JP7172595B2 - Receipt sharing system, control method, and program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to utilization of receipt data.

A technology has been developed for issuing receipt information (electronic receipt) representing the purchase details when a product is purchased. Techniques for utilizing such receipt information have been developed. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-200000 discloses a technology that enables members of a group to grasp the contents of each purchase by posting electronic receipts to SNS (Social Networking Service).

JP 2014-194744 A

In the system of Cited Document 1, the only way to use electronic receipts posted on SNS is for group members to view the content of electronic receipts. The inventor of the present invention has discovered a technique for further utilizing receipt information through disclosure of the receipt information. One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a new technique for utilizing receipt information through disclosure of the receipt information.

The receipt sharing system of the present invention includes: 1) an acquisition unit for acquiring receipt information related to a product purchased by a first user using an information sharing service; 3) an additional information generation unit that generates additional information that can be used when purchasing a product that is to be purchased;

The control method of the present invention is executed by a computer. The control method includes: 1) an acquisition step of acquiring receipt information related to a product purchased by a first user using the information sharing service; It has an additional information generating step of generating additional information that can be used at the time of purchase, and 3) a publication processing step of making the receipt information and the additional information public through an information sharing service.

The program of the present invention causes a computer to execute each step of the control method of the present invention.

ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the new technique which utilizes receipt information is provided by opening receipt information.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure for demonstrating the outline|summary of the receipt sharing system of this embodiment. It is a figure which illustrates the functional structure of a receipt sharing system. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a computer for realizing a receipt sharing system; FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of processing executed by the receipt sharing system of Embodiment 1; FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating in more detail the flow of generating additional information; It is a figure which shows an example of the flow of acquisition and utilization of additional information. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a selection screen for selecting information to be published by an information sharing service; FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating hyperlinks of product pages embedded in receipt information; FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating how information about the same product extracted from multiple receipt information is displayed on the second user terminal; It is a figure which illustrates the case where additional information is produced|generated by a shopping site management server. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a case in which additional information is generated in the first user terminal; FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a case in which additional information is generated by a shared service management server; FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating how receipt information is viewed on the second user terminal in a case where coupon information is included in additional information;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, in all the drawings, the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted as appropriate. Also, in each block diagram, unless otherwise specified, each block does not represent a hardware unit configuration but a functional unit configuration.

[Embodiment 1]
<Overview>
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the outline of the receipt sharing system of this embodiment. Note that FIG. 1 is an example for facilitating understanding of the receipt sharing system 2000, and the functions of the receipt sharing system 2000 are not limited to those shown in FIG.

The receipt sharing system 2000 is a system that realizes sharing of the receipt information 10 in the information sharing service 50 . The receipt information 10 is data indicating information about the purchased product. Here, the user who provides the receipt information 10 to the information sharing service 50 is called the first user 20 . When the first user 20 purchases a product, the receipt information 10 is generated as a result. For example, the first user 20 purchases a product using a terminal such as a smart phone, and acquires the receipt information 10 with the terminal. The terminal used by the first user 20 is hereinafter referred to as a first user terminal 22 .

The information sharing service 50 is a service that allows multiple users to share information via a network. For example, the information sharing service 50 is various services classified as SNS. The information sharing service 50 is assumed to be managed by a shared service management server. The shared service management server is a server machine that implements the information sharing service 50 . A user can access the shared service management server and use the information sharing service 50 from a terminal such as a smartphone.

The first user 20 provides the receipt information 10 to the information sharing service 50 . The information sharing service 50 discloses the receipt information 10 provided by the first user 20 to other users. By doing so, the receipt information 10 is shared by users who use the information sharing service 50 . Other users can view the receipt information 10 by accessing the shared service management server using their terminals.

Note that "publication of information" in the information sharing service 50 means making the information accessible to users other than the user who provided the information. However, the receipt information 10 does not necessarily have to be disclosed to all users who use the information sharing service 50, and some users who use the information sharing service 50 (for example, It may be disclosed only to users associated with one user 20 (for example, users who are friends). Further, the receipt information 10 does not necessarily have to be disclosed in its entirety, and information about at least one product included in the receipt information 10 may be disclosed.

In the information sharing service 50 , the receipt information 10 is made public together with the additional information 40 . The additional information 40 1) can be used when a user other than the first user 20 purchases the product shown in the receipt information 10, and 2) includes identification information of the first user 20. FIG. For example, the additional information 40 is link information indicating a link to a Web page (hereinafter referred to as a product page) where the product shown in the receipt information 10 can be purchased, and coupon information for receiving a discount on the product.

A user using the information sharing service 50 can use the additional information 40 disclosed together with the receipt information 10 to purchase the product indicated in the receipt information 10 . Here, a user who purchases a product using the additional information 40 is called a second user 30 . A terminal used by the second user 30 is called a second user terminal 32 .

