JP7297729B2 - Provision device, provision method and provision program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a provision device, a provision method, and a provision program.

Conventionally, technology has been provided for accumulating and using product purchase histories for each product purchaser with respect to products purchased through EC (Electronic Commerce) sites, auction sites, credit cards, and the like. As an example of such technology, there is provided a technology for displaying, on a user's terminal device, the re-dealing price of an item owned by the user and the re-dealing probability indicating the probability that the item will be re-dealed.

JP 2015-127904 A

However, with the above-described technology, it is not always possible for the user to grasp the variation of the market price of the product owned by the user.

For example, the above-described technology only displays the re-dealing price, which is the average price of the successful bid market and the purchase market, of the goods corresponding to the owned goods. is not necessarily understood by the user.

The present application has been made in view of the above, and aims to allow users to grasp the variation of the market price of the product they own.

A provision device according to the present application includes an acquisition unit that acquires product information related to a product owned by a user, and an aspect that indicates a fluctuation mode of the market price of the product indicated by the product information acquired by the acquisition unit within a predetermined period. and a providing unit for providing information to the user.

According to one aspect of the embodiment, there is an effect that the user can grasp the fluctuation mode of the market price of the owned product.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of provision processing according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of the terminal device according to the embodiment; FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information providing apparatus according to the embodiment; FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a product information database according to the embodiment; FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user information database according to the embodiment; FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the procedure of provision processing according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a hardware configuration diagram showing an example of a computer that implements the functions of the information providing device.

Embodiments (hereinafter referred to as "embodiments") for implementing the provision device, the provision method, and the provision program according to the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Note that the provision device, the provision method, and the provision program according to the present application are not limited by this embodiment. Further, in each of the following embodiments, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and overlapping descriptions are omitted.

[1. embodiment]
The providing process realized by the providing apparatus and the like of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of provision processing according to the embodiment. Note that in FIG. 1, provision processing and the like according to the embodiment are realized by an information provision device 10, which is an example of a provision device according to the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information providing system 1 according to the embodiment includes an information providing device 10, a terminal device 100, and a service server 200. FIG. The information providing device 10, the terminal device 100, and the service server 200 are communicably connected to each other by wire or wirelessly via a network N (see FIG. 3, for example). The network N is, for example, a WAN (Wide Area Network) such as the Internet. The information providing system 1 shown in FIG. 1 may include a plurality of information providing devices 10, a plurality of terminal devices 100, and a plurality of service servers 200. FIG.

An information providing apparatus 10 illustrated in FIG. 1 is an information processing apparatus that performs providing processing, and is realized by, for example, a server apparatus, a cloud system, or the like. For example, the information providing device 10 manages information indicating products owned by the user (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as “possessed products”), and provides information on market prices of the owned products. As an example, the information providing device 10 provides information on owned items and information on market prices in an application (mini-app) started within an application relating to services provided by the service server 200, which will be described later.

A terminal device 100 shown in FIG. 1 is an information processing device used by a user. The terminal device 100 is implemented by, for example, a smart phone, a tablet terminal, a notebook PC (Personal Computer), a desktop PC, a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), or the like. In addition, the terminal device 100 displays information delivered by the information providing device 10, the service server 200, or the like using a web browser or an application. Note that the example shown in FIG. 1 shows a case where the terminal device 100 is a smartphone.

The service server 200 shown in FIG. 1 is a server device that provides users with various services related to electronic commerce. The service server 200 provides users with various services such as shopping services, auction services, and flea market services.

Note that the service server 200 may have a function as a web server that provides a website related to services. Further, the service server 200 may be a device that distributes to the terminal device 100 information to be displayed in applications related to various services installed in the terminal device 100 . Further, the service server 200 may be a server that distributes application data itself.

Also, the information providing device 10 and the service server 200 may function as a distribution device that distributes control information to the terminal device 100 . Here, the control information is described in, for example, a script language such as JavaScript (registered trademark) or a style sheet language such as CSS (Cascading Style Sheets). Note that the application itself distributed from the information providing apparatus 10 and the service server 200 may be regarded as control information.

