JP7144885B1 - Information processing system, method and program - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to reduce the burden on a gift giver when gifting a product to a recipient. An information processing system includes a receiving means for accepting a request without the client selecting a product when the client gives the recipient a gift, and a determining means for determining the product to be received by the recipient based on the request. and creating means for creating shipping information for shipping the goods determined by the determination means to the recipient, wherein the determination means determines the goods regardless of the selection of the client and the recipient. do. This reduces the burden on the giver when giving the item to the recipient. [Selection drawing] Fig. 1

Description

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

In Patent Document 1, the gift giver sends a letter and the gift recipient's address to an electronic gift coupon issuing company. A gift method is disclosed in which the electronic gift certificate is confirmed on the price payment page, and the person to whom the electronic gift certificate is sent can shop within the amount of the electronic gift certificate after confirming that the payment has been received at the store. ing.

JP-A-2003-6542

For example, there is a case where a product is given as a part of communication between people. In this case, the giver selects one item from a number of items and presents it to the recipient. However, there are cases where the gift giver has a heavy burden when giving the recipient a gift, such as worrying about choosing a gift to give to the recipient.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to reduce the burden on a gift giver when gifting a product to a recipient.

For this purpose, the technology disclosed in this specification includes a reception means for accepting a request without the client selecting a product when the client gives the recipient a gift, and determining means for determining the product to be received by the recipient; and creating means for creating shipping information for shipping the product determined by the determining means to the recipient; This information processing system is characterized in that the product is determined regardless of the recipient's selection.

Here, it is preferable that the determination means determines the product based on a lottery.
Further, it is preferable to provide an announcement means for announcing to the recipient information regarding the product determined by the determination means before the product is shipped to the recipient.
Further, it is preferable that a document or a card containing specific information for viewing the announcement by the announcement means is delivered to the recipient.
Moreover, it is preferable that the presenting means displays to the client information about the product determined by the determining means.
Further, it is preferable that the announcement means enables the recipient and the client to share the announcement of the information on the product determined by the determination means at the same timing.
Moreover, it is preferable that the determination means determines the product before the announcement means announces the information on the product.
Further, it is preferable to provide viewing means for allowing the client to view the remaining status of the product.
Further, it is preferable that the reception means receives from the client a designation of a category into which the plurality of products are classified.
Also, the category may be set based on the area of the product.

For this purpose, the technology disclosed in this specification includes steps of accepting a request without the client selecting a product when the client gives the recipient a gift; Determining a product to be received by a person; Creating shipping information for shipping the determined product to the recipient; and Determining the product regardless of the selection of the requester and the recipient. a method comprising:

For this purpose, the technology disclosed in this specification provides a computer with a function of accepting a request without the client selecting a product when the client gives the recipient a gift, and a function of determining the goods to be received by the recipient by means of a request, a function of creating shipping information for shipping the determined goods to the recipient, and a function of determining the goods regardless of the selection of the requester and the recipient. It is a program that realizes

For this purpose, the technology disclosed in this specification is a reception system that receives from the client a designation of a category for classifying the product according to the area of the product and the price range of the product when the client gives the recipient a product. means, determining means for determining, based on a lottery, a product to be received by the recipient from among the plurality of products included in the category, and a document or card notifying that the recipient will receive the product from the client. a sending means for sending to the recipient; an announcement means for announcing to the recipient information about the product determined by the determining means according to the specific information provided on the document or the card; and product delivery means for delivering the product announced by the means to the recipient.

Advantageous Effects of Invention According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the burden on a gift giver when gifting a product to a recipient.

1 is a schematic diagram of a gift system of this embodiment; FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration example of a computer that implements the giver terminal device, the recipient terminal device, and the management server device; FIG. It is a figure which shows the functional structure of the management server apparatus of this embodiment. It is an example of an order reception information management table of the present embodiment. It is an example of a product management table of the present embodiment. It is an example of an acceptance screen when accepting designation of a product box. It is an example of a reference information screen that serves as a reference when specifying a product box. It is a figure which shows an example of the gift card of this embodiment. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a receipt screen according to the embodiment; FIG. 4 is an operation explanatory diagram of the gift system of the present embodiment;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the gift system 1 of this embodiment.

