JP6945400B2 - Information distribution system, information distribution device, information distribution program, information provision device and information provision program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information distribution system, an information distribution device, an information distribution program, an information provision device and an information provision program, and in particular, an information distribution system and an information distribution device capable of notifying information about a store that provides rain gear, this information. An information distribution program executed on the computer of the distribution device, an information providing device capable of providing information about a store that provides rain gear, and an information providing program executed on the computer of this information providing device. Is.

In general, the number of customers visiting a store often depends on the weather. For example, on a rainy day, the number of customers may decrease to about half of a normal day, even if the store is located in a downtown area. Therefore, many stores are trying to minimize the decrease in customers by providing specific services such as discounting the price of menus on specific weather days such as rain.

In recent years, services that deliver store advertisements and coupons to mobile terminals such as smartphones are increasing. Using such a distribution service has the advantage of being able to deliver useful information to a large number of customers in real time. Conventionally, there is also known a system that delivers an e-mail containing privilege information on a specific weather when a specific weather such as rain appears in the weather information at the target time in the target area (for example, a patent document). 1).

There is also a known service for renting umbrellas to people who visit the store when it rains. When it's raining, people who don't have an umbrella can use these services to rent an umbrella, and stores can increase sales opportunities, which is beneficial to both parties.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2005-339909

In the system described in Patent Document 1, for example, when rainy weather is included in the weather information of the mail delivery time specified by the user in the area specified by the user, "all products are half price only on rainy days". Deliver an email containing special information about rainy weather. The above-mentioned umbrella lending service is applied to the system described in Patent Document 1 to lend the above-mentioned umbrella when rainy weather is included in the weather information at the mail delivery time specified by the user. It is possible to deliver an email containing information that introduces the stores that carry out the service. However, in this case, regardless of whether the user has an umbrella or not, if it rains at the mail delivery time, the same mail will always be delivered to the user, and the user's mail will be delivered uniformly. It is expected that there will be cases where the needs for the provision of umbrellas are not accurately met.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and provides rain gear in a manner according to a user's need for providing an umbrella in a system for notifying information about a store that provides rain gear. The purpose is to be able to notify the user of information about the store.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the present invention, the information distribution server of the information distribution system acquires the transition of the weather in the area derived from the user, and the user does not have rain gear based on the transition of the weather. The high possibility is determined, and the process related to the notification of information about the store that provides the rain gear is executed in an manner according to the high possibility that the user does not have the rain gear.

It is not unrelated to the transition of the weather and the probability that the user does not have rain gear, and the user may not have rain gear if the weather changes from the weather that does not require rain gear to the weather that requires rain gear. There is a predetermined relationship, such as higher sexuality. Based on this, according to the present invention configured as described above, it is highly probable that the user is not equipped with rain gear based on the transition of the weather. The process related to the notification of information about the store that provides the rain gear is executed in the manner corresponding to the above. Therefore, it is possible to perform processing related to information notification in an appropriate manner in consideration of the high possibility that the user is not equipped with rain gear, that is, the user's needs for an umbrella.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the information distribution system which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure example of the information distribution server which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the user information input screen which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the content of one record which various databases which concern on 1st Embodiment of this invention have. It is a figure which shows an example of the message displayed on the lock screen of a user terminal. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on the user terminal. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing of the information distribution server which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing of the information distribution server which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of the user information input screen which concerns on the modification of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure example of the user terminal which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention.

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Hereinafter, the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of the information distribution system 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the information distribution system 1 includes an information distribution server 2 (corresponding to an "information distribution device" in the claims) and a plurality of user terminals 3. The information distribution server 2 and the user terminal 3 can each access the network N configured to include the Internet, a telephone network, and other communication networks.

The weather information disclosure server 4 is connected to the network N. The weather information disclosure server 4 sets the weather information disclosure server 4 for each predetermined area (for example, every hour starting from "0:00") for a range of a considerable period (for example, 24 hours) from the present time. Publish the forecast weather. The weather information disclosure server 4 updates the forecasted weather to be disclosed at any time every time a predetermined time (for example, every two hours starting from "0:00") arrives.

Further, the weather information disclosure server 4 includes the current time for each of the pre-divided areas, and for a range retroactively from the current time for a considerable period (for example, 24 hours), for each predetermined time zone (for example, "0:00:00"). The actual weather will be published every hour starting from. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that there is "rain" as the weather that requires rain gear and "fine" as the weather that does not require rain gear. However, the fact that there are "rain" and "fine" as the weather is for the sake of convenience of explanation in order to clarify the embodiment. For example, "snow" or "snow" or "snow" is used for the weather requiring rain gear. The configuration may include "hyo", "sleet", etc., or may include "cloudy" in the weather that does not require rain gear. That is, the weather that requires rain gear and the weather that does not require rain gear are appropriately set according to the need for rain gear.

The user terminal 3 is a terminal owned by the user. In the present embodiment, the user terminal 3 is a tablet terminal (for example, a smartphone or a tablet computer) in which the touch panel 3a is provided in a wide area on the front surface of the plate-shaped housing. However, the user terminal 3 may be any device that can execute various processes described later, and for example, a notebook computer or a wearable terminal (for example, a wristwatch-type wearable terminal) can be used as the user terminal 3.

The information distribution server 2 notifies the user terminal 3 of information about a store (hereinafter referred to as "rain gear providing store") that provides a service of providing an umbrella to a customer who visits the store when it is raining. It is a server device that provides the service. Providing an umbrella means renting an umbrella or handing it over for free. For example, if it is raining and an office worker who left the company where he works or a college student who leaves the university does not have an umbrella, he can use an umbrella by going to a store that provides rain gear. In addition, at stores that provide rain gear, sales opportunities can be increased, which is beneficial to both parties. Hereinafter, the configuration, functions, and processing of the information distribution server 2 will be described in detail.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the information distribution server 2. The information distribution server 2 is a server device connected to the network N. In FIGS. 1 and 2, the information distribution server 2 is represented by one block, but this does not mean that the information distribution server 2 is composed of a single device. The information distribution server 2 may be composed of a plurality of devices or may be a part of a predetermined system.

As shown in FIG. 2, the information distribution server 2 has a communication unit 10, a user information registration unit 11, a notification day of the week determination unit 12, a notification timing determination unit 13, a weather acquisition timing determination unit 14, and a store information registration unit as functional configurations. 15. It includes a weather transition acquisition unit 16, a non-possession possibility determination unit 17, and an information notification unit 18. Further, the information distribution server 2 includes a user information storage unit 20, a store information storage unit 21, a weather transition information storage unit 22, and a non-possession possibility information storage unit 23 as storage media. Each of the above functional blocks 10 to 18 can be configured by any of hardware, DSP (Digital Signal Processor), and software. For example, when configured by software, each of the functional blocks 10 to 18 is actually configured to include a computer CPU, RAM, ROM, etc., and is a program stored in a recording medium such as RAM, ROM, hard disk, or semiconductor memory. Is realized by the operation of. The above is the same for other functional blocks described later.

The functions of the functional blocks 10 to 18 can be realized by recording the program on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM and loading the program into a computer. As a recording medium for recording the above program, a flexible disk, a hard disk, a magnetic tape, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a DVD, a non-volatile memory card, or the like can be used in addition to the CD-ROM. It can also be realized by downloading the above program to a computer via a network such as the Internet. The above is the same for other functional blocks described later.

The communication unit 10 accesses the network N according to a predetermined communication standard, and communicates with a device (including a user terminal 3 and a weather information disclosure server 4) connected to the network N.

The user information storage unit 20 stores the user information database 20a. The contents of the user information database 20a will be described later.

The user information registration unit 11 registers the user who wants to be notified of the information about the rain gear providing store. Hereinafter, the processing of the user information registration unit 11 will be described in detail.

