JP7310068B2 - Specific device, specific method and specific program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a specifying device, specifying method, and specifying program for specifying a mobile terminal user corresponding to a purchaser who has purchased a product or used a service.

2. Description of the Related Art A service of issuing a point card or the like to a customer is provided in order to promote the sale of goods or the use of services by business operators who operate stores such as retail stores. In general, points on a point card are given according to sales of products, etc., and the history of points given to a customer is useful information for grasping the customer's tastes and purchasing tendencies.

However, if different point cards or the like are issued for each store or business, it is difficult to integrate and tally even the purchase information of the same person.

Therefore, in Patent Literature 1, a mobile phone corresponding to a purchaser who purchases a product or uses a service utilizes information such as purchase history held by retailers and service providers and GPS information held by mobile carriers. A purchaser identification device, a purchaser identification program, a purchaser identification method for identifying a terminal user, and a purchaser identification device for identifying a mobile terminal user corresponding to a purchaser who has purchased a product or used a service. A technique for providing a purchaser information management system that manages purchaser information using

Japanese Patent No. 5158827

Acquisition of location information using GPS involves a wide temporal and spatial range, and it may be difficult to specify the location of the mobile terminal with high accuracy. Therefore, there is a high possibility that many pieces of information that do not match the purchaser's information and the location information will be extracted as noise. As a countermeasure, as described in Patent Document 1, matching accuracy can be improved by using as many pieces of purchase information and location information as possible. However, processing a large amount of data may make it difficult to quickly generate matching information.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above problems, and its purpose is to combine information such as purchase history held by retailers, service providers, and settlement companies, and spatial information of mobile terminals owned by users. To provide a specifying device, a specifying method, and a specifying program for quickly specifying a user of a portable terminal corresponding to a purchaser who purchased a product or used a service by using a plurality of threshold information determined for each store. .

The identification device of the present invention includes ID information corresponding to a mobile terminal, first spatial information that is information about the space in which the mobile terminal is located, and first spatial information that is information about the time when the first spatial information was acquired. 1. Time information and terminal information linked to, with respect to the purchaser who purchased the product or used the service, settlement party information corresponding to the purchaser, and the store where the product was purchased or the store using the service Purchasing a product using purchasing information in which the second spatial information corresponding to the second spatial information and the second temporal information corresponding to the payment of the product or the service are associated with each other Or a specifying device for specifying a mobile terminal corresponding to a purchaser who uses a service, comprising a search condition storage unit storing a plurality of threshold information determined for each store, and a plurality of mobile terminals corresponding to a plurality of A terminal information storage unit that stores terminal information, second spatial information and second time information that are linked to one piece of purchase information, and first spatial information that is recognized as being similar to the second spatial information First time information stored in the terminal information storage unit using corresponding first time information and threshold information determined for a store corresponding to the second space information stored in the search condition storage unit is extracted, and ID information and purchase and a matching unit that identifies the correspondence of the payer information included in the information.

Further, the mobile terminal may acquire the first spatial information by receiving a signal transmitted from a signal transmission unit installed in a store.

Also, the signal transmitter may be a beacon transmitter.

Also, the signal transmission unit may be a wireless LAN terminal.

Further, the search condition storage unit may set the threshold information according to the position of the signal transmission unit installed in the store.

Further, the first spatial information may be information including store information such as a store code and/or store name assigned to each store.

Moreover, the mobile terminal may acquire the first spatial information by receiving a GPS signal.

Further, the search condition storage unit may set the threshold information according to the store type.

Further, the search condition storage section may set the threshold information according to the acquisition means of the first spatial information.

Further, the ID information may be model ID information uniquely assigned to each mobile terminal.

Further, the ID information may be application ID information assigned to application software installed in each mobile terminal.

Further, the ID information may be a terminal identifier assigned by an operating system of each mobile terminal.

Further, the settlement party information may be information specifying the individual purchaser included in the card presented by the purchaser at the time of settlement.

Further, the settlement party information may be information identifying the individual purchaser obtained from a portable terminal used by the purchaser.

Further, the identification method of the present invention includes ID information corresponding to a mobile terminal, first spatial information that is information on the space in which the mobile terminal is located, and information on the time when the first spatial information was acquired. Terminal information to which a certain first time information is linked, For a purchaser who purchased a product or used a service, settlement party information corresponding to the purchaser, and the store where the product was purchased or the service used Purchasing information linked with second spatial information, which is spatial information corresponding to the store, and second time information, which is time information when the product or service is settled, is used to identify the product A method for identifying a mobile terminal corresponding to a purchaser who purchases or uses a service, wherein a terminal information search unit retrieves second spatial information and second time information linked to one piece of purchase information and the first time information corresponding to the first spatial information recognized to be similar to the second spatial information, and the threshold information determined for the store corresponding to the second spatial information, the first a step of extracting time information and searching for terminal information linked to the first time information; and identifying a correspondence between the information and the payer information included in the purchasing information.

