JP6869505B2 - Information processing equipment and programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device and a program.

Traditionally, for example, the act of giving a gift as a thank-you gift has been generally performed.
In this regard, there are the following methods for giving gifts.
For example, a gift giver may ask the recipient of the desired gift in advance, order the gift from a product dealer, request delivery of the product, and give the gift to the recipient. It was.
In addition, the person giving the gift may send a catalog containing a large number of products instead of the gift in order to have the person receiving the gift select the favorite product.
In other words, the person who receives the gift selects the desired product etc. from the sent catalog and mails a postcard containing personal information such as name and address to place an order with the product dealer who handles the product etc. It was.
Then, by receiving the postcard, the product handling company identifies the selected product or the like and its delivery destination, and delivers the selected product or the like.
However, such a method is time-consuming and procedurally burdensome for all gift givers, gift recipients, and gift handlers.
Therefore, there is provided a technique for converting a catalog into an electronic catalog and selecting a product or the like (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2010-160799

However, in the conventional technology including Patent Document 1, the person who receives the gift can receive the gift by simply selecting a favorite product or the like on the WEB (World Wide Web) and inputting personal information. It ends up.
In other words, it was pointed out that anyone who can access the WEB has a high risk of unauthorized use such as unauthorized acquisition of gifts.

The present invention has been made in view of such a situation, and an object of the present invention is to suppress unauthorized use such as unauthorized acquisition of a gift code in a service that provides gifts via the Web.

In order to achieve the above object, the information processing device of one aspect of the present invention is
As a first management means to manage the execution of processing related to the transfer of the gift to the person who presented the information (code) indicating that he / she has the right to receive the gift when the right is valid. ,
An activation / invalidation means that activates the right when the predetermined conditions are met and invalidates the right in other cases.
To be equipped.

A program corresponding to the information processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention is also provided as a program according to one aspect of the present invention.

According to the present invention, in a service that provides a gift via the Web, it is possible to suppress unauthorized use such as unauthorized acquisition of a gift code.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the information processing system which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the service flow of the person giving a gift in the service to which the information processing system of FIG. 1 is applied. It is a figure which shows an example of the service flow of the person who receives a gift in the service to which the information processing system of FIG. 1 is applied. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware configuration example of the server in the information processing system of FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the functional configuration example necessary for the product provision processing executed by the product provider terminal and the server in the information processing system of FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow of product provision processing executed by a server having the functional configuration of FIG. FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration example required for the gift course selection process and the product selection process executed by the giver terminal, the giver terminal, and the server of FIG. 1. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow of a gift course selection process executed by a server having a functional configuration of FIG. 7. FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow of product selection processing executed by a server having a functional configuration of FIG. 7. It is a state transition diagram which shows the transition of the state about the activation invalidation processing in the information processing system of FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the function which is related to activation / invalidation in the service to which the information processing system of FIG. 1 is applied.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a configuration example of an information processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The information processing system shown in FIG. 1 includes a server 1, m units (m is an arbitrary integer value of 1 or more), giver terminals 2-1 to 2-m, and n units (n is an arbitrary arrangement of 1 or more). It is configured to include the receiving terminal 3-1 to 3-n (numerical value) and the product provider terminals 4-1 to 4-k in k units (k is an arbitrary integer value of 1 or more).

The server 1 is managed by the provider of this service. This service is a service that provides gifts via the Web, and is a service to which the information processing system according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied. The details of this service will be described later.

Each of the giver terminals 2-1 to 2-m is used by each of the m gift givers.
A gift means that a person who has the right to receive a gift has the right to receive the gift (for example, enter the gift code described later) to receive the gift (to have ownership). It is a product that can be used. In addition, goods, etc. mean goods or services.
Here, it should be noted that the "gift giver" in the present embodiment is not a person who directly gives a gift product or the like to a person who receives a gift, but a person who gives the right to receive a gift. Is the point.
In other words, the right to receive a gift is primitively generated by the provider of this service, and the customer of the provider of this service becomes a "gift giver" and receives the right to receive this gift (for a fee). It doesn't matter if it's free). Then, the "gift giver" transfers the right to receive the gift to the desired person.
That is, the person who finally has the right to receive the gift becomes the person who receives the gift and can receive the desired product or the like as a gift.

Specifically, the following examples are assumed.
For example, a car sales company (gift giver) may use this service to give a gift to a car purchaser (gift giver) to commemorate the conclusion of a car purchase. is there.
That is, the automobile sales company gives the purchaser of the automobile the right to receive a favorite gift within the predetermined conditions, so that the purchaser has a preference suitable for commemorating the conclusion of the purchase of the automobile. You can receive gifts.
In addition, for example, a corporation (a person who gives a gift) may use this service to give a gift to its shareholders (a person who receives a gift) as a shareholder benefit.
That is, the joint-stock company gives its shareholders the right to receive their favorite gifts within the prescribed conditions as part of the shareholder benefit service, and the shareholder has a preference suitable for the shareholder benefit. You can receive gifts from.

The receiving hand terminals 3-1 to 3-n are used by each of the n gift recipients. That is, the person who receives the gift of n people operates each of the receiving hands terminals 3-1 to 3-n to show that he / she has the right to receive the gift (generally, the gift described later). By entering the code), you can receive the desired product as a gift.

