JP7125467B2 - Recommended equipment, recommended methods, and recommended programs - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a method of providing information regarding voting for competitive matches.

Conventionally, there has been known a system in which it is possible to predict the result of a game of a predetermined competition and to vote. In such a system, purchasers of voting tickets can receive winnings if their predictions are correct. For example, in Japan, a sports promotion lottery is known as a so-called soccer lottery. In this sports promotion lottery, it is possible to predict the winner and score of the game. In addition, sports promotion lottery tickets can be purchased at websites, dedicated sales counters, convenience stores, and the like. For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a soccer lottery ticket issuing device installed in a store or the like.

JP-A-2000-149081

However, there are cases where the number of voting tickets is not purchased as expected even though the voting tickets are on sale. It is desirable that more people buy voting tickets for the competition in order to boost the excitement of the competition.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and one example of the problem is to provide a recommendation device, a recommendation method, and a recommendation program that can efficiently increase the number of purchasers of voting tickets for competitions. That is.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention according to claim 1 provides purchase information indicating that a ticket for entering a stadium where a game is played is purchased, and a game can be watched with the ticket. Purchase information acquisition means for acquiring purchase information indicating a game and a purchaser of the ticket, and a time indicating the deadline for selling voting tickets for the game indicated by the obtained purchase information. A time information acquiring means for acquiring information, and used by the purchaser indicated by the purchase information after the purchase information is obtained and before the sales cutoff time indicated by the obtained time information has passed. and transmission means for transmitting recommendation information indicating a recommendation to purchase the voting ticket to the terminal device.

According to this invention, the recommendation information indicating the purchase of the voting ticket is transmitted to the purchaser of the ticket for the game before the deadline for selling the voting ticket for voting for the game. be. It is assumed that the ticket purchaser will go to the stadium to watch the game in question. Therefore, ticket purchasers are more likely to be interested in the target game than users who have not purchased tickets. By encouraging such a user to purchase a voting ticket for the game, it is possible to increase the possibility that the voting ticket will be purchased. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently increase the number of purchasers of betting tickets for the competition.

The invention according to claim 2, wherein the transmitting means determines timing for transmitting the recommended information based on the acquired time information, and transmits the recommended information according to the determined timing. Characterized by

According to this invention, the recommendation information can be transmitted at a timing corresponding to the closing time for selling the voting tickets.

The invention according to claim 3 further comprises an entrance information obtaining means for obtaining entrance information indicating entry into the stadium in response to entry into the stadium using the ticket, The transmitting means is characterized in that the recommended information is transmitted during a period from acquisition of the admission information to the sales deadline.

According to this invention, the recommended information is sent to the purchaser between when the purchaser enters the stadium with the purchased ticket and before the sales deadline. Of the ticket purchasers, users who enter the stadium where the game is played actually watch the game. After entering the stadium, users tend to have higher expectations for the match than before entering the stadium. By encouraging such users to purchase a voting ticket, it is possible to increase the possibility that the voting ticket will be purchased.

In the invention according to claim 4, the voting ticket enables voting for a plurality of games including a game that can be watched with the ticket, and the sales deadline is the first among the plurality of games. The time is before the start time of the first game that starts at 12:00 and after the time that the player is allowed to enter the stadium, and the transmission means allows the game to be watched with the ticket. If the game is the first game, the recommended information is transmitted during the period from the acquisition of the admission information to the sales deadline, and the game that can be watched with the ticket is the first game. If not, the recommended information is transmitted before the sales deadline time of the sales deadline days of the voting tickets has passed.

According to this invention, out of a plurality of games to be voted for with one betting ticket, tickets for the first game to be played first are sold to the purchaser after the purchaser enters the stadium. Recommended information will be sent before the deadline. Recommended information is transmitted to purchasers of tickets for games other than the first game among the plurality of games before the sales deadline time among the sales deadline dates for the voting tickets. Purchasers of tickets for the first game can enter the stadium where the game will be held before the sales deadline. Therefore, by recommending the purchase of a voting ticket after entering the stadium, it is possible to increase the possibility that the voting ticket will be purchased. On the other hand, purchasers of tickets for games other than the first game may not be able to enter the stadium before the sales deadline. As the date of the match approaches, users tend to have higher expectations for the match. Therefore, even if the purchaser has not entered the stadium, the purchase of the voting ticket can be increased by encouraging the purchase of the voting ticket on the closing date of the sale of the voting ticket.

In the invention according to claim 5, the game that can be watched with the ticket is played by a plurality of competition subjects including a first competition subject and a second competition subject, and the stadium is a place for watching the game. a viewing area comprising a viewing area including a first zone for spectators cheering on said first subject and a second zone for spectators cheering on said second subject, said purchase information comprising: , of the first zone and the second zone, further indicating the zone assigned to the purchaser by purchasing the ticket, and the transmitted recommended information is voting content for the game that can be watched with the ticket , control information for causing the terminal device to display a user interface that enables selection of any one of a plurality of options including victory of the first subject and victory of the second subject, wherein the first zone and control information for displaying the user interface with the victory of the competition subject cheered by the spectators assigned to the second zone indicated by the acquired purchase information being selected. Characterized by

According to this invention, the terminal device displays an interface for inputting voting details for matches that can be watched with the purchased ticket, according to the control information included in the recommendation information. The interface allows selection of any of a number of options including winning the first subject and winning the second subject. In this interface, the victory of the sports subject cheered by the spectators who are assigned the zone assigned to the purchaser by the purchase of the ticket is preselected in the viewing hall. A purchaser purchases a ticket by designating an area for spectators cheering for the competition subject that the purchaser supports. Therefore, it is likely that the purchaser of the ticket hopes that the contestant that the purchaser supports will win. Therefore, by selecting in advance an option as desired by the purchaser, it is possible to save the work of inputting the content of the vote by the purchaser.

The invention according to claim 6 is characterized in that the recommended information includes advance notice information indicating the start of the game that can be watched with the ticket.

According to the present invention, it is possible to remind the purchaser that a game that can be watched with the purchased ticket will be held.

According to a seventh aspect of the invention, in the computer-implemented recommended method, the purchase information indicates that a ticket for entering a stadium where a game is played is purchased, and the game can be watched with the ticket. a purchase information acquisition step of acquiring purchase information indicating a match and the purchaser of the ticket; a time information obtaining step of obtaining time information; and a method for use by the purchaser indicated by the purchase information after the purchase information is obtained and before the sales cutoff time indicated by the obtained time information has passed. and a transmission step of transmitting recommendation information indicating a recommendation to purchase the voting ticket to the terminal device.

According to an eighth aspect of the invention, the computer is provided with purchase information indicating that a ticket has been purchased for admission to a stadium where a game is held, the game being spectable with the ticket, and the ticket. a purchase information acquisition means for acquiring purchase information indicating the purchase information; and a time for acquiring time information indicating the deadline for selling voting tickets for voting in the match indicated by the acquired purchase information. an information acquiring means, to a terminal device used by the purchaser indicated by the purchase information after the purchase information is obtained and before the sales cut-off time indicated by the obtained time information elapses; and transmission means for transmitting recommendation information indicating a recommendation to purchase a voting ticket.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the purchaser of the betting ticket regarding a competition can be increased efficiently.