A user who wishes to be notified of information about a store providing rain gear installs a dedicated application (hereinafter referred to as "dedicated application") on the user terminal 3 in advance. When the dedicated application installed on the user terminal 3 is started for the first time, the user terminal 3 accesses a predetermined URL of the information distribution server 2 by the function of the dedicated application. The user information registration unit 11 of the information distribution server 2 generates drawing data (for example, HTML data) related to the display of the user information input screen UI 3 in response to the access to the predetermined URL, and transmits the drawing data (for example, HTML data) to the user terminal 3. .. The user terminal 3 displays the user information input screen UI3 on the touch panel 3a based on the drawing data by the function of the dedicated application.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the user information input screen UI3. As shown in FIG. 3, the user information input screen UI3 has an attribute input field R3a for inputting user attributes. The attributes of a user are the affiliation and status of the user in society, such as office workers, university students, and housewives. A plurality of attributes are prepared in advance as attributes that can be input to the attribute input field R3a. The attribute input field R3a has a pull-down menu, and selectable attributes are listed as selection items in the pull-down menu. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that "office worker", "university student", and "housewife" are prepared as attributes that can be selected by the user. However, these attributes are limited for convenience of explanation. In practice, other attributes may be prepared, or more finely classified attributes may be prepared. As an example, company employees such as sales staff and engineers may be further classified according to job type. The user inputs to the attribute input field R3a by selecting his / her own attribute from the attribute candidates listed in the pull-down menu.

As shown in FIG. 3, the user information input screen UI3 has a target area input field R3b for inputting a target area. The target area is an area to which the location of a facility (hereinafter referred to as "target facility") that the user visits regularly or frequently after leaving his / her home at the beginning of the day belongs. At the target facility, it may be necessary to move from indoors to outdoors in a situation where the user does not have an umbrella because the user did not bring an umbrella when leaving the house. For example, if the user is a company employee, the area to which the company (target facility) where he / she works belongs corresponds to the target area, and if the user is a college student, the position of the school (target facility) to attend school belongs to. The status corresponds to the target area. The target area corresponds to the "area derived from the user" and the "predetermined area" in the claims.

In the present embodiment, each of the areas where the weather information disclosure server 4 publishes the forecast weather is prepared as the target area that can be input in the target area input field R3b. The target area input field R3b has a pull-down menu, and the selectable target area candidates are listed as selection items in the pull-down menu. The user inputs to the attribute input field R3a by selecting a desired target area from the target area candidates listed in the pull-down menu.

As shown in FIG. 3, the user information input screen UI3 has a notification method selection field S3. In the present embodiment, three methods of "push notification", "mail delivery", and "push notification and mail delivery" are prepared as notification methods of information about the rain gear providing store. As is well known, push notification is a function of sending a message regardless of whether or not an application (in this example, a dedicated application) is running, and the message is sent to the user terminal 3 by push notification. Then, depending on the user's settings, information may be displayed on the lock screen or a badge may be displayed on the icon. The user selects any one of the notification methods by using the radio button in the notification method selection field S3. When "email delivery" or "push notification and email delivery" is selected as the notification method, the user inputs an email address in the email address input field R3c. In addition, when "Push Notification" or "Push Notification and Email Delivery" was selected as the notification method, a dialog asking the user to allow push notification was displayed, and the user's permission for push notification was properly obtained. Above, the device identification information used in the push notification is issued by the predetermined server and notified to the dedicated application.

As shown in FIG. 3, the user information input screen UI3 has a confirmation button B3. The confirmation button B3 is a button operated when confirming the input to the user information input screen UI3. The user operates the confirmation button B3 after completing the input to the user information input screen UI3.

When the confirmation button B3 is operated, the user terminal 3 transmits the user information including the information input to the user information input screen UI 3 to the information distribution server 2 by the function of the dedicated application. User information includes attribute information indicating the user's attributes, target area information indicating the target area, notification method information indicating the notification method selected by the user, and the user's email address (however, null if the notification method does not include email delivery). Value) and information including push notification related information (however, null value if the notification method does not include push notification). The push notification-related information is information necessary for the information distribution server 2 to perform push notification to the user terminal 3, such as device identification information.

The user information registration unit 11 of the information distribution server 2 receives the user information and registers one record in the user information database 20a stored in the user information storage unit 20. More specifically, the user information registration unit 11 generates a unique user ID in response to the reception of one user information. Then, a record including the generated user ID, the one user information, the notification day of the week information, the notification timing information, and the weather acquisition timing information is newly registered in the user information database 20a. When the record is registered, the notification day information, the notification timing information, and the weather acquisition timing information are null values. This information will be described later. FIG. 4A shows the contents of one record in the user information database 20a. Registering a record in the user information database 20a by the user information registration unit 11 corresponds to user registration. When the registration of the record relating to one user in the user information database 20a is completed (= when the registration of one user is completed), the one user is subject to the notification of the information regarding the rain gear providing store. The user can change the contents of the registered record and delete the record by a predetermined means.

The user information registration unit 11 is a functional block for acquiring user attributes as described above, and corresponds to the "attribute acquisition unit" in the claims. In the present embodiment, the user information registration unit 11 which is an attribute acquisition unit acquires the attributes input by the user to the user information input screen UI3. However, the method for the user information registration unit 11 to acquire the attribute is not limited to the method exemplified in this embodiment. For example, when the user is using a social networking service, the user information registration unit 11 analyzes the comments and messages posted by the user after properly complying with the privacy regulations, and the user It may be configured to estimate and acquire the attributes of.

When a new record is registered in the user information database 20a by the user information registration unit 11, the notification day of the week determination unit 12 updates the value of the notification day of the week information of the newly registered record. The notification day of the week information pertaining to one user is information indicating the day of the week (hereinafter, referred to as "notification day of the week") in which the notification-related processing is executed for the one user. Although the details will be described later, in the notification-related process, it is determined whether or not to notify the information regarding the rain gear providing store, and if it is determined, the information is notified. Therefore, if the notification-related processing is not performed on the first day of the week, the information regarding the rain gear providing store is not notified on the first day of the week.

More specifically, the processing of the notification day determination unit 12 tends to be on the day of the week on which the user wants to be notified of the information about the rain gear providing store for each attribute of the user. For example, office workers often come to work Monday to Friday, but not Saturday and Sunday, so they want to be notified of information about rain gear stores from Monday to Friday. However, on Saturdays and Sundays, they tend not to want to be notified of such information. Based on the above, the tendency of the days of the week that want to be notified of information about rain gear stores is investigated in advance for each attribute that can be selected by the user, and based on the survey results, for each attribute that can be selected by the user. , The notification day of the week is set. Then, for each attribute that can be selected by the user, a table in which information indicating the notification day of the week is registered is stored in advance in association with the information indicating the attribute. In the present embodiment, the notification day of the week is attribute: "office worker" is Monday to Friday, attribute: "university student" is Monday to Friday, and attribute: "housewife" is Monday to Sunday.

When a new record is registered, the notification day determination unit 12 acquires the attribute information of the record, and acquires the information indicating the notification day associated with the attribute indicated by the attribute information acquired in the table. The notification day of the week determination unit 12 updates the value of the notification day of the week information of the record based on the acquired information indicating the notification day of the week.

When a new record is registered in the user information database 20a by the user information registration unit 11, the notification timing determination unit 13 updates the value of the notification timing information of the newly registered record. The notification timing information relating to one user is information indicating the timing (hereinafter, referred to as “notification timing”) for executing the notification-related processing on the notification day of the week for the one user. Therefore, when it is determined in the notification-related processing that the information about the rain gear providing store is to be notified, the information is notified at the notification timing. In the present embodiment, the notification timing is represented by a specific time in the day starting from "00:00".

To elaborate on the processing of the notification timing determination unit 13, there is a tendency for the timing at which the user wants to be notified of the information about the rain gear providing store for each attribute of the user. For example, office workers often finish their work at around 18:00 and can return home, so office workers want to be notified of information about rain gear stores at a timing close to 18:00. Tend. Also, for example, college students often finish their classes at school around 17:00, so college students tend to want to be notified of information about rain gear stores at a time close to 17:00. .. Based on the above, the tendency of the timing when the user wants to be notified of the information about the rain gear providing store is investigated in advance for each attribute that can be selected by the user, and based on the survey result, for each attribute that can be selected by the user. , Notification timing is set. Then, for each attribute that can be selected by the user, a table in which information indicating the notification timing is registered is stored in advance in association with the information indicating the attribute. In the present embodiment, the notification timing of the attribute: "office worker" is "18:00", the notification timing of the attribute: "university student" is "17:00", and the notification timing of the attribute: "housewife" is "17:00". 11:00 ".