Each of the product provider terminals 4-1 to 4-k is used by k product providers.
A product provider is a service provider who provides a product or the like that can be a gift to the service provider. For example, a manufacturer or the like that manufactures a product or the like that can be a gift becomes a product provider. By providing the prescribed product to the provider of this service, such a product provider receives a royalty payment or receives a product, etc. when the provided product, etc. is selected by the person who receives the gift. It is possible to hope that the name recognition will be improved by the provision of.
Here, the person who gives the gift (such as the automobile sales company in the above example) and the product provider do not necessarily have to be different. That is, for example, the person giving the gift can add his / her own product or the like to the product or the like that can be a gift. Further, the product provider does not have to be one person, and may be a plurality of people. In other words, a person who is in charge of providing a product that can be a gift and a person who gives a gift can be a product provider at the same time.

Hereinafter, when it is not necessary to individually distinguish each of the giver terminals 2-1 to 2-m, these are collectively referred to as "giving hand terminal 2". When it is not necessary to individually distinguish each of the recipient terminals 3-1 to 3-n, these are collectively referred to as the "receiver terminal 3". When it is not necessary to individually distinguish each of the product provider terminals 4-1 to 4-k, these are collectively referred to as "product provider terminal 4".
Further, the server 1, the giver terminal 2, the giver terminal 3, and the product provider terminal 4 are connected to each other via a predetermined network N such as the Internet.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a service flow of a gift giver in this service to which the information processing system of FIG. 1 is applied.

First, prior to the explanation of FIG. 2, this service will be briefly explained.
In this service, as described above, the person who gives the gift transfers the right to receive the gift, instead of directly delivering a specific product or the like as a gift to the person who receives the gift. The right to receive this gift is generated by the provider of this service.
In other words, the person who gives the gift receives the right to receive the gift from the provider of this service by purchasing it, and transfers the right to the person who receives the gift.
Here, in order to show that the provider has the right to receive this gift, the provider of this service uses a predetermined code (for example, a combination of alphabets and numbers, hereinafter referred to as "gift code"). Issue.
In other words, this "gift code" is what the gift giver purchases and gives to the gift recipient. In other words, the person who receives the gift can receive the desired product or the like as a gift by showing this "gift code" to the provider of this service.

Specifically, for example, first, the giver terminal 2 is a predetermined web provided for selecting a gift course from the websites managed by the provider of this service by the operation of the gift giver. Access the site (hereinafter referred to as "gift course selection site").
As a result, the gift giver terminal 2 displays each page of the gift course selection site, for example, a page for selecting a predetermined type from a plurality of types of gift courses set by the provider of this service.
The person giving the gift operates the giver terminal 2, selects an arbitrary type from the displayed plurality of types of gift courses, and purchases the type of gift course.

Here, the gift course is a product list composed of one or more products and the like that can be given with a predetermined budget.
That is, the person who receives the gift can select the desired product as a gift from one or more products included in this gift course.
Each type of a plurality of types of gift courses is set so that the type and quantity of products and the like that can be selected differ depending on the price and type.

In addition, "purchasing a gift course" as used herein means purchasing the right to receive a gift by selecting any product or the like included in the gift course as the right to receive a gift.
For example, in the 10,000 yen gift course for men, among the products that men generally like, such as watches, telephones, and game software, products that can be offered (by the product provider) for 10,000 yen. Etc. are included in one or more. Therefore, purchasing a 10,000 yen gift course for men can be offered for 10,000 yen (by the product provider) among the products that men generally like, such as watches, telephones, and game software. It means to purchase the right to receive as a gift by selecting any item from various products.

Here, when the person giving the gift purchases a predetermined type of gift course, the provider of this service (server 1) issues a gift code associated with the predetermined type of the purchased gift course. A specific example of the gift code issuing method will be described later. In other words, show the provider (server 1) of this service that the person who entered this gift code has the right to receive any product, etc. listed in the specified type of gift course as a gift. Can be done.
In other words, a person who gives a gift temporarily obtains the right to receive any product or the like listed in the predetermined type of gift course as a gift by purchasing this predetermined type of gift course. Then, the person who gives the gift transfers the right to the person who receives the gift by transferring the gift code.
The person who receives the gift operates the recipient terminal 3 and inputs the gift code to a predetermined site (details will be described later) managed by the provider of this service (server 1). You can show that you have the right. That is, the person who receives the gift can receive a desired product or the like as a gift from one or more products or the like listed in the predetermined type of gift course associated with the gift code.
In other words, the person who gives the gift can receive the desired product or the like as a gift without the person giving the gift delivering the specific product or the like as a gift.

And, in order to realize such a service, the following service flow is required on the side of the gift giver. Therefore, the service flow on the side of the gift giver will be described in detail using the example of FIG.