Further, the specific program of the present invention includes ID information corresponding to the mobile terminal, first spatial information that is information on the space in which the mobile terminal is located, and information on the time when the first spatial information was acquired. Terminal information to which a certain first time information is linked, For a purchaser who purchased a product or used a service, settlement party information corresponding to the purchaser, and the store where the product was purchased or the service used Purchasing information linked with second spatial information, which is spatial information corresponding to the store, and second time information, which is time information when the product or service is settled, is used to identify the product A specific program for specifying a mobile terminal corresponding to a purchaser who purchases or uses a service, and includes second spatial information and second time information linked to one purchase information, and the second Extracting the first time information using the first time information corresponding to the first spatial information recognized as approximating the spatial information and the threshold information set for the store corresponding to the second spatial information, a step of retrieving terminal information linked to the first time information; and ID information included in the terminal information and settlement party information included in the purchase information using a plurality of retrieved terminal information and a plurality of purchase information. causing a computer to perform a step of identifying a correspondence between .

As described above, according to the identification device, identification method, and identification program according to the present invention, information such as purchase history held by retailers, service providers, and settlement companies, spatial information of mobile terminals owned by users, Using a plurality of pieces of threshold information determined for each store, it is possible to quickly identify the user of the mobile terminal corresponding to the purchaser who purchased the product or used the service. As a result, it is possible to efficiently perform identification work from a large amount of acquired and accumulated data of time information and position information.

It is a schematic block diagram showing composition of specific system 1 concerning an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the table of the search conditions which concern on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the table of the purchase information in the specific store which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the table of the terminal information which concerns on embodiment of this invention. 4 is a flow chart for explaining the operation of the specific server 101 according to the embodiment of the present invention; 1 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of a computer according to an embodiment of the invention; FIG.

<Overview of the invention>
In the embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of retailers, service providers, and payment business operators link purchasers identified by payment person information, such as point card ID information and credit card information, to mobile terminals. The user is identified as the same person as the user who owns the mobile terminal through the ID information. Then, the integrated purchase history information holder integrates and manages the purchase histories of the customers grasped by each of these retailers as one purchase history.

For example, multiple retailers issue a point card or the like to a purchaser who purchases products provided by each retailer, assign a member ID (payer information) to identify an individual, and collect purchase information for each member ID. . These pieces of purchase information are transmitted from the server of each retailer to the server of the integrated purchase history information owner who integrates and manages the purchase information held by a plurality of retailers. The server of the integrated purchase history information holder saves the received purchase information, and extracts the spatial information (second spatial information) of the store where the product was purchased from the purchase information specified when the product was purchased. , is transmitted to the specific server of the present invention together with the settlement party information.

The operator collects the spatial information (second spatial information) of the store specified at the time of payment (second time information) included in the received purchase information and the acquisition time (first time information) obtained from the mobile terminal. ) is compared with the specified spatial information (first spatial information) of the mobile terminal, and if it is determined that these match predetermined conditions and are similar, the user who is presumed to be the same person as the purchaser uses Identify your mobile device. The first spatial information may be information that can identify the location of a store by a store code, store name, or the like, or position information by coordinates such as longitude and latitude. Also, the first spatial information may be information provided by a mobile carrier with which the user of each mobile terminal has a contract.

In this way, by performing the process of identifying the user of the mobile terminal corresponding to the purchaser identified from the member ID assigned by the retailer, for example, the purchaser with a different member ID assigned by a different retailer, etc. may be identified as users of the same mobile terminal. However, in reality, it can be inferred that the same person purchases products at each retailer's store using each member ID assigned by different retailers. A plurality of member IDs can be linked to the ID information corresponding to the terminal. Furthermore, it is also possible to associate the ID information of the mobile terminal used by one user with the application ID of the application software installed therein. As a result, for example, it is possible to perform so-called name identification, in which identification information such as a mobile phone phone number or e-mail address that identifies a user is associated with settlement party information such as a plurality of member IDs. The ID information in the present invention is model ID information such as MAC address, IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identifier), MEID (Mobile Equipment Identifier), or ESN (Electronic Serial Number) assigned uniquely to each mobile terminal. may Also, the ID information may be a terminal identifier such as an IDFV (Identifier For Vendor), an AdvertisingIdentifier, or an AdvertisingID assigned by the operating system of each mobile terminal.

As means for acquiring the first spatial information, there are methods using GPS, Wi-Fi signals, beacon signals, and the like. For example, when a beacon signal is used, the radiation range of the beacon signal from the beacon transmitter is narrow. It becomes possible to specify the terminal. In other words, it is possible to improve the accuracy of associating the position of the mobile terminal with the place of payment such as a cash register. Then, by using a threshold set for each store when determining the time lag between when the mobile terminal acquires the first spatial information (first time information) and when making a payment (second time information), , it is possible to reduce the possibility of selecting terminal information that is not related to purchase information and becomes noise. As a result, it is possible to efficiently perform name identification from a large amount of acquired time information and position information data.

<Overall composition>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example configuration of a specific system 1 including a specific server (specific device) 101 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the identification system 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a identification server 101, a settlement person information/purchase information management server 201, a store 301a (especially a store terminal device 304a), a store 301b (especially a store Terminal device 304b), store 301c (especially store terminal device 304c), mobile terminal 401a, mobile terminal 401b, and mobile terminal 401c can communicate with each other via a network NW such as the Internet, VPN (Virtual Private Network), and telephone line. It is connected. The mobile terminal 401a is used by the user 501a, and the mobile terminal 401b is used by the user 501b. In order to simplify the explanation, FIG. 1 shows only the mobile terminal 401a, the mobile terminal 401b, and the mobile terminal 401c assuming three users 501a, 501b, and 501c. It is possible to connect to multiple user terminals via The store 301a, the store 301b, and the store 301c are hereinafter referred to as the store 301 unless otherwise distinguished. Similarly, the mobile terminal 401a, the mobile terminal 401b, and the mobile terminal 401c are hereinafter referred to as the mobile terminal 401 unless otherwise distinguished. Similarly, the user 501a, the user 501b, and the user 501c are hereinafter referred to as the user 501 unless otherwise distinguished.