When a new record is registered, the notification timing determination unit 13 acquires the attribute information of the record, and acquires the information indicating the notification timing associated with the attribute indicated by the attribute information acquired in the table. The notification timing determination unit 13 updates the value of the notification timing information of the record based on the acquired information indicating the notification timing.

When a new record is registered in the user information database 20a by the user information registration unit 11, the weather acquisition timing determination unit 14 updates the value of the weather acquisition timing information of the newly registered record. The weather acquisition timing information relating to one user is the timing at which the weather transition acquisition unit 16 described later acquires the forecast weather of the target area at the notification timing on the notification day of the week (hereinafter, "weather acquisition timing"). It is information indicating). In the present embodiment, the weather acquisition timing is as follows.

The weather acquisition timing is set to a plurality of timings prior to the notification timing. In the present embodiment, the weather acquisition timing includes three timings: an initial timing, an intermediate timing, and a final timing. The final timing is earlier than the notification timing and is set as close as possible to the notification timing. The final timing may be substantially the same as the notification timing. Further, the intermediate timing is a predetermined time and retroactive timing from the final timing, and the initial timing is a predetermined time and retroactive timing from the intermediate timing. For example, when the notification timing is "18:00", the initial timing is "10:00", the intermediate timing is "13:00", and the final timing is "17:00".

The processing of the weather acquisition timing determination unit 14 will be described in detail. For each attribute that can be selected by the user, information indicating the weather acquisition timing (first timing, intermediate timing, and final timing) is shown in association with the information indicating the attribute. The table in which information) is registered is stored in advance. When a new record is registered in the user information database 20a, the weather acquisition timing determination unit 14 acquires the attribute information of the record and determines the weather acquisition timing associated with the attribute indicated by the attribute information acquired in the table. Get the information shown. The weather acquisition timing determination unit 14 updates the value of the weather acquisition timing information of the record based on the information indicating the acquired weather acquisition timing.

The store information storage unit 21 stores the store information database 21a. The contents of the store information database 21a will be described later.

The store information registration unit 15 registers the rain gear providing store. Hereinafter, the processing of the store information registration unit 15 will be described in detail.

Here, a company that provides a service related to the distribution of information about the rain gear providing store by the information distribution server 2 (hereinafter, referred to as an "operating company") has set up a predetermined website. In addition to introducing the service on the designated website, the web for the person in charge of the rain gear providing store who wishes to use the service to enter the information necessary for registering the rain gear providing store. The page is provided. The web page is provided with an input field for inputting store name information, store address information, provision condition information, return necessity information, and homepage address information. The store name information is information indicating the store name of the store that provides rain gear. The store address information is information indicating the address of the store that provides rain gear. The provision condition information is a condition for the umbrella to be provided by the rain gear providing store. For example, the conditions include "using a store" and "payment of ○ yen or more". The return necessity information is information indicating whether or not the umbrella needs to be returned when the umbrella is provided to the user. The homepage address information is information indicating the address of the homepage when there is a homepage that introduces a store that provides rain gear. If there is no such home page, the home page address information is a null value. The person in charge of the rain gear providing store inputs each information (hereinafter referred to as "store information") on the relevant web page and confirms the input. When the input is confirmed, the store information is transmitted to the information distribution server 2 by the function of the script of the web page.

The store information registration unit 15 receives the store information and registers one record in the store information database 21a stored in the store information storage unit 21. More specifically, the store information registration unit 15 generates a unique store ID in response to the reception of one store information. Then, a record including the generated store ID and the one store information is newly registered in the store information database 21a. FIG. 4B is a diagram showing the contents of one record held in the store information database 21a. Registering a record in the store information database 21a by the store information registration unit 15 corresponds to registration of a rain gear providing store. The person in charge of the rain gear providing store can change the contents of the registered record and delete the record by a predetermined means.

The weather transition information storage unit 22 stores the weather transition information database 22a. The weather transition information database 22a is a database having a record for each registered user. FIG. 4C is a diagram showing the contents of one record possessed by the weather transition information database 22a. As shown in FIG. 4C, the record of the weather transition information database 22a has a user ID, initial weather information, intermediate weather information, and final weather information. The initial weather information, intermediate weather information and final weather information will be described later.

The weather transition acquisition unit 16 acquires "forecast weather of the target area at the notification timing" at the weather acquisition timing (first timing, intermediate timing, and final timing, respectively) for each user. Hereinafter, the processing of the weather transition acquisition unit 16 will be described in detail.

First, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 performs the first weather information, the intermediate weather information, and the final weather of each record of the weather transition information database 22a stored in the weather transition information storage unit 22 at the time of "0:00" every day. Let the information value be a null value. Then, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 executes the following processing for each user. Hereinafter, the processing executed by the weather transition acquisition unit 16 with one user as the processing target will be described. In the following, the day starting from "00:00" will be referred to as "today". Further, in the following description of the weather transition acquisition unit 16, one user of the processing target is referred to as a “processing target user”.

The weather transition acquisition unit 16 refers to the record corresponding to the processing target user among the records of the user information database 20a stored in the user information storage unit 20, and acquires the notification day of the week information. Next, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 determines whether or not today's day of the week is the notification day of the week indicated by the notification day information. If today's day of the week is not the notification day of the week, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 does not update the values of the initial weather information, the intermediate weather information, and the final weather information described below for the processing target user today.

On the other hand, when today's day of the week is the notification day indicated by the notification day information, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 refers to the record corresponding to the processing target user related to the user information database 20a, and obtains the target area information and the notification timing information. To get. Hereinafter, the target area indicated by the acquired target area information is referred to as a "specific target area", and the notification timing indicated by the acquired notification timing information is referred to as a "specific notification timing".

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Next, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 refers to the record corresponding to the processing target user related to the user information database 20a, and acquires the weather acquisition timing information. Next, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 recognizes the initial timing indicated by the weather acquisition timing information, and monitors whether or not the initial timing has arrived. When the first timing arrives, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 accesses the weather information disclosure server 4 and acquires information indicating the forecast weather of the specific target area at the specific notification timing. For example, when the initial timing is "10:00", the specific notification timing is "18:00", and the specific target area is "X area", the weather transition acquisition unit 16 sets the current time to "10:00". At that time, the information disclosed by the weather information disclosure server 4 is acquired as the forecast weather of "18:00" in the "X area". A WebAPI for acquiring various information from the weather information disclosure server 4 is open to the public, and the weather transition acquisition unit 16 acquires the information by using the WebAPI.

The weather transition acquisition unit 16 acquires information indicating the forecast weather of the specific target area at the specific notification timing, and then based on the acquired information, the record of the weather transition information database 22a stored in the weather transition information storage unit 22. Among them, the value of the initial weather information of the record corresponding to the processing target user is updated.

After updating the value of the initial weather information, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 recognizes the intermediate timing indicated by the acquired weather acquisition timing information, and monitors whether or not the intermediate timing has arrived. When the intermediate timing arrives, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 accesses the weather information disclosure server 4 to acquire information indicating the forecast weather of the specific target area at the specific notification timing, and based on the acquired information, the weather transition. The value of the intermediate weather information of the record corresponding to the processing target user related to the information database 22a is updated. After updating the value of the intermediate weather information, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 recognizes the final timing indicated by the acquired weather acquisition timing information, and monitors whether or not the final timing has arrived. When the final timing arrives, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 accesses the weather information disclosure server 4 to acquire information indicating the forecast weather of the specific target area at the specific notification timing, and based on the acquired information, the weather transition. The value of the final weather information of the record corresponding to the processing target user related to the information database 22a is updated.

As a result of the above processing performed by the weather transition acquisition unit 16, if today's day is the notification day, the values of the first weather information, the intermediate weather information, and the final weather information are set before the notification timing. It will be in the updated state based on the forecast weather published by the weather information disclosure server 4.