It is a figure showing an example of outline composition of voting system S concerning one embodiment. It is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic structure of center server 1 concerning one embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the information memorize|stored in a database. 3 is a diagram showing an example of functional blocks of a system control unit 11 of the center server 1; FIG. (a) and (b) are diagrams showing examples of recommended information transmission timings. (a) is a diagram showing a display example of recommended information. (b) shows a display example of a voting content input screen. (a) is a figure which shows an example of a stadium. (b) shows a display example of a voting content input screen. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of recommended timing determination processing executed by the system control unit 11 of the center server 1 according to one embodiment; 4 is a flow chart showing an example of an entry handling process executed by the system control unit 11 of the center server 1 according to one embodiment. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of recommended processing executed by the system control unit 11 of the center server 1 according to one embodiment; It is a figure which shows an example of the information memorize|stored in lottery DB14e. (a) is a diagram showing an example of timing of transmitting recommended information to purchasers of tickets for the first game. (b) is a diagram showing an example of timing of transmitting recommended information to purchasers of tickets for a game different from the first game. It is a figure which shows an example of the content input screen of a vote. 4 is a flowchart showing an example of recommended timing determination processing executed by the system control unit 11 of the center server 1 according to one embodiment;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the embodiments described below, the present invention is applied to a system that enables online voting by predicting the outcome of a predetermined game. A user whose guess is correct by voting may receive something of value, such as a prize. The competition to which the present invention is applied requires or allows the user to purchase a ticket in order to enter the stadium where the competition is held, and voting is permitted under the laws of the country concerned. is not particularly limited. Sports is an example of the predetermined game. Examples of sports include soccer, baseball, tennis, and the like. Other examples of predetermined games include games other than sports. Examples of games include computer games, video games, and the like. Examples of playing fields include ballparks, stadiums, grounds, courts, gymnasiums, event facilities, and other facilities where competition is possible. A competition to which the present invention is applied is played by a plurality of competition subjects. A competition subject is a subject that conducts a competition. Examples of competition subjects include teams, players, pairs, and the like. It is common to predict something about a contestant by voting. For example, it is possible to predict which competition subject will win, the score that each competition subject will acquire, and the like. An embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a soccer lottery will be described below.

[1. First Embodiment]
[1-1. Voting system configuration]
First, the configuration and functional overview of the voting system S according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of a voting system S according to this embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the voting system S includes a center server 1, a plurality of user terminals 2, and a plurality of authentication terminals 3. The center server 1, each user terminal 2, and each authentication terminal 3 are connected to each other via a network NW. The network NW is constructed by, for example, the Internet, a dedicated communication line (for example, a CATV (Community Antenna Television) line), a mobile communication network (including base stations, etc.), gateways, and the like.

The center server 1 executes various processes related to tickets for soccer matches in professional soccer leagues. This ticket may be, for example, an electronic ticket. For example, the center server 1 manages which user purchased a ticket for which seat of which game. The center server 1 may also execute processing related to ticket sales sites for selling tickets. A user can purchase a ticket by accessing the ticket sales site. In the case of electronic tickets, when a ticket is purchased, the user can download the ticket to his or her user terminal 2 . A ticket may include, for example, code information for identifying the ticket. Code information is information obtained by encoding information for identifying the ticket. Examples of code information include a two-dimensional code (eg, QR code (registered trademark)), a one-dimensional bar code, and the like.

The center server 1 also executes various processes related to the soccer lottery. For example, the center server 1 executes a process of recommending purchase of a soccer lottery ticket. Specifically, recommendation information that recommends voting is transmitted to the user terminal 2 used by the purchaser of the ticket for the soccer match. The center server 1 may also execute processing related to lottery sales sites that sell soccer lotteries. A user can purchase a soccer lottery ticket by accessing the lottery sale site. In this embodiment, a user can predict the outcome of a match selected by the user by purchasing a soccer lottery ticket.

Note that the center server 1 may be composed of a server device that executes processing related to tickets and a server device that executes processing related to soccer lotteries. These server devices may be connected to each other via a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network).

Each user terminal 2 is a portable terminal device used by users who can use the voting system. Examples of the user terminal 2 include mobile information terminals such as smart phones and tablet computers, mobile phones, and personal digital assistants (PDAs). It should be noted that the purchase of tickets and soccer lottery itself may be possible using a stationary terminal device. Examples of stationary terminal devices include personal computers and set-top boxes. Also, an application for tickets may be installed in each user terminal 2 . Ticketing applications allow users to purchase tickets for soccer matches, download and view tickets, enter stadiums where matches are played, and the like. Also, an application for a soccer lottery may be installed in each user terminal 2 . Using the soccer lottery application, the user can purchase soccer lottery tickets and check the winning results. These applications may be downloadable from, for example, the center server 1 or a predetermined application distribution system. A web browser may be installed in each user terminal 2 . It may be possible to purchase tickets and purchase soccer lotteries using a web browser.

Each authentication terminal 3 is a terminal device used for processing user admission to the stadium using a ticket. For example, each stadium may open a predetermined time (for example, two hours before) before the game starts. The authentication terminal 3 may have, for example, a code information reader. A code information reader is a device for optically reading code information. For example, the user causes the display of the user terminal 2 to display the code information of the ticket, and brings the display close to the code information reader. Then, the code information is read by the code information reader, and the authentication terminal 3 decodes this code information to acquire the original ticket information. The authentication terminal 3 transmits, for example, the acquired ticket information to the center server 1 . The center server 1 compares the information received from the authentication terminal 3 with the ticket information stored in the center server 1, and determines whether or not to permit entry. The center server 1 transmits this determination result to the authentication terminal 3, and the authentication terminal 3 displays the determination result.

Note that the method of entering the stadium is not limited to making the authentication terminal 3 optically read the code information. For example, electronic ticket information held by the user terminal 2 may be transmitted from the user terminal 2 to the authentication terminal 3 by short-range wireless communication. Alternatively, the user may present the user terminal 2 displaying the electronic ticket to the attendant, and the attendant may perform a so-called pick-up operation (for example, sliding a finger on the screen) to allow entry. .

[1-1. Configuration of the center server]
Next, the configuration of the center server 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the schematic configuration of the center server 1 according to this embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2 , the center server 1 includes a system control section 11 , a system bus 12 , an input/output interface 13 , a storage section 14 and a communication section 15 . The system control unit 11 and the input/output interface 13 are connected via a system bus 12 .

The system control unit 11 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 11a, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 11b, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 11c, and the like.

The input/output interface 13 performs interface processing between the storage unit 14 and the communication unit 15 and the system control unit 11 .

The storage unit 14 is configured by, for example, a hard disk drive or the like. The storage unit 14 stores databases and tables such as a member DB 14a, a stadium DB 14b, a game DB 14c, a ticket purchase information DB 14d, a lottery DB 14e, a recommended management information DB 14f, and a lottery purchase information DB 14g. "DB" is an abbreviation for database.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in a database. In the member DB 14a, member information regarding users who can use the voting system is stored for each user. Specifically, in the member DB 14a, user IDs, names, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, etc. are stored in association with each other as member information. A user ID is identification information that identifies a user.