For example, assume that the additional information 40 is link information. In this case, the second user 30 uses the second user terminal 32 to acquire the link information together with the receipt information 10 . Then, the second user 30 purchases the product by accessing the product page from the second user terminal 32 using the link information.

In addition, for example, it is assumed that the additional information 40 is coupon information. In this case, the second user 30 uses the second user terminal 32 to acquire the coupon information together with the receipt information 10 . Then, the second user 30 uses the acquired coupon information at stores, shopping sites, and the like.

Here, when the second user 30 purchases a product using the additional information 40 in this way, the first user 20 receives some privilege (affiliate, discount, etc.) accompanying the purchase. Also, the second user 30 can receive privileges such as discounts by using the coupon information.

By giving the privilege to the first user 20 , it is possible to give the user who has purchased the product an incentive to publish the receipt information 10 on the information sharing service 50 . Therefore, the user who purchased the product actively publishes the receipt information 10 through the information sharing service 50 . By positively disclosing the receipt information 10 through the information sharing service 50, the sales of the products indicated in the receipt information 10 are improved.

On the other hand, by giving the privilege to the second user, the user who uses the information sharing service 50 is encouraged to purchase the product based on the receipt information 10 disclosed by the information sharing service 50. Incentives can be given. Therefore, the sales of the product indicated in the receipt information 10 are improved.

In order to implement the services described above, for example, the receipt sharing system 2000 operates as follows. First, the receipt sharing system 2000 acquires the receipt information 10 regarding the product purchased by the first user 20 . The receipt sharing system 2000 then generates additional information 40 with respect to the receipt information 10 . The receipt sharing system 2000 publishes the acquired receipt information 10 together with the additional information 40 generated for the receipt information 10 on the information sharing service 50 used by a plurality of users including the first user 20 .

<Effect>
According to the receipt sharing system 2000 of this embodiment, when the first user 20 publishes the receipt information 10 and the additional information 40 through the information sharing service 50, the receipt information 10 published through the information sharing service 50 is browsed. 2 Users 30 can use the additional information 40 published together with the receipt information 10 for shopping. Thus, according to the receipt sharing system 2000, a new technique for utilizing the receipt information 10 is provided through the disclosure of the receipt information 10. FIG.

For example, if the additional information 40 is link information, when the second user 30 peruses the receipt information 10 on the information sharing service 50 and wants the product indicated in the receipt information 10, the product is purchased. can be easily purchased. Therefore, by disclosing the receipt information 10 through the information sharing service 50, it is possible to create an environment in which the second user 30 can easily purchase products. And thereby, the sales of goods etc. can be improved.

If the additional information 40 is coupon information, it is conceivable that the second user 30 who browses the receipt information 10 and acquires the coupon information will actively purchase products using the coupon information. Therefore, by disclosing the receipt information 10 through the information sharing service 50, it is possible to create an environment in which the second user 30 actively purchases products. And thereby, the sales of goods etc. can be improved.

Furthermore, by including the identification information of the first user 20 in the additional information 40, the purchase of the product by the second user 30 using the additional information 40 can be attributed to which user disclosed the receipt information 10. You can figure out what it is. Therefore, it is possible to easily give a privilege to the first user 20 who disclosed the receipt information 10 (that is, the first user 20 who contributed to the purchase of the product by the second user 30). By giving the privilege to the first user 20 in this way, it is possible to give an incentive to the first user 20 to disclose the receipt information 10 through the information sharing service 50. It is possible to create an environment in which the second user 30 actively publishes the receipt information 10, and by extension, an environment in which the second user 30 purchases many products.

The present embodiment will be described in further detail below.

<Example of functional configuration>
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the functional configuration of the receipt sharing system 2000. As shown in FIG. The receipt sharing system 2000 has an acquisition unit 2020 , a generation unit 2040 and a publication processing unit 2060 . The acquisition unit 2020 acquires the receipt information 10 regarding the product purchased by the first user 20 . The generation unit 2040 generates additional information 40 with respect to the acquired receipt information 10 . The publication processing unit 2060 publishes the receipt information 10 and the additional information 40 on the information sharing service 50 .

<Example of Hardware Configuration of Receipt Sharing System 2000>
Each functional component of the receipt sharing system 2000 may be realized by hardware (eg, hardwired electronic circuit, etc.) that implements each functional component, or a combination of hardware and software (eg, combination of an electronic circuit and a program for controlling it, etc.). A case where each functional component of the receipt sharing system 2000 is implemented by a combination of hardware and software will be further described below.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a computer 1000 for implementing the receipt sharing system 2000. As shown in FIG. Computer 1000 is any computer. For example, the computer 1000 is a stationary computer such as a personal computer (PC) or a server machine. In addition, for example, the computer 1000 is a portable computer such as a smart phone or a tablet terminal. Note that the computer 1000 may be a dedicated computer designed to realize the receipt sharing system 2000, or may be a general-purpose computer.