(Gift system 1)
As shown in FIG. 1, the gift system 1 of this embodiment includes a giver terminal device 10 used by the giver of the product 400 as a gift and a recipient terminal device 30 used by the recipient who receives the product 400. Prepare. The gift system 1 also includes a management server device 50 that performs management such as taking an order when gifting the product 400 and shipping the product 400 to the recipient.
In the gift system 1 of this embodiment, each device can communicate information with each other via a network. The network is not particularly limited as long as it is a communication network used for data communication between devices, and may be, for example, the Internet.

In FIG. 1, one giver terminal device 10, one recipient terminal device 30, and one management server device 50 are displayed as an example, but the present invention is not limited to the illustrated example. For example, the number of giver terminal devices 10 and recipient terminal devices 30 can be determined according to the number of givers and recipients using the gift system 1 . Also, the functions of the management server device 50 may be implemented by, for example, distributed processing by a plurality of computers.

The gift system 1 of this embodiment is a system for processing information for a gift giver to give the product 400 to a recipient. Also, the gift system 1 of the present embodiment provides services to the giver and the recipient via screens displayed on the website managed by the management server device 50 .

In the gift system 1 of this embodiment, the gift card 20 is purchased when the giver (an example of the client) presents the product 400 to the recipient. This gift card 20 can be regarded as the right to receive the product 400. FIG. Also, the giver does not select the item 400 that the recipient actually receives. The gift card 20 is then sent to the recipient. The recipient performs a receiving action to receive the item 400 based on the gift card 20. FIG. The recipient becomes aware of the product 400 to be received for the first time by performing the receiving action. The item 400 is then delivered to the recipient.
As described above, in the gift system 1 of the present embodiment, the product 400 is presented from the giver to the recipient without the product 400 being selected by the giver and the recipient.
The gift system 1 of this embodiment will be described in detail below.

The products handled in this embodiment are, for example, textiles, bedding, clothing, footwear, bags, food and beverages, furniture, electrical equipment, tools, hardware, kitchen utensils, cleaning tools, laundry tools, medicines, medical aids , cosmetics, soap, flowers, wood, fuel such as charcoal, sports equipment, musical instruments, watches, glasses, jewelry, and other items. In particular, when a product is associated with a region related to the product, it can be regarded as a regional special product or special product. Also, the product in this embodiment can be an actual product instead of electronic data.

<Hardware configuration of each device>
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a hardware configuration example of a computer that implements the giver terminal device 10, the recipient terminal device 30, and the management server device 50. As shown in FIG.

The computer shown in FIG. 2 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 101 as computing means, a main memory 102 and an external storage device 103 as storage means. The CPU 101 loads a program stored in the external storage device 103 into the main storage device 102 and executes it. A RAM (Random Access Memory), for example, is used as the main memory device 102 . As the external storage device 103, for example, a magnetic disk device, SSD (Solid State Drive), or the like is used. The computer also includes a display unit (display) 104 for displaying images, and an input device 105 such as a keyboard and a mouse for input operation by the operator of the computer. The computer also has a network interface 106 for networking. Furthermore, the computer has a camera 107 capable of capturing images.

(Giver terminal device 10)
The giver terminal device 10 is a terminal device operated by the giver when the giver presents the product 400 to the recipient. As the giver terminal device 10, a device that can be carried by the giver, such as a mobile phone such as a smart phone or a mobile terminal device such as a tablet-type terminal, can be used. The giver terminal device 10 of the present embodiment is provided with a touch panel, and the user performs an operation or instruction on an image displayed on the display unit 100 by performing a touch operation on the display unit 100 . The giver terminal device 10 may be a stationary personal computer (PC).

(Recipient terminal device 30)
The recipient terminal device 30 is a terminal device operated by the recipient who receives the product 400 . As the recipient's terminal device 30, a device that can be carried by the recipient, such as a mobile phone such as a smart phone, or a mobile terminal device such as a tablet-type terminal, can be used. The recipient terminal device 30 of the present embodiment is provided with a touch panel, and the user performs a touch operation on the display unit 300 to operate and instruct an image displayed on the display unit 300 . Note that the recipient terminal device 30 may be a stationary personal computer (PC).

(Management server device 50)
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the functional configuration of the management server device 50 of this embodiment.
FIG. 4 is an example of the order reception information management table 510 of this embodiment.
FIG. 5 is an example of the product management table 530 of this embodiment.