The stadium DB 14b stores, for each stadium, stadium information relating to stadiums where soccer matches are held. Specifically, the stadium DB 14b stores, as stadium information, a stadium ID, a stadium name, a home team ID, a home team name, and a plurality of pieces of seat information in association with each other. A stadium ID is identification information that identifies a stadium. The home team ID is identification information that identifies the home team, which is a soccer team based in the target stadium. Seat information is information about spectator seats in the stands of the stadium in question. A stand is an example of a viewing area for watching a game. Seat information is stored for each seat type. The stand is divided into multiple zones. The same type of seating is installed in each zone. Examples of seat types include main stand SS reserved seats, main stand S reserved seats, main stand upper row reserved seats, back stand SS reserved seats, back stand S seats, back stand reserved seats, supporter reserved seats, home unreserved seats, and visitors. A seat (away seat) etc. are mentioned. Each seat information includes seat type, spectator type and seat number information. The seat type indicates the type of target seat. The spectator type indicates which of the competing teams the target type of seat is a spectator seat for supporting. Spectator type is set to either "home" or "away", for example. "Home" indicates that the target seat is a seat for spectators on the side cheering for the home team. "Away" indicates that the target seat is a seat for spectators on the side of the away team. An away team is a football team that is not based in the stadium where the match is played. For example, the spectator type of visitor seats may be set to "away" and the other spectator types may be set to "home". The seat number information is information indicating the range of seat numbers assigned to the target type of seats.

The match DB 14c stores match information about scheduled soccer matches for each match. Specifically, the match DB 14c stores, as match information, match IDs, match dates, match start times, stadium IDs, home team IDs, away team IDs, etc., in association with each other. The match ID is identification information that identifies the match. The match day is the day on which the target match is held. The match start time is the time at which the target match is started. Stadium ID shows the stadium in which the target game is held. The home team ID indicates the home team participating in the target game. The away team ID indicates the away team that will participate in the target game.

The ticket purchase information DB 14d stores ticket purchase information indicating that a ticket for a soccer game has been purchased for each purchased ticket. Specifically, in the ticket purchase information DB 14d, ticket numbers, game IDs, stadium IDs, seat types, seat numbers, purchaser IDs, purchase dates and the like are stored in association with each other as ticket purchase information. A ticket number is a number that identifies a ticket. The match ID indicates a match that can be watched with the target ticket. The stadium ID indicates the stadium that can be entered with the target ticket, that is, the stadium where the match that can be watched with the target ticket will be held. The seat type indicates the type of seat assigned to the purchaser by the ticket in question. The seat number is the number of the seat assigned to the purchaser by the ticket in question. In the case of non-reserved seats, the ticket purchase information may not include the seat number. The purchaser ID is the user ID of the user who purchased the target ticket. The date and time of purchase indicates the date and time when the target ticket was purchased.

The lottery DB 14e stores lottery information related to soccer lotteries for each combination of lottery times and types. Specifically, the lottery DB 14e stores, as lottery information, lottery IDs, implementation times, lottery types, match IDs, sales start dates and times, sales deadline dates and the like in association with each other. The lottery ID is identification information that identifies a soccer lottery. The execution time indicates how many times the soccer lottery is executed. The lottery type is information that indicates the type of soccer lottery in a predictive manner. Examples of lottery types include a one-game winning team selection method, a one-game score selection method, and the like. The 1-game winning team selection method is a method of predicting the winning team in a 90-minute game. In the one-game winning team selection method, it may be possible to select one of, for example, 'Home', 'Away' and 'Others' when voting. "Home" indicates that you have chosen to expect the home team to win. "Away" indicates that you have chosen to expect the away team to win. "Other" indicates that you have chosen to expect no win or loss in the 90 minute game. The 1-game score selection method is a method of predicting the scores that both teams will obtain in 90 games. In the one-match score selection method, for example, any one of '0 points', '1 point', '2 points' and '3 points or more' may be selected at the time of voting. The game ID indicates the game to be predicted in the target lottery. The sales start date and time indicates the date and time when the target lottery ticket is to be sold. The sales closing date and time indicates the date and time when the sale of the target lottery is closed. Even if the lottery types are different from each other, the sales start date and time and the sales deadline date and time may be the same for a plurality of lotteries that have the same execution times. The sales deadline date and time may be a time before the start time of the match on the date of the match to be predicted. For example, the lottery sale cutoff time may be a predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes before) before the start of the match. In this case, the system control unit 14 may automatically calculate the sales deadline date and time from the game date and game start time stored in the game DB 14c, and store this sales deadline date and time in the lottery DB 14e. In the present embodiment, simply referring to the sales start date and time, the sales deadline date and time, the sales deadline date, the sales deadline time, etc., does not indicate the date and time related to the sale of tickets, but the date and time related to the sale of soccer lottery tickets. shall be

The recommendation DB 14f stores recommendation management information used for managing transmission of recommendation information to the user terminal 2 each time a ticket is purchased. Specifically, the recommendation DB 14f stores, as recommended management information, a ticket number, a purchaser ID, and one or more pieces of recommended control information in association with each other. The ticket number indicates the target ticket. The purchaser ID is the user ID of the user who purchased the target ticket. Each recommended control information includes timing information and a recommended flag. The timing information indicates the timing at which the recommended information is transmitted to the user terminal 2 of the target ticket purchaser. The timing information may be set, for example, to either the recommended information transmission date and time or “after entry”. "After entry" indicates that the recommendation information will be sent after the purchaser enters the stadium with the ticket in question. The recommendation flag indicates whether or not the recommendation information has been transmitted at the timing indicated by the corresponding timing information. The recommendation flag is set, for example, to either "not yet" or "completed". "Not yet" indicates that recommendation information has not yet been sent. "Done" indicates that the recommended information has already been sent.

The lottery purchase information DB 14g stores lottery purchase information related to the purchased soccer lottery for each purchase of the soccer lottery. Specifically, in the lottery purchase information DB 14g, as lottery purchase information, a purchase number, a purchaser ID, a purchase date and time, a lottery ID, an implementation number, a lottery type, voting information, the number of units, and the like are stored in association with each other. The purchase number is a number that identifies the purchase of the lottery ticket. The purchaser ID is the user ID of the purchaser of the lottery. The date and time of purchase indicates the date and time when the lottery ticket was purchased. Lottery ID indicates the purchased soccer lottery. The vote information indicates the details of the vote input by the purchaser. For example, if the target soccer lottery type is a one-match winning team selection system, the voting information may include any one of 'home', 'away' and 'others'. If the target soccer lottery type is a one-game score selection system, the voting information is "0 points", "1 point", "2 points" and "3 points" corresponding to the home team and the away team, respectively. Any one of "above" may be included. The number of units indicates the number of tickets purchased.

The storage unit 14 further stores various programs such as an operating system, a DBMS (Database Management System), and a server program. The server program is a program that causes the system control unit 11 to execute processing related to a soccer lottery. For example, the server program may be obtained from another device via the Internet NW, or may be recorded on a recording medium such as a magnetic tape, an optical disk, or a memory card and read via a drive device. good too.

The communication unit 15 is configured by, for example, a network interface card or the like. The communication unit 15 connects to the user terminal 2 and the authentication terminal 3 via the network NW, and controls the state of communication with these devices.

[1-3. Function overview of the system control unit]
Next, an overview of the functions of the system control unit 11 in the center server 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7. FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of functional blocks of the system control unit 11 of the center server 1. As shown in FIG. The CPU 11a reads and executes various program codes included in the server program, and the system control unit 11, as shown in FIG. etc.

The ticket purchase information acquisition unit 1101 acquires ticket purchase information. For example, each time a ticket is purchased, the system control unit 11 generates ticket purchase information and stores this ticket purchase information in the ticket purchase information DB 14d. At this time, the ticket purchase information acquisition unit 1101 may acquire the stored ticket purchase information. Alternatively, the ticket purchase information acquisition unit 1101 may acquire one or a plurality of pieces of ticket purchase information stored in the ticket purchase information DB 14d during a predetermined period, each time a predetermined period elapses.