Computer 1000 has bus 1020 , processor 1040 , memory 1060 , storage device 1080 , input/output interface 1100 and network interface 1120 . The bus 1020 is a data transmission path through which the processor 1040, memory 1060, storage device 1080, input/output interface 1100, and network interface 1120 mutually transmit and receive data. However, the method of connecting processors 1040 and the like to each other is not limited to bus connection.

The processor 1040 is various processors such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), and an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array). The memory 1060 is a main memory implemented using a RAM (Random Access Memory) or the like. The storage device 1080 is an auxiliary storage device implemented using a hard disk, SSD (Solid State Drive), memory card, ROM (Read Only Memory), or the like.

The input/output interface 1100 is an interface for connecting the computer 1000 and input/output devices. For example, the input/output interface 1100 is connected to an input device such as a keyboard and an output device such as a display device.

A network interface 1120 is an interface for connecting the computer 1000 to a communication network. This communication network is, for example, a LAN (Local Area Network) or a WAN (Wide Area Network). A method for connecting the network interface 1120 to the communication network may be a wireless connection or a wired connection.

Storage device 1080 stores program modules that implement each functional component of receipt sharing system 2000 . The processor 1040 reads each program module into the memory 1060 and executes it, thereby realizing the function corresponding to each program module.

For example, the receipt sharing system 2000 is implemented by the first user terminal 22 . In this case, the first user terminal 22 acquires the receipt information 10 and generates the additional information 40, and transmits the receipt information 10 and the additional information 40 to the shared service management server that manages the information sharing service 50. , the information sharing service 50 makes the receipt information 10 and the additional information 40 public. Here, there are existing methods for transmitting information to a server that manages information sharing services such as SNS by a predetermined method so that the information is made public among users of the information sharing services. technology can be used.

In addition, for example, the receipt sharing system 2000 is implemented by a server (hereinafter referred to as a shopping site management server) that manages shopping sites that can be accessed using link information. The shopping management site server also acquires the receipt information 10 and generates the additional information 40, and transmits the receipt information 10 and the additional information 40 to the shared service management server that manages the information sharing service 50, thereby providing the information sharing service. At 50, the receipt information 10 and additional information 40 are made public.

In addition, for example, the receipt sharing system 2000 is implemented by a shared service management server that manages the information sharing service 50. FIG. In this case, the first user terminal 22 acquires the receipt information 10, generates the additional information 40, and publishes the receipt information 10 and the additional information 40 through the information sharing service 50. FIG.

Note that the receipt sharing system 2000 may be realized by a plurality of computers.

<Process flow>
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of processing executed by the receipt sharing system 2000 of the first embodiment. The acquisition unit 2020 acquires the receipt information 10 regarding the product purchased by the first user 20 (S102). The generation unit 2040 generates the additional information 40 for the acquired receipt information 10 (S104). The publication processing unit 2060 publishes the receipt information 10 and the additional information 40 on the information sharing service 50 (S106).

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating in more detail the flow of generating additional information. In FIG. 5, steps representing the same processing as in FIG. 4 are given the same reference numerals as in FIG. Receipt information 10 related to the product purchased by the first user 20 is acquired (S102). Information (products, items, etc.) to be disclosed by the information sharing service 50 is specified (S202). Information necessary for generating the additional information 40 is obtained (S204). For example, as will be described later, in order to include link information in the additional information 40, it is necessary to acquire information indicating the address of the product page. Identification information of the first user 20 is acquired (S206). Additional information is generated using the information acquired in S204 and the identification information of the first user 20 acquired in S206 (S104).

Note that if there is no additional information to be generated for the product or item selected in S202, additional information is not generated. For example, in a case where link information is generated as the additional information 40, if only products that cannot be purchased at the shopping site are selected, link information is not generated. Further, in a case where coupon information is generated only when information about a specific product or item is disclosed, coupon information is not generated unless the specific product or item is selected.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of the flow of acquiring and using additional information. The disclosed receipt information 10 is acquired (displayed) (S302). The additional information 40 disclosed together with the receipt information 10 acquired in S302 is acquired (S304). The flow after S306 differs depending on whether the additional information 40 to be used is link information or coupon information.

When link information is used, link information is selected (S306). A product page corresponding to the selected link information is displayed (S308). A product is purchased on the product page (S310). A privilege is given to the first user 20 (S312).

When using the coupon information, the product is purchased using the coupon information (S314). A privilege is given to the first user 20 (S316).

<Acquisition of receipt information 10: S102>
Receipt information 10 related to the product purchased by the first user 20 is obtained (S102). There are various methods for the acquisition unit 2020 to acquire the receipt information 10 . For example, the acquisition unit 2020 acquires the receipt information 10 by receiving the receipt information 10 transmitted from the first user terminal 22 .

Also, the receipt information 10 issued to the first user 20 may be managed by a device other than the first user terminal 22 . For example, the receipt information 10 may be managed by a server that provides the website so that the first user 20 can view the receipt information 10 on the website. In this case, the acquisition unit 2020 may acquire the receipt information 10 from this server or the like.