An example of the providing process performed by the information providing apparatus 10 will be described below with reference to FIG. In the following description, terminal devices 100-1 to 100-N (N is an arbitrary natural number) will be described according to users who use the terminal devices 100. FIG. For example, the terminal device 100-1 is the terminal device 100 used by the user (user U1) identified by the user ID "UID#1". Further, hereinafter, the terminal devices 100-1 to 100-N will be referred to as the terminal device 100 when they are described without distinction. Also, in the following description, the terminal device 100 may be regarded as the same as the user. That is, hereinafter, the user can also be read as the terminal device 100 .

Also, in the following description, an example is shown in which various services are provided to users by service servers 200-1 to 200-N (N is an arbitrary natural number) that provide different services. Further, in the following description, the service servers 200-1 to 200-N will be referred to as the service server 200 when they are not distinguished from each other. Further, in the following description, user accounts (user IDs) in services provided by the service servers 200-1 to 200-N are associated with each other, and the information providing apparatus 10 provides information on account association. shall be managed.

First, the service server 200 provides various services to users (step S1). For example, the service server 200 provides users with shopping services, auction services, flea market services, etc., and collects service usage histories of users.

Subsequently, the information providing device 10 acquires product information related to the product purchased by the user from the service server 200 (step S2). For example, the information providing apparatus 10 acquires product information regarding products purchased by each user in each service provided by the service server 200 . As a specific example, the information providing device 10 stores identification information (product ID) of the product purchased by the user, product image, text information (for example, product name, product description text, etc.), purchase price, and so on. , date and time of purchase, product categories (for example, "fashion", "furniture, interior", "books, comics, DVDs", etc.) are acquired as product information.

Subsequently, the information providing device 10 sets a list of products owned by each user (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as a "possession list") based on the product information (step S3). For example, the information providing apparatus 10 associates a product purchased by the user U1 in each service provided by the service server 200 with the user U1 as an item belonging to the user U1. The information providing device 10 also performs similar processing for other users.

Subsequently, the information providing device 10 provides state information indicating the fluctuation state (transition) of the market price of the product owned by the user (step S4). For example, the information providing device 10 indicates changes in the market prices of items owned by the user within a recent predetermined period (for example, within one week, within one month) based on the transaction history of the product indicated by the product information. Mode information is provided to the terminal device 100, and the provided mode information is controlled to be displayed on the screen. As a specific example, the information providing device 10 is a transaction history indicated by product information acquired from a service server 200 that provides services related to transactions between individuals (for example, an auction service, a flea market service, etc.), Mode information indicating changes in market price based on the transaction history (for example, purchase price, date and time of purchase) of the product corresponding to the owned item is provided. To give a more specific example, the information providing device 10 can identify items that are the same as the owned item, items that are similar to the owned item in any of the product images and description texts, and items that belong to the same category as the owned item. It provides mode information indicating changes in market prices based on transaction history.

Here, mode information provided by the information providing device 10 to the terminal device 100 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen of the terminal device according to the embodiment; In the following description, the mode information is a web page optimized for smart devices, and the horizontal display size of the web page is the same as the horizontal display size of the screen of the terminal device 100. and In addition, it is assumed that the mode information is a web page whose vertical display size is longer than the vertical display size of the screen of the terminal device 100 . Therefore, the user of the terminal device 100 can change the content of the mode information to be displayed on the screen, for example, by scrolling.

First, as shown in FIG. 2, the terminal device 100 displays a screen C1 as an initial display screen when an application provided by the information providing device 10 is activated. For example, the terminal device 100 has an area AR1 for displaying the total market price of all the user's possessions (belongings), an area AR2 for designating the period for which the transition of the market price is to be displayed, and an area AR2. A screen C1 including an area AR3 for displaying changes in market prices during the period specified in , and an area AR4 for displaying changes in market prices of owned goods for each category is displayed. Specifically, the terminal device 100 compares the amount (13,400 yen) indicating the total market price of each property based on the transaction history of the last week with the amount based on the previous week's transaction history. The variation value (+300 yen) in the case is displayed in the area AR1. In addition, the terminal device 100 accepts designation of any one of the most recent one month, three months, six months, and one year period in the area AR2. In addition, the terminal device 100 displays, in the area AR3, a graph showing the transition of the total market price of the owned goods during the period specified in the area AR2 (the last month in the initial display). In addition, the terminal device 100 displays the fluctuation value (compared to the previous week) of the total market price of owned items classified into the category "fashion" and the fluctuation value of the total market price of owned goods classified into the category "furniture, interior". , and the fluctuation value of the total market price of owned items classified into the category "books, comics, DVDs" is displayed in the area AR4.