The sales deadline time acquisition unit 1102 acquires time information indicating the sales deadline time of the soccer lottery for voting in the match indicated by the ticket purchase information acquired by the ticket purchase information acquisition unit 1101 . For example, the sales deadline acquisition unit 1102 may acquire the sales deadline date and time stored in the lottery DB 14e as time information in association with the match ID included in the ticket purchase information.

The recommended information transmitting unit 1103 allows the ticket purchase information to be purchased before the sales deadline indicated by the time information acquired by the sales deadline acquisition unit 1102 has passed after the ticket purchase information is acquired by the ticket purchase information acquisition unit 1101 . Recommended information indicating a recommendation to purchase a soccer lottery ticket is transmitted to the user terminal 2 used by the ticket purchaser indicated by the information. This encourages purchasers of tickets for a soccer match to purchase the soccer lottery ticket before sales of the soccer lottery ticket corresponding to the match close.

FIG. 5A is a diagram showing an example of transmission timing of recommended information. As shown in FIG. 5A, the period from the sales start date and time to the sales deadline date and time is the soccer lottery sales period. A certain user purchased a ticket at some point during the sale period of the lottery. In this case, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 transmits the recommended information at any timing within the period from the point of purchase of the ticket to the deadline for selling the lottery ticket. The recommended information transmission unit 1103 may transmit the recommended information only once for one game by one user, or may transmit the recommended information multiple times. If the user purchases the ticket before the sales start date and time, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 may transmit the recommended information only after the sales start date and time.

It is assumed that the user who purchased the ticket will go to the stadium to watch the game in question. Therefore, a user who has purchased a ticket is more likely to be interested in the target match than a user who has not purchased a ticket. By encouraging such users to vote, it is possible to increase the likelihood that the soccer lottery will be purchased, rather than by encouraging users who have not purchased tickets.

The recommended information transmission unit 1103 transmits the recommended information by, for example, push notification. For example, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 may use FCM (Firebase Cloud Messaging), APNs (Apple Push Notification Server), PWA (Progressive Web Apps), or the like to transmit the recommended information. In order to send recommended information by push notification, it is necessary to associate the user who receives the recommended information with the user terminal 2 to which the recommended information is sent (or the ticket application installed on the user terminal 2). There is For example, when the user terminal 2 accesses the center server 1 in order for the user to purchase or download a ticket using a ticket application, the center server 1 may, for example, A user ID and information for identifying the user terminal 2 can be linked and stored.

The recommended information transmission unit 1103 may determine the timing of transmitting the recommended information based on the time information acquired by the sales deadline time acquisition unit 1102 . Then, recommended information transmitting section 1103 may transmit the recommended information according to the determined timing. For example, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 may determine the recommended information transmission date and time to be time T1, which is N1 days before the sales deadline date and time. Also, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 may determine the recommended information transmission date and time to be the time L1 before the sales deadline on the lottery sales deadline. Also, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 may determine the transmission date and time of the recommended information to be time T2, which is earlier than the sale deadline time on the sale deadline date of the lottery. In this case, the combination of N1 and T1, L1 or T2 may be common to all users for the same lottery, or may be different for each user. The recommended information transmission unit 1103 may store the timing information indicating the determined timing in the recommended management information DB 14f. Then, the recommended information transmitting section 1103 may transmit the recommended information according to the timing information stored in the recommended management information DB 14f.

The recommended information transmitting unit 1103 may acquire admission information indicating the admission of the ticket purchaser in response to the purchaser's admission to the stadium using the ticket. Then, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 may transmit the recommended information during a period from when the admission information is acquired until the lottery sales deadline. Therefore, it is recommended that the purchaser purchases the soccer lottery ticket corresponding to the match after the purchaser has entered the stadium where the match that can be watched with the ticket is being played. In this embodiment, the sales cutoff time of the soccer lottery is earlier than the opening time of the stadium where the match targeted for voting in the soccer lottery is held.

As described above, the authentication terminal 2 acquires ticket information by reading the code information from the ticket presented by the user in the stadium. This information may include, for example, ticket number, stadium ID, seat type, seat number, match ID, and the like. The authentication terminal 2 may, for example, send an entry permission inquiry including the acquired information to the center server 1 . The system control unit 11 determines whether or not to permit entry based on the information included in the received entry permission inquiry. The recommended information transmission unit 1103 may acquire, for example, an entry permission inquiry determined to permit entry as the entry information.

FIG. 5B is a diagram showing an example of transmission timing of recommended information. As shown in FIG. 5B, a certain user purchased a ticket at some timing during the lottery sale period. Then, on the day of the match, the user entered the stadium by presenting the ticket. In this case, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 transmits the recommended information at any timing within the period from the time of entering the stadium to the sales deadline time. For example, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 may transmit the recommended information when the user enters. Alternatively, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 may transmit the recommended information after the length of time L2 has elapsed since the user entered. Alternatively, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 may transmit the recommended information at time T3 after the user enters and before the sales deadline. L2 or T3 in this case may be common to all users for the same game, or may be different for each user.

A user who enters the stadium with a ticket actually watches the target game. Such users are considered to have considerable interest in the game. By encouraging such users to vote, it is possible to increase the likelihood that the soccer lottery ticket will be purchased.

The recommended information transmission unit 1103 provides users who have purchased tickets but did not enter the stadium with the following information: You don't have to send recommendations. Alternatively, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 may transmit the recommended information at the time when the user does not enter the stadium even if the time remaining until the lottery sales deadline is less than the predetermined time.

The transmitted recommendation information includes at least a message encouraging voting or a message encouraging purchase of a soccer lottery ticket. Examples of such messages include, "Let's cheer up the team with a soccer lottery," and "Would you like to support the team with a soccer lottery?" The recommendation information may further include reminder information indicating an upcoming game that can be attended with the purchased ticket. As a result, the recommended information also functions as a reminder about the holding of the game. Reminder information may vary depending on the number of days remaining until the date of the game in question or the time remaining until the start time of the game. Reminder information may also include information specifying or implying the number of days remaining until the date of the game or the remaining time until the start time. Examples of reminder information include "3 days until the game!", "It's finally the game tomorrow", and "The game will start soon".

Also, the recommendation information may include activation control information for causing the user terminal 2 to activate an application for a soccer lottery. This activation control information may be, for example, a command, script, or program that the user terminal 2 can interpret. In addition, the activation control information is a voting content input input that enables selection of one of a plurality of options including victory of the home team and victory of the away team as the content of the vote for the game that can be watched with the purchased ticket. The information that causes the user interface to be displayed by the user terminal 2 may also be used. For example, the activation control information may be information that causes the user terminal 2 to display a screen for inputting details of voting in a soccer lottery application. The voting content input screen is a screen for the user to enter the voting content. Also, the activation control information may be information for displaying a voting content input screen for entering voting content for the result of a match that can be watched with a purchased ticket. For example, the activation control information may include at least one of lottery IDs corresponding to games that can be watched with the purchased ticket and the times of the lottery. Since the activation control information displays the voting content input screen corresponding to the game that the ticket purchaser is supposed to watch, the purchaser can start inputting the voting content without any troublesome operations. .