The specific server 101 includes a terminal information storage unit 102 , a search condition storage unit 103 , a terminal information search unit 104 and a matching unit 105 .

The terminal information storage unit 102 has a function of storing a plurality of pieces of terminal information transmitted from the mobile terminal 401, a mobile carrier, or the like. Specifically, the terminal information storage unit 102 stores ID information corresponding to the mobile terminal 401, first spatial information that is information on the space in which the mobile terminal is located, and It has a function of storing terminal information associated with first time information, which is time information.

The search condition storage unit 103 has a function of storing search conditions for specifying the mobile terminal 401 and the purchaser. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the search condition storage unit 103 stores store types and threshold information, which is time information, in association with each other. Further, threshold information is stored in association with each spatial information acquiring means. Also, the installation location of the beacon transmitter in the store and the threshold information are stored in association with each other.

The terminal information search unit 104 selects purchase information that is the same settlement person information from a plurality of pieces of purchase information transmitted from the settlement person information/purchase information management server 201 . Then, a first and the threshold information set for the store corresponding to the second spatial information stored in the search condition storage unit, the first time information stored in the terminal information storage unit 102 is extracted. Also, the first time information stored in the terminal information storage unit 102 is extracted using the threshold information set according to the acquisition means of the first spatial information. Accordingly, by using a threshold set for each store when determining the time lag between the first time information and the second time information, terminal information that is originally unrelated to purchase information and becomes noise is selected. possibility can be reduced.

The terminal information search unit 104 also has a function of searching for terminal information stored in the terminal information storage unit 102 linked to the extracted first time information. For example, when the first spatial information and the second spatial information are a store code or a store name, the terminal information search unit 104 recognizes that they are similar when the store code or the store name are the same. Also, when the first spatial information and the second spatial information are coordinate information, it is recognized that they are approximate when the coordinates match or have a predetermined relationship. Furthermore, store codes, store names, store coordinate information, etc. may be used to mutually convert store codes, store names, coordinates, etc., using store master information in which store codes, store names, store coordinate information, etc. are associated, and approximations may be recognized.

The matching unit 105 uses a plurality of pieces of terminal information searched by the terminal information search unit 104 and a plurality of pieces of purchase information to specify the correspondence between the ID information included in the terminal information and the settlement party information included in the purchase information. Prepare.

The settlement party information/purchase information management server 201 includes a purchase information storage section 202 , an integrated settlement party information storage section 203 , and a settlement party information analysis section 204 .

The purchase information storage unit 202 stores a plurality of pieces of purchase information transmitted from the plurality of store terminal devices 304 . Also, the purchase information storage unit 202 transmits the stored purchase information to the specific server 101 . It should be noted that the settlement party information/purchase information management server 201 does not need to transmit all items of the purchase information to the specific server 101. I don't mind. It should be noted that the purchase information storage unit 202 may receive and store a plurality of pieces of purchase information from credit card companies, point card service providers, and other payment providers.

Further, the integrated settlement party information storage unit 203 receives and stores integrated settlement party information in which the mobile terminal ID information generated by the specific server 101 is associated with a plurality of member IDs.

Also, the payer information analysis unit 204 analyzes the purchaser's preferences estimated from the purchase information and the integrated payer information, and generates purchaser recommendation information regarding prizes and services. The payer information/purchase information management server 201 transmits the generated purchaser recommendation information to each store 301, retailers, and the like. Each store 301, retailer, etc. can transmit recommended information to a specific user based on the integrated settlement party information.

The store 301 is a facility operated by a retailer or the like that sells products and provides services to purchasers. The store 301 includes, for example, a general merchandise store (GMS/General Merchandise Store), a food supermarket (SM/Super Market), a drug store (DGS/Drug Store), a convenience store (CVS/Convenience Store), and various business types, It is a commercial facility with large and small areas.

A store 301 is provided with a signal transmission unit 302 , a cash register terminal 303 and a store terminal device 304 .

The signal transmission unit 302 is a Bluetooth (registered trademark) beacon device (beacon transmitter). The signal transmission unit 302 transmits a beacon signal to which beacon ID information as unique information is assigned to each beacon signal about once every several seconds. Furthermore, since the beacon signal is transmitted by Bluetooth radio waves, the radiation area is limited to a radius of several meters around the signal transmission unit 302 . In other words, when the mobile terminal 401 receives the beacon signal, it means that the mobile terminal 401 exists within the radiation area of the beacon signal. It is possible to specify that it is a store that has In addition, when the signal transmission part 302 is BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy), beacon ID information may be a combination of UUID (Universally Unique Identifier), a major value, and a minor value.