(Order receiving department 51)
The order receiving unit 51 receives a request from a giver to give the product 400 to the recipient. The order receiving unit 51 of the present embodiment receives payment and various information when the product 400 is given from the giver.
The order receiving unit 51 performs processing related to payment for gifting the product 400 to the recipient via the screen displayed on the display unit 100 of the giver terminal device 10 . In this embodiment, the gift card 20 is presented by the giver. Therefore, the price paid by the giver when making a request can be regarded as the purchase price of the gift card 20 .

The order receiving unit 51 receives order information necessary for gifting the product 400 to the recipient from the giver via a reception screen 600 (described later) displayed on the display unit 100 of the giver terminal device 10 . The order receiving unit 51 manages the order information using the order information management table 510 .
As shown in FIG. 4, the order reception information management table 510 contains various information such as "management ID", "sender", "recipient", "address", "contents of order", "product to be received" and "code information". items are included.

The management ID is identification information for uniquely identifying one transaction when the product 400 is given from the giver to the recipient.
The giver is information about the name of the giver who gives the item 400 to the recipient.
Recipient is information about the name of the recipient who will receive the item 400 . That is, the recipient is information on the name of the person to whom the goods 400 are to be given by the giver.
Address is information about the address of the recipient who will receive the item 400 . The address information is used when shipping the gift card 20 or the product 400 to the recipient.

The contents of the order are used when the recipient selects the product 400 to receive. The contents of the order are information specified by the giver. As described above, the product 400 to be received by the recipient is selected by the management server device 50 without being selected by the giver or the recipient. However, the management server device 50 accepts certain conditions from the giver when selecting the product 400 . That is, the order content is information regarding the conditions to be accepted from the giver. The contents of the order can include, for example, theme information regarding the attributes and features of the product 400 and price range information regarding the price of the product 400 . In this embodiment, a product box, which will be described later, is set according to the theme and price range. Therefore, the order content can be regarded as information about the product box.

The received product is information that uniquely identifies the product 400 received by the recipient. That is, the product to be received indicates the product 400 selected by the management server device 50 as described later. A "merchandise management ID" managed by a merchandise management table 530, which will be described later, is entered in the received merchandise item.
The code information is information on a two-dimensional code obtained by coding the product management ID written on the received product. The code information is used when providing the gift card 20 with a two-dimensional code, or when referring to the decoded two-dimensional code information.

Then, the order reception unit 51 sends information regarding the order contents received from the giver to the product management unit 53 . Order receiving unit 51 receives the product management ID of product 400 determined by product management unit 53 . The order receiving unit 51 creates a two-dimensional code based on the product management ID of the product 400 received. The order receiving unit 51 also manages the product management ID of the received product 400 and the code information of the created two-dimensional code in the order information management table 510 .

In addition, the order receiving unit 51 sends the giver, recipient, address, and code information associated with the management ID to the gift card issuing unit 52 .

(Gift card issuing unit 52)
The gift card issuing unit 52 creates and ships the gift card 20 to be delivered to the recipient.
Gift card issuing unit 52 receives the giver, recipient, address and code information from order receiving unit 51 . Then, the gift card issuing unit 52 executes processing for creating the gift card 20 containing these pieces of information. Specifically, the gift card issuing unit 52 transmits the above information and print instructions to the printing device that creates the gift card 20 .

The gift card issuing unit 52 also executes processing for sending the gift card 20 to the recipient. Specifically, the gift card issuing unit 52 instructs the printer to print the recipient's address on the envelope in which the gift card 20 is to be placed. Furthermore, the gift card issuing unit 52 arranges delivery of the envelope containing the gift card 20 .
As described above, the gift card issuing unit 52 executes various processes so that the gift card 20 is actually delivered to the recipient.

(Product Management Department 53)
The commodity management unit 53 manages the commodity 400 given by the giver to the recipient. The merchandise management unit 53 manages a plurality of merchandise 400 that can be received by the recipient, and determines the merchandise 400 that the recipient will receive. The product management unit 53 of this embodiment determines the product 400 to be received by the recipient regardless of the selection of the giver and the recipient. In addition, when the product 400 is determined regardless of the selection of the giver and the recipient, the product management unit 53 can determine the product 400 based on lottery.

The product management unit 53 classifies and manages a plurality of products 400 of different items according to predetermined themes. In addition, the merchandise management unit 53 sets a plurality of different themes. For example, in the case of Japan, the themes can be regions such as prefectures and municipalities.
Furthermore, the product management unit 53 classifies and manages a plurality of different products 400 for each predetermined price range. Also, the product management unit 53 sets a plurality of different price ranges.
In this manner, the product management unit 53 of the present embodiment sets product groups classified by theme and price range. The product group includes a plurality of products 400 of different items with a common theme and price range. In the description of the present embodiment, one product group classified by theme and price range is called a "product box (an example of a category)".