FIG. 6A is a diagram showing a display example of recommended information. The recommended information 100 shown in FIG. 6(a) includes the message "3 days until the game! Let's cheer up the team with a soccer lottery. [Buy the 2000th soccer lottery]". FIG. 6B shows a display example of the voting content input screen. When the user selects the recommended information 100 displayed on the screen of the user terminal 2, the user terminal 2 activates the soccer lottery application in accordance with the activation control information included in the recommended information 100. The voting content input screen 200 shown is displayed. The voting details input screen 200 may include, for example, a lottery selection menu 210, an interface 220, a purchase button 230, and the like. The lottery selection menu 210 is a pull-down menu for selecting a lottery to purchase. At the start of the display of the voting content input screen 200, the lottery selection menu 210 is displayed with a soccer lottery for voting for a match that can be watched with the purchased ticket is selected. The interface 220 is an example of a user interface for inputting voting details. If the lottery type is a win-one team selection system, interface 220 includes home 221 , more button 222 , and away button 223 . Home 221 is a button for voting for the home team to win. On home 221, the name of the home team may be displayed. The other button 222 is a button for voting for a winner or loser in a 90-minute game. The away button 221 is a button for voting for the away team to win. The away team name may be displayed on the away button 223 . If the lottery type is a single-match score selection, the interface 220 includes the names of each of the two teams playing the match. The interface 220 also includes a 0 points button, a 1 points button, a 2 points button, and a 3 points or more button for each of the two teams. Each of these buttons is a button for selecting the corresponding score. The purchase button 230 is a button for purchasing a lottery ticket with the contents inputted by operating the interface 220 . When the purchase button 230 is pressed, the user terminal 2 may display a screen for inputting the number of units, for example. When the user inputs the number of tickets and performs an operation to confirm the purchase of the lottery ticket, the user terminal 2 sends a purchase request including, for example, the voting information indicating the details of the input vote, the number of tickets, the lottery ID, the user ID, etc., to the center server. Send to 1. The system control unit 11 generates lottery purchase information based on the information included in the received purchase request, and stores this lottery purchase information in the lottery purchase information DB 14g. The recommended information transmission unit 1103 may update the recommended management information DB 14f so as not to transmit the recommended information to the user who purchased the soccer lottery ticket.

Activation control information included in the recommendation information indicates that the spectators to whom the area indicated by the ticket purchase information acquired by the ticket purchase information acquisition unit 1101 among the multiple areas in which the stands in the stadium are divided by the type of seats are assigned. The information may be information that causes the user terminal 2 to display a user interface for inputting voting details in a state in which the cheering team has been selected to win. For example, activation control information may include recommended voting information. The recommended voting information indicates the content of the recommended voting. The recommended voting information may be set to either "home" or "away", for example. "Home" indicates that it is recommended to vote for the home team to win. "Away" indicates that it is recommended to vote for the away team to win. The stands may be roughly divided into an area for spectators cheering the home team to watch the game and an area for spectators cheering the away team to watch the game. Purchasing a ticket assigns the purchaser a seat in either zone to watch the game. The ticket purchase information includes stadium ID and seat type. By referring to the spectator type stored in the stadium DB 14b, it is possible to identify which area has been allocated from the combination of the stadium ID and the seat type. This combination thus indicates the zone assigned to the purchaser by the purchase of the ticket.

FIG. 7(a) is a diagram showing an example of a stadium. A stadium 300 shown in FIG. 7( a ) has at least a ground 310 , an area 320 and an area 330 . Area 320 is an area in the stands where there are seats other than visitor seats. Zone 330 is the zone in the stands where there are visitor seats. A user purchased a ticket for a seat in zone 320 . FIG. 7B shows a display example of the voting content input screen. The recommended information is transmitted from the center server 1 to the user's user terminal 2, and the user displays the recommended information displayed on the screen. Then, the user terminal 2 displays the voting content input screen 200 shown in FIG. 7(b). Here, in interface 220, home 221 is shown already selected. The user may directly press the purchase button 230 to purchase a lottery ticket. Alternatively, the user may change the content of the vote.

It may be a troublesome task for the user to enter the voting content on the voting content input screen. If the user thinks that way, the user may hesitate to purchase the soccer lottery ticket even if the screen for inputting the details of the vote is displayed. From the ticket purchase information, it is possible to identify the team that the ticket purchaser is likely to support. If so, the user is more likely to vote for the team he or she supports to win than to vote otherwise. Therefore, by displaying the user interface in a state in which the voting content that is likely to be input by the user is input in advance, the user can omit the work of inputting the voting content. This makes it easier for users to purchase soccer lottery tickets.

[1-4. Operation of the voting system]
Next, the operation of the voting system S will be explained using FIGS. 8 to 10. FIG. The operation example described below is an operation example in which the recommendation information is transmitted on the day before the sales deadline for the soccer lottery, and the recommendation information is also transmitted after the user has entered the stadium.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of recommended timing determination processing executed by the system control unit 11 of the center server 1 according to this embodiment. For example, the system control unit 11 may execute the recommended timing determination process every time a predetermined period of time (for example, one day, six hours, or the like) elapses.

As shown in FIG. 8, the ticket purchase information acquisition unit 1101 searches the ticket purchase information DB 14d for ticket purchase information including purchase times within a period from a predetermined time before the current time to the current time (step S101). Next, the ticket purchase information acquisition unit 1101 selects one of the retrieved ticket purchase information (step S102).

Next, the sales deadline acquisition unit 1102 acquires the sales deadline date and time corresponding to the selected ticket purchase information (step S103). For example, the sales deadline time obtaining unit 1102 obtains the match ID from the ticket purchase information. The sale deadline time acquisition unit 1102 searches for lottery information associated with this match ID from the lottery DB 14e. The sale deadline acquisition unit 1102 acquires the sale deadline date and time from the retrieved lottery information.

Next, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 determines one or more recommended information transmission dates and times according to the remaining number of days from today to the sales deadline (step S104). For example, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 may determine the recommended information transmission date to be a predetermined number of days before the sales deadline, and may determine the recommended information transmission time to be a predetermined time. If the remaining number of days is less than the predetermined value, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 does not have to determine the recommended information transmission date and time. Recommended information transmitting section 1103 generates timing information indicating the determined transmission date and time. The recommended information transmitting unit 1103 associates the generated timing information and the recommended flag set to "not yet" with the ticket number and purchaser ID included in the ticket purchase information, and stores them in the recommended management information DB 14f.

Next, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 determines after entering the stadium as the transmission timing of the recommended information (step S105). For example, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 associates the timing information set to "after admission" and the recommendation flag set to "not yet" with the ticket number and purchaser ID included in the ticket purchase information, It is stored in the management information DB 14f.

Next, the ticket purchase information acquisition unit 1101 determines whether or not there is ticket purchase information that has not yet been selected among the retrieved ticket purchase information (step S106). If there is ticket purchase information that has not been selected (step S106: YES), the process proceeds to step S102, and the ticket purchase information acquisition unit 1101 selects one of the ticket purchase information that has not yet been selected. On the other hand, if there is no ticket purchase information that has not been selected (step S106: NO), the recommended timing determination process ends.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing an example of an entry handling process executed by the system control unit 11 of the center server 1 according to this embodiment. The ticket purchaser presents the ticket when entering the stadium on match day. The authentication terminal 3 reads the code information from the ticket and transmits an admission permission inquiry to the center server 1. - 特許庁The center server 1 determines whether or not to permit entry based on the entry permission inquiry. For example, when it is determined that entry is permitted, the system control unit 11 may execute entry handling processing.

As shown in FIG. 9, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 acquires the ticket number from the entry permission inquiry (step S201).

Next, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 searches for timing information set to "after entry" from among the timing information associated with the acquired ticket number from the recommended management information DB 14f (step S202). As a result of the search, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 determines whether or not there is corresponding timing information (step S203). If there is no relevant timing information (step S203: NO), the entry handling process ends.