Specifically, for example, when the gift giver terminal 2 accesses the above-mentioned gift course selection site by the operation of the gift giver G, one or more types of selectable gift courses are images of selectable products and the like. Is displayed on the display screen (for example, the display unit 142 in FIG. 7).
The gift giver G operates the gift giver terminal 2 and wants to purchase a gift from the selectable gift courses based on the budget and the taste of the gift giver (the gift recipient). By entering the type and quantity of the course, you can purchase the gift course of the type in the quantity.
Information about the type and quantity of gift courses purchased by the gift giver G (hereinafter referred to as "purchase information") is acquired by the gift giver terminal 2 and then transmitted from the gift giver terminal 2 to the server 1. Will be done. Then, the server 1 issues a gift code associated with each of the gift courses purchased by the giver G, and the giver terminal 2 presents the gift code.
In the example of FIG. 2, the server 1 generates a predetermined screen (hereinafter, referred to as “customization screen”) customized for each person who gives a gift, and displays the gift code on the customization screen.
Then, the server 1 transmits a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) for specifying the customization screen to the giver terminal 2 by e-mail or the like.
The giver terminal 2 can display the customization screen by accessing the URL described in the e-mail or the like. As a result, the person G who gives the gift using the giver terminal 2 can receive the gift code.
From the above, the gift-giving person G transfers the right to receive the gift from the provider of this service by giving this gift code to the gift-giving person T.
Here, the method of delivering the above-mentioned gift code (transferring the right to receive the gift) is not particularly limited, and for example, there are the following methods.
For example, the person G who gives the gift who received the gift code can deliver the gift code by sending the gift code to the person T who receives the gift by e-mail or the like.
Further, for example, the person G who gives a gift can also obtain the gift code by receiving a card such as a paper medium on which the gift code is printed (hereinafter, referred to as a "gift card").
If the gift giver G wishes to receive the gift card, the staff (operator) O of the provider of this service delivers the gift card to the gift giver G.

Next, the service flow on the side of the recipient of the gift will be explained.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a service flow of a person who receives a gift in the service to which the information processing system of FIG. 1 is applied.
The service flow is the flow from the service flow of FIG. 2 until the gift recipient T inputs the gift code received from the gift giver G and acquires the product or the like.

As described above, the gift-giving terminal 3 is operated by the gift-giving person T, who has been given a gift code by the gift-giving person G. Access the site provided to select the product (hereinafter referred to as the "product selection site") and enter the gift code.
By entering the gift code in this way, the person receiving the gift T can show that he / she has the right to receive the gift to the provider of this service.
Then, as a result of various processes on the server 1 described later, one or more products and the like posted on the gift course of the type corresponding to the gift code are displayed on the recipient terminal 3, and among the one or more products and the like. A screen for selecting a predetermined item as a gift (hereinafter referred to as a "product selection screen") is displayed.
On the displayed product selection screen, the gift recipient T selects a favorite product from one or more products to be selected, and inputs his / her own address, contact information, and the like.
This completes the product selection of the gift recipient T. The server 1 generates delivery information necessary for gift delivery from the address, contact information, etc. of the gift recipient T.
As a result, the selection of the product or the like is completed, and the server 1 notifies the receiving terminal 3 that the product selection is completed.
At the same time, the server 1 generates delivery information necessary for delivering the product or the like to the gift recipient T and transmits the delivery information to the product provider. The product provider requests the delivery company to deliver the gift. As a result, the gift (actual product, etc.) is transferred to the person T who receives the gift.
The overall flow of this service has been briefly explained above by dividing it into the service flow of the gift giver G and the service flow of the gift recipient T. Subsequently, an example of the hardware configuration of the server 1 in the information processing system of FIG. 1 will be briefly described.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration example of the server 1 in the information processing system of FIG.
The server 1 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 22, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 23, a bus 24, an input / output interface 25, an output unit 26, and an input unit 27. A storage unit 28, a communication unit 29, and a drive 30 are provided.

The CPU 21 executes various processes according to the program recorded in the ROM 22 or the program loaded from the storage unit 28 into the RAM 23.
Data and the like necessary for the CPU 21 to execute various processes are also appropriately stored in the RAM 23.

The CPU 21, ROM 22 and RAM 23 are connected to each other via the bus 24. An input / output interface 25 is also connected to the bus 24. An output unit 26, an input unit 27, a storage unit 28, a communication unit 29, and a drive 30 are connected to the input / output interface 25.

The output unit 26 is composed of various liquid crystal displays and the like, and outputs various information.
The input unit 27 is composed of various hardware leads and the like, and inputs various information.
The storage unit 28 is composed of a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) or the like, and stores various data.
The communication unit 29 controls communication with other devices (in the example of FIG. 1, the giver terminal 2, the giver terminal 3, the product provider terminal 4, etc.) via the network N including the Internet.

The drive 30 is provided as needed. A removable media 41 made of a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like is appropriately mounted on the drive 30. The program read from the removable media 41 by the drive 30 is installed in the storage unit 28 as needed. Further, the removable media 41 can also store various data stored in the storage unit 28 in the same manner as the storage unit 28.

Since the configurations of the giver terminal 2, the giver terminal 3, and the product provider terminal 4 are basically the same as the configuration of the server 1 except that they have a touch panel, the description of their hardware configurations is omitted here. ..

By collaborating with various hardware and various software of the server 1, the giver terminal 2, the giver terminal 3, and the product provider terminal 4, it becomes possible to execute the product provision process among the processes executed by the server 1. ..
That is, the server 1 and the product provider terminal 4 have a functional configuration as shown in FIG. 5 when executing the product provision process.

FIG. 5 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration example required for the product provision process executed by the server 1 and the product provider terminal 4 of FIG.

In the CPU 51 of the product provider terminal 4, the product information receiving unit 81 and the product information transmission control unit 82 function.

The product information reception unit 81 receives various information (hereinafter, referred to as “product information”) regarding the product, etc. of the product provider, which is input by the touch operation or the like of the product provider.
The product information transmission control unit 82 executes control for transmitting the product information received by the product information reception unit 81 to the server 1 via the communication unit 53.

In the CPU 21 of the server 1, the product information acquisition unit 101, the product selection screen management unit 102, and the posted product selection unit 103 function.
A product information DB 500 and a product provider information DB 600 are provided in one area of the storage unit 28 of the server 1.