In the example of FIG. 2, the terminal device 100 displays line graphs G1, G1, and G1 corresponding to the market prices of items belonging to the categories "fashion," "furniture, interior," and "books, comics, and DVDs." Although an example of displaying G2 and G3 in area AR3 has been shown, the graph may be displayed in any manner. For example, the terminal device 100 may display, in the area AR3, a graph showing changes in the total market prices of all the items owned by the user. In addition, the terminal device 100 may display in the area AR3 a graph showing the transition of the total market prices of the owned items classified into the category designated by the user. In addition, the terminal device 100 may display in the area AR3 a graph showing changes in the total market prices of owned items classified into a higher category or a lower category. In addition, the terminal device 100 may display a graph showing changes in the market price of one property. That is, the type and number of graphs displayed on the terminal device 100 can be arbitrarily set, and it is sufficient that at least a graph corresponding to any category or property is displayed.

In addition, the terminal device 100 may display, in the area AR4, the fluctuation value of the total market price of the owned items classified into the category designated by the user. In addition, the terminal device 100 may display, in the area AR4, the fluctuation value of the total market price of the property classified into a higher category or a lower category. In addition, the terminal device 100 may display the fluctuation value of the market price of one owned item in the area AR4.

Subsequently, the terminal device 100 causes the screen C1 to transition to the screen C2 according to the user's scrolling operation. For example, the terminal device 100 has an area AR5 for displaying information proposing the sale of a product, an area AR6 for displaying information proposing cooperation with a predetermined service, and an area for designating the category of the property to be displayed. A screen C2 including an AR7, an area AR8 for designating the display order of owned items, and an area AR9 for displaying owned items is displayed. Specifically, the terminal device 100 displays information indicating the owned item with the highest market price among the owned items, and a "list" button for accepting an instruction from the user to put up a sale in a service related to transactions between individuals. Displayed in area AR5. In addition, the terminal device 100 receives information indicating a service for which the user has not performed an operation related to account linkage (linking) among the services provided by the service servers 200-1 to 200-N, and an account linkage instruction. is displayed in the area AR6 and a "cooperate" button for receiving from the user. In addition, the terminal device 100 displays, in a pull-down area AR7, the category of the property to be displayed in the area AR9, and accepts any selection operation. In addition, the terminal device 100 displays the display order of the owned items displayed in the area AR9 (for example, "in order of the highest market price" or "in the order of the lowest market price") in the area AR8. Accepts selection operations. In addition, the terminal device 100 displays information indicating the owned item and a "list" button for accepting an instruction from the user to list the item in a service related to inter-individual transactions according to the contents selected in the areas AR7 and AR8. is displayed in the area AR9. In the initial display, the terminal device 100 displays all owned items in the area AR9 in descending order of market price.

It should be noted that when the "list" button displayed in the area AR5 or AR9 is pressed, the terminal device 100 activates an application that provides a service related to transactions between individuals, and performs an operation to list the corresponding property in the service. You may make the screen C2 change to the screen for performing.

As described above, the information providing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment provides mode information indicating changes in the market price of a user's property. As a result, the information providing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment can make the user aware of the value of the property that the user is usually unaware of. In other words, the information providing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment allows the user to grasp the fluctuation mode of the market price of the product owned by the user.

[2. Configuration of Information Providing Device]
Next, the configuration of the information providing device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of an information providing apparatus according to the embodiment; As shown in FIG. 3 , the information providing device 10 has a communication section 20 , a storage section 30 and a control section 40 .

(Regarding communication unit 20)
The communication unit 20 is realized by, for example, a NIC (Network Interface Card) or the like. The communication unit 20 is connected to the network N by wire or wirelessly, and transmits and receives information to and from the terminal device 100, the service server 200, and the like.

(Regarding storage unit 30)
The storage unit 30 is implemented by, for example, a semiconductor memory device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) or a flash memory, or a storage device such as a hard disk or an optical disk. As shown in FIG. 3 , the storage unit 30 has a product information database 31 and a user information database 32 .