<<Specification of information to be disclosed: S202>>
The first user 20 may select information disclosed by the information sharing service 50 from information included in the receipt information 10 . For example, the first user 20 selects a product to be published by the information sharing service 50 from the products shown in the receipt information 10 . That is, some of the products displayed on the information sharing service 50 are not disclosed on the information sharing service 50 .

In addition, for example, the first user 20 selects an item disclosed by the information sharing service 50 from a plurality of items (product name, number of purchases, purchase amount, etc.) shown in the receipt information 10. . In other words, some of the items displayed in the information sharing service 50 are not disclosed in the information sharing service 50 .

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a selection screen for selecting information published by the information sharing service 50. As shown in FIG. This selection screen is displayed on the display device of the first user terminal 22 when the first user terminal 22 performs processing for publishing the receipt information 10 through the information sharing service 50 .

The contents of the receipt information 10 are displayed on the selection screen 70 . The selection screen 70 also includes an input interface 72 for selecting products to be disclosed and an input interface 74 for selecting items to be disclosed. The user selects products and items to be published by operating the input interfaces 72 and 74 .

For example, in the example of FIG. 7, information with a check mark is information to be disclosed. That is, the product names and prices of products A and C are disclosed. In this example, it is assumed that the product name must be disclosed, and the input interface 72 is not displayed for the product name item.

After selecting the products and items to be disclosed, the first user 20 performs an input operation on the button labeled "Publish". Thereby, the receipt information 10 is transmitted to the shared service management server.

Note that the shared service management server may acquire receipt information 10 that includes only information to be disclosed (receipt information 10 in which information that is not to be disclosed is deleted or masked). You may also acquire information with specified items. In the latter case, the shared service management server discloses only the products and items designated to be disclosed in the acquired receipt information 10 by the information sharing service 50 . For example, the shared service management server performs a process of deleting or masking products and items that are not specified to be disclosed from the acquired receipt information 10, and sends the processed receipt information 10 to the information sharing service 50. Publish.

In this way, some products and items do not have to be disclosed by the information sharing service 50, so that the receipt information 10 can be shared while considering the user's privacy.

<Generation of additional information 40: S104, S204, S206>
The generation unit 2040 generates additional information 40 with respect to the receipt information 10 . Various information can be generated as the additional information 40 . The additional information 40 will be specifically exemplified below.

<<Example 1: Link Information>>
For example, the additional information 40 is link information about the product page of the product shown in the receipt information 10 . Link information is, for example, a hyperlink. By using this link information, a request for the product page can be sent to the server of the shopping site that provides the product page of the product indicated in the receipt information 10 (the above-mentioned shopping site management server). can be done. Also, the link information of the product page includes the identification information of the first user terminal 22 . In addition, existing methods such as adding parameters to hyperlinks can be used as a technology for transmitting additional information to the server by including the additional information in the link information. can.

Here, in order to generate the link information of the product page, it is necessary to grasp the address (URL) of the product page. For this purpose, for example, information that associates a product with the address of the product page for that product is prepared in advance. This information is called address information. The generation unit 2040 acquires the address information for each product indicated in the receipt information 10, thereby specifying the address of the product page of each product (S204). For example, product information can be obtained from the shopping site management server.

A part of the address of the product page may be common among a plurality of products. For example, for multiple products handled on the same website, the protocol name and domain name (http://abcxyz.co.jp, etc.) of the product page address are considered common. In this case, the address information may indicate only the part that is not common among the products (the part unique to each product) of the address of the product page.

When the link information of the product page and the receipt information 10 are disclosed by the information sharing service 50 , it is preferable to embed the link information of the product page in the receipt information 10 . For example, in the receipt information 10, the portion representing the product name is replaced with a hyperlink to the product page of that product. In addition, for example, in the receipt information 10, a link to the product page may be added next to the product name.

FIG. 8 is a diagram exemplifying a product page hyperlink embedded in the receipt information 10. As shown in FIG. In the receipt information 10 of FIG. 8, the character string representing the product name is a hyperlink to the product page of that product. Therefore, when an input operation is performed on the character string representing the product name on the second user terminal 32 that browses this receipt information 10, the product page of the product with that product name is displayed on the browser or the like. For example, in the example of FIG. 8, "merchandise C" is tapped. Therefore, the product page of the product C is displayed according to this tap operation.

Here, what the second user terminal 32 can view in the information sharing service 50 is not limited to information for each receipt information 10 . For example, multiple pieces of receipt information 10 having common points may be browsed collectively, or common information extracted from multiple receipt information 10 may be browsed. In the former case, for example, the information sharing service 50 collectively displays a plurality of receipt information 10 published by the same first user 20, or displays receipt information published within a predetermined period (for example, within the past one week). 10 are collectively displayed. Here, for example, the common points for collecting the plurality of receipt information 10 are designated by the second user terminal 32 . Specifically, when the second user 30 inputs common points (search conditions) for the receipt information 10 to be collectively viewed into the second user terminal 32, a plurality of receipt information 10 having the inputted common points are collectively displayed. is displayed.