The product information acquisition unit 101 acquires the product information transmitted from the product provider terminal 4 via the communication unit 29, and stores the acquired product information in the product information DB 500.
Here, the product information DB 500 stores the product information of each product provider acquired by the product information acquisition unit 101. Furthermore, information such as products selected by the person who receives the gift (hereinafter referred to as "delivery target product information"), which will be described later, is also stored.

The product selection screen management unit 102 generates and manages data of various websites displayed as product selection screens on the recipient terminal 3 or each page constituting the website.
That is, the product selection screen management unit 102 includes a screen for allowing the person receiving the gift to select a favorite product based on the right to receive the gift according to each gift course, that is, the data of the product selection screen. Generate and manage data such as websites.

The posted product selection unit 103 extracts product information from the product information DB 500 and selects the type of product or the like to be displayed on the product selection screen.
That is, the posted product selection unit 103 selects selectable products and the like for each gift course based on the product and the like information extracted from the product and the like information DB 500.
Further, here, the posted product selection unit 103 extracts information regarding the number of stocks of the product or the like from the product or the like information DB 500 and reflects it in the selection of the type of the product or the like. That is, the posted product selection unit 103 confirms in advance that the product or the like is in stock, and selects the type of the product or the like from the in-stock products or the like.
Therefore, for example, even if the product or the like is out of stock, it is not necessary to perform the procedure again.
The provider of this service or its customer can set a gift course by combining various products and the like according to the price and type (preference) of each gift course. The posted product selection unit 103 may select products or the like to be selected for each gift course, which are determined in advance by the provider of this service, or automatically select from, for example, a price, a product category, or the like. You may.

Next, with reference to FIG. 6, the product provision process executed by the server 1 of FIG. 5 will be described.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a flow of product provision processing executed by the server having the functional configuration of FIG.
The product provision process is a series of processes in which the product provider provides a gift that the person who receives the gift can receive to the provider of the service on the premise of implementing the service.

In step S1, the product information acquisition unit 101 acquires the product information transmitted from the product provider terminal 4 via the communication unit 29, and stores the acquired product information in the product information DB 500.

In step S2, the posted product selection unit 103 acquires the product or the like information stored in step S1 from the product or the like information DB 500 and selects the type of the product or the like to be displayed on the product selection screen.
That is, the posted product selection unit 103 selects a product or the like that can be selected by the person receiving the gift for each gift course based on the product or the like information extracted from the product or the like information DB 500.

In step S3, the product selection screen management unit 102 manages the product selection screen. That is, the product selection screen management unit 102 generates data on the product selection screen presented to the person who receives the gift, based on the product or the like selected in step S3.

In step S4, the CPU 21 of the server 1 determines whether or not there is an instruction to end the process. Here, the instruction to end the process is not particularly limited, but in the present embodiment, the instruction to shift to the so-called sleep state of the server 1 is adopted. That is, unless the server 1 gives an instruction to shift to the sleep state or the like, it is determined to be NO in step S4, the process is returned to step S1, and the subsequent processes are repeated.
On the other hand, when the server 1 gives an instruction to shift to the sleep state or the like, it is determined in step S4 that the result is YES, and the product provision process ends.

The above is a brief description of the series of flow of product provision processing, which is a prerequisite for providing this service.
Next, the gift course selection process related to the service flow of the person giving the gift of FIG. 2 and the product selection process related to the service flow of the person receiving the gift of FIG. 3 will be described.
The gift course selection process is a series of processes in which the person giving the product purchases the right to receive a gift from the provider of this service.
The product selection process is a series of processes in which a person who receives a product selects a favorite product by using the right to receive a gift transferred from the person who gives the product.
That is, the server 1, the giver terminal 2, and the giver terminal 3 have a functional configuration as shown in FIG. 7 when executing the gift course selection process and the product selection process.

FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram showing a functional configuration example required for the gift course selection process and the product selection process executed by the giver terminal 2, the giver terminal 3, and the server 1 of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 7, in the CPU 121 of the giver terminal 2, the application reception unit 131, the application transmission control unit 132, the code acquisition unit 133, and the display control unit 134 function.

The application reception unit 131 accepts an application for purchasing a gift course based on a touch operation on the touch panel 122 by the gift giver.
That is, as described above, the application reception unit 131 accepts a purchase application for purchasing a predetermined number of gift courses selected by the touch operation of the gift giver.
The application transmission control unit 132 executes control for transmitting information regarding the application received by the application reception unit 131 to the server 1 via the communication unit 123.

Details will be described later, but when the information regarding the application is transmitted to the server 1 in this way, the server 1 issues a gift code based on the information. Then, the gift code issued by the server 1 is transmitted to the giver terminal 2 via the communication unit 29 of the server 1.
The code acquisition unit 133 acquires the gift code transmitted from the server 1 in this way via the communication unit 123.
In other words, the person who gives the gift acquires the right to receive the gift from the provider of this service by obtaining this gift code. Then, the person who gives the gift can transfer this right by transferring (giving) this gift code to the person who receives the gift.
The display control unit 134 executes control for displaying the gift code acquired by the code acquisition unit 133 on the display unit 142.

For such a functional configuration of the giver terminal 2, in the CPU 21 of the server 1, the product selection processing execution unit 201, the gift course selection processing execution unit 202, the activation / invalidation processing unit 203, and the product selection The screen management unit 102 functions. The gift course selection process execution unit 202 functions when the gift course selection process described later is executed, and the product selection process execution unit 201 functions when the product selection process described later is executed.
Further, a product provider information DB 600 is provided in one area of the storage unit 28 of the server 1.