The product management unit 53 uses the product management table 530 to manage products.
As shown in FIG. 5, the merchandise management table 530 includes various items such as "merchandise management ID", "merchandise name", "theme", "price range" and "allocation number".

The product management ID is identification information for uniquely identifying one product 400 . For example, even if there are multiple products of the same item, a product management ID is assigned to each of the multiple products. That is, the product management ID is individually given to all the products 400 handled by the gift system 1 of this embodiment.
The product name is the name of the product 400 . A different product name is assigned to each of the multiple products 400 . However, if there are a plurality of products 400 of the same item, the product names will be the same.
A theme is information indicating attributes and characteristics of the product 400 . For example, when the theme is region, A region, B region, or the like is set in the theme item.
The price range is information indicating the price of the product 400 . For example, the price range can be ¥3,000, ¥5,000, ¥10,000, and the like.

The allocation number is a number assigned to a plurality of products 400 forming one product box. For example, the allocation number is a serial number and is assigned such that the numerals "1", "2", "3", . . . It should be noted that allocation numbers are separately assigned to the other product boxes in the same manner as the one product box.

Here, in the gift system 1 of this embodiment, when the giver designates one product box and places an order, the product 400 in the product box is selected according to the order of ordering for the one product box. . In this case, in the gift system 1 of the present embodiment, only a specific product 400 out of a plurality of products 400 contained in the product box is out of stock, and a large amount of the specific product 400 remains unsold. Assign an allocation number so that it does not occur.

For example, in the product group (product box) with the theme “A region” and the price range “¥3,000” shown in FIG. 400 products are displayed. In this example of a product group of nine products 400, the product A1 is assigned "No. 1", the product A2 is assigned "No. 2", and the product A3 is assigned "No. 3". In this way, the product management unit 53 prevents the products 400 of the same item from continuing as much as possible. In addition, as for the allocation number, a serial number can be randomly assigned to a plurality of products 400 .

The product management unit 53 acquires from the order receiving unit 51 the information on the details of the order specified by the giver. Order details include theme and price range information. Then, the merchandise management unit 53 determines the merchandise 400 to be received by the recipient based on the information on the order details acquired from the order receiving unit 51 . The merchandise management unit 53 determines the merchandise 400 according to the order in which the order contents are acquired from the order receiving unit 51 . For example, when the order content for one product box is acquired from the order receiving unit 51 and the order is "second", the product management unit 53 selects the product 400 assigned the allocation number "2" in the product box. decide.
Then, product management unit 53 transmits the determined product management ID of product 400 to order receiving unit 51 .

Thus, in this embodiment, when one product box is specified by the gift giver, the product 400 is selected according to the order in which the one product box was ordered. In the gift system 1 of this embodiment, by assigning an allocation number to the product 400 as described above, the inventory of the product 400 can be easily managed on the system side.
In addition, in the gift system 1 of the present embodiment, the allocation numbers assigned to the plurality of products 400 constituting the product box are not assigned consecutively to the products 400 of the same item as much as possible. of inventory is evenly distributed. As a result, regardless of the total number of products 400 in the product box, the selection of products 400 that can be received by the recipient is reduced.

(Product announcement department 54)
The product announcement unit 54 announces to the recipient the product 400 that the recipient determined by the product management unit 53 described above will receive.
The product announcement unit 54 receives a receiving action for receiving the product 400 via the recipient terminal device 30 . The receiving action is an operation for the recipient to transmit the information of the two-dimensional code 24 (described later) provided on the gift card 20 to the management server device 50 and receive the product 400 .
When the recipient performs the receiving action, the product presentation unit 54 acquires the reading result of the two-dimensional code 24 (described later) of the gift card 20 . This reading result includes the product management ID specified by the product management unit 53 . Then, the product announcement unit 54 refers to the product management table 530 managed by the product management unit 53, and identifies the product name of the product 400 corresponding to the product management ID. Then, the product announcement unit 54 announces the product name of the specified product 400 to the recipient via the display unit 300 of the recipient terminal device 30 .