(Regarding product information database 31)
The product information database 31 stores various information about products owned by users. An example of information stored in the product information database 31 will now be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a product information database according to the embodiment; In the example of FIG. 4, the product information database 31 includes "service ID", "purchaser", "product ID", "text information", "product image", "purchase price", "purchase date and time", and "category". It has items such as

"Service ID" indicates identification information for identifying the service used by the user when purchasing the product. "Purchaser" indicates information about the user who purchased the product, and stores, for example, identification information for identifying the user. "Product ID" indicates identification information for identifying the product purchased by the user. "Text information" indicates text information related to the product, and stores, for example, the name of the product, text describing the product, and the like. "Product image" indicates an image of the product. "Purchase price" indicates the price when the user purchases the product. "Purchase date and time" indicates the date and time when the user purchased the product. "Category" indicates the category of the product.

That is, in FIG. 4, in the service identified by the service ID "SID#1", the purchaser "UID#2" purchases the product identified by the product ID "CID#2", and the text information of the product is An example is shown in which "text information #2", the product image is "image #2", the purchase price is "4,500 yen", the purchase date and time is "date and time #2", and the category is "category #2".

(Regarding the user information database 32)
The user information database 32 stores various information about users. An example of information stored in the user information database 32 will now be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a user information database according to the embodiment; In the example of FIG. 5, the user information database 32 stores items such as "user ID", "product ID", "text information", "product image", "purchase price", "purchase date and time", and "category". have.

"User ID" indicates identification information for identifying a user. "Product ID" indicates identification information for identifying the product purchased by the user. "Text information" indicates text information related to the product, and stores, for example, the name of the product, text describing the product, and the like. "Product image" indicates an image of the product. "Purchase price" indicates the price when the user purchases the product. "Purchase date and time" indicates the date and time when the user purchased the product. "Category" indicates the category of the product.

That is, in FIG. 5, the user identified by the user ID "UID#1" purchases the product identified by the product ID "CID#1", and the text information of the product is "text information #1", An example is shown in which the product image is "image #1", the purchase price is "5,300 yen", the purchase date and time is "date and time #1", and the category is "category #1".

(Regarding the control unit 40)
The control unit 40 is a controller. For example, various programs stored in a storage device inside the information providing apparatus 10 are controlled by a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro Processing Unit), or the like, and the RAM is used as a work area. It is realized by executing as Also, the control unit 40 is a controller, and is implemented by an integrated circuit such as an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit) or an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array). As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 40 according to the embodiment has an acquisition unit 41, a setting unit 42, and a provision unit 43, and implements or executes information processing functions and actions described below.

(Regarding the acquisition unit 41)
The acquisition unit 41 acquires product information related to products owned by the user. For example, in the example of FIG. 1 , the acquisition unit 41 acquires product information related to products purchased by the user from the service server 200 and stores it in the product information database 31 .

In addition, the acquisition unit 41 may acquire product information related to products purchased by the user in a predetermined electronic commerce service. For example, in the example of FIG. 1, the acquisition unit 41 acquires product information related to products purchased by users in shopping services, auction services, flea market services, and the like.

(Regarding the setting section 42)
The setting unit 42 sets a list of products owned by the user. For example, in the example of FIG. 1, the setting unit 42 associates products purchased by the user U1 in each service provided by the service server 200 with the user U1 as belongings of the user U1 based on the product information, Store in the user information database 32 .

(Regarding the providing unit 43)
The providing unit 43 provides the user with state information indicating the fluctuation state of the market price of the product indicated by the product information acquired by the acquiring unit 41 within a predetermined period. For example, in the example of FIG. 1, the providing unit 43 refers to the product information database 31 and the user information database 32, and provides mode information indicating the fluctuation mode (transition) of the market price of the product owned by the user.

Further, the providing unit 43 may provide mode information indicating a market price based on a transaction history of a product corresponding to the product on a predetermined electronic commerce service within a predetermined period. For example, in the example of FIG. 1, the providing unit 43, based on the transaction history of the product indicated by the product information acquired from the service server 200 that provides shopping service, auction service, flea market service, etc., within the most recent predetermined period provides mode information indicating changes in the market price of the user's belongings in the market.