First, the functional configuration of the gift course selection process execution unit 202 will be described.
In the gift course selection process, the giver terminal 3 does not particularly function, and only the giver terminal 2 and the server 1 function.
The gift course selection processing execution unit 202 is provided with an application acquisition unit 211 and a gift giver side information management unit 212.
The application acquisition unit 211 acquires information regarding the application transmitted from the giver terminal 2.

The gift giver side information management unit 212 issues a gift code as information indicating that the gift giver has the right to receive the gift based on the operation of the gift giver terminal 2.
That is, the giver side information management unit 212 issues a gift code based on the information regarding the application acquired by the application acquisition unit 211.

Next, the functional configuration of the product selection process execution unit 201 will be described.
In the product selection process, the product selection process execution unit 201 functions in the CPU 21 of the server 1. In the CPU 301 of the receiving terminal 3, the reception unit 311, the code transmission control unit 312, the product selection transmission control unit 313, the product information acquisition unit 314, and the display control unit 315 function.
The product selection process execution unit 201 of the server 1 is provided with a reception unit 221 and a giver side information management unit 222. The reception unit 221 is provided with a code acquisition unit 231 and a product selection acquisition unit 232. Further, the reception unit 311 of the receiving terminal 3 is provided with a code reception unit 321 and a product selection reception unit 322.

The code reception unit 321 accepts the input of the gift code from the person who receives the gift via the input unit 331.
The code transmission control unit 312 executes control for transmitting the gift code received by the code reception unit 321 to the server 1 via the communication unit 303.

The gift code transmitted to the server in this way is acquired by the server 1. The code acquisition unit 231 of the server 1 acquires the gift code transmitted from the recipient terminal 3.
The information management unit 222 on the receiving side manages the execution of the process related to the transfer of the gift to the person who presented the gift code when the right to receive the gift is valid.
That is, when the gift code acquired by the code acquisition unit 231 is valid, the information management unit 222 on the receiving side performs various processes necessary for delivering the gift to the person who receives the gift. Manage execution.

Specifically, the information management unit 222 on the receiving side provides the service to the person who receives the gift when the gift code is valid, that is, when the right to receive the gift held by the person who receives the gift is valid. Generate and manage data such as websites, including screens for selecting gifts to receive from people. Then, the information management unit 222 on the receiving side presents the data of the website or the like to the receiving terminal 3 (details will be described later).

The product information acquisition unit 314 of the receiver terminal 3 acquires the data of the above-mentioned website or the like transmitted from the server 1. Further, the display control unit 315 executes control for displaying the product selection screen acquired by the product information acquisition unit 314 on the display unit 332.
The activation / invalidation processing unit 203 determines whether or not the right to receive a gift is valid even though the above-mentioned gift code is presented, and the details of the function will be described later.

In this way, the person who receives the gift is presented with a product selection screen for the product corresponding to the gift course linked to the gift code entered by the person. Then, the person who receives the gift presented on the product selection screen selects the gift while visually recognizing the product selection screen.
Therefore, the product selection reception unit 322 accepts the product selection of the person who receives the gift.
That is, the product selection reception unit 322 accepts the selection of the product or the like by the person who receives the gift for which the gift code is input from among one or more products or the like included in the gift course. Then, the product selection transmission control unit 313 executes control for transmitting various information regarding the product selection received by the product selection reception unit 322 to the server 1 via the communication unit 303.

The product selection acquisition unit 232 of the server 1 acquires the information regarding the product selection transmitted from the receiver terminal 3 in this way, and the recipient side information management unit 222 manages this information.

Here, the activation / invalidation processing unit 203 will be described.
The activation invalidation processing unit 203 is necessary to activate the right to receive a gift from the gift course specified by the above-mentioned gift code when a predetermined condition is satisfied, and to invalidate the right in other cases. Execute various processes.
In the present embodiment, as described above, the activation and invalidation of the right to receive a gift is realized by enabling and invalidating the gift code indicating that the right is possessed.
Further, as described above, the activation / invalidation processing unit 203 processes the determination of whether or not the right to receive the gift of the gift recipient is valid from the gift code acquired by the code acquisition unit 231. Can also be executed.
That is, the activation / invalidation processing unit 203 performs the activation / invalidation processing of the gift code having the right to receive the gift, and the gift code sent from the receiving terminal 3 is valid or invalid. Judge whether it is.
The activation process is a process for activating the invalidated gift code, and the invalidation process is a process for invalidating the activated gift code. Further, the details of these processes will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

Next, the gift course selection process executed by the server 1 of FIG. 7 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of the gift course selection process executed by the server having the functional configuration of FIG. 7.
As described above, the gift course selection process is a series of processes in which the person giving the product purchases the right to receive the gift from the provider of this service.

In step S11, the application acquisition unit 211 receives the gift course selection information transmitted from the gift giver terminal 2.

In step S12, the giver-side information management unit 212 issues a corresponding gift code for each of the gift courses based on the gift course selection information acquired in step S11.
Specifically, for example, the giver side information management unit 212 acquires the gift course selection information acquired from the application acquisition unit 211.
Then, the gift giver side information management unit 212 issues a gift code corresponding to the gift course selected by the gift giver based on the gift course selection information.

In step S13, the giver side information management unit 212 transmits the gift code issued in step S12 to the giver terminal 2.

