive discounts when using the transportation facility depending on the distance traveled Allow points to be acquired. Thereby, the visit frequency improvement to the same comparison object user using the same transportation system and the visit to more comparison object users can be promoted. Further, when using an application corresponding to a specific transportation facility (railway), the user actually uses the railroad and gives an incentive by moving a longer distance. As a result, the number of passengers of the transportation facility can be increased, the application utilization rate can be increased, and as a result, the number of subscribers of the communication carrier can be increased.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, by giving an incentive based on the distance between mobile terminals held by a plurality of users, the user of an application such as a game is the same as that of other users. Motivation to use the application can be aroused. Moreover, it becomes possible to arouse motivation to use the application together with other users who live in a short distance as well as other users who live in a longer distance. Furthermore, when the user visits a place away from the residential area for travel or the like, there is a possibility that more incentives may be given, so that motivation to use the target application can be evoked.

10 Incentive Granting Server 11 Data Transmission / Reception Unit 12 User Data Authentication / Management Unit 13 User Data DB
14 Comparison target user management unit 15 Comparison target user request issuing unit 16 Distance calculation unit 17 Incentive determination unit 20a-20n User terminal 21 Location information acquisition unit 22 Location information DB
23 comparison target user selection unit 24 comparison target user request response unit 25 data transmission / reception unit 26 user status management unit 30 communication network

Claims (8)

A server device that provides incentives to at least one mobile terminal device based on position information of three or more mobile terminal devices,
A location information acquisition unit that acquires location information of each of the mobile terminal devices;
A distance calculation unit that calculates a distance between the mobile terminal devices based on the acquired position information;
An incentive determining unit that determines an incentive according to the sum of the calculated distances;
A data transmission / reception unit that transmits incentive data equivalent to the determined incentive to at least one of the mobile terminal devices ;
The incentive determination unit, the server apparatus characterized that you determine significant incentive as the sum of the distances said calculated is large. A comparison target user management unit for selecting a candidate for another mobile terminal device that is a target for calculating a distance with any one of the mobile terminal devices ;
The comparison target user management unit, the server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein that you extract only the user located remotely certain level. A comparison target user management unit for selecting a candidate for another mobile terminal device that is a target for calculating a distance with any one of the mobile terminal devices;
The comparison target user management unit specifies an application to be executed on any one of the mobile terminal devices, and another mobile terminal device candidate for which the distance is calculated according to the type of the specified application The server apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the server apparatus is selected.   The comparison target user management unit transmits a request to the selected candidate for another mobile terminal device, and sets the candidate for another mobile terminal device that has received the request as a target for calculating the distance. The server device according to claim 2 or claim 3, wherein   The server device according to claim 1, wherein the distance calculation unit calculates a linear distance between the mobile terminal devices.   The server device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the distance calculation unit calculates the distance based on a route traveled by the mobile terminal devices via a transportation facility. A mobile terminal device that communicates with the server device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
A mobile terminal device that transmits current position information to the server device and receives incentive data from the server device. A program of a server device that gives incentives to at least one mobile terminal device based on position information of three or more mobile terminal devices,
A process of acquiring position information of each mobile terminal device;
A process of calculating a distance between the mobile terminal devices based on the acquired position information;
A process of determining an incentive according to the calculated distance sum ;
Causing a computer to execute a series of processes of transmitting incentive data equivalent to the determined incentive to at least one portable terminal device ;
The process of determining the incentive program characterized that you determine significant incentive as the sum of the distances said calculated is large.

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