The non-possession possibility information storage unit 23 stores the non-possession possibility information database 23a. The non-possession possibility information database 23a is a database having a record for each registered user. FIG. 4D is a diagram showing the contents of one record possessed by the non-possession possibility information database 23a. As shown in FIG. 4D, the record of the weather transition information database 22a has a user ID and non-possession possibility information. Information on the possibility of non-possession will be described later.

The non-possession possibility determination unit 17 determines for each user the high possibility that the user does not have an umbrella at the time of notification timing (hereinafter, referred to as “non-possession possibility”). Hereinafter, the processing of the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 will be described in detail.

When the weather transition acquisition unit 16 updates the final weather information for one user, the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 determines the non-possession possibility with the one user as the processing target, and determines the non-possession possibility. Update the possibility information. Hereinafter, the processing executed by the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 with one user as the processing target will be described. In the following description of the non-possession possibility determination unit 17, one user to be processed is referred to as a “processing target user”.

When the final weather information of the record corresponding to the processing target user is updated by the weather transition acquisition unit 16, the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 acquires the initial weather information, the intermediate weather information, and the final weather information of the record. .. Next, based on this information, the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 determines that there is a high possibility of non-possession when the forecast weather changes from the weather that does not require rain gear to the weather that requires rain gear. In other cases, it is judged that the possibility of non-possession is low. In particular, the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 according to the present embodiment has the user possessing rain gear when the forecast weather is the weather requiring rain gear for the first time at the final timing (last timing) of the weather acquisition timing. It is determined that there is a high possibility that the user does not have rain gear, and otherwise it is determined that the user is unlikely to have rain gear.

Specifically, in the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 according to the present embodiment, the forecast weather indicated by the initial weather information is "fine", the forecast weather indicated by the intermediate weather information is "fine", and the final weather information. If the forecast weather indicated by is "rain", it is judged that the possibility of non-possession is high, while in other cases, it is judged that the possibility of non-possession is low. That is, the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 determines that the non-possession possibility is high when the forecast weather of the target area at the notification timing changes from “fine” → “fine” → “rain”. , In other cases, it is judged that the possibility of non-possession is low. This is due to the following reasons.

That is, if the forecast weather of the target area at the notification timing changes from "fine" → "fine" → "rain", it is raining at the time of the notification timing in the target area and the rain. Can be regarded as a sudden rain. On the other hand, in the case of a transition other than the above transition, even if it is sunny or raining at the time of notification timing, it can be considered that it is not rain that has suddenly started. For example, if the forecast weather of the target area at the notification timing changes from "rain" → "rain" → "rain" or "fine" → "rain" → "rain", it is an early stage before the notification timing. It can be regarded as continuous rain from the beginning, and if it changes from "rain" → "fine" → "rain", it is considered that it is raining or sunny intermittently. be able to. And in the case of sudden rain, compared to other cases, the processing target user does not have the time or opportunity to prepare an umbrella, and there is a possibility that the processing target user does not have an umbrella at the time of notification timing. high. Based on the above, the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 determines that there is a high possibility of non-possession when the forecast weather of the target area at the notification timing changes from "fine" → "fine" → "rain". On the other hand, in other cases, it is judged that the possibility of non-possession is low.

The non-possession possibility determination unit 17 determines the non-possession possibility of the processing target user, and then sets the processing target user among the records of the non-possession possibility information database 23a stored in the non-possession possibility information storage unit 23. Update the value of the non-possession information of the corresponding record. The non-possession possibility information takes either a value indicating a high possibility or a value indicating a low possibility as a value. When the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 determines that the non-possession possibility is high, the non-possession possibility information value is updated to a value indicating the high possibility, and the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 determines that the non-possession possibility is low. If so, the value of the non-possession possibility information is updated to a value indicating that the possibility is low.

As a result of the above processing performed by the non-possession possibility determination unit 17, if today's day of the week is the notification day of the week, the value of the non-possession possibility information is updated before the notification timing. Become.

The information notification unit 18 executes the following processing for each user. Hereinafter, the processing executed by the information notification unit 18 with one user as the processing target will be described. In the following description of the information notification unit 18, one user to be processed is referred to as a “processing target user”.

When the information notification unit 18 reaches "00:00", the information notification unit 18 refers to the record corresponding to the user to be processed among the records of the user information database 20a stored in the user information storage unit 20, and acquires the notification day information. do. Next, the information notification unit 18 determines whether or not today's day of the week is the notification day indicated by the notification day information. If today's day of the week is not the notification day of the week, the information notification unit 18 does not execute the notification-related processing for the processing target user today. As a result, today, the processing target user is not notified of the information regarding the rain gear providing store.

On the other hand, when today's day of the week is the notification day indicated by the notification day information, the information notification unit 18 acquires the notification timing information by referring to the record corresponding to the processing target user related to the user information database 20a, and obtains the notification timing information. Recognize the notification timing indicated by. Next, the information notification unit 18 monitors whether or not the notification timing has arrived. When the notification timing arrives, the information notification unit 18 executes notification-related processing.

In the notification-related processing, first, the information notification unit 18 refers to the record corresponding to the processing target user among the records of the weather transition information database 22a stored in the weather transition information storage unit 22, and acquires the final weather information. Next, the information notification unit 18 determines whether or not the forecast weather indicated by the final weather information is "rain". If it is not "rain", the information notification unit 18 decides not to notify the information about the rain gear providing store. As described above, the forecast weather indicated by the final weather information is the forecast weather of the target area at the notification timing, which was released at the final timing close to the notification timing. Therefore, the forecast weather indicated by the final weather information can be regarded as the actual weather of the target area at the notification timing. If the actual weather in the target area is not "rain", it is not necessary to notify the user of the information about the rain gear providing store. In this case, the information is not notified.

On the other hand, when the forecast weather indicated by the final weather information is "rain", it can be considered that the actual weather in the target area at the notification timing is "rain". When the forecast weather indicated by the final weather information is "rain", the information notification unit 18 acquires the notification method information by referring to the record corresponding to the processing target user related to the user information database 20a, and recognizes the notification method. Further, the information notification unit 18 acquires the non-possession possibility information by referring to the record corresponding to the processing target user among the records of the non-possession possibility information database 23a stored in the non-possession possibility information storage unit 23. , Recognize the possibility of non-possession.

Then, the information notification unit 18 notifies information having different contents depending on whether the possibility of non-possession is high or low by the notification method specified by the user. Regarding push notifications, the information notification unit 18 transmits necessary information to a predetermined server based on the push notification-related information of the processing target user, and appropriately performs push notifications. Further, regarding the mail delivery, the information notification unit 18 appropriately delivers the mail by using the mail system based on the mail address of the processing target user.

FIG. 5A is a diagram showing an example of a message displayed on the lock screen when information is notified by push notification and there is a high possibility of non-possession. Further, FIG. 5B is a diagram showing an example of a message displayed on the lock screen when the information is notified by push notification and the possibility of non-possession is low. In the message of FIG. 5A, it is clearly stated to the user that it has begun to rain suddenly, and the user is asked if he / she has forgotten the umbrella, and it is introduced that there is a store that provides the umbrella nearby. NS. On the other hand, in the message of FIG. 5B, it is clearly stated that it is raining at the present time, and it is introduced that there is a store offering an umbrella nearby.

As is clear from the comparison between the message shown in FIG. 5 (A) and the message shown in FIG. Will be done. This has the following effects. That is,
If there is a high possibility of non-possession, that is, if there is a high possibility that the processing target user does not have an umbrella at the time of notification timing, it is highly likely that the processing target user wants to provide an umbrella. In this case, by notifying the information of the content that strongly encourages the visit to the rain gear providing store, it is possible to convey the message of the content that is more in line with the user's feelings to the user. Also, if the possibility of non-possession is low, that is, if it is unlikely that the processing target user does not have an umbrella at the time of notification timing, it is highly likely that the processing target user does not want to provide an umbrella. .. In this case, the user is notified of a message with a content that is more in line with the user's feelings by notifying the information with a gentle content that only makes the user aware of the current situation, instead of the information that strongly encourages the visit to the store providing rain gear. Is possible. That is, according to the above configuration, it is possible to notify the user of information about the store that provides the rain gear in a manner that meets the needs of the user for providing the umbrella.