In step S14, the CPU 21 of the server 1 determines whether or not there is an instruction to end the process. Here, the instruction to end the process is not particularly limited, but in the present embodiment, the instruction to shift to the so-called sleep state of the server 1 is adopted. That is, unless the server 1 gives an instruction to shift to the sleep state or the like, it is determined to be NO in step S14, the process is returned to step S11, and the subsequent processes are repeated.
On the other hand, when the server 1 gives an instruction to shift to the sleep state or the like, it is determined in step S14 that the result is YES, and the gift course selection process ends.

Next, with reference to FIG. 9, the product selection process executed by the server 1 of FIG. 7 will be described.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a flow of product selection processing executed by the server having the functional configuration of FIG. 7.

In step S21, the code acquisition unit 231 acquires the gift code transmitted from the recipient terminal 3.

In step S22, the information management unit 222 on the receiving side determines whether or not the acquired gift code is valid.
If the gift code is invalid, it is determined to be NO in step S22, the process is returned to step S21, and the subsequent processes are repeated.
On the other hand, if the gift code is valid, it is determined to be YES in step S22, and the process proceeds to step S23.

In step S23, the recipient side information management unit 222 extracts data such as a website including the product selection screen managed by the product selection screen management unit 102, and transmits it to the recipient terminal 3.
Here, the data of the website or the like transmitted to the receiving terminal 3 is acquired by the receiving terminal 3. Then, the receiving hand terminal 3 displays the above-mentioned product selection screen on the display unit 332.
The person who receives the gift selects a favorite product by looking at the product selection screen displayed in this way. Then, the recipient terminal 3 transmits the product selection information of the person who receives the gift to the server 1.

In step S24, the product selection acquisition unit 232 acquires the product selection information transmitted from the hand terminal 3 in this way.
That is, the recipient terminal 3 transmits information such as a product selected by the recipient of the gift.
Then, the product selection acquisition unit 232 acquires information such as a product selected by the person receiving the gift, that is, product selection information via the communication unit 29.

In step S25, the information management unit 222 on the receiving side uses the above product selection information acquired in step S24 to provide information on delivery conditions such as the delivery company, delivery destination, and time designation (hereinafter referred to as "delivery information"). ) Is generated.
That is, the recipient side information management unit 222 generates delivery information based on the recipient information such as the address of the recipient of the gift included in the product selection information.

In step S26, the CPU 21 of the server 1 determines whether or not there is an instruction to end the process. Here, the instruction to end the process is not particularly limited, but in the present embodiment, the instruction to shift to the so-called sleep state of the server 1 is adopted. That is, unless the server 1 gives an instruction to shift to the sleep state or the like, it is determined to be NO in step S26, the process is returned to step S21, and the subsequent processes are repeated.
On the other hand, when the server 1 gives an instruction to shift to the sleep state or the like, it is determined in step S26 that the result is YES, and the product selection process ends.

The flow of the product selection process has been described above. Subsequently, the details of the above-mentioned gift code activation process and invalidation process will be described.

FIG. 10 is a state transition diagram showing a state transition related to the activation / invalidation process in the information processing system of FIG.
In other words, the provider of this service can change the state of "the right to receive a gift" possessed by the person who receives the gift by changing the state of enabling or disabling the gift code. As a result, the provider of this service can provide a wider range of services to the person who gives the gift, the person who receives the gift, and the product provider.
In FIG. 10, each state is represented by a single circle. Further, the state transition from one state to one state is executed when a predetermined condition (hereinafter, referred to as "state transition condition") is satisfied.
Such a state transition condition is represented in FIG. 10 by adding a reference numeral including A1 or A2 to an arrow indicating a transition from one state to one state.
The gift card A indicates a gift card in which the gift code is invalidated, and the gift card B indicates a gift card in which the gift code is activated.

In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the state of the gift code is basically the invalid state.
When a predetermined activation condition is satisfied in the invalidation state, the transition condition A1 is satisfied and the gift code state transitions to the activation state.
Here, the predetermined activation condition can be freely determined by the provider of this service or the like.
For example, when a provider of this service or a person who gives a gift holds an event or the like, a condition can be set in which the gift code is activated only when the person participates in the event or the like.
Then, when a predetermined invalidation condition is satisfied in the activation state, the transition condition A2 is satisfied, and the gift code state transitions to the invalidation state.
Here, similarly, the invalidation condition can be freely determined by the provider of this service.
For example, the provider of this service can set a limit for a certain period of time and set a condition that the gift code is invalidated one month after the gift code is issued.
That is, the above-mentioned activation process is a process of transitioning the state of the gift code from the invalid state to the enabled state when the above-mentioned state transition condition is satisfied. On the other hand, the above-mentioned invalidation process is a process of changing the state of the gift code from the enabled state to the invalidated state when the above-mentioned state transition condition is satisfied.
The case where the activated gift code is invalidated is, for example, a case where the person who receives the gift invalidates the gift code and accepts the cancellation change of the product when changing the product. ..

Here, the state transition condition of such a gift code is arbitrarily set by the provider of this service or the person who gives the gift.
For example, a gift giver may want to set conditions that enable a gift code only when he or she attends his or her event.
In such a case, the person giving the gift first distributes the gift code to an unspecified number of people with the gift code disabled, and if he / she participates in an event hosted by him / her, activates the gift code and gives the gift. I will provide a.
In other words, the gift giver can increase the participation rate in his / her own event by using this service and the activation / invalidation process of the gift code.
The case where the provider of this service sets the above-mentioned transition condition is, for example, a case where a person who gives a gift requests to set the transition condition.