Further, the providing unit 43 may provide mode information indicating a market price based on a transaction history of a product included in the product category on a predetermined electronic commerce service within a predetermined period. . For example, in the example of FIG. 1, the providing unit 43 provides mode information indicating transitions in market prices based on transaction histories of products belonging to the same category as owned items.

Further, the providing unit 43 may provide mode information indicating a market price based on a transaction history of a product similar to the product on a predetermined electronic commerce service within a predetermined period. For example, in the example of FIG. 1, the providing unit 43 provides mode information indicating changes in market prices based on transaction histories of products similar in any of product images and description texts to owned products.

In addition, the providing unit 43 may provide mode information indicating market prices of products in inter-individual transactions. For example, in the example of FIG. 1, the providing unit 43 stores the transaction history indicated by the product information acquired from the service server 200 that provides services related to transactions between individuals such as auction services and flea market services. Mode information indicating changes in market prices based on the transaction history of the corresponding product is provided.

Further, the providing unit 43 may provide state information indicating a change state of the total market price for each product. For example, in the example of FIG. 2, the providing unit 43 provides mode information indicating a variation mode of the total market prices of all the user's owned items.

In addition, the providing unit 43 provides mode information indicating a change mode of the total market price of each product classified into the same category or the total market price of each product classified into the same brand among the products. may provide. For example, in the example of FIG. 2, the providing unit 43 obtains the total market price of owned items classified into the category "fashion", the total market price of owned goods classified into the category "furniture, interior", and the category Mode information is provided that indicates the mode of change in the total market price of owned items classified into "books, comics, and DVDs." In addition, for example, the providing unit 43 classifies owned items by brand, and provides mode information indicating a change mode of the total market price of the owned items classified into the same brand. The providing unit 43 classifies the owned items classified into the same brand into categories, and changes the total market price of the owned goods classified into the same brand into the same category. You may provide the mode information which shows. For example, the providing unit 43 selects a specific category (for example, “wallet”, “card case”, “bag”, “outerwear”, “pants”, etc.) among belongings classified into a specific brand related to furnishings. ) to provide mode information that indicates the mode of fluctuation of the total market price of owned items.

In addition, the providing unit 43 provides mode information indicating a variation mode of the total market price for each product corresponding to at least one of the period when the user purchased the product or the purchase price range of the product. good too. For example, the providing unit 43 may, among the owned items, purchase the owned items within a predetermined period (for example, 1 month, 6 months, or 1 year) or the market price of the owned items purchased before the predetermined period. Mode information indicating the mode of fluctuation of the total price is provided. In addition, the providing unit 43 selects owned items whose purchase price is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value (eg, 5,000 yen, 10,000 yen, or 50,000 yen), or Mode information indicating the variation mode of the total price of the market price of the possessions described above is provided.

In addition, the providing unit 43 may provide state information indicating a fluctuation state of the market price for each product. For example, the providing unit 43 provides mode information indicating changes in the market price of one property.

Further, the providing unit 43 may further provide information proposing sale of a product whose market price fluctuation mode satisfies a predetermined condition among the products. For example, in the example of FIG. 2, the providing unit 43 provides information proposing sale of owned items among the owned items whose market price fluctuation mode satisfies a predetermined condition.

In addition, the providing unit 43 may further provide information proposing sale of the product with the highest market price among the products. For example, in the example of FIG. 2, the providing unit 43 provides information proposing to sell the owned item with the highest market price among the owned items.

In addition, the providing unit 43 may further provide information proposing sale of a product with the highest market price increase rate within a predetermined period. For example, the providing unit 43 provides information proposing to sell the owned item with the highest increase rate of the market price in the most recent predetermined period among the owned items.

Note that the provision unit 43 provides information indicating a category, among the categories of owned items, in which the fluctuation mode of the total market price of the classified owned items satisfies a predetermined condition, and each possession classified into the category indicated by the information. Information suggesting the sale of goods may be provided.

Further, the providing unit 43 may provide information proposing sale of a product corresponding to the behavior information of the user. For example, when the input frequency of search queries related to a property is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the providing unit 43 provides information proposing the sale of the property.