Also, the signal transmission unit 302 may be a wireless LAN terminal such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark). The signal transmission unit 302 transmits Wi-Fi signals each having SSID (Service Set Identifier) information added as unique information at a frequency shorter than once every several seconds. Furthermore, since the Wi-Fi signal is transmitted by radio waves conforming to the Wi-Fi standard, the radiation area is limited to a radius of several tens of meters around the signal transmitting section 302 . In other words, when the mobile terminal 401 receives the Wi-Fi signal, it means that the mobile terminal 401 exists within the radiation area of the beacon signal. 302 can be specified to be the store or the vicinity of the store.

The cash register terminal 303 is a terminal device used when the user purchases a product or makes a payment (settlement) when receiving a service. The cash register terminal 303 manages the payment and receipt of payment, as well as information on a membership card used (presented) by a purchaser, point card information, a point membership application using application software installed in a mobile terminal, It is possible to collect payer information such as application ID information for SNS applications such as Line (registered trademark) and Twitter (registered trademark). The cash register terminal 303 is associated with the above information, and transmits to the store terminal device 304 information such as the product purchased by the purchaser, information on the service provided, price information, time information, and the like.

The store terminal device 304 associates the product purchased by the purchaser, the information on the service provided, the amount information, the time information, etc., which are transmitted from the cash register terminal 303, with the settlement person information, and stores them as purchase information. . The stored purchase information is transmitted to the payer information/purchase information management server 201 . Note that the store terminal device 304 may transmit the purchase information to the settlement operator without directly transmitting the purchase information to the settlement party information/purchase information management server 201 . The payment business operator may be configured to transmit the purchase information to the settlement person information/purchase information management server 201 .

The mobile terminal 401 (mobile terminals 401a, 401b, 401c) is a terminal device such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, or a smart watch having a communication function that can be used by the user. The mobile terminal 401 includes a receiver capable of receiving a beacon signal transmitted from the signal transmitter 302 and a Wi-Fi signal. Further, a GPS receiving section for specifying the position of mobile terminal 401 by GPS (Global Positioning System) may be provided. Also, the portable terminal 401 may be capable of installing application software such as a point member application and an SNS application. Mobile terminal 401 acquires spatial information (first spatial information) such as the position of mobile terminal 401 by receiving a beacon signal, a Wi-Fi signal, or a GPS signal. Also, the time when the first spatial information is acquired is recorded as the first time information. As for the first spatial information, as shown in FIG. 2, the acquisition interval of the spatial information differs according to the spatial information acquiring means such as beacon, Wi-Fi, and GPS. Since mobile terminals that receive beacons and Wi-Fi consume relatively little power, spatial information can be acquired at any time, and spatial information can be acquired quickly when entering the radiation area of a beacon terminal or Wi-Fi terminal. . GPS consumes more power than a beacon or Wi-Fi, so the space information acquisition interval is set to 5 minutes. Therefore, spatial information is obtained as discrete information at intervals of 5 minutes for coordinate information by GPS.

<About search conditions>
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a search condition table according to the embodiment of the present invention. The left column shows the store type, which is the type of store. From the top, general merchandise store (GMS/General Merchandise Store), food supermarket (SM/Super Market), drug store (DGS/Drug Store), and convenience store Each store type such as (CVS/Convenience Store) is shown. The right column shows the spatial information acquisition means. For each store type, GPS, Wi-Fi, beacon (installed outside the cash register), beacon (installed around the cash register) are shown from the top, and spatial information corresponding to each spatial information acquisition means. is associated with time information, which is threshold information for associating acquisition time and settlement time. That is, it indicates that the threshold information is determined for each store type, and the threshold information is determined for each spatial information acquisition means. For example, the threshold for the interval from the reception of a beacon signal placed outside the register to the settlement time is within 30 minutes for GMS and SM, but within 15 minutes for DRG and within 10 minutes for CVS. indicates that there is This is because, for example, the time from entering the store to making a payment at the cash register terminal 303 differs depending on the size and type of the store. Threshold information for discrimination is individually set for each store type. This is because it is possible to search for information that is highly likely to be based on the user whose payer information and ID information are the same, and to improve the accuracy of association. In addition, depending on the type of spatial information acquisition means, the size of the area in which the first spatial information such as the position of the mobile terminal can be acquired differs, and the acquisition timing also differs. Threshold information for discriminating the difference between the time information and the second time information is individually set for each type of spatial information acquisition means. The beacon has a radius of several meters around the signal transmission unit 302, the Wi-Fi has a radius of several tens of meters, and the GPS has a position accuracy of several tens of meters to several hundreds of meters due to the spatial information acquisition interval. This is for acquiring spatial information.

Further, the threshold information can be individually set according to the position where the signal transmission unit 302 is installed in the store. That is, the first spatial information is acquired by receiving a signal from the signal transmission unit 302 installed near the entrance of the store, and the second spatial information is acquired by receiving a signal from the signal transmission unit 302 installed near the cash register. Comparing the case where the first spatial information is acquired, when the first spatial information is received near the cash register, assuming that the payment is promptly made at the cash register terminal 303, the elapsed time from the acquired first time information is While the time is short, the second location information is acquired, that is, the second time information is acquired. Therefore, by shortening the threshold information, it is possible to search for information that is highly likely to be based on the user whose payer information and ID information are the same.

Furthermore, the ID information to be acquired differs depending on the spatial information acquisition means. For example, when spatial information is acquired by a beacon, the ID information associated with it is the application ID information assigned to the application software. Also, when spatial information is acquired via Wi-Fi, the ID information associated with it is model ID information uniquely assigned to each mobile terminal, such as a MAC address. When spatial information is acquired by GPS, the ID information associated with it is model ID information uniquely assigned to each mobile terminal, or application ID information assigned to application software, or both.