The product presentation unit 54 can also notify the giver of the product name of the product 400 that the recipient will receive. In this case, the product presentation unit 54 displays the product name of the product 400 to be received by the recipient to the giver via the display unit 100 of the giver terminal device 10 .
Here, the product announcement unit 54 can make the timing of announcing the product 400 to the recipient the same as the timing of announcing the product 400 to the giver. For example, it is possible for the receiver to send the information of the URL of the website where the product 400 is announced to the giver terminal device 10 of the giver. This allows the recipient and the giver to share the contents of the item 400 .

After announcing the product name of the product 400 to the recipient based on the two-dimensional code 24 (described later) of the gift card 20, the product announcement unit 54 sends announcement completion information indicating that the announcement has been completed to the product delivery unit 55. send.

(Product shipping section 55)
When the product delivery unit 55 acquires the announcement completion information from the product announcement unit 54, the product delivery unit 55 creates delivery information for delivering the product 400 to the recipient, and sends the delivery information to the transmission target. Product shipping unit 55 acquires the recipient's address from order receiving unit 51 . Then, the product delivery unit 55 sends address information and print instruction information necessary for printing the recipient's address on the box in which the product 400 is placed, to the printer. Furthermore, the product shipping unit 55 outputs shipping instruction information for shipping the box containing the product 400 .
As described above, the product delivery unit 55 executes various processes so that the product 400 is actually delivered to the recipient.

Next, designation of a product box in this embodiment will be described.
FIG. 6 is an example of an acceptance screen 600 for accepting designation of a product box.

As shown in FIG. 6, the reception screen 600 displayed on the display unit 100 of the giver terminal device 10 includes a first product box 610, a second product box 620, and a third product box 630. The reception screen 600 also includes a scroll button 64 , an area search field 65 , and a price setting button 66 .
The reception screen 600 is created based on the product information in the product management table 530 (see FIG. 5) managed by the product management unit 53. FIG.

The first product box 610 is a category whose theme is the area of A city and whose price range is ¥3,000. In the first product box 610, a product image 611, which is an image related to the product 400, and a designation button 690 are displayed. A plurality of product images 611 are provided corresponding to a plurality of products 400 of different items (products A1 to A6). The designation button 690 is a button for accepting the designation of the product box (for example, theme and price range) by the giver.

The second product box 620 is a category whose theme is the region of B city and whose price range is ¥3,000. In the second product box 620, a product image 621, which is an image related to the product 400, and a designation button 690 are displayed. A plurality of product images 621 are provided corresponding to a plurality of products 400 of different items (products B1 to B6). The designation button 690 is a button for accepting the designation of the product box by the giver.

The third product box 630 is a category whose theme is the area of C city and whose price range is ¥3,000. In the third product box 630, a product image 631, which is an image related to the product 400, and a designation button 690 are displayed. A plurality of product images 631 are provided corresponding to a plurality of products 400 of different items (products C1 to C6). The designation button 690 is a button for accepting the designation of the product box by the giver.

When there is a product box that the giver wishes to purchase among the plurality of product boxes displayed on the reception screen 600, the giver taps the designation button 690 provided for the desired product box. As a result, the designation of one product box by the gift giver is accepted.
To display other product boxes, the scroll button 64 is tapped. As a result, other product boxes that are not displayed on the screen are displayed on the reception screen 600 .

By inputting the name of a region desired by the giver in the region search column 65, the product boxes of the region corresponding to the conditions are displayed on the reception screen 600. - 特許庁
The price setting button 66 is a button for displaying a product box in a price range desired by the giver. By tapping the price setting button 66 or the like, a screen for setting a price range is displayed.

As described above, in the gift system 1 of the present embodiment, the acceptance screen 600 displayed on the display unit 100 of the giver terminal device 10 accepts designation of a product box (for example, theme and price range) from the giver. It has become. Information about the product box accepted on the acceptance screen 600 is transmitted to the management server device 50 .

Next, reference information for specifying product boxes in this embodiment will be described.
FIG. 7 is an example of a reference information screen 700 that serves as a reference when specifying product boxes.

As shown in FIG. 7, a reference information screen 700 displayed on the display unit 100 of the giver terminal device 10 includes a product box display 71 showing the contents of the product box, a plurality of product images 611, and a product image 611. , and a remaining number display 72 displayed on the . The reference information screen 700 also includes a list display button 73 and a designation button 74 .