Further, the providing unit 43 may provide information indicating owned items that the user is presumed to want to sell, among the owned items. For example, the providing unit 43 provides information proposing to sell a property that has passed a predetermined period from the purchase date and time. In addition, when product information indicating that the user has purchased a new product is acquired, the providing unit 43 proposes to sell a owned product similar to the product among the owned products (for example, an out-of-shape product). provide information.

Further, the providing unit 43 may provide information indicating that the product is not for sale. For example, the providing unit 43 provides the user with information indicating the owned item with the lowest market price increase rate among the owned items as information indicating that the item is not for sale.

[3. Provision processing flow]
A procedure of provision processing of the information provision device 10 according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 6 . FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an example of the procedure of provision processing according to the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 8, the information providing device 10 acquires product information on products owned by the user (step S101). Subsequently, the information providing device 10 sets a list of products owned by the user (step S102). Subsequently, the information providing apparatus 10 determines whether or not it is a predetermined timing for providing information (step S103). When determining that it is not the predetermined timing (step S103; No), the information providing apparatus 10 repeats the processes of steps S101 and S102.

On the other hand, when it is determined that it is the predetermined timing (step S103; Yes), the information providing device 10 provides mode information indicating the fluctuation mode of the market price of the product owned by the user (step S104), and the process is started. finish.

[4. Modification]
The above-described embodiment is an example, and various modifications and applications are possible.

[4-1. Services Provided by Service Server 200]
In the above-described embodiment, the acquisition unit 41 acquires product information from the service server 200 that provides shopping services, auction services, flea market services, and the like. The product information may be acquired from a server device or the like that provides any service without limitation. For example, the acquisition unit 41 may acquire product information related to products purchased by the user using electronic payment from a server device that provides a service related to predetermined electronic payment.

[4-2. Category of belongings]
In the above-described embodiment, for example, the providing unit 43 provides mode information indicating the fluctuation mode of the market price of owned items classified into categories such as "fashion", "furniture, interior", "books, comics, DVDs", etc. Although shown, the function of the providing unit 43 is not limited to such an example, and may provide state information of belongings classified into arbitrary categories. For example, the providing unit 43 provides information about owned items classified into categories such as brands, state of owned items, seasonal products, occasions of use (for example, for home use, office use, and school use), sizes, colors, patterns, materials, and the like. Mode information may be provided.

[4-3. Mode Information Displayed on Terminal Device 100]
In the above-described embodiment, the providing unit 43 provides the terminal device 100 with the mode information shown in FIG. 2 and controls to display it on the screen. is not limited to such examples. For example, the providing unit 43 may control the terminal device 100 so as to display the state information of belongings that are gradually classified into lower categories according to the user's operation. By controlling the screen display of the terminal device 100 in this way, the providing unit 43 first provides the total market price of all the owned items to the user who has no intention of selling the owned items, thereby providing the user with the total price of all the owned items. can make users aware of the value of their possessions and attract their interest. Then, the providing unit 43 provides the change mode of the total amount of the belongings classified into lower-level categories, thereby allowing the user to know which belongings are more valuable and which are unnecessary. It is possible to gradually make the user imagine and guide the user to the action of considering which property to sell.

[4-4. Regarding information provided by the providing unit 43]
In the above-described embodiment, an example in which the providing unit 43 provides the mode information and the information suggesting the sale of the owned item has been described, but the function of the providing unit 43 is not limited to such an example. For example, the providing unit 43 may provide information regarding a forecast of the market price of the property. To give a specific example, the providing unit 43 may increase the regularity of the market price indicated by the transaction history and the increase in user behavior related to owned items (for example, an increase in the number of input search queries related to owned items). ), etc., to provide information about the expected market value of the property.

[4-5. About processing mode]
Of the processes described in the above embodiments, all or part of the processes described as being automatically performed can be manually performed, and conversely, all of the processes described as being manually performed can be performed manually. Alternatively, some can be done automatically by known methods. In addition, information including processing procedures, specific names, and various data and parameters shown in the above text and drawings can be arbitrarily changed unless otherwise specified. For example, the various information shown in each drawing is not limited to the illustrated information.

Also, each component of each device illustrated is functionally conceptual, and does not necessarily need to be physically configured as illustrated. In other words, the specific form of distribution and integration of each device is not limited to the one shown in the figure, and all or part of them can be functionally or physically distributed and integrated in arbitrary units according to various loads and usage conditions. Can be integrated and configured.