When common information is extracted from a plurality of receipt information 10 and can be browsed, for example, information about the same product can be extracted from a plurality of receipt information 10 and the extracted information can be browsed on the second user terminal 32. make it

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating how information about the same product extracted from a plurality of receipt information 10 is displayed on the second user terminal 32. As shown in FIG. In this example, the second user 30 is searching for information on product A on the information sharing service 50 . As a result, information related to product A is extracted from the receipt information 10 disclosed by each of the users 1, 2, and 3 through the information sharing service 50, and displayed on the second user terminal 32. FIG.

In addition to the receipt information 10 , additional information 40 is also displayed on the second user terminal 32 . Specifically, the address information of the product page is acquired, and the product page can be browsed by selecting the product name. Further, since the receipt information 10 of the user 3 is disclosed together with the coupon information, a download link 34 of the coupon information is displayed.

Conditions for information to be extracted from multiple pieces of receipt information 10 (for example, product names) are specified from the second user terminal 32, for example, in the same manner as the common point for collecting multiple pieces of receipt information 10 described above. Specifically, when the second user 30 inputs information (search conditions) that the second user 30 wants to browse to the second user terminal 32, a plurality of receipt information 10 including the input information is identified, and from each of the identified receipt information 10 The extracted information can be browsed.

<<Example 2: Coupon Information>>
For example, the additional information 40 is coupon information representing coupons that can be used when purchasing the product indicated in the receipt information 10 . For example, the coupon information is associated with a product, and represents a coupon for receiving a discount on the corresponding product, a coupon for receiving specific points or prizes for purchasing the corresponding product, and the like. However, the coupon information does not necessarily have to be associated with the product. For example, the additional information 40 for the receipt information 10 may be one piece of coupon information that can be used at the store where the product represented by the receipt information 10 was purchased. This coupon information can be a discount for the total amount of shopping, a discount for a specific product such as a product in a campaign, or a coupon that realizes various benefits such as the presentation of specific points or prizes.

The generation unit 2040 acquires coupon information from a predetermined device or the like based on the disclosed receipt information 10 and includes the acquired coupon information in the additional information 40 . For example, the predetermined device or the like is a shopping site management server or a management server (such as a server that implements a POS system) that manages products in a store. Further, instead of including the coupon information itself in the additional information 40, the additional information 40 may include link information (that is, download link) of a web page from which the coupon information can be downloaded.

Coupon information is preferably coded into various codes such as bar codes and QR codes (registered trademark), for example. By doing so, it becomes easier to use the coupon information. For example, by displaying coded coupon information on the display device of the second user terminal 32 and reading it with a code reader provided in a POS terminal or the like, discounts using the coupon information can be realized.

Moreover, the identification information of the first user 20 is included in the coupon information. For example, coupon information is generated as information that combines (concatenates, etc.) the information representing the details of the discount and the identification information of the first user 20, and the coupon information is coded. In this way, by decoding this code, information representing the content of the discount and the identification information of the first user 20 can be obtained. For example, by displaying the coded coupon information on the display device of the second user terminal 32 and reading it with a code reader provided in a POS terminal or the like, a discount can be realized and the identification information of the first user 20 can be obtained. Both can be easily realized.

<<Regarding the device that generates the additional information 40>>
The generation of the additional information 40 may be performed by various devices. Variations of the device that generates the additional information 40 will be exemplified below.

<<<Example 1>>>
For example, the additional information 40 is generated by the shopping site management server. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a case in which the additional information 40 is generated by the shopping site management server. In this case, the first user terminal 22 transmits the receipt information 10 to the shopping site management server 60 . The shopping site management server 60 generates additional information 40 regarding the acquired receipt information 10 . The shopping site management server 60 then transmits the receipt information 10 and the additional information 40 to the shared service management server 80 .

<<<Example 2>>>
In addition, for example, the additional information 40 is generated by the first user terminal 22 . FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a case in which the additional information 40 is generated by the first user terminal 22. As shown in FIG. In this case, the first user terminal 22 acquires information (such as address information) necessary for generating the additional information 40 from the shopping site management server 60 and generates the additional information 40 . Then, the generated additional information 40 is transmitted to the shared service management server 80 together with the receipt information 10 .

<<<Example 3>>>
In addition, for example, the additional information 40 is generated by the shared service management server 80 . FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a case in which the additional information 40 is generated by the shared service management server 80. As shown in FIG. In this case, the first user terminal 22 transmits the receipt information 10 to the shared service management server 80 . The shared service management server 80 acquires information (such as address information) necessary for generating the additional information 40 from the shopping site management server 60 and generates the additional information 40 .