FIG. 6A shows an example of a screen displayed on the touch panel 3a of the user terminal 3 when the user starts the dedicated application in response to the push notification of FIG. 5A or FIG. 5B. It is a figure. As shown in FIG. 6A, when the dedicated application is started in response to the push notification, a map of a predetermined scale centered on the position of the user terminal 3 (= the position of the user to be processed) is displayed by the function of the dedicated application. Will be done. A store mark M6A indicating the location of the rain gear providing store is displayed on the map. By referring to the screen illustrated in FIG. 6A, the processing target user can accurately recognize where the rain gear providing store exists, centering on his / her own position.

The map is displayed by a dedicated application using WebAPI to acquire data necessary for displaying the map from a predetermined server that provides information on the map. Further, the display of the store mark M6A is performed in collaboration with the dedicated application and the information notification unit 18. Briefly, the dedicated application acquires the information indicating the position of the user terminal 3 by using the function of the OS of the user terminal 3 and transmits it to the information notification unit 18. The information notification unit 18 identifies rain gear providing stores that exist within a predetermined range centered on the position of the user terminal 3 based on the store address information of each record of the store information database 21a stored in the store information storage unit 21. .. The information notification unit 18 has a function of converting an address into a position on a map. The information notification unit 18 transmits information indicating the location of the rain gear providing store on the map to the dedicated application in association with the store ID for each of the specified rain gear providing stores. The dedicated application displays the store mark M6A on the map based on the information indicating the location of the rain gear providing store on the map.

FIG. 6B is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed when one of the store marks M6A displayed on the screen of FIG. 6A is touch-operated by the processing target user. As shown in FIG. 6B, when the store mark M6A is touch-operated, the store introduction information J6B that introduces the rain gear providing store is displayed by a pop-up on the map. As shown in FIG. 6B, the referral information J6B includes store name information, store address information, provision condition information, return necessity information, and HP address information. The processing target user can confirm the detailed information of the rain gear providing store by referring to the screen illustrated in FIG. 6B, and can accurately determine whether or not to use the rain gear providing store.

The introduction information J6B is displayed in collaboration with the dedicated application and the information notification unit 18. Briefly, when the store mark M6A is touch-operated, the dedicated application transmits the store ID of the store mark M6A to the information notification unit 18. The information notification unit 18 identifies the record corresponding to the store ID among the records in the store information database 21a, acquires the store information (information including the information included in the introduction information J6B), and transmits it to the dedicated application. The dedicated application receives the store information and displays the introduction information J6B based on the received store information.

In addition, with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6, the content of the information notified by the information notification unit 18 by the push notification has been described with an example. On the other hand, when the information notification unit 18 notifies the information about the rain gear providing store by mail delivery, for example, the following information is notified. That is, at the beginning of the body of the email, if the possibility of non-possession is high, a message having the same content as the message illustrated in FIG. 5 (A) is described, while if the possibility of non-possession is low, FIG. 5 ( A message having the same content as the message illustrated in B) is described. In addition, in the body of the e-mail, a sentence is described to the effect that the location of the rain gear providing store and the details of the rain gear providing store can be confirmed by starting the dedicated application.

Here, push notifications and mail delivery regarding rain gear providing stores are performed at the notification timing. As described above, the notification timing is appropriately determined according to the attributes of the user. Therefore, in view of the user's attributes, push notifications and e-mails regarding rain gear stores will be sent at an appropriate time when a situation in which the user needs to provide an umbrella may occur, and the user's satisfaction level will be improved. Can be improved.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of processing of the information distribution server 2 according to the present embodiment. The flowchart of FIG. 7 shows an example of processing executed by the information distribution server 2 for one user. In the following description using the flowchart of FIG. 7, one user to be processed is referred to as a “processing target user”.

As shown in FIG. 7, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 of the information distribution server 2 executes a process of acquiring the weather transition (step SA1). FIG. 8A is a flowchart showing the details of the process of step SA1. As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8A, it is determined whether or not today's day of the week is the notification day of the week based on the notification day of the week information related to the processing target user (step SB1). If today's day of the week is not the notification day of the week, step SB1: NO), the weather transition acquisition unit 16 ends the process. In this case, the values of the initial weather information, the intermediate weather information, and the final weather information are not updated, and the process of step SA2 of the flowchart of FIG. 7 is not performed.

When today's day of the week is the notification day of the week (step SB1: YES), the weather transition acquisition unit 16 acquires the target area information, the notification timing information, and the weather acquisition timing information related to the processing target user (step SB2). Next, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 monitors whether or not the first timing has arrived based on the weather acquisition timing information acquired in step SB2 (step SB3). When the first timing arrives (step SB3: YES), the weather transition acquisition unit 16 accesses the weather information disclosure server 4 and indicates the forecast weather of the target area related to the processing target user at the notification timing related to the processing target user. The information is acquired and the value of the initial weather information is updated (step SB4).

Next, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 monitors whether or not the intermediate timing has arrived based on the weather acquisition timing information acquired in step SB2 (step SB5). When the intermediate timing arrives (step SB5: YES), the weather transition acquisition unit 16 accesses the weather information disclosure server 4 and indicates the forecast weather of the target area related to the processing target user at the notification timing related to the processing target user. The information is acquired and the value of the intermediate weather information is updated (step SB6). Next, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 monitors whether or not the final timing has arrived based on the weather acquisition timing information acquired in step SB2 (step SB7). When the final timing has arrived (step SB7: YES), the weather transition acquisition unit 16 accesses the weather information disclosure server 4 and indicates the forecast weather of the target area related to the processing target user at the notification timing related to the processing target user. The information is acquired and the value of the final weather information is updated (step SB8).

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7, the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 determines the non-possession possibility by using the fact that the final weather information is updated by the weather transition acquisition unit 16 as a trigger (step SA2). The flowchart of FIG. 8B is a flowchart showing the details of the process of step SA2. As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8B, the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 acquires the initial weather information, the intermediate weather information, and the final weather information related to the processing target user (step SC1). Next, the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 changes the forecast weather of the target area at the notification timing from “fine” → “fine” → “rain” for the processing target user based on the information acquired in step SC1. It is determined whether or not it is (step SC2).

In the case of the above transition (step SC2: YES), the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 determines that the non-possession possibility is high (step SC3). On the other hand, if it is not the above transition (step SC2: NO), the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 determines that the non-possession possibility is low (step SC4). After executing the process of step SC3 or step SC4, the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 updates the value of the non-possession possibility information related to the processing target user based on the determination result (step SC5).

As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 7, according to the process of step SA2, the information notification unit 18 executes the process of notifying the information about the rain gear providing store (step SA3). The flowchart of FIG. 8C is a flowchart showing the details of the process of step SA3. As shown in the flowchart of FIG. 8C, the notification day information related to the processing target user is acquired, and it is determined whether or not today's day of the week is the notification day indicated by the notification day information (step SD1). When today's day of the week is not the notification day of the week (step SD1: NO), the information notification unit 18 does not execute the processing of step SD2 or lower for the processing target user. As a result, today, the processing target user is not notified of the information regarding the rain gear providing store.

When today's day of the week is the notification day of the week, the notification timing information is acquired and whether or not the notification timing has arrived is monitored (step SD2). When the notification timing has arrived (step SD2: YES), the information notification unit 18 acquires the final weather information related to the processing target user and determines whether or not the forecast weather indicated by the final weather information is "rain" (step). SD3). If it is not "rain" (step SD3: NO), the information notification unit 18 does not notify the information about the rain gear providing store and ends the process. In the case of "rain" (step SD3: YES), the information notification unit 18 acquires the notification method information related to the processing target user and recognizes the notification method (step SD4). Further, the information notification unit 18 acquires the non-possession possibility information related to the processing target user and recognizes the non-possession possibility (step SD5).