Here, an example in which the above-mentioned gift giver uses this service for novelty to event visitors will be described a little more.
That is, the person who gives the gift sends the pre-invalidated gift code to an unspecified number of candidates (hereinafter referred to as "receipt candidates") by e-mail or the like when announcing the event or the like. To do.
Then, the provider of this service validates the distributed gift code, for example, on condition that the QR code (registered trademark) provided at the event venue is read by the terminal used by the receiving candidate who received the gift code. It is possible to provide such a service.

Next, with reference to FIG. 11, a function related to activation / disabling of this service will be briefly described.
FIG. 11 is a table showing an example of functions related to activation / invalidation in the service to which the information processing system of FIG. 1 is applied.

In the example table of FIG. 11, information on "target person", "function", and "feature" is stored. That is, information about functions and features related to activation / invalidation is stored for each target person.
For example, in the first line of the item of "target person", "person who gives a gift (donor)" is displayed. In other words, it indicates that the target person corresponding to the party is a "gift giver".
On the other hand, "change card" is displayed on the first line of the "function" item. This means that the gift giver can take advantage of the card change feature in connection with activation and deactivation.
In addition, the first line of the "feature" item displays "When sending by card, the card design can be selected. In addition to the above, the card design can be replaced with the original."
That is, when the gift giver wishes to ship the gift card, the design of the gift card can be arbitrarily changed, and the card itself can be given a unique added value.

By using the above-mentioned gift code activation / invalidation function, the following advantages also exist.
That is, as described above, conventionally, a company or the like who wants to give a gift uniformly distributes a catalog or the like to a large number of people who want to send a gift, and the person who sees the catalog applies for a gift by a postcard or the like. So, I was offering products.
However, in such a case, it was common to pay a fee to the service provider at the stage of sending the catalog. Therefore, for example, even if the person who sent the catalog did not actually apply for the gift and did not receive the product, it is difficult to know the number of people who actually received the gift, and in reality. In some cases, the company had to pay for everyone who sent the catalog.
In this regard, when using the function of enabling and disabling the gift code, even if the gift code is distributed to a large number of recipients, a setting is provided so that the gift will not be accepted unless the prescribed conditions are met. It's also easy. Therefore, the provider of this service can flexibly change the billing amount according to the number of people who truly received the gift by controlling the conditions and amount of activating the gift card.

Furthermore, if the DM etc. with the activated gift code is lost, the person who gives the gift (or the person who receives the gift) can contact the provider of this service to that effect, and the gift will be given. The code can be invalidated. As a result, the risk of unauthorized use by a third party can be reduced.

Although one embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and modifications, improvements, and the like within the range in which the object of the present invention can be achieved are included in the present invention. is there.

For example, the function related to this service is not particularly limited to the above-described embodiment. Therefore, with reference to FIG. 11, various functions related to this service, which are different from the above-described embodiment, will be described below.
If the target person is a product provider, feedback on usage status is possible as a function of enabling and disabling.

Further, for example, as a method for realizing "validation / invalidation of the right to receive a gift", the method for validating / invalidating the gift code has been described in the above-described embodiment, but the present invention is not particularly limited to this. For example, a method of code authentication using an account such as SNS (Social Networking Service) can also be adopted.
When adopting this method, for example, a person who receives a gift can log in to the SNS account by linking the SNS account with the "right to receive a gift" purchased by the person who gives the gift. You may be able to access the product exchange screen as a person who has the "right to receive".

Also, for example, the provider of this service can allow the change of the gift course by applying the activation / invalidation of the gift code.
In this case, for example, the provider of this service or the person who gives the gift can also provide the service that the gift course can be changed (upgraded) when the event venue is visited.
Specifically, if the person who receives the gift has the right to receive the gift, which is usually 3000 yen worth of gifts (3000 yen gift course), only those who come to the above-mentioned event venue will receive a 5000 yen worth of gifts. It is also possible to provide a service that can be received.

In addition, the provider of this service can also provide a service in which the gift course is changed according to the period elapsed from the date of issuance of the gift code. In other words, the provider of this service can provide a service that improves the quality of the products received by receiving the gift quickly from the date of issuance of the gift code.

Further, for example, the activation / invalidation of the gift code can be arbitrarily enabled / invalidated for each gift code.
That is, the activation / invalidation of the gift code is not limited to the uniform activation / invalidation of all the distributed gift codes, and the activation / invalidation of some gift codes can also be performed. ..
That is, the activation / invalidation of the gift code can be processed by the concept of a unit, and the unit can be set arbitrarily. In other words, one gift code may be processed, all the distributed gift codes may be processed, or only a part of the distributed gift codes may be processed.

Further, for example, in the above-described embodiment, the gift code is activated when participating in an event or the like, but the present invention is not particularly limited to this.
For example, the condition for activating the gift code can be a condition of visiting the company (the person who gives the gift).
Specifically, the person giving the gift (company) mails a DM (Direct Mail) or the like with the invalidated gift code to the member, etc., and when the person receiving the gift comes to the store, the clerk asks the store. You can also activate the gift code, select a product on the spot, and offer the product using the terminal at.
That is, even if the person who receives the gift does not have an electronic device such as a smartphone or a PC (Personal Computer), or a person who cannot operate the electronic device, the service can be provided.

Further, for example, in the above-described embodiment, the ID for using the service (hereinafter referred to as "member ID") is not particularly mentioned, but for example, the provider of the service uses the gift code as the member ID. You may manage it by associating it with.