On the other hand, if there is corresponding timing information (step S203: YES), the sales deadline time acquiring unit 1102 acquires the sales deadline date and time corresponding to the acquired ticket number (step S204). For example, the sales deadline time acquiring unit 1102 acquires ticket purchase information associated with the ticket number from the ticket purchase information DB 14d. The sales deadline time obtaining unit 1102 obtains the game ID from the ticket purchase information. The sale deadline time acquisition unit 1102 searches for lottery information associated with this match ID from the lottery DB 14e. The sale deadline acquisition unit 1102 acquires the sale deadline date and time from the retrieved lottery information.

Next, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 determines whether the current date and time is before the sales deadline date and time (step S205). If the current date and time is earlier than the sales deadline date and time (step S205: YES), the recommended information transmission unit 1103 determines the recommended information transmission date and time within the range from the current time to the sales deadline date and time. The recommended information transmission unit 1103 rewrites the retrieved timing information with the determined transmission date and time (step S206), and ends the entry handling process. On the other hand, if the current date and time is not earlier than the sales deadline date and time (step S205: NO), the recommended information transmission unit 1103 deletes the recommended management information including the retrieved timing information from the recommended management information DB 14f. (Step S207), the entry handling process ends.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing an example of recommendation processing executed by the system control unit 11 of the center server 1 according to this embodiment. For example, the system control unit 11 may execute the recommendation process every time a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute, 3 minutes, 5 minutes, etc.) elapses.

As shown in FIG. 10, the recommended information transmitting unit 1103 transmits recommended management information including timing information indicating a transmission date and time that has already passed and a recommendation flag set to "not yet" from the recommended management information DB 14f. Search (step S301). Next, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 selects one of the searched recommended management information (step S302).

Next, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 acquires ticket purchase information, game information, stadium information, and lottery information corresponding to the selected recommended management information (step S303). For example, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 acquires the ticket number associated with the selected recommended management information from the recommended management information DB 14f. Also, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 acquires the ticket purchase information associated with this ticket number from the ticket purchase information DB 14d. Also, the recommended information transmitting unit 1103 acquires match information associated with the match ID included in the ticket purchase information from the match DB 14c. In addition, the recommended information transmitting unit 1103 acquires lottery information associated with this game ID and whose lottery type is the one-game winning team selection method from the lottery DB 14e. Also, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 acquires stadium information associated with the stadium ID included in the acquired ticket purchase information from the stadium DB 14b.

Next, the recommended information transmitting unit 1103 generates a message recommending voting as recommended information (step S304). Next, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 acquires a message corresponding to the remaining days or time until the sales deadline date and time as reminder information. Then, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 adds the acquired reminder information to the recommended information (step S305).

Next, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 determines whether or not the ticket indicated by the acquired ticket purchase information is a ticket for a seat for spectators who support the home team (step S306). For example, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 acquires the seat type from the ticket purchase information. The recommended information transmission unit 1103 acquires seat information corresponding to the seat type from the acquired stadium information. If the spectator type included in the acquired seat information is "home", the recommended information transmission unit 1103 determines that the ticket is a ticket for spectators who support the home team (step S306: YES). ). In this case, the recommended information transmitting unit 1103 sets the recommended voting information to "home" (step S307). On the other hand, if the spectator type is "away" (step S306: NO), the recommended information transmitting unit 1103 sets the recommended voting information to "away" (step S308).

After step S307 or S308, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 generates activation control information (step S309). For example, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 acquires, as activation control information, a command for activating a lottery application and displaying a screen for inputting details of voting. The recommended information transmission unit 1103 acquires the lottery ID, the number of games played, the lottery type, the game ID, and the like from the acquired lottery information. The recommended information transmission unit 1103 adds the recommended voting information, the obtained lottery ID, the number of games played, the lottery type, the game ID, etc. to the activation control information.

Next, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 adds the generated activation control information to the recommended information (step S310). Next, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 transmits the recommended information to the user terminal 2 of the purchaser indicated by the purchaser ID included in the acquired ticket purchase information (step S311). Next, the recommended information transmitting unit 1103 changes the recommended flag included in the selected recommended management information to "done" (step S312).

Next, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 determines whether or not there is recommended management information that has not yet been selected among the retrieved recommended management information (step S313). If there is recommended management information that has not been selected (step S313: YES), the process proceeds to step S302, and the recommended information transmission unit 1103 selects one of the recommended management information that has not yet been selected. On the other hand, if there is no recommended management information that has not been selected (step S313: NO), the recommendation process ends.

Upon receiving the recommended information, the user terminal 2 displays the message included in the recommended information on the screen. In addition, the user terminal 2 may generate vibration or output a ring tone indicating the arrival of information. When the user selects the message displayed on the screen, the user terminal 2 activates the lottery application according to the activation control information included in the recommended information, and displays the voting content input screen. At this time, the user terminal 2 displays the lottery selection menu 210 with the lottery indicated by the lottery ID included in the activation control information selected. Also, the user terminal 2 displays an interface 220 corresponding to the lottery type. Also, the user terminal 2 acquires information on the name of each of the home team and the away team playing the match indicated by the match ID included in the activation control information. The user terminal 2 displays the acquired name information at the corresponding location in the interface 220 . Also, when the recommended voting information in the activation control information is set to "home", the user terminal 2 sets the home button 221 to the selected state. On the other hand, when the recommended voting information is set to "away", the user terminal 2 sets the away button 223 to the selected state.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the center server 1 provides ticket purchase information indicating that a ticket for entering the stadium has been purchased, and a game ID indicating a game that can be watched with the ticket. , and a purchaser ID indicating the purchaser of the ticket. In addition, the center server 1 acquires the sale deadline date and time indicating the sale deadline time of the soccer lottery for voting in the match indicated by the acquired ticket purchase information. In addition, after the ticket purchase information is acquired, the center server 1, before the sales deadline time indicated by the acquired sales deadline date has passed, to the user terminal 2 used by the purchaser indicated by the ticket purchase information, Send recommendation information indicating a recommendation to purchase a soccer lottery ticket. Therefore, it is possible to efficiently increase the number of soccer lottery purchasers.

Here, the center server 1 may determine the timing of transmitting the recommended information based on the acquired sales deadline date. Also, the center server 1 may transmit the recommended information according to the determined timing. In this case, the recommended information can be transmitted at a timing corresponding to the sale deadline time of the soccer lottery.

In addition, the center server 1 may acquire admission information indicating admission to the stadium in response to admission to the stadium using a ticket. Also, the center server 1 may transmit the recommendation information between the time when the entry information is acquired and the time when the sale is closed. In this case, by entering the stadium, the purchase of a soccer lottery ticket is recommended to the user who has high expectations for the match. Therefore, it is possible to increase the possibility that a soccer lottery ticket will be purchased.

In addition, the center server 1 provides the user with an interface 220 that allows the user to select any one of a plurality of options including the victory of the home team and the victory of the away team as the contents of the vote for the game that can be watched with the purchased ticket. In the control information displayed by the terminal 2, the interface 220 with the victory of the team supported by the spectators assigned to the area indicated by the acquired ticket purchase information among the plurality of areas included in the stand selected. You may transmit the recommendation information containing the control information which displays . In this case, by selecting in advance an option as desired by the purchaser, it is possible to save the work of inputting the content of the vote by the purchaser.

In addition, the center server 1 may transmit recommendation information including reminder information showing an advance notice of a match that can be watched with a ticket. In this case, the purchaser can be reminded that there is a game available for the purchased ticket.