Also in the cases of Examples 1 and 3, the receipt information 10 may be transmitted from a device other than the first user terminal 22 . For example, as described above, the receipt information 10 may be managed on a website. In this case, for example, on this website, the first user terminal 22 is made to be able to perform an input operation designating that the receipt information 10 being browsed is to be made public by the information sharing service 50 . When this input operation is performed, the server that provides this website transmits the receipt information 10 to the device that generates the additional information 40 .

Note that identification information of the first user 20 is required in addition to the receipt information 10 to generate the additional information 40 . For example, the device that generates the additional information 40 acquires the identification information of the first user 20 together with the receipt information 10 (S206).

<Acquisition of Receipt Information 10, etc. by Second User 30: S302~>
The second user 30 acquires the receipt information 10 disclosed by the first user 20 by using the information sharing service 50 using the second user terminal 32 (S302). Access to the information sharing service 50 is performed using, for example, a browser or a dedicated application for accessing the information sharing service 50 . Hereinafter, both cases in which the additional information 40 includes link information and cases in which coupon information is included will be described more specifically.

<<Case in which link information is included in additional information 40>>
In this case, the link information is also obtained by viewing the receipt information 10 on the second user terminal 32 (S304). The second user 30 browses the product page of the product using the link information (S306, S308). For example, as illustrated using FIG. 8, when the receipt information 10 is browsed on the information sharing service 50, the product name is a hyperlink to the product page of the product with that product name. Therefore, the second user 30 performs a predetermined operation (for example, a tap operation) on the product name of the product that the second user 30 wishes to purchase on the second user terminal 32 . As a result, the second user terminal 32 transmits a request for transmission of the product page to the shopping site management server 60 that provides the product page of the product with the product name. As a result, the second user terminal 32 receives the item page from the shopping site management server 60 . Then, the product page is displayed on the second user terminal 32 .

Here, the request includes identification information of the first user 20 . Therefore, the shopping site management server 60 can recognize that the item page request is made via the receipt information 10 provided by the first user 20 .

When the product is purchased by the second user terminal 32 via the product page displayed as described above (S310), the shopping site management server 60 uses the identification information of the first user 20 acquired together with the request. Then, a process of giving a privilege to the first user 20 is performed (S312). Various benefits such as money, coupons, or prizes can be adopted as benefits for the first user 20 . Existing techniques used by affiliates and the like can be used as specific techniques for giving these privileges to users. Note that the award may be given not only to the first user 20 but also to the second user terminal 32 that has purchased the product.

Here, the process of giving the privilege to the first user 20 may be performed by a device other than the shopping site management server 60 . For example, the privilege is given to the first user 20 by a server managed by the manufacturer of the purchased product. In this case, the shopping site management server 60 transmits the identification information of the purchased product, the identification information of the first user 20, the identification information of the second user 30 who purchased the product, and the like to the server of the manufacturer. The maker's server uses the acquired information to give benefits to the first user 20 and the second user 30 .

<<Case where additional information 40 is coupon information>>
In this case, the second user 30 uses the second user terminal 32 to obtain the coupon information published together with the receipt information 10 on the information sharing service 50 (S304). For example, when the information sharing service 50 is used on the second user terminal 32 , a link for downloading the published coupon information as the additional information 40 is displayed on the second user terminal 32 . The second user 30 can download the coupon information by performing an operation to select this download link on the second user terminal 32 .

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating how the receipt information 10 is viewed on the second user terminal 32 in a case where the additional information 40 includes coupon information. In this example, the receipt information 10 includes a character string "download coupon". The second user 30 performs an input operation (such as a tap operation) on the character string displayed on the second user terminal 32 . Thereby, the second user terminal 32 acquires coupon information from the shared service management server 80 .

The second user 30 can use the coupon information when shopping at the store associated with the receipt information 10 disclosed by the first user 20 (S314). The store associated with the receipt information 10 is, for example, the store where the first user 20 purchased the product indicated in the receipt information 10, or a store related to the store. Note that the store here is not limited to a real store, and may be a virtual store on the Internet (that is, a shopping site). A store related to a certain store is, for example, an affiliated store of the store, or a shopping site provided by the operating company of the store.

For example, when purchasing a product by performing communication (for example, NFC (Near field communication)) between the second user terminal 32 and a POS terminal of the store at a physical store, the second user terminal 32 communicates with the POS terminal. Send the coupon information described above. By doing so, the second user 30 can receive a privilege (such as a discount) corresponding to the coupon information. In addition, for example, if the coupon information is coded into a bar code or the like, the second user 30 causes the display device of the second user terminal 32 to display the code. Then, the second user 30 himself or a store clerk causes the POS terminal to read the code. Thereby, the 2nd user 30 can receive the privilege corresponding to coupon information.