Further, for example, the above-mentioned series of processes can be executed by hardware or software.
In other words, the functional configurations of FIGS. 5 and 7 are merely examples and are not particularly limited.
That is, it suffices if the information processing system is provided with a function capable of executing the above-mentioned series of processes as a whole, and what kind of functional block is used to realize this function is particularly shown in the examples of FIGS. 5 and 7. Not limited. Further, the location of the functional block is not particularly limited to FIGS. 5 and 7, and may be arbitrary.
Further, one functional block may be configured by a single piece of hardware, a single piece of software, or a combination thereof.

Further, for example, when a series of processes are executed by software, a program constituting the software is installed on a computer or the like from a network or a recording medium.
The computer may be a computer embedded in dedicated hardware.
Further, the computer may be a computer capable of executing various functions by installing various programs, for example, a server, a smartphone, a personal computer, various devices, or the like.

Further, for example, a recording medium including such a program is composed of a removable medium (not shown) distributed separately from the main body of the device in order to provide the program to a gift giver, a gift recipient, and a product provider. Not only that, it is composed of a recording medium or the like provided to the user in a state of being preliminarily incorporated in the main body of the device.

In the present specification, the steps for describing a program recorded on a recording medium are not necessarily processed in chronological order, but also in parallel or individually, even if they are not necessarily processed in chronological order. It also includes the processing to be executed.
Further, in the present specification, the term of the system means an overall device composed of a plurality of devices, a plurality of means, and the like.

In other words, the information processing system to which the present invention is applied can take various embodiments having the following configurations.
That is, the information processing system to which the present invention is applied is
A first management means that manages the execution of processing related to the transfer of a gift to a person who presents information (code) indicating that he / she has the right to receive the gift when the right is valid. For example, with the information management department 222) on the receiving side in FIG.
An activation / invalidation means (for example, the activation / invalidation processing unit 203 of FIG. 7) that activates the right when a predetermined condition is satisfied and invalidates the right in other cases.
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As a result, the provider of this service can enable and invalidate the gift code, and can provide a flexible service to both the person who receives the gift and the person who gives the gift.

In addition, a second management that manages the execution of a process relating to the primary acquisition of the information (code) indicating that the first person has the right to receive the gift by operating a predetermined first terminal. Further equipped with means (for example, the information management unit 212 on the giver side in FIG. 7)
When the second person to whom the right is transferred from the first person operates the predetermined second terminal and presents the information (code) indicating that he / she has the right to receive the gift. When the right is activated, the first management means (for example, the information management unit 222 on the receiving side in FIG. 7) manages the execution of the processing related to the transfer of the gift to the second person. can do.
As a result, the person who receives the gift can access the product selection screen and receive the product or the like when the above gift code is valid.

The second management means is for performing the process relating to the transfer of the gift to the second person after the second person has transferred the right from the first person. 2 The first person can change the contents of the gift according to the period until the terminal is operated.
As a result, the provider of this service will be. The gift giver can set and change the expiration date for the activation of the above gift code, and can provide a more flexible service.

The right is a predetermined gift course for the second person to select a desired gift from one or more gifts, and is granted to the gift course designated by the first person. It ’s a right,
With a course changing means (for example, the giver side information management unit 212 in FIG. 7) for changing the gift course designated by the first person to another gift course among one or more registered gift courses. ,
Further prepare.
This allows the gift giver (or gift recipient) to change the gift course to another gift course. Therefore, the provider of this service can provide a more flexible service.

1 ... server, 2 ... gifter terminal, 3 ... recipient terminal, 4 ... product provider terminal, 21 ... CPU, 101 ... product information acquisition unit, 102 ... Product selection screen management department, 103 ... Posted product selection department, 131 ... Application reception department, 133 ... Code acquisition department, 201 ... Product selection processing execution department, 202 ... Gift course selection processing execution Department, 203 ... Activation / invalidation processing department, 211 ... Application acquisition department, 212 ... Giver side information management department, 221 ... Reception department, 222 ... Recipient side information management department, 311・ ・ ・ Reception department, 314 ・ ・ ・ Product information acquisition department, 500 ・ ・ ・ Product information DB, 600 ・ ・ ・ Product provider information DB

Claims (5)

A first management means that manages the execution of processing related to the transfer of a gift to a person who has presented information indicating that he / she has the right to receive the gift when the right is valid.
An activation / invalidation means that activates the right when the predetermined conditions are met and invalidates the right in other cases.
Information processing device equipped with. Further provided, a second management means for managing the execution of a process relating to the primary acquisition of the information indicating that the first person operates a predetermined first terminal and has the right to receive the gift.
When the second person to whom the right has been transferred from the first person operates the predetermined second terminal and presents the information indicating that he / she has the right to receive the gift, and the right When is enabled, the first control means controls the execution of the process relating to the transfer of the gift to the second person.
The information processing device according to claim 1. The second management means is for performing the process relating to the transfer of the gift to the second person after the second person has transferred the right from the first person. 2 The second person can change the contents of the gift according to the period until the terminal is operated.
The information processing device according to claim 2. The right is a predetermined gift course for the second person to select a desired gift from one or more gifts, and is granted to the gift course designated by the first person. It ’s a right,
A course change means for changing the gift course designated by the first person to another gift course among one or more registered gift courses.
The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising. On the computer
A first management step that manages the execution of processing related to the transfer of a gift to a person who has presented information indicating that he / she has the right to receive the gift when the right is valid.
An activation / invalidation step that activates the right when certain conditions are met and invalidates the right in other cases.
A program that executes control processing including.

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