JP7360659B2 - Crowdfunding system, processing method and computer program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a crowdfunding system, a processing method, and a computer program, and particularly to a crowdfunding system, a processing method, and a computer program that can increase users' desire to promote a project.

In recent years, technological development regarding crowdfunding has been actively conducted. Crowdfunding is a method of providing relatively small amounts of funds provided by users using payment functions on the web to users seeking funding.

Patent Document 1 discloses a technology in which a business owner improves and sells products and services by receiving feedback from investors regarding prototype products and trial services. Also disclosed is a technology for discovering customers who are similar in age to investors who have responded favorably as potential customers to whom actual products and services can be provided.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2017-204034

In addition, in recent years, users seeking funding (hereinafter referred to as "proposers") have started using SNS (social media), which is an external service different from the crowdfunding site that proposed the project, as a means of promoting their own projects. Networking services) etc. are often used. The drafter posts an article on SNS with a link to a web page related to the project he/she drafted, and from the link, the user who views the article is directed to the page related to his/her project on the crowdfunding site. was common.

Even if a user advertises the project to users using such an external service, there is a problem that the effect is not necessarily increased.

In view of these problems, the present invention aims to increase users' desire to promote a project.

The crowdfunding system of the present invention includes a storage unit that associates user information and external service information regarding external services with which the user sends and receives information and stores it in a storage device, and external service information stored in the storage device. a determining unit that determines a remuneration to be given to the user based on the situation specified by the specifying unit; is characterized in that the reward determined by the determination unit is stored in the storage device in association with the user.

The identifying unit can identify the number of times the user has transmitted information to an external service as the situation, and the determining unit can determine the reward to be given to the user based on the number of times of transmission.

The identifying unit can identify, as a situation, the number of responses to the user's transmission of information to an external service, and the determining unit can determine a reward to be given to the user based on the number of responses.

The identifying unit identifies, as the situation, an increase in the number of supporters or an increase in the amount of support due to the user's transmission of information to an external service, and the determining unit determines the increase in the number of supporters or the increase in the amount of support caused by the user, and the determining unit provides the grant to the user based on the increase in the number or the amount of support. It is possible to determine the remuneration to be paid.

In the case where a user funds a project related to the production of a game originated by a first user, the reward may be game media usable within a game produced by the user who originated the project.

The storage unit causes the information processing device to store the reward grant conditions and the reward to be granted when the conditions are met in association with each other, and the crowdfunding system further stores the conditions specified by the identification unit, and , an output unit may be provided that outputs the achievement status of the granting conditions by the user to the information processing device operated by the user via the network, based on the granting conditions.

The crowdfunding system includes a determination unit that determines whether funding for a predetermined project is caused by a user transmitting information to an external service, and the determination unit Based on the results determined by the above, it is possible to determine rewards to be given to the user and other users who have provided funds.

The processing method of the present invention includes a storage step of causing a computer to associate user information and external service information regarding an external service to which the user sends and receives information and stores it in a storage device; and an external service stored in the storage device. A specifying step of specifying the status of information transmission by the user to an external service based on the information, and a determining step of determining a reward to be given to the user based on the status specified in the specifying step. In the storage step, the reward determined in the determination step is stored in the storage device in association with the user.

The computer program of the present invention has a storage function that causes a computer to associate and store user information and external service information regarding external services to which the user sends and receives information in a storage device, and an external service stored in the storage device. Realizes a specific function that identifies the status of information transmission by a user to an external service based on information, and a determination function that determines a reward to be given to the user based on the status specified by the specific function. The storage function is characterized in that the reward determined by the determination function is stored in the storage device in association with the user.

According to the crowdfunding system, processing method, and computer program of the present invention, it is possible to improve a user's desire to promote a project by giving a reward to the user based on the user's transmission status of information to an external service. becomes possible.

It is a diagram showing an example of a display screen realized by the crowdfunding system according to the embodiment of the present invention. It is a diagram showing an example of a display screen realized by the crowdfunding system according to the embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a configuration diagram showing the configuration of a crowdfunding system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a network configuration diagram showing a network configuration of a crowdfunding system and an information processing device according to the present invention. It is a data configuration diagram showing a data configuration stored in a storage device related to a crowdfunding system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram showing the structure of the crowdfunding system concerning other embodiments of the present invention. It is a data configuration diagram showing a data configuration stored in a storage device related to a crowdfunding system according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a display representing an achievement status according to another embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a configuration diagram showing the basic configuration of an information processing device related to a crowdfunding system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a flow diagram showing a flow of a processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a functional configuration diagram showing a functional configuration of a computer program according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

The crowdfunding system of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

In an embodiment of the present invention, crowdfunding refers to a mechanism in which a relatively small amount of funds provided by a fund provider using a payment function on the web is provided to a fund raiser. This crowdfunding can be classified into three types: "donation type," "investment type," and "purchase type," depending on the presence or absence and type of return received by the funder.

"Donation-type" crowdfunding does not have a mechanism for providing returns to funders. In "investment-type" crowdfunding, a portion of