The product image 611 is an image related to the product 400, as described with reference to FIG. The remaining number display 72 indicates the number of stocks for each product 400 at the present time (at the time of viewing when the giver places an order). By displaying the number of items in stock in this way, the giver can browse the plurality of items 400 contained in the item box and the remaining number of each item 400 . As a result, the giver can refer to the reference information screen 700 when designating the product box.

The list display button 73 is a button for displaying a screen on which a plurality of product boxes are displayed, such as the reception screen 600 .
The designation button 74 is a button used when the giver designates one product box displayed on the reference information screen 700 . By pressing the designation button 74 by the giver, the product box displayed on the screen can be designated as the product box for gifting the product 400 .

(Gift card 20)
Next, the gift card 20 delivered to the recipient will be described.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of the gift card 20 of this embodiment.

The gift card 20 of the present embodiment shown in FIG. 8 is a thin plate-shaped member made of paper, plastic, or the like, and has a size of, for example, about the size of a human palm. Various types of information are written on the gift card 20 by printing, for example.

A gift card 20 has a recipient name 21, a giver name 22, and a message 23 from the giver to the recipient. The gift card 20 also includes a two-dimensional code 24 (an example of specific information), an explanation text 25, a theme display 26, and code number information 27. FIG.
The two-dimensional code 24 includes information on the merchandise management ID of the merchandise 400 received by the recipient. However, the recipient cannot recognize the goods 400 to be received just by looking at the two-dimensional code 24 .
Instruction text 25 displays an explanation prompting the recipient to perform the receiving action.

The theme display 26 indicates the theme of the information on the product box specified by the giver. In the example shown in FIG. 7, the theme display 26 displays the area name specified by the giver. As described above, the gift card 20 of the present embodiment cannot recognize the item 400 that the recipient will receive, but can recognize the theme related to the item 400 .

The code number information 27 is a number corresponding to the two-dimensional code 24 . The code number information 27 is provided based on the code information (see FIG. 4). The code number information 27 makes it possible to perform a receiving action using numbers (numbers) when, for example, the recipient cannot read the two-dimensional code 24 of the gift card 20 .

In this embodiment, an example is used in which a card is sent to notify the recipient that the product 400 will be given from the giver to the recipient, but the present invention is not limited to this mode. For example, instead of the gift card 20, a document such as paper on which the same description as the gift card 20 is made may be used. Also, for example, electronic data describing the same content as the gift card 20 may be transmitted to the recipient. However, in the gift system 1 of the present embodiment, by delivering the "real thing" such as a card or a document to the recipient, the recipient can get a better sense of reality.

(receiving action)
Next, a receipt action and an announcement rendering for the recipient to receive the product 400 will be described.
FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of the receipt screen 800 of this embodiment.

The recipient uses the recipient terminal device 30 to access the website that provides the services of the gift system 1 . Further, the display unit 300 of the recipient terminal device 30 displays a reception screen 800 for performing a reception action.
Then, as shown in FIG. 9A, an instruction image 810 for reading the two-dimensional code 24 (see FIG. 8) of the gift card 20 is displayed. At this time, the recipient reads the two-dimensional code 24 of the gift card 20 using a camera mounted on the recipient terminal device 30 .

Then, as shown in FIG. 9B, an announcement effect is executed on the receipt screen 800 as if the product 400 to be received is determined by drawing lots. The receiving screen 800 displays an image 821 related to the lottery and a text 822 such as "Look forward to seeing what product you win!". Then, on the receipt screen 800, an effect display is performed as if the merchandise 400 to be received by the recipient is decided at this point.

Further, as shown in FIG. 9C, an image showing the product 400 to be received by the recipient is displayed on the receipt screen 800. FIG. For example, the receipt screen 800 displays a product name 831 indicating the item of the product 400 to be received by the recipient, and a photo image 832 related to the product 400 . In this manner, the gift system 1 of the present embodiment announces the product 400 that the recipient will receive to the recipient.
Here, in the gift system 1 of this embodiment, when the giver places an order to gift the product 400 as described above, the product 400 to be received by the recipient is already determined. However, in this embodiment, the product 400 is announced to the recipient after the recipient performs the receiving action.