[2. Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 11 to 14. FIG. The second embodiment may be the same as the first embodiment, except as described below. In this embodiment, the user can predict the results of all multiple matches by purchasing one soccer lottery ticket. Additionally, it may be possible to purchase a soccer lottery ticket that allows the user to predict the outcome of only one match of his choosing. However, in this embodiment, a detailed description of a soccer lottery that predicts only the result of one match will be omitted.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing an example of information stored in the lottery DB 14e. In the lottery DB 14e in this embodiment, lottery IDs, times of implementation, lottery types, game lists, sales start dates and times, sales deadline dates and the like are stored in association with each other as lottery information. As lottery types in this embodiment, there may be a 13-game winning team selection method, a 5-game winning team selection method, and a 3-game score selection method. The 13-game winning team selection method is a method of predicting which team will win the 90-minute game for each of 13 predetermined games. The 13 matches may be matches played on the same day or within a period of several days. The 5-game winning team selection method is a method of predicting which team will win the 90-minute game for each of 5 predetermined games out of the 13 games. As in the case of the first embodiment, in the winning team selection method, it may be possible to select any one of "Home", "Away" and "Others" for each game at the time of voting. . The 3-game score selection method is a method of predicting scores of both teams in 90 games in each of 3 predetermined games out of the 13 games. As in the case of the first embodiment, in the score selection method, at the time of voting, one of "0 points", "1 point", "2 points" and "3 points or more" is selected for each match. may be possible. As the lottery type, there may be a one-game winning team selection method and a one-game score selection method. A 13-game winning team selection method soccer lottery, and at least one of the 13 games to be voted in this lottery, a 5-game winning team selection method, a 3-game score selection method, and a 1-game winning team. The execution times of the selection method and the soccer lottery of the one-game score selection method may be the same. The match list is a list of matches to be predicted in the target lottery. For example, for the 13-game winning team selection scheme, the game list contains information for 13 games. For the 5 game winning team selection scheme, the game list contains information for 5 games. For the 3 game score selection scheme, the game list contains information for 3 games. For the one-game winning team selection method and the one-game score selection method, the game list contains information for one game. For example, the information for each game included in the game list may include, for example, the game ID and start time for that game. The sales cutoff date and time may be determined based on the start date and time of the game to be started first among the games to be voted for in the target soccer lottery. Among the games to be voted for, the game that starts first is called the first game. For example, the sales cutoff date may be the same as the date of the first game, and the sales cutoff time may be a predetermined time (for example, 10 minutes before) before the start time of the first game. . Note that there may be a plurality of first matches for one soccer lottery by starting the matches on the same date and time.

In this embodiment, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 acquires the admission information when the match that can be watched with the purchased ticket is the first match among multiple matches to be voted for in one soccer lottery. The recommended information may be transmitted after the sales cutoff time. On the other hand, if the match that can be watched with the purchased ticket is different from the first match among the plurality of matches, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 determines that the sales cutoff time has passed on the day of the first match. You may send recommendations prior to doing so.

FIG. 12(a) is a diagram showing an example of timing of transmitting recommended information to purchasers of tickets for the first game. For example, a user who has purchased a ticket for the first game enters the stadium where the first game will be played on the day of the first game. In this case, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 transmits the recommended information at any timing within the period from the time of entering the stadium to the sales deadline time. FIG. 12(b) is a diagram showing an example of timing of transmitting recommended information to purchasers of tickets for a game different from the first game. A user has purchased tickets for a second game that starts second. In this case, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 transmits the recommended information at some timing before the sales deadline on the day of the first match. The user enters the stadium where the second game will be held, for example, after the first game has been announced. No more recommendations will be sent at this point.

The stadium where the first match will be held will open before the sales deadline. Also, the time from the sales cutoff time to the start time of the first game is relatively short. Therefore, users who have purchased tickets for the first game are likely to enter the stadium before the sales deadline. Therefore, as described in the first embodiment, by encouraging users entering the stadium to vote, it is possible to increase the possibility that a soccer lottery ticket will be purchased. On the other hand, stadiums where games other than the first game are held are likely to open after the sales cutoff time. In addition, since the start of games other than the first game is later than the start of the first game, purchasers of tickets for the games other than the first game enter later. Therefore, users who have purchased tickets for games other than the first game are likely to enter the stadium after the sales deadline. By transmitting recommendation information to such users regardless of whether they have entered the stadium, it is possible to prevent them from missing an opportunity to encourage them to vote on the sales deadline day. As the date or start time of a match gets closer, the expectations of ticket purchasers for the match tend to increase. Therefore, it is expected that the possibility of purchasing a soccer lottery ticket will be increased by recommending voting for the match closer to the date or start time of the match.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing an example of a voting content input screen. In FIG. 13, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same elements as in FIG. 6(b). As shown in FIG. 13, the voting content input screen 200 of this embodiment may include a lottery selection menu 210, a plurality of interfaces 220, a purchase button 230, and the like. For the 13-game winning team selection scheme, 13 interfaces 220 are displayed. For the 5 game winning team selection scheme, 5 interfaces 220 are displayed. For the three game score selection scheme, three interfaces 220 are displayed. In the case of the winning team selection method, the interface 220 corresponding to the game that can be watched with the ticket purchased by the user is displayed with either the home button 221 or the away button 223 selected according to the user's seat. may This point is the same as in the first embodiment.

The voting content input screen 200 may further include a user interface for collectively selecting voting content. This interface may be an interface for automatically selecting voting content only for interfaces 220 other than the interface 220 in which voting content is currently selected. As a result, it is possible to reduce the work of inputting the voting content by the user. For example, the voting content input screen 200 may include at least one of a popular team selection button 241 , a probable master team selection button 242 , a home team selection button 243 , an away team selection button 244 , and a top team selection button 245 . The popular team selection button 241 is a button for voting for the victory of whichever of the home team and the away team currently has the most votes. When the popular team selection button 241 is selected, the user terminal 2 may acquire information about the team with the highest number of votes for each match from the center server 1 . Based on the acquired information, the user terminal 2 may control the selection states of the home button 221 and the away button 223 for the interfaces 220 other than the interface 220 in which the voting content has already been selected. The center server 1 may, for example, refer to the lottery purchase information DB 14g at predetermined time intervals and calculate the number of votes of both teams for each game. The center server 1 may transmit the information of the team with the larger number of votes based on the number of votes calculated in advance. The expert prediction team selection button 242 is a button for voting for a soccer lottery or a game result according to the predictions of soccer experts. When the expert prediction team selection button 242 is selected, the user terminal 2 may acquire information indicating the expert's prediction results from the center server 1 and control the selection state in the interface 220 . The storage unit 14 of the center server 1 may store information indicating an expert's prediction result for each game. The home team selection button 243 is a button for voting for the victory of the home team. The away team selection button 244 is a button for voting for the victory of the away team. The top team selection button 245 is a button for voting for the victory of the team with the higher ranking in the league among the home team and the away team. When the top team selection button 245 is selected, the user terminal 2 may acquire information on the team with the higher rank for each game from the center server 1 and control the selection state on the interface 220 .

The recommended information transmission unit 1103 may include the recommended voting information about the game that can be watched with the purchased ticket in the activation control information, and may include the recommended voting information about the game other than the game that can be watched in the activation control information. . Each recommended vote information may be associated with a match ID for the corresponding match. For example, recommending voting information indicating that the team with the most votes will win, an expert prediction result, the home team will win, the away team will be treated, or the higher ranked team will win. It may be included in the activation control information. The user terminal 2 may control the selection state in the corresponding interface 220 in accordance with each of the plurality of activation control information steps on the activation control information.