Moreover, each of the embodiments described above can be appropriately combined within a range that does not contradict the processing contents.

[5. effect〕
As described above, the information provision device 10 according to the embodiment has the acquisition unit 41 , the setting unit 42 and the provision unit 43 . The acquisition unit 41 acquires product information related to products owned by the user. Also, the acquisition unit 41 acquires product information related to products purchased by the user in a predetermined electronic commerce service. The setting unit 42 sets a list of products owned by the user. The providing unit 43 provides the user with state information indicating the fluctuation state of the market price of the product indicated by the product information acquired by the acquiring unit 41 within a predetermined period.

As a result, the information providing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment can make the user aware of the value of the property that the user is not usually aware of, so that the user can grasp the fluctuation mode of the market price of the product owned by the user. can be done.

Further, in the information providing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment, for example, the providing unit 43 provides a market price based on a transaction history of a product corresponding to the product on a predetermined electronic commerce service within a predetermined period of time. Provides mode information indicating Further, the providing unit 43 provides mode information indicating a market price based on a transaction history of a product included in the product category on a predetermined electronic commerce service within a predetermined period. Further, the providing unit 43 provides mode information indicating a market price based on a transaction history of a product similar to the product on a predetermined electronic commerce service within a predetermined period. In addition, the providing unit 43 provides mode information indicating market prices of products in transactions between individuals. In addition, the providing unit 43 provides state information indicating a change state of the total market price for each product. In addition, the providing unit 43 provides mode information indicating a change mode of the total market price of each product classified into the same category or the total market price of each product classified into the same brand among the products. offer. In addition, the providing unit 43 provides mode information indicating a change mode of the total market price for each product corresponding to at least one of the time when the user purchased the product or the purchase price range of the product. In addition, the providing unit 43 provides state information indicating the fluctuation state of the market price for each product.

As a result, the information providing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment can provide the market price of the product owned by the user in an arbitrary manner, thereby improving convenience.

In addition, in the information providing device 10 according to the embodiment, for example, the providing unit 43 further provides information proposing sale of a product whose market price fluctuation mode satisfies a predetermined condition, among the products. In addition, the providing unit 43 further provides information proposing sale of the product with the highest market price among the products. In addition, the providing unit 43 further provides information proposing sale of the product with the highest rate of increase in market price within a predetermined period among the products.

As a result, the information providing apparatus 10 according to the embodiment can provide information indicating products on sale among the products owned by the user, thereby improving convenience.

[6. Hardware configuration]
Also, the information providing apparatus 10 according to each of the embodiments described above is implemented by, for example, a computer 1000 configured as shown in FIG. The information providing device 10 will be described below as an example. FIG. 7 is a hardware configuration diagram showing an example of a computer that implements the functions of the information providing device. Computer 1000 has CPU 1100 , ROM 1200 , RAM 1300 , HDD 1400 , communication interface (I/F) 1500 , input/output interface (I/F) 1600 and media interface (I/F) 1700 .

The CPU 1100 operates based on programs stored in the ROM 1200 or HDD 1400 and controls each section. The ROM 1200 stores a boot program executed by the CPU 1100 when the computer 1000 is started, programs dependent on the hardware of the computer 1000, and the like.

The HDD 1400 stores programs executed by the CPU 1100, data used by the programs, and the like. Communication interface 1500 receives data from other devices via communication network 500 (corresponding to network N in the embodiment) and sends it to CPU 1100, and also transmits data generated by CPU 1100 via communication network 500 to other devices. Send to device.

The CPU 1100 controls output devices such as displays and printers, and input devices such as keyboards and mice, through an input/output interface 1600 . CPU 1100 acquires data from an input device via input/output interface 1600 . Also, CPU 1100 outputs the generated data to an output device via input/output interface 1600 .

Media interface 1700 reads programs or data stored in recording medium 1800 and provides them to CPU 1100 via RAM 1300 . CPU 1100 loads such a program from recording medium 1800 onto RAM 1300 via media interface 1700, and executes the loaded program. The recording medium 1800 is, for example, an optical recording medium such as a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc) or a PD (Phase change rewritable disc), a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MO (Magneto-Optical disk), a tape medium, a magnetic recording medium, or a semiconductor memory. etc.