Next, the information notification unit 18 notifies the information about the rain gear providing store by the notification method recognized in step SD4 (step SD6). As described above, the information notification unit 18 notifies the information of the content that strongly encourages the visit to the rain gear providing store when the possibility of non-possession is high based on the possibility of non-possession recognized in step SD5. The effect of this is as described above.

As described in detail above, in the information distribution system 1 according to the present embodiment, the information distribution server 2 acquires the transition of the weather in the target area (transition of the forecasted weather), and the user uses the rain gear based on the transition of the weather. The high possibility that the user does not have the rain gear is determined, and the process related to the notification of the information about the rain gear providing store is executed in the manner according to the high possibility that the user does not have the rain gear. According to this configuration, after the high possibility that the user does not have rain gear is appropriately determined based on the transition of the weather, the rain gear providing store is related in a manner corresponding to the high possibility. Processing related to information notification is executed. Therefore, it is possible to perform processing related to notification of notification information in an appropriate manner in consideration of the high possibility that the user is not equipped with rain gear, that is, the user's needs for an umbrella.

<First modification of the first embodiment>
Next, a modified example of the first embodiment will be described. In the first embodiment described above, the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 has a non-possession possibility when the forecast weather of the target area at the notification timing changes from “fine” → “fine” → “rain”. While it was judged to be high, in other cases, it was judged that the possibility of non-possession was low. Regarding this point, the information distribution server 2 according to this modification executes the following processing. Hereinafter, the processing executed by the information distribution server 2 according to this modification with one user as the processing target will be described. In the following description of this modification, one user to be processed is referred to as a "processed user".

The weather transition acquisition unit 16 acquires the forecasted weather of the target area at the notification timing at each timing of the weather acquisition timing related to the processing target user, and further acquires the actual weather of the target area at each timing at each timing. do. For example, if the notification timing is "18:00", the first timing is "10:00", the intermediate timing is "13:00", the final timing is "17:00", and the target area is "X area". do. In this case, in addition to the forecast weather, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 sets the actual weather in the X region at "10:00", the actual weather in the X region at "13:00", and the actual weather in the X region at "17:00". Get the actual weather in area X. The weather transition acquisition unit 16 stores information indicating the actual weather at each timing in association with the user ID.

Then, the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 actually determines the non-possession possibility of the processing target user even when the transition of the forecast weather is not “fine” → “fine” → “rain”. If the change in the weather is "fine"-> "fine"-> "rain", it is judged that there is a high possibility of non-possession. This is due to the following reasons. That is, when the actual weather transition is "fine"-> "fine"-> "rain", it means that sudden rain has actually fallen, and in this case as well, the processing target user does not have an umbrella. This is because there is a high possibility. According to the configuration of this modified example, the possibility of non-possession can be determined more accurately based on the transition of the actual weather.

<Second modification of the first embodiment>
Next, a second modification of the first embodiment will be described. In the first embodiment described above, the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 has a non-possession possibility when the forecast weather of the target area at the notification timing changes from “fine” → “fine” → “rain”. It was judged to be high. Regarding this point, even if the transition is “fine” → “rain” → “rain”, it may be determined that there is a high possibility of non-possession. That is, when the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 changes from the weather that does not require rain gear to the weather that requires rain gear, it may be configured to determine that there is a high possibility of omission. When the weather is changing from the weather that does not require rain gear to the weather that requires rain gear, even if the change in the weather is not sudden, the user can afford to prepare an umbrella compared to the case where such a transition is not required. This is because there is a high possibility that the user does not have an umbrella at the time of notification timing. It goes without saying that this modification can be applied to other modifications.

<Third variant of the first embodiment>
In the first embodiment described above, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 acquires "forecast weather of the target area at the notification timing" at the weather acquisition timing (each of the initial timing, the intermediate timing, and the final timing) for each user. On the other hand, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 according to this modification acquires the actual weather in the area to which the position where the user actually exists belongs at each timing of the weather acquisition timing. Hereinafter, the processing executed by the weather transition acquisition unit 16 according to this modification will be described with one user as the processing target. In the following description of the weather transition acquisition unit 16, one user to be processed is referred to as a “processing target user”.

When today is the notification day of the week, the user terminal 3 uses the function of the dedicated application to provide information indicating the position of the user terminal 3 in association with the user ID when each timing of the weather acquisition timing is reached. Send to 2. The weather transition acquisition unit 16 of the information distribution server 2 receives information indicating the position of the user terminal 3 at each timing of the weather acquisition timing, and identifies the area to which the position of the user terminal 3 belongs. The area specified here is the area where the user actually exists at each timing of the weather acquisition timing. The weather transition acquisition unit 16 accesses the weather information disclosure server 4 at each timing of the weather acquisition timing, and acquires information indicating the actual weather of the specified area at each timing. The weather transition acquisition unit 16 updates the initial weather information, the intermediate weather information, and the final weather information of the record corresponding to the processing target user of the weather transition information database 22a based on the acquired information.

As a result of the above processing performed by the weather transition acquisition unit 16, the initial weather information for each user becomes information indicating the actual weather in the area where the user was at the initial timing, and the intermediate weather information is the information indicating the actual weather in the area where the user was at the initial timing. The information indicates the actual weather in the area where the user was located, and the final weather information is information indicating the actual weather in the area where the user was at the final timing. In this modification, the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 determines the non-possession possibility based on the transition of the actual weather at the position where the user was actually. For this reason, the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 accurately reflects whether the rain is sudden rain for the user when it is actually raining at the position where the user is actually at the notification timing. Possibility of possession can be determined. The information notification unit 18 executes notification-related processing in a manner according to the possibility of non-possession by the method described in the first embodiment.

In this modified example, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 acquires the actual weather in the area to which the position where the user actually exists belongs at each timing of the weather acquisition timing. Regarding this point, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 acquires the actual weather of the "target area" at each timing of the weather acquisition timing, and based on the actual weather of the target area at each timing, the initial weather information and the intermediate weather. It may be configured to update information or final weather information. According to this configuration, the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 determines the non-possession possibility based on the actual weather transition in the target area, and therefore, when it is actually raining at the notification timing, the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 determines the non-possession possibility. It is possible to accurately determine the possibility of non-possession by reflecting whether the rain is suddenly falling in the target area.

<Fourth modification of the first embodiment>
Next, a fourth modification of the first embodiment will be described. The information distribution server 2 according to this modification acquires the actual weather in the home area at the first timing and the actual weather in the target area at the second timing. Then, the information distribution server 2 determines the possibility of non-possession based on the transition of the actual weather in the home area at the first timing and the actual weather in the target area at the second timing. The home area is the area to which the user's home location belongs. The first timing is an approximate time when the user leaves the home for the purpose of going to the target facility. The second timing is an approximate time when the user leaves the target facility.

More specifically, the user information registration unit 11 displays, for example, the user information input screen UI 9 shown in FIG. 9 on the user terminal, and based on the input to the screen, the home area, the target area, the first timing, and the second timing. To get. In this modified example, the user also specifies the notification day of the week.

In this modification, one record in the weather transition information database 22a has a user ID, a first actual weather information, and a second actual weather information. This information will be described later.

If today's day of the week is the notification day, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 acquires the actual weather in the home area at the first timing and the actual weather in the target area at the second timing. The values of the first actual weather information and the second actual weather information are updated. That is, the first actual weather information is information indicating the actual weather in the home area at the time of departure from home, and the second actual weather information is information indicating the actual weather in the target area at the time of leaving the facility.

The non-possession possibility determination unit 17 executes the following processing. Hereinafter, the processing executed by the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 with one user as the processing target will be described. In the following description of the non-possession possibility determination unit 17, one user to be processed is referred to as a “processing target user”. When the second actual weather information of the record corresponding to the processing target user is updated by the weather transition acquisition unit 16, the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 outputs the first actual weather information and the second actual weather information of the record. get. Next, based on this information, the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 determines that there is a high possibility of non-possession when the weather changes from the weather that does not require rain gear to the weather that requires rain gear. In other cases, it is judged that the possibility of non-possession is low.