<About purchasing information>
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a purchase information table according to the embodiment of the present invention. In particular, FIG. 3 shows purchase information for a specific store (store code "80747169"). The left column shows store codes. Since FIG. 3 is the purchase information for the store code "80747169", all the store codes are "80747169". The column on the right shows the information of the payer who made the payment at the cash register terminal 303 . Specifically, information on membership cards and point cards used by purchasers, point membership applications using application software installed on mobile terminals, Line (registered trademark) and Twitter (registered trademark) It is information, such as application ID information, such as SNS application. Although not shown in FIG. 3, information such as membership card information or point card information may be added as the attribute information of the authorizer information. Next, the further right column shows the acquisition time of purchase information. Specifically, in the store code "80747169", the settlement party information "318-8489" indicates that the settlement was made at 13:08 on January 10, 2018. Furthermore, although not shown in FIG. 3, information such as purchased products is also provided. In this way, shopper information for multiple shoppers is collected for each store or retailer. In this case, the store code becomes the second spatial information, and the acquisition time information becomes the second time information. Note that the second spatial information may be handled by mutually converting the store code, store name, coordinates, etc. using the store master information.

<About terminal information>
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a table of terminal information according to the embodiment of the present invention. The left column shows ID information assigned to each mobile terminal. The ID information is application ID information assigned to application software or model ID information uniquely assigned to each portable terminal, and varies depending on the spatial information acquisition means. The right column shows the first spatial information, which is spatial information indicating the position of the mobile terminal. Here, the first spatial information may be information that can identify the location of a store by a store code, store name, or the like, or position information by coordinates such as longitude and latitude. The next column is information on acquisition time of the first spatial information. The rightmost column indicates the type of spatial information acquisition means by which the spatial information was acquired. For example, when the first spatial information is a store code, the store code is added with information indicating whether the beacon is installed around the cash register or in a place other than the cash register, thereby obtaining the first information. The spatial information acquisition means can be specified from the spatial information. Looking specifically at the information in FIG. 4, for example, in the information on the first line, the ID information of the mobile terminal is "3279094728", and the store code "80747169" is acquired as the first spatial information that is the spatial information. indicates that Also, first time information indicating that the first spatial information was acquired at 13:02 on January 10, 2018 is shown. The first spatial information is acquired by a beacon installed outside the cash register, for example, at the entrance of the store. Note that the first spatial information may be handled by mutually converting the store code, store name, coordinates, etc. using the store master information.

<Process flow>
Next, operations of the specific server 101 according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

In step S<b>101 , the specific server 101 receives a plurality of pieces of purchase information for a plurality of pieces of settlement person information from the settlement person information/purchase information management server 201 . The received purchase information is, for example, purchase information collected at multiple stores.

In step S102, the terminal information search unit 104 selects one or more pieces of purchase information for one settlement party information from the purchase information received in step S101.

In step S103, the terminal information search unit 104 retrieves the second spatial information and the second time information linked to the selected purchase information, and the first spatial information recognized as being similar to the second spatial information. 1st time information, which is the time when is acquired, and the threshold information set for the store corresponding to the second spatial information stored in the search condition storage unit 103, the first stored in the terminal information storage unit 102 Extract the time information of 1. After that, the terminal information stored in the terminal information storage unit 102 linked to the extracted first time information is searched. More specifically, from the viewpoint of space, for example, when the first spatial information and the second spatial information are a store code or a store name, the terminal information search unit 104 searches for the same store code or store name. Recognize that it approximates the case. Also, when the first spatial information and the second spatial information are coordinate information, it is recognized that they are approximate when the coordinates match or have a predetermined relationship. Next, from the viewpoint of time, the terminal information search unit 104 uses the second time information linked to the selected purchase information and the first time information to obtain the time of the second time information. and the first time information is within the time of the threshold information set for the store corresponding to the second spatial information, the portable terminal whose spatial information is similar in combination with the above spatial point of view terminal information is retrieved and extracted assuming that the user exists.

In step S104, the terminal information search unit 104 determines whether or not there is a user of a portable terminal with similar spatial information as a result of the search in step S103. If it is determined to exist (Y), the process proceeds to step S105. If it is determined that it does not exist (N), the process proceeds to step S106.

In step S105, the matching unit 105 identifies (matches) the mobile terminal user corresponding to the purchaser identified from the payer information as the same person, and temporarily stores the payer information and mobile terminal user identification information in association with each other. Let

In step S106, the matching unit 105 determines whether or not the purchase information regarding other settlement party information remains in the received purchase information. If it is determined that it does not exist (N), the process proceeds to step S107. If it is determined to exist (Y), the process proceeds to step S102, purchase information for one setter information is selected again, and similar processes are executed (steps S102 to S106).