In the present embodiment described above, an example of the receiving action of reading the two-dimensional code 24 of the gift card 20 after the recipient accesses the website has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this mode. When the recipient performs the receiving action of reading the two-dimensional code 24 with the camera of the recipient terminal device 30 without first accessing the website, the presentation effect is performed on the display unit 300 of the recipient terminal device 30. You may allow

FIG. 10 is an operation explanatory diagram of the gift system 1 of this embodiment.
Next, an operation example of the gift system 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

As shown in FIG. 10, the giver places an order to give the product 400 to the recipient via the giver terminal device 10 . Then, the order information regarding this order is transmitted to the management server device 50 (step 101).
Next, the management server device 50 determines the product 400 to be received by the recipient based on the order information (step 102). Specifically, the management server device 50 determines the product 400 based on the theme information and price range information included in the order information acquired from the giver terminal device 10 and the order of the order. That is, in the gift system 1 of this embodiment, the product 400 is determined when the giver orders the gift. As described above, in the present embodiment, the product 400 is already decided before the presentation effect of announcing the product 400 to the recipient is started in step 105, which will be described later.

After that, the management server device 50 sends the gift card 20 to the recipient (step 103).
The recipient then uses the acquired gift card 20 to execute an action to receive the product 400 via the recipient terminal device 30 (step 104).

Also, the management server device 50 announces the product 400 to the recipient based on the receipt action (step 105). Furthermore, in the example shown in FIG. 10, the management server device 50 also announces the goods 400 that the recipient will receive to the giver. The management server device 50 announces the product 400 to the recipient by displaying information on the product 400 on the display unit 300 of the recipient terminal device 30 . Similarly, the product 400 is announced to the giver by displaying information about the product 400 on the display unit 100 of the giver terminal device 10 .
In this way, in this embodiment, the recipient and the giver can share the announcement of information on the determined product 400 at the same timing.

After the product 400 is announced to the recipient, the management server device 50 executes processing for shipping the product 400 (step 106).
In this embodiment, the product 400 is shipped to the recipient based on the recipient's address information (see FIG. 4) received from the gift giver, but the present invention is not limited to this mode. For example, the delivery address of the product 400 may be received from the recipient during the receiving action.

As described above, in the gift system 1 of the present embodiment, the giver designates the product box, but does not select the item of the product 400 such as the product name of the product 400 . Also, in the gift system 1 of this embodiment, the recipient does not select the product 400 either. By doing so, the gift system 1 of the present embodiment can reduce the burden on the giver, at least because the giver does not have to think about or search for the product 400 to give to the recipient.

The recipient does not need to select one product 400 from a plurality of products 400, and can rather enjoy what product 400 will be delivered. In particular, the gift card 20 of this embodiment has a theme display 26 . The information on the theme display 26 can be used as a reference to anticipate and enjoy the goods 400 to be received.

In this embodiment, regional information is used as the theme, but information used for the theme is not limited to the region, and various types of information can be used. For example, the theme may be a sports competition, content such as animation or comics, or a field of hobby. Also, for example, the theme may be the recipient's age, the recipient's family composition, and the like.

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In this embodiment, numbers are assigned in advance to a plurality of products 400 contained in the product box, and the product 400 to be received by the recipient is determined according to the order of ordering the product box, but the present invention is not limited to this aspect. For example, a number may be given to a plurality of products 400 contained in a product box, and the product 400 to be received by the recipient may be determined based on a lottery using a random number table or the like. Even in this case, the product 400 can be determined without the product 400 being selected by the giver and recipient.

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In addition, regarding the theme used for the product box, information can be transmitted in cooperation with, for example, SNS (Social Network Service). This makes it possible to liven up both the gifting of the item 400 and the theme.

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In this embodiment, the giver designates the product box, but the presenter is not necessarily limited to designating the product box. The management server device 50 side may automatically specify the product box. In other words, the giver only asks the management server device 50 to send some kind of gift to the recipient. , the product 400 may be determined. Also, in this case, the management server device 50 may specify the product box based on the recipient's information such as the recipient's address. For example, based on the recipient's address information, a product box in a region relatively far from the recipient's address region may be specified. This allows the recipient to receive the product 400 in an area different from the area in which he/she usually lives.

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In this embodiment, the giver and recipient can share the announcement of the product 400 . The sharing of the announcement of the product 400 may be decided by the intention of the giver or the recipient. However, in terms of promoting communication between the giver and the recipient, it is preferable for the giver and the recipient to share the announcement of the product 400 . In this case, for example, when the announcement of the product 400 is shared, the probability of selecting the relatively valuable (rare) product 400 in the product box may be increased compared to when the product is not shared. good.

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The same item 400 that the recipient receives may also be sent to the giver. In this case, for example, with a predetermined probability, it is possible to set so that the goods 400 received by the recipient are also sent to the giver. By setting in this manner, the gift system 1 of the present embodiment can further create opportunities for communication between the giver and the recipient.