Here, the coupon information acquired by the POS terminal includes identification information of the first user 20 . Therefore, the POS terminal or the like may further execute processing for giving a privilege to the first user 20 (S316). For example, the POS terminal or the like transmits the identification information of the first user 20 to a server (for example, the server of the product manufacturer or the management server of the POS system) that performs the process of giving benefits to the first user 20. do. This server gives a privilege to the first user 20 in response to receiving the identification information of the first user 20 from the POS terminal.

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The value of the privilege given to the disclosure of the receipt information 10 may be common in all cases, or may differ from case to case. Here, the high value of the privilege includes the high amount of money, the size of the discount that can be obtained with the coupon, the high value of the prize that can be obtained, and the like. When the value of the privilege is made different, for example, the value of the privilege is an index value (hereinafter referred to as Influence index value).

The influence index value is, for example, the number of users who have a predetermined relationship with the first user 20 in the information sharing service 50 (users who are friends with the first user 20, followers of the first user 20, etc.), The number of users who have taken a predetermined action (such as adding a "like" or "like" or writing a comment) on the information published by the information sharing service 50 by the first user 20, or the number of users who performed the information It is determined by the frequency with which information is disclosed to the sharing service 50. The number of users who have taken a predetermined action on the information disclosed by the first user 20 through the information sharing service 50 is determined by the first user 20. It may be determined by a statistical value (such as an average value) of the number of actions taken for each of all the information disclosed by the information sharing service 50, or only a part of the information (for example, the disclosure of the receipt information 10 only) may be defined by a statistic value of the number of times the above action was performed.

The value of the privilege is determined so as to have a positive correlation with the influence index value described above. That is, the higher the influence index value, the higher the value of the privilege. For example, a monotonically non-decreasing function that takes the influence index value as an input and outputs the value of the privilege is defined. By inputting the influence index value of the first user 20 who disclosed the receipt information 10 to this function, the value of the privilege is determined. In addition, for example, a plurality of ranges may be provided for the influence index value, and a correspondence table may be prepared in which each range is associated with a benefit having a different value. In this case, the privilege given to the first user 20 is the privilege associated with the range including the influence index value representing the magnitude of influence of the first user 20 .

Here, it is assumed that a functional configuration unit (hereinafter referred to as a privilege granting unit) that grants a privilege is realized by a device other than the shared service management server 80. FIG. In this case, for example, the privilege granting unit performs processing such as crawling on the information sharing service 50, thereby grasping the disclosure of information by the first user 20 and the actions of other users in response to the disclosure, and calculating the influence index. Calculate the value. Existing technology can be used as a technology for collecting information published on a network by processing such as crawling.

Alternatively, for example, the privilege granting unit may acquire the influence index calculated by the shared service management server 80 from the shared service management server 80 . In the shared service management server 80, the disclosure of information by the first user 20 and the actions of other users in response to the disclosure are acquired from, for example, a database in which the history of user actions performed in the information sharing service 50 is recorded. be able to. Therefore, the shared service management server 80 can easily calculate the influence index value of the first user 20 . Even when the privilege granting unit is implemented by the shared service management server 80, the influence index value calculated by such a method is used.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, these are examples of the present invention, and combinations of the above embodiments or various configurations other than those described above can also be adopted.

For example, in the embodiment described above, the additional information 40 includes the identification information of the first user 20 . However, the additional information 40 may not include the identification information of the first user 20 . In this case, the privilege granting unit specifies the identification information of the first user 20 to whom the privilege should be granted by a method other than acquiring from the additional information 40 . For example, the second user 30 inputs the identification information of the first user 20 when making a purchase using the additional information 40 . The privilege giving section gives a privilege to the first user 20 specified by the identification information input by the second user 30 .

Some or all of the above-described embodiments can also be described in the following supplementary remarks, but are not limited to the following.
1. an acquisition unit that acquires receipt information related to a product purchased by a first user who uses the information sharing service;
an additional information generating unit that generates additional information that can be used when a second user who uses the information sharing service purchases the product indicated by the receipt information;
A receipt sharing system, comprising: a disclosure processing unit that discloses the receipt information and the additional information through the information sharing service.
2. 1. The additional information includes link information representing a link to a page where the product shown in the receipt information can be purchased. The receipt sharing system described in .
3. The additional information is used when purchasing the product indicated in the receipt information, or when purchasing the product at the store where the product indicated in the receipt information was purchased or at another store related to the store. Including available coupon information;1. The receipt sharing system described in .
4. 1. A privilege granting unit that grants a privilege to the first user when a product is purchased using the additional information; to 3. The receipt sharing system according to any one.
5. The privilege granting unit obtains an influence index value representing a magnitude of influence in the information sharing service for the first user, and determines a privilege to be imparted to the first user based on the influence index value. 4. do; The receipt sharing system described in .
6. The influence index value is the number of users who have a predetermined relationship with the first user in the information sharing service, the number of users who have taken a predetermined action on information published by the first user, or the first 5. Calculated based on the frequency with which one user publishes information in the information sharing service; The receipt sharing system described in .
7. The additional information includes identification information of the first user,
5. The privilege granting unit grants a privilege to the first user identified by the identification information indicated in the additional information; or 6. The receipt sharing system described in .