For example, when the computer 1000 functions as the information providing device 10 , the CPU 1100 of the computer 1000 implements the functions of the control unit 40 by executing programs loaded on the RAM 1300 . Further, each data in the storage device of the information providing apparatus 10 is stored in the HDD 1400 . CPU 1100 of computer 1000 reads these programs from recording medium 1800 and executes them, but as another example, these programs may be obtained from another device via a predetermined communication network.

[7. others〕
As described above, some of the embodiments of the present application have been described in detail based on the drawings. It is possible to carry out the invention in other forms with modifications.

Further, the configuration of the information providing apparatus 10 described above can be flexibly changed, for example, by calling an external platform or the like using an API (Application Programming Interface) or network computing depending on the function.

In addition, the "unit" described in the claims can be read as "means", "circuit", or the like. For example, the acquisition unit can be read as acquisition means or an acquisition circuit.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 information providing device 20 communication unit 30 storage unit 31 product information database 32 user information database 40 control unit 41 acquisition unit 42 setting unit 43 providing unit 100 terminal device 200 service server

Claims (13)

an acquisition unit that acquires product information about products purchased by a user in a predetermined electronic commerce service, and associates each product indicated by the product information with the user as a product owned by the user;
a provision unit that provides the user with mode information indicating a fluctuation mode of the market price of the product linked to the user within a predetermined period ,
The providing unit
Providing the mode information indicating the fluctuation mode of the total market price for each of the products corresponding to at least one of the time when the user purchased the product or the purchase price range of the product.
A providing device characterized by: The providing unit
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said mode information indicating a market price based on a transaction history of a product corresponding to said product on a prescribed electronic commerce service within said prescribed period of time based on said transaction history is provided. Provided apparatus as described. The providing unit
2. Providing the mode information indicating the market price based on the transaction history of the product included in the product category on a predetermined electronic commerce service within the predetermined period of time, which is based on the transaction history. 3. The providing device according to 1 or 2. The providing unit
2. Providing the mode information indicating a market price based on a transaction history of a product similar to the product on a predetermined electronic commerce service within the predetermined period, based on the transaction history within the predetermined period. 4. The providing device according to any one of 3. The providing unit
5. The providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the mode information indicating the market price of the product in transactions between individuals is provided. The providing unit
6. The providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the mode information indicating a variation mode of the total market price for each product is provided. The providing unit
characterized in that the mode information is provided, which indicates a fluctuation mode of the total market price of each product classified into the same category or the total market price of each product classified into the same brand among the products. 7. The provision device according to any one of claims 1 to 6. The providing unit
8. The providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , which provides the mode information indicating a fluctuation mode of the market price for each product. The providing unit
The providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , further providing information proposing sale of a product whose market price fluctuation mode satisfies a predetermined condition among the products. The providing unit
10. The providing device according to any one of claims 1 to 9 , further providing information suggesting sale of a product with the highest market price among the products. The providing unit
11. The provision according to any one of claims 1 to 10 , further comprising information proposing sale of a product whose market price rise rate is the highest within the predetermined period, among the products. Device. A computer-implemented method of providing, comprising:
an acquisition step of acquiring product information related to products purchased by a user in a predetermined electronic commerce service, and linking each product indicated by the product information to the user as a product owned by the user;
a provision step of providing the user with mode information indicating the fluctuation mode of the market price of the product linked to the user within a predetermined period ,
The providing step includes
Providing the mode information indicating the fluctuation mode of the total market price for each of the products corresponding to at least one of the time when the user purchased the product or the purchase price range of the product.
A provision method characterized by: An acquisition procedure for acquiring product information related to products purchased by a user in a predetermined electronic commerce service, and linking each product indicated by the product information to the user as a product owned by the user;
causing a computer to execute a providing procedure for providing the user with mode information indicating the fluctuation mode of the market price of the product linked to the user within a predetermined period ;
The providing procedure includes:
Providing the mode information indicating the fluctuation mode of the total market price for each of the products corresponding to at least one of the time when the user purchased the product or the purchase price range of the product.
An offer program characterized by:

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