In step S107, the matching unit 105 associates the ID information of one mobile terminal with a plurality of member IDs when a plurality of pieces of payer information are associated with the identification information of the user of the same mobile terminal and are temporarily stored. can generate integrated payer information. The integrated payer information is name identification information in which a plurality of payer information are bundled by the ID information of one mobile terminal. The matching unit 105 returns the generated integrated payer information to the payer information/purchase information management server 201 . It should be noted that when a single mobile terminal includes, as ID information, application ID information assigned to application software, model ID information uniquely assigned to each mobile terminal, and a terminal identifier assigned by the operating system of each mobile terminal. There is At that time, integrated payment information may be generated for each of the application ID information, the model ID information, and the terminal identifier. Therefore, the matching unit 105 can integrate the application ID information, the model ID information, and the terminal identifier, and generate integrated payment information based on the integrated information.

As described above, according to the present invention, information such as purchase history held by retailers, service providers, and settlement companies, spatial information of mobile terminals possessed by users, and a plurality of thresholds determined for each store Using the information, it is possible to quickly identify the user of the mobile terminal corresponding to the purchaser who purchased the product or used the service. As a result, it becomes possible to efficiently perform name identification from spatial information and temporal information data corresponding to a large amount of acquired and accumulated purchase information and spatial information and temporal information data of mobile terminals. .

Specifically, by extracting the first time information from the first time information and the second time information using the threshold information determined for the store corresponding to the second spatial information, the payer information and Information that is highly likely to be based on a user whose ID information is the same can be retrieved, and the accuracy of association can be improved. That is, even if there is little purchase information and terminal information collected for one user, association can be performed with high accuracy and name identification can be performed.

Similarly, the first time information is extracted from the first time information and the second time information using the threshold information according to the installation location of the signal transmission unit 302 in the store corresponding to the second spatial information. By doing so, it is possible to search for information that is highly likely to be based on the user whose payer information and ID information are the same, and the accuracy of association may be improved.

Furthermore, by extracting the first time information from the first time information and the second time information using threshold information according to the type of spatial information acquisition means for acquiring the first spatial information, the payer It is possible to search for information that is highly likely to be based on the same user whose information and ID information are the same, which may improve the accuracy of association.

(program)
FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of the computer 801. As shown in FIG. A computer 801 includes a CPU 802 , a main memory device 803 , an auxiliary memory device 804 and an interface 805 .

Here, details of a program for realizing each function constituting the specific server 101 according to the embodiment will be described.

A specific server 101 is implemented in a computer 801 . The operation of each component of the specific server 101 is stored in the auxiliary storage device 804 in the form of a program. The CPU 802 reads out the program from the auxiliary storage device 804, develops it in the main storage device 803, and executes the above processing according to the program. In addition, the CPU 802 secures a storage area corresponding to the above storage unit in the main storage device 803 according to the program.

Specifically, the program is, in the computer 801, the ID information corresponding to the mobile terminal, the first spatial information that is the information of the space in which the mobile terminal is located, and the Terminal information to which the first time information, which is time information, is linked, For the purchaser who purchased the product or used the service, the settlement party information corresponding to the purchaser, the store where the product was purchased, or Purchasing information in which second spatial information, which is spatial information corresponding to the store that uses the service, and second temporal information, which is time information when paying for the product or the service, are linked. A specific program for specifying a mobile terminal corresponding to a purchaser who purchases a product or uses a service using a second spatial information and a second time information linked to one piece of purchase information; First time information corresponding to first spatial information recognized to be similar to the second spatial information, and threshold information determined for the store corresponding to the second spatial information to generate first time information and searching for terminal information linked to the first time information; using a plurality of searched terminal information and a plurality of purchase information, ID information included in the terminal information and included in the purchase information and identifying the correspondence of the payer information provided.

Auxiliary storage device 804 is an example of a non-transitory tangible medium. Other examples of non-transitory tangible media include magnetic disks, magneto-optical disks, CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs, semiconductor memories, etc. connected via interface 805 . Further, when this program is delivered to the computer 801 via the network NW, the computer 801 receiving the delivery may develop the program in the main storage device 803 and execute the above process.

Also, the program may be for realizing part of the functions described above. Further, the program may be a so-called difference file (difference program) that realizes the functions described above in combination with another program already stored in the auxiliary storage device 804 .

Although several embodiments of the present disclosure have been described above, these embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and modifications are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention. It can be performed. These embodiments and their modifications are intended to be included in the scope of the invention described in the claims and their equivalents as well as included in the scope and gist of the invention.

1... Specific system 101... Specific server 102... User information storage unit 103... Search condition storage unit 104... Terminal information search unit 105... Matching unit 201... Settler information/purchase information management server 202... Purchase information storage unit,
203...Integrated payer information storage unit 204...Payer information analysis units 301, 301a, 301b, 301c...Stores 302, 302a, 302b, 303c...Signal transmitters 303, 303a, 303b, 303c...Store terminal devices 401, 401a, 401b, 401c... portable terminal 501...user 501a...user A
501b User B
501c User C
801... Computer 802... CPU
803 Main storage device 804 Auxiliary storage device 805 Interface