Specifically, the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 according to the present embodiment is unacceptable when the weather indicated by the first actual weather information is "fine" and the weather indicated by the second actual weather information is "rain". It is determined that the possibility of possession is high, while it is determined that the possibility of non-possession is low in other cases. This is due to the following reasons. That is, when the weather indicated by the first actual weather information is "fine" and the weather indicated by the second actual weather information is "rain", the following situations are assumed. That is, the weather is "fine" when the processing target user leaves the home, and the weather is "rainy" when the processing target user leaves the target facility (company for office workers or school for college students). It is assumed that there is. In this case, since the weather was "clear" when the processing target user left the home, the processing target user did not need an umbrella at that time, and therefore, when the processing target user left the home and headed for the target facility. It is more likely that you do not bring an umbrella than in other cases. On the other hand, in cases other than the above, it is sunny at the time of the second timing, or even if it is raining at the time of the second timing, it rains even when the processing target user leaves the home. Therefore, it is highly possible that the processing target user brings an umbrella when leaving his / her home and heading for the target facility. Based on the above, the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 states that if the weather indicated by the first actual weather information is "sunny" and the weather indicated by the second actual weather information is "rain", the possibility of non-possession is high. On the other hand, in other cases, it is judged that the possibility of non-possession is low.

The non-possession possibility determination unit 17 determines the non-possession possibility of the processing target user, and then sets the processing target user among the records of the non-possession possibility information database 23a stored in the non-possession possibility information storage unit 23. Update the value of the non-possession information of the corresponding record. As a result of the above processing performed by the non-possession possibility determination unit 17, if today's day of the week is the notification day of the week, the value of the non-possession possibility information is updated before the notification timing. Become.

The information notification unit 18 executes notification-related processing in a manner according to the possibility of non-possession by the method described in the first embodiment.

Even in this modified example, as in the first embodiment, the high possibility that the user is not equipped with rain gear is appropriately determined based on the transition of the weather, and then the high possibility is met. Notification-related processing is executed in this manner. This makes it possible to perform notification-related processing in an appropriate manner in consideration of the user's needs for providing an umbrella. In particular, according to this variant, when the user leaves home, if the weather is "sunny", the user does not need an umbrella and the user brings an umbrella compared to when it is raining. Based on the high possibility that there is no such thing, the possibility of non-possession can be appropriately determined.

In this modified example, the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 may not possess the possession possibility when the weather indicated by the first actual weather information is "sunny" and the weather indicated by the second actual weather information is "rain". On the other hand, in other cases, it was judged that the possibility of non-possession was low. In this regard, the information distribution server 2 may execute the following processing. That is, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 acquires the actual weather of the home area at the first timing, and further acquires the forecast weather of the target area at the second timing at the first timing. For example, assume that the first timing is "10:00", the second timing is "18:00", and the target area is "X area". In this case, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 acquires the forecast weather of the X region at “18:00” at the first timing “10:00”. The weather transition acquisition unit 16 stores the acquired information indicating the forecast weather in association with the user ID.

Then, when the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 determines the non-possession possibility of the processing target user, the weather indicated by the first actual weather information is "fine" and the weather indicated by the second actual weather information is "rain". Even in the case of ", if the forecast weather of the target area in the second timing (= notification timing) acquired at the first timing is" rain ", it is determined that the possibility of non-possession is low. This is due to the following reasons. That is, when a user leaves his / her home, he / she often watches the weather forecast by means of television, the Internet, radio, or the like. Then, in the above case, in the weather forecast made when the user leaves the home, it is predicted that it is raining at the time of leaving the facility in the target area where the target facility that the user is about to go to exists. It will be. In this case, even if it is actually sunny when leaving home, it is assumed that the user will bring an umbrella to the target facility. That is the reason.

Further, in this modification, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 acquires the actual weather in the home area at the first timing and the actual weather in the target area at the second timing as the weather transition. Regarding this point, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 may acquire the actual weather of the “target area” instead of the home area at the first timing. Even with this configuration, the value of the possibility of non-possession determined by the non-possibility determination unit 17 is almost the same as the value of the possibility of non-possession determined in the second embodiment. Conceivable. This is due to the following reasons. That is, it is assumed that the target facility is a facility that the user visits regularly or frequently, and that the user's home and the target facility are not so far apart that the weather at the same time zone is extremely different. Because.

Further, in this modification, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 acquires the actual weather of the home area input by the user at the first timing, and acquires the actual weather of the target area input by the user at the second timing. bottom. Regarding this point, the weather transition acquisition unit 16 may acquire the actual weather in the area to which the user's position belongs at the first timing, and acquire the actual weather in the area to which the user's position belongs at the second timing. good. According to the configuration of this modification, the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 determines the non-possession possibility based on the transition of the weather in the area where the user actually existed, which is more accurate. Possibility of possession can be determined.

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Next, the second embodiment will be described. In the present embodiment, the user terminal 3B (corresponding to the "information providing device" in the claims) determines the possibility of non-possession and provides information on the rain gear providing store by push notification. FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the user terminal 3B according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 10, the user terminal 3B has a communication unit 30, a user information registration unit 31, a notification day of the week determination unit 32, a notification timing determination unit 33, a weather acquisition timing determination unit 34, and a weather transition acquisition unit 35 as functional configurations. , A non-possession possibility determination unit 36, and an information providing unit 37 are provided. In the present embodiment, the functions of these functional blocks are realized by executing the dedicated application and the program associated with the dedicated application (API for using the function of the OS, etc.) by the CPU or other hardware. Further, the user terminal 3B includes a user information storage unit 40, a weather transition information storage unit 41, and a non-possession possibility information storage unit 42 as storage media.

The functional blocks 30 to 37 according to the present embodiment have the same functions as the functional blocks 11 to 14 and 16 to 18 according to the first embodiment, and the storage media 40 to 42 according to the present embodiment have the same functions. , Stores the same information as each of the storage media 20, 22, and 23 according to the first embodiment. However, the user information storage unit 40 uses the notification method information and the e-mail address information as the information about the user among the information (see FIG. 4A) contained in one record of the user information database 20a of the first embodiment. Memorize information that you do not have. Further, in the present embodiment, the provision of information regarding the rain gear providing store is performed by push notification.

Also in this embodiment, since the notification-related processing is executed in a manner corresponding to the possibility of non-possession, the user is provided with information regarding the store that provides the rain gear in a manner corresponding to the needs of the user for providing an umbrella. be able to. The information providing unit 37 may provide information about the store that provides the rain gear by a method other than the push notification. In addition, it goes without saying that the techniques of the above-described modifications of the first embodiment can be applied to the process of acquiring the transition of the weather, the process of determining the possibility of non-possession, and the process of providing information.

Each embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, each of the above embodiments is merely an example of the embodiment of the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention should not be construed in a limited manner. That is, the present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from its gist or its main features.

For example, in the first embodiment described above, in the notification-related processing, the information notification unit 18 changes the content of the information depending on whether the possibility of non-possession is high or low, and then provides information on the rain gear providing store. reported. Regarding this point, the information notification unit 18 may notify the information about the rain gear providing store when the possibility of non-possession is high, while not notifying the information about the rain gear providing store when the possibility of non-possession is low. good. According to this configuration, if the user is likely to have an umbrella, the information will not be notified to the user even if it is raining at the notification timing, and the umbrella will be used. It is possible to prevent the user from feeling annoyed by introducing the store that provides the umbrella even though he / she has it. The above is the same for other embodiments.

Further, in the first embodiment, the information input by the user through the user information input screen UI3 is not limited to the information exemplified in the first embodiment. For example, the age and gender may be input, and the information distribution server 2 may introduce stores according to the age and gender of the user when notifying information about the rain gear providing store. Further, for the target area, the nearest station of the target facility, the address of the target facility, and the like may be input. The above is the same for other embodiments.

Further, in the first embodiment described above, the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 does not possess when the forecast weather of the target area at the notification timing changes from “fine” → “fine” → “rain”. It was judged that the possibility was high. In this regard, it may be determined that there is a high possibility of non-possession even in the case of changes in forecasted weather in different modes. For example, the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 may determine that the non-possession possibility is high when the transition of a specific mode is performed based on the transition of four or more forecast weather conditions. Further, in the first embodiment, the non-possession possibility determination unit 17 may determine the non-possession possibility based on the transition of the two forecast weather conditions. The above is the same for other embodiments.