Alternatively, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 refers to the ticket purchase information DB 14d to refer to the ticket purchase information of the tickets purchased so far by the user to whom the recommended information is transmitted, and sets the recommended voting information. may For example, if the user has purchased a ticket for the same match-up card as the match-up card of the game to be voted for, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 selects seats for supporting which team out of the two competing teams. It may be determined whether more users are purchasing tickets. Then, the recommended information transmitting unit 1103 may set the recommended voting information so as to indicate that the team that has purchased more tickets for the cheering seats should vote for victory. Alternatively, the recommended information transmitting unit 1103 may calculate the ratio of tickets for the seats for supporting the team in matches for which the user purchased tickets for each of the two competing teams. Then, the recommended information transmitting unit 1103 may set the recommended voting information so as to indicate that the team with the higher percentage wins.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of recommended timing determination processing executed by the system control unit 11 of the center server 1 according to this embodiment. In FIG. 14, the same steps as in FIG. 8 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

As shown in FIG. 14, steps S101 to S104 are executed as in the first embodiment. Next, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 determines whether or not the match indicated by the match ID included in the acquired ticket purchase information is the first match (step S111). For example, the recommended information transmitting unit 1103 may acquire, from the lottery DB 14e, a list of games in which the lottery type is the winning team selection method of 13 games among the game lists including this game ID. The recommended information transmission unit 1103 identifies the first game by comparing the start times of the games included in the acquired game list. If the match indicated by the match ID included in the acquired ticket purchase information is the first match (step S111: YES), the recommended information transmitting unit 1103 sends the timing information set to "after admission" and "until is associated with the ticket number included in the ticket purchase information and stored in the recommended management information DB 14f (step S105). On the other hand, if the match indicated by the match ID included in the acquired ticket purchase information is not the first match (step S111: NO), the recommended information transmitting unit 1103 selects a predetermined number of Timing information indicating the time as the transmission time is generated. Then, the recommended information transmitting unit 1103 associates the generated timing information and the recommended flag set to "not yet" with the ticket number included in the ticket purchase information, and stores them in the recommended management information DB 14f (step S112). ). After step S105 or step S112, step S106 is executed. As in the first embodiment, depending on the determination result in step S106, the process proceeds to step S102 or the recommended timing determination process ends.

The entry handling process and recommendation process in this embodiment may be basically the same as the process in the first embodiment. In step S303 of the recommendation process, the recommended information transmitting unit 1103 may acquire lottery information whose lottery type is the 13-match winning team selection method. Then, the recommended information transmitting unit 1103 may generate the control information in step S309 so that the screen for inputting the voting details of the 13-game winning team selection system soccer lottery is displayed. In addition, the recommended information transmission unit 1103 may generate control information so that the voting content input screen is displayed with the voting content selected in advance even for games other than the games that can be watched with the purchased ticket. good.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the center server 1 determines that the game that can be watched with the purchased ticket is the first game among the plurality of games to be voted for in the purchased soccer lottery ticket. , the recommended information is transmitted from the acquisition of the admission information to the sales deadline. In addition, when the game that can be watched with the purchased ticket is not the first game, the center server 1 transmits the recommendation information before the sales deadline of the sales deadline of the soccer lottery passes. Therefore, by encouraging the purchaser of the ticket for the first game to purchase the soccer lottery ticket after entering the stadium, the possibility of purchasing the soccer lottery ticket can be increased. In addition, by encouraging purchasers of tickets for games other than the first game to purchase soccer lottery tickets on the sales deadline for soccer lotteries, it is possible to increase the possibility of purchasing soccer lottery tickets.

1 center server 2 user terminal 3 authentication terminal 11 system control unit 12 system bus 13 input/output interface 14 storage unit 14a member DB
14b Stadium DB
14c Match DB
14d Ticket purchase information DB
14e Lottery DB
14f Recommended management information DB
14g Lottery purchase information DB
15 communication unit NW network S voting system 1101 ticket purchase information acquisition unit 1102 sales deadline time acquisition unit 1103 recommended information transmission unit

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Acquisition of purchase information indicating that a ticket for admission to a stadium where a game is played has been purchased, the purchase information indicating a game that can be watched with the ticket and a purchaser of the ticket. purchase information acquisition means;
a time information acquiring means for acquiring time information indicating a deadline for selling voting tickets for voting in the match indicated by the acquired purchase information;
After the purchase information is acquired and before the sales deadline time indicated by the acquired time information has passed, the purchase of the voting ticket is sent to the terminal device used by the purchaser indicated by the purchase information. a transmission means for transmitting recommendation information indicating a recommendation;
A recommended device comprising: 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said transmission means determines timing for transmitting said recommended information based on said acquired time information, and transmits said recommended information according to said determined timing. Recommended equipment. further comprising an entrance information acquiring means for acquiring entrance information indicating entry into the stadium in response to entry into the stadium using the ticket,
3. The recommending device according to claim 1, wherein said transmitting means transmits said recommended information from when said admission information is obtained until said sales deadline time. The voting ticket is a voting ticket that enables voting for a plurality of games including games that can be watched with the ticket,
The sales cut-off time is a time before the start time of the first game that starts first among the plurality of games, and a time after the time when admission to the stadium becomes possible. and
When the game that can be watched with the ticket is the first game, the transmission means transmits the recommended information and watches the game with the ticket during a period from acquisition of the admission information to the sales deadline. 4. The recommendation according to claim 3, characterized in that, if the possible game is not the first game, the recommendation information is transmitted before the sales deadline time of the voting ticket sales deadline passes. Device. The game that can be watched with the ticket is played by a plurality of competition subjects including a first competition subject and a second competition subject,
The stadium is a viewing area for watching the game, comprising a first zone for spectators cheering on the first subject and a second zone for spectators cheering on the second subject; has a viewing area including
The purchase information further indicates the area assigned to the purchaser by purchasing the ticket, out of the first area and the second area,
The transmitted recommendation information enables selection of one of a plurality of options including victory of the first subject and victory of the second subject as content of voting for the game that can be watched with the ticket. Control information for displaying a user interface on the terminal device, which is assigned to either the first zone or the second zone indicated by the acquired purchase information. 5. The recommendation device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising control information for displaying the user interface in a state in which the win of the game is selected. 6. The recommending device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the recommendation information includes notice information indicating a notice of holding of the match that can be watched with the ticket. In a preferred computer-implemented method,
Acquisition of purchase information indicating that a ticket for admission to a stadium where a game is played has been purchased, the purchase information indicating a game that can be watched with the ticket and a purchaser of the ticket. a purchase information acquisition step;
a time information acquiring step of acquiring time information indicating a deadline for selling voting tickets for voting in the match indicated by the acquired purchase information;
After the purchase information is acquired and before the sales deadline time indicated by the acquired time information has passed, the purchase of the voting ticket is sent to the terminal device used by the purchaser indicated by the purchase information. a sending step of sending the recommendation information indicating the recommendation;
A recommended method comprising: the computer,
Acquisition of purchase information indicating that a ticket for admission to a stadium where a game is played has been purchased, the purchase information indicating a game that can be watched with the ticket and a purchaser of the ticket. purchase information acquisition means;
a time information acquiring means for acquiring time information indicating a deadline for selling voting tickets for voting in the match indicated by the acquired purchase information;
After the purchase information is acquired and before the sales deadline time indicated by the acquired time information has passed, the purchase of the voting ticket is sent to the terminal device used by the purchaser indicated by the purchase information. a transmission means for transmitting recommendation information indicating a recommendation;
A recommended program characterized by functioning as

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