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ID information corresponding to the mobile terminal, first spatial information that is information about the space in which the mobile terminal is located, and first time information that is information about the time when the first spatial information was acquired With the terminal information that can be linked,
With respect to a purchaser who has purchased a product or used a service, the settlement party information corresponding to the purchaser, second spatial information which is spatial information corresponding to the shop where the product was purchased or the shop which uses the service, Purchasing information linked with second time information that is time information when the product or service is settled;
is used to identify a mobile terminal corresponding to a purchaser who purchases a product or uses a service,
a search condition storage unit that stores a plurality of threshold information determined for each store;
a terminal information storage unit that stores a plurality of terminal information corresponding to a plurality of mobile terminals;
Second spatial information and second temporal information linked to one purchase information, first temporal information corresponding to the first spatial information recognized as being similar to the second spatial information, and the search The first time information stored in the terminal information storage unit is extracted using the threshold information determined for the store corresponding to the second spatial information stored in the condition storage unit, and the first time information is linked to the first time information. a terminal information search unit that searches for terminal information to be attached;
a matching unit that uses a plurality of retrieved terminal information and a plurality of purchase information to specify correspondence between ID information included in the terminal information and settlement party information included in the purchase information;
with
The mobile terminal acquires the first spatial information by receiving a signal transmitted from a signal transmission unit installed in a store,
The search condition storage unit is a specific device that sets the threshold information according to the position of the signal transmission unit installed in the store. ID information corresponding to the mobile terminal, first spatial information that is information about the space in which the mobile terminal is located, and first time information that is information about the time when the first spatial information was acquired With the terminal information that can be linked,
With respect to a purchaser who has purchased a product or used a service, the settlement party information corresponding to the purchaser, second spatial information which is spatial information corresponding to the shop where the product was purchased or the shop which uses the service, Purchasing information linked with second time information that is time information when the product or service is settled;
is used to identify a mobile terminal corresponding to a purchaser who purchases a product or uses a service,
a search condition storage unit that stores a plurality of threshold information determined for each store;
a terminal information storage unit that stores a plurality of terminal information corresponding to a plurality of mobile terminals;
Second spatial information and second temporal information linked to one purchase information, first temporal information corresponding to the first spatial information recognized as being similar to the second spatial information, and the search The first time information stored in the terminal information storage unit is extracted using the threshold information determined for the store corresponding to the second spatial information stored in the condition storage unit, and the first time information is linked to the first time information. a terminal information search unit that searches for terminal information to be attached;
a matching unit that uses a plurality of retrieved terminal information and a plurality of purchase information to specify correspondence between ID information included in the terminal information and settlement party information included in the purchase information;
with
The search condition storage unit is a specific device that sets the threshold information according to the store type. ID information corresponding to the mobile terminal, first spatial information that is information about the space in which the mobile terminal is located, and first time information that is information about the time when the first spatial information was acquired With the terminal information that can be linked,
With respect to a purchaser who has purchased a product or used a service, the settlement party information corresponding to the purchaser, second spatial information which is spatial information corresponding to the shop where the product was purchased or the shop which uses the service, Purchasing information linked with second time information that is time information when the product or service is settled;
is used to identify a mobile terminal corresponding to a purchaser who purchases a product or uses a service,
a search condition storage unit that stores a plurality of threshold information determined for each store;
a terminal information storage unit that stores a plurality of terminal information corresponding to a plurality of mobile terminals;
Second spatial information and second temporal information linked to one purchase information, first temporal information corresponding to the first spatial information recognized as being similar to the second spatial information, and the search The first time information stored in the terminal information storage unit is extracted using the threshold information determined for the store corresponding to the second spatial information stored in the condition storage unit, and the first time information is linked to the first time information. a terminal information search unit that searches for terminal information to be attached;
a matching unit that uses a plurality of retrieved terminal information and a plurality of purchase information to specify correspondence between ID information included in the terminal information and settlement party information included in the purchase information;
with
The search condition storage unit is a specifying device that sets the threshold information according to the acquisition means of the first spatial information. The specific device according to claim 1 , wherein the signal transmitter is a beacon transmitter. The specific device according to claim 1 or 4 , wherein the signal transmission unit is a wireless LAN terminal. The identification device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the first spatial information is information including store information such as a store code and/or store name assigned to each store. The specific device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the mobile terminal acquires the first spatial information by receiving GPS signals. The identification device according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the ID information is model ID information uniquely assigned to each mobile terminal. The specific device according to any one of claims 1 to 8 , wherein the ID information is application ID information assigned to application software installed in each mobile terminal. The identification device according to any one of claims 1 to 9 , wherein the ID information is a terminal identifier assigned by an operating system of each mobile terminal. 11. The identification device according to any one of claims 1 to 10 , wherein the settlement party information is information for identifying the individual purchaser contained in a card presented by the purchaser at the time of settlement. 12. The identification device according to any one of claims 1 to 11 , wherein the settlement party information is information for identifying an individual purchaser acquired from a portable terminal used by the purchaser. ID information corresponding to the mobile terminal, first spatial information that is information about the space in which the mobile terminal is located, and first time information that is information about the time when the first spatial information was acquired With the terminal information that can be linked,
With respect to a purchaser who has purchased a product or used a service, the settlement party information corresponding to the purchaser, second spatial information which is spatial information corresponding to the shop where the product was purchased or the shop which uses the service, Purchasing information linked with second time information that is time information when the product or service is settled;
is used to identify a mobile terminal corresponding to a purchaser who purchases a product or uses a service,