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In this embodiment, the gift card 20 is sent to the recipient by the gift giver placing an order with the management server device 50, but it is not limited to this mode. For example, it is possible to leave the gift card 20 in advance at a physical store such as a convenience store. In this case, the giver purchases the gift card 20 at the store and ships it to the recipient. Even in this case, the recipient can receive the item 400 by performing the receiving action using the gift card 20 .

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The management server device 50 may manage information about the purchase history of the giver. Then, the management server device 50 may give points according to the gift giver's purchase, and may give the gift giver a benefit according to the points. For example, it is assumed that the giver often uses product boxes in a specific area. It can be seen that such givers are revitalizing industries in specific regions. Then, a particular region may, for example, give the giver a letter of appreciation or an opportunity for an experience not normally available.

Note that the program for realizing the gift system 1 of this embodiment can be provided by being stored in various recording media. A program that implements the gift system 1 can also be provided via a communication line.

Here, the gift system 1 is an example of an information processing system. The order receiving unit 51 is an example of receiving means. The gift card issuing unit 52 is an example of shipping means. Merchandise management unit 53 is an example of determining means and browsing means. The product presentation unit 54 is an example of presentation means. The product shipping unit 55 is an example of a creating unit and a product shipping unit.

Although various modifications have been described above, these modifications may be combined. In addition, the present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiments, and can be embodied in various forms without departing from the gist of the present disclosure.

Reference Signs List 1 gift system 10 giver terminal device 20 gift card 30 recipient terminal device 50 management server device 51 order receiving unit 52 gift card issuing unit 53 merchandise management unit 54 Product presentation department, 55 ... Product delivery department

Claims (8)

receiving means for receiving a request without the client selecting a product when the client presents the product to the recipient;
determining means for determining the goods to be received by the recipient based on the request, regardless of the selection of the requester and the recipient ;
creating means for creating delivery information for delivering to the recipient a document or card containing specific information that can identify the product determined by the determining means;
an announcement means for announcing the goods determined by the determination means to the recipient after the goods are determined and before the goods are shipped to the recipient;
with
The specific information is described in such a manner that the recipient cannot visually recognize the product determined by the determining means,
The announcement means displays on the screen of the terminal device an image indicating that the product is selected by lottery based on the specific information acquired via the terminal device of the recipient, and then the determination means determines An information processing system characterized by announcing products . 2. An information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein said announcement means announces the product determined by said determination means to said client on a screen of said client's terminal device . 3. The information processing system according to claim 2 , wherein said announcement means enables said recipient and said client to share the announcement of the product determined by said determination means at the same timing. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, further comprising viewing means for allowing said client to view the remaining status of the product. 2. The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein said reception means receives from said client a designation of a category into which a plurality of products are classified. 6. The information processing system according to claim 5 , wherein said category is set based on a region related to the product. A method of giving a product from a client to the recipient by using a client terminal device used by the client, a recipient terminal device used by the recipient, and a management device for managing services,
a step of receiving a request by the management device via the client terminal device without the client selecting a product when the client gives the recipient a gift;
determining, by the management device, the product to be received by the recipient based on the request, regardless of the selection of the client and the recipient ;
a step in which the management device creates delivery information for delivering a document or a card containing specific information that can specify the determined product to the recipient;
a step of announcing the determined product by the management device to the recipient via the recipient terminal device after the product is determined and before the product is shipped to the recipient;
with
The specific information is described in such a manner that the recipient cannot visually recognize the product determined by the management device,
After displaying on the screen of the recipient terminal device an image indicating that the product is selected by lottery based on the specific information acquired through the recipient terminal device, the management device announces the determined product. A method characterized by: to the computer,
a function of accepting a request without the client selecting a product when the client presents the product to the recipient;
a function of determining the goods to be received by the recipient based on the request, regardless of the choice of the client and the recipient ;
A function of creating delivery information for delivering a document or card containing specific information that can identify the determined product to the recipient;
a function of announcing the determined product to the recipient after the product is determined and before the product is shipped to the recipient;
A program that realizes
The specific information is described in such a manner that the recipient cannot visually recognize the determined product,
After an image indicating that the product is selected by lottery is displayed on the screen of the terminal device based on the specific information obtained through the terminal device of the recipient, the determined product is announced. program.

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