Further, in the first embodiment described above, the user terminal 3 has a part of the functions of the information distribution server 2, and any (or all) of the processes described as the processes of the information distribution server 2 may be performed. The information distribution server 2 and the user terminal 3 may cooperate to execute the information distribution server 2. In this case, the information distribution server 2 and the user terminal 3 cooperate with each other to function as an "information distribution device" within the scope of the claims.

1 Information distribution system 2 Information distribution server (information distribution device)
3 User terminal (information distribution device)
3B user terminal (information providing device)
11, 31 User information registration department (attribute acquisition department)
13, 32 Notification timing determination unit 16, 35 Weather transition acquisition unit 17, 36 Possibility of non-possession determination unit 18 Information notification unit 37 Information provision department

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It is an information distribution system that includes an information distribution server and a user terminal used by the user, and notifies the user terminal of information from the information distribution server according to the weather.
The above information distribution server
The weather transition acquisition unit that acquires the transition of the weather in the area derived from the user,
Based on the weather transition acquired by the above weather transition acquisition unit, the non-possession possibility determination unit that determines the high possibility that the user does not have rain gear, and the non-possession possibility determination unit.
Information notification that executes processing related to notification of information about the store that provides rain gear in a manner corresponding to the high possibility that the user determined by the non-possession possibility determination unit does not have rain gear at the notification timing. Department and
An information distribution system characterized by being equipped with. The above weather transition acquisition department
The information distribution according to claim 1, wherein the forecast weather of a predetermined area at the notification timing is acquired at a plurality of timings prior to the notification timing as the transition of the weather in the area derived from the user. system. The above non-possession possibility judgment unit
If the forecast weather acquired at a plurality of timings by the above weather transition acquisition unit changes from the weather that does not require rain gear to the weather that requires rain gear, it is determined that there is a high possibility that the user does not have rain gear. However, in other cases, the information distribution system according to claim 2, wherein it is determined that the user is unlikely to have rain gear. The above-mentioned plurality of timings are three or more times.
The above non-possession possibility judgment unit
The forecasted weather acquired at multiple timings by the above-mentioned weather transition acquisition unit is changing from the weather that does not require rain gear to the weather that requires rain gear, and the forecast weather is the first rain gear at the last timing among the above-mentioned multiple timings. When the weather requires, it is determined that the user is unlikely to have rain gear, and in other cases, it is determined that the user is unlikely to have rain gear. The information distribution system according to claim 3. The above weather transition acquisition department
Acquire the actual weather in a predetermined area at multiple timings prior to the above notification timing,
The above non-possession possibility judgment unit
Even if the forecast weather acquired by the above weather transition acquisition unit at a plurality of timings does not change from the weather that does not require rain gear to the weather that requires rain gear.
If the actual weather acquired at multiple timings by the above weather transition acquisition unit changes from the weather that does not require rain gear to the weather that requires rain gear, it is highly possible that the user does not have rain gear. The information distribution system according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the information distribution system is characterized in that. The above weather transition acquisition department
The first aspect of claim 1, wherein as a transition of the weather in the area derived from the user, the actual weather of the area to which the user's position belongs is acquired at a plurality of timings prior to the notification timing. Information distribution system. The above weather transition acquisition department
The information distribution according to claim 1, wherein the actual weather in a predetermined area at each timing is acquired at a plurality of timings prior to the notification timing as the transition of the weather in the area derived from the user. system. The above non-possession possibility judgment unit
If the actual weather acquired at multiple timings by the above weather transition acquisition unit changes from the weather that does not require rain gear to the weather that requires rain gear, it is highly likely that the user does not have rain gear. The information distribution system according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the information distribution system is determined, and in other cases, it is determined that the user is unlikely to have rain gear. The above-mentioned plurality of timings are three or more times.
The above non-possession possibility judgment unit
The actual weather acquired at multiple timings by the above-mentioned weather transition acquisition unit is changing from the weather that does not require rain gear to the weather that requires rain gear, and the actual weather is changed at the last timing among the above-mentioned multiple timings. It is characterized by determining that it is highly likely that the user does not have rain gear when the weather requires rain gear for the first time, and otherwise it is unlikely that the user does not have rain gear. The information distribution system according to claim 8. The above weather transition acquisition department
Obtain the forecast weather of a predetermined area at the notification timing, which was released at the first of the above multiple timings,
The above non-possession possibility judgment unit
Even when the actual weather acquired at a plurality of timings by the weather transition acquisition unit changes from the weather that does not require rain gear to the weather that requires rain gear, it is acquired by the weather transition acquisition unit. The information distribution system according to claim 8 or 9, wherein when the forecast weather is a weather requiring rain gear, it is determined that the user is unlikely to have rain gear. The above information notification section
Information about the store that provides rain gear after changing the content of the information depending on whether the user is likely not to possess rain gear by the above-mentioned non-possession possibility determination unit and other cases. The information distribution system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the information distribution system is characterized in that. The above information notification section
When it is determined by the above-mentioned non-possession possibility determination unit that the user is unlikely to have rain gear, the information that strongly encourages the user to visit the store that provides the rain gear as compared with other cases. The information distribution system according to claim 11, wherein the information distribution system is characterized in that. The above information notification section
If it is determined by the above-mentioned non-possession possibility determination unit that the user is unlikely to have rain gear, the information about the store that provides the rain gear is notified, and in other cases, the information about the store that provides the rain gear is displayed. The information distribution system according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein no notification is given. The above information distribution server
Attribute acquisition unit that acquires attribute information indicating user attributes, and
A notification timing determination unit that determines the above notification timing according to the user's attributes,
The information distribution system according to any one of claims 1 to 13, further comprising. An information distribution device that notifies information to user terminals used by users according to the weather.
The weather transition acquisition unit that acquires the transition of the weather in the area derived from the above user,
Based on the weather transition acquired by the above weather transition acquisition unit, the non-possession possibility determination unit that determines the high possibility that the user does not have rain gear, and the non-possession possibility determination unit.
Information notification that executes processing related to notification of information about the store that provides rain gear in a manner corresponding to the high possibility that the user determined by the non-possession possibility determination unit does not have rain gear at the notification timing. Department and
An information distribution device characterized by being equipped with. An information distribution program executed by a computer that controls an information distribution device that notifies information to a user terminal used by a user according to the weather.
The above computer,
The weather transition acquisition unit that acquires the transition of the weather in the area derived from the user,
Based on the weather transition acquired by the above weather transition acquisition unit, the non-possession possibility determination unit that determines the high possibility that the user does not have rain gear, and the non-possession possibility determination unit.
Information notification that executes processing related to notification of information about the store that provides rain gear in a manner corresponding to the high possibility that the user determined by the non-possession possibility determination unit does not have rain gear at the notification timing. Department and
An information distribution program characterized by functioning as. An information providing device that provides information according to the weather.
The weather transition acquisition unit that acquires the transition of the weather in the area derived from the user,
Based on the weather transition acquired by the above weather transition acquisition unit, the non-possession possibility determination unit that determines the high possibility that the user does not have rain gear, and the non-possession possibility determination unit.
Information provision that executes processing related to the provision of information about the store that provides rain gear in a manner corresponding to the high possibility that the user determined by the non-possession possibility determination unit does not possess rain gear at the notification timing. Department and
An information providing device characterized by being equipped with. An information providing program executed by a computer that controls an information providing device that provides information according to the weather.
The above computer,
The weather transition acquisition unit that acquires the transition of the weather in the area derived from the user,
Based on the weather transition acquired by the above weather transition acquisition unit, the non-possession possibility determination unit that determines the high possibility that the user does not have rain gear, and the non-possession possibility determination unit.
Information provision that executes processing related to the provision of information about the store that provides rain gear in a manner corresponding to the high possibility that the user determined by the non-possession possibility determination unit does not possess rain gear at the notification timing. Department and
A program for providing information, which is characterized by functioning as.

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