The terminal information search unit provides second spatial information and second time information linked to one purchase information, and first spatial information corresponding to the first spatial information recognized as being similar to the second spatial information The first time information is extracted using the time information and the threshold information determined according to the position of the signal transmission unit installed in the store corresponding to the second spatial information, and linked to the first time information. a step of retrieving terminal information provided by
a step in which the matching unit identifies the correspondence between the ID information included in the terminal information and the payer information included in the purchase information, using the plurality of retrieved terminal information and the plurality of purchase information;
A particular method comprising ID information corresponding to the mobile terminal, first spatial information that is information about the space in which the mobile terminal is located, and first time information that is information about the time when the first spatial information was acquired With the terminal information that can be linked,
With respect to a purchaser who has purchased a product or used a service, the settlement party information corresponding to the purchaser, second spatial information which is spatial information corresponding to the shop where the product was purchased or the shop which uses the service, Purchasing information linked with second time information, which is time information when the product or service is settled;
is used to identify a mobile terminal corresponding to a purchaser who purchases a product or uses a service,
The terminal information search unit provides second spatial information and second time information linked to one purchase information, and first spatial information corresponding to the first spatial information recognized as being similar to the second spatial information A step of extracting first time information using time information and threshold information determined according to the type of store corresponding to the second spatial information, and searching for terminal information linked to the first time information. and,
a step in which the matching unit identifies the correspondence between the ID information included in the terminal information and the payer information included in the purchase information, using the plurality of retrieved terminal information and the plurality of purchase information;
A particular method comprising ID information corresponding to the mobile terminal, first spatial information that is information about the space in which the mobile terminal is located, and first time information that is information about the time when the first spatial information was acquired With the terminal information that can be linked,
With respect to a purchaser who has purchased a product or used a service, the settlement party information corresponding to the purchaser, second spatial information which is spatial information corresponding to the shop where the product was purchased or the shop which uses the service, Purchasing information linked with second time information that is time information when the product or service is settled;
is used to identify a mobile terminal corresponding to a purchaser who purchases a product or uses a service,
The terminal information search unit provides second spatial information and second time information linked to one purchase information, and first spatial information corresponding to the first spatial information recognized as being similar to the second spatial information first time information is extracted using time information and threshold information that is determined for the store corresponding to the second spatial information and is determined according to the acquisition means for the first spatial information; a step of searching for terminal information linked to the time information of
a step in which the matching unit identifies the correspondence between the ID information included in the terminal information and the payer information included in the purchase information, using the plurality of retrieved terminal information and the plurality of purchase information;
A particular method comprising ID information corresponding to the mobile terminal, first spatial information that is information about the space in which the mobile terminal is located, and first time information that is information about the time when the first spatial information was acquired With the terminal information that can be linked,
With respect to a purchaser who has purchased a product or used a service, the settlement party information corresponding to the purchaser, second spatial information which is spatial information corresponding to the shop where the product was purchased or the shop which uses the service, Purchasing information linked with second time information that is time information when the product or service is settled;
A specific program for identifying a mobile terminal corresponding to a purchaser who purchases a product or uses a service using
Second spatial information and second temporal information linked to one piece of purchase information, first temporal information corresponding to the first spatial information recognized as being similar to the second spatial information, and the first The first time information is extracted using the threshold information determined according to the position of the signal transmission unit installed in the store corresponding to the spatial information of 2, and the terminal information linked to the first time information is searched. a step;
a step of identifying the correspondence between the ID information included in the terminal information and the payer information included in the purchase information, using the retrieved plurality of terminal information and the plurality of purchase information;
A specific program that causes a computer to run ID information corresponding to the mobile terminal, first spatial information that is information about the space in which the mobile terminal is located, and first time information that is information about the time when the first spatial information was acquired With the terminal information that can be linked,
With respect to a purchaser who purchased a product or used a service, settlement party information corresponding to the purchaser, and second spatial information which is spatial information corresponding to the store where the product was purchased or the store using the service; Purchasing information linked with second time information, which is time information when the product or service is settled;
A specific program for identifying a mobile terminal corresponding to a purchaser who purchases a product or uses a service using
Second spatial information and second temporal information linked to one piece of purchase information, first temporal information corresponding to the first spatial information recognized as being similar to the second spatial information, and the first a step of extracting first time information using threshold information determined according to the type of store corresponding to the spatial information of 2, and searching for terminal information linked to the first time information;
a step of identifying the correspondence between the ID information included in the terminal information and the payer information included in the purchase information, using the retrieved plurality of terminal information and the plurality of purchase information;
A specific program that causes a computer to run ID information corresponding to the mobile terminal, first spatial information that is information about the space in which the mobile terminal is located, and first time information that is information about the time when the first spatial information was acquired With the terminal information that can be linked,
With respect to a purchaser who has purchased a product or used a service, the settlement party information corresponding to the purchaser, second spatial information which is spatial information corresponding to the shop where the product was purchased or the shop which uses the service, Purchasing information linked with second time information, which is time information when the product or service is settled;
A specific program for identifying a mobile terminal corresponding to a purchaser who purchases a product or uses a service using
Second spatial information and second temporal information linked to one piece of purchase information, first temporal information corresponding to the first spatial information recognized as being similar to the second spatial information, and the first The first time information is extracted using the threshold information that is determined for the store corresponding to the spatial information of 2 and is determined according to the acquisition means for the first spatial information, and is linked to the first time information. a step of retrieving terminal information provided by
a step of identifying the correspondence between the ID information included in the terminal information and the payer information included in the purchase information, using the retrieved plurality of terminal information and the plurality of purchase information;
A specific program that causes a computer to run

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