8. A control method implemented by a computer, comprising:
an acquisition step of acquiring receipt information related to the product purchased by the first user who uses the information sharing service;
an additional information generating step of generating additional information that can be used when a second user using the information sharing service purchases the product indicated by the receipt information;
and a publication processing step of publishing the receipt information and the additional information through the information sharing service.
9. 8. The additional information includes link information indicating a link to a page where the product shown in the receipt information can be purchased; The control method described in .
10. The additional information is used when purchasing the product indicated in the receipt information, or when purchasing the product at the store where the product indicated in the receipt information was purchased or at another store related to the store. 8. including available coupon information; The control method described in .
11. 7. A benefit granting step of granting a benefit to the first user when a product is purchased using the additional information; to 10. A control method according to any one of the preceding claims.
12. In the privilege granting step, an influence index value representing a magnitude of influence in the information sharing service is obtained for the first user, and a privilege to be granted to the first user is determined based on the influence index value. 11. Yes. The control method described in .
13. The influence index value is the number of users who have a predetermined relationship with the first user in the information sharing service, the number of users who have taken a predetermined action on information published by the first user, or the first 12. Calculated based on the frequency with which one user publishes information in the information sharing service; The control method described in .
14. The additional information includes identification information of the first user,
12. In the privilege granting step, a privilege is granted to the first user specified by the identification information indicated in the additional information; or 13. The control method described in .

15. 8. to 14. A program that causes a computer to execute each step of the control method described in any one.

10 receipt information 20 first user 22 first user terminal 30 second user 32 second user terminal 34 download link 40 additional information 50 information sharing service 60 shopping site management server 70 selection screen 72 input interface 74 input interface 80 shared service management server 1000 computer 1020 bus 1040 processor 1060 memory 1080 storage device 1100 input/output interface 1120 network interface 2000 receipt sharing system 2020 acquisition unit 2040 generation unit 2060 disclosure processing unit

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an acquisition unit that acquires receipt information related to a product purchased by a first user who uses the information sharing service;
an additional information generating unit that generates additional information that can be used when a second user who uses the information sharing service purchases the product indicated by the receipt information;
A receipt sharing system, comprising: a disclosure processing unit that discloses the receipt information and the additional information through the information sharing service. 2. The receipt sharing system according to claim 1, wherein said additional information includes link information representing a link to a page where the product shown in said receipt information can be purchased. The additional information is used when purchasing the product indicated in the receipt information, or when purchasing the product at the store where the product indicated in the receipt information was purchased or at another store related to the store. 2. The receipt sharing system of claim 1, including coupon information that can be used. 4. The receipt sharing system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a privilege granting unit that grants a privilege to said first user when a product is purchased using said additional information. The privilege granting unit obtains an influence index value representing a magnitude of influence in the information sharing service for the first user, and determines a privilege to be imparted to the first user based on the influence index value. 5. The receipt sharing system according to claim 4, wherein: The influence index value is the number of users who have a predetermined relationship with the first user in the information sharing service, the number of users who have taken a predetermined action on information published by the first user, or the first 6. The receipt sharing system according to claim 5, which is calculated based on the frequency with which one user discloses information in said information sharing service. The additional information includes identification information of the first user,
7. The receipt sharing system according to claim 5, wherein said privilege granting unit grants a privilege to said first user specified by identification information indicated in said additional information. A control method implemented by a computer, comprising:
an acquisition step of acquiring receipt information related to the product purchased by the first user who uses the information sharing service;
an additional information generating step of generating additional information that can be used when a second user using the information sharing service purchases the product indicated in the receipt information;
and a publication processing step of publishing the receipt information and the additional information through the information sharing service. 9. The control method according to claim 8, wherein said additional information includes link information representing a link to a page where the product shown in said receipt information can be purchased. The additional information is used when purchasing the product indicated in the receipt information, or when purchasing the product at the store where the product indicated in the receipt information was purchased or at another store related to the store. 9. The control method according to claim 8, including available coupon information. 11. The control method according to any one of claims 8 to 10, further comprising a privilege granting step of granting a privilege to said first user when a product is purchased using said additional information. In the privilege granting step, an influence index value representing a magnitude of influence in the information sharing service is obtained for the first user, and a privilege to be granted to the first user is determined based on the influence index value. The control method according to claim 11, wherein: The influence index value is the number of users who have a predetermined relationship with the first user in the information sharing service, the number of users who have taken a predetermined action on information published by the first user, or the first 13. The control method according to claim 12, wherein the control method is calculated based on the frequency with which one user publishes information in the information sharing service. The additional information includes identification information of the first user,
14. The control method according to claim 12 or 13, wherein in said privilege granting step, a privilege is granted to said first user specified by identification information indicated in said additional information. A program that causes a computer to execute each step of the control method according to any one of claims 8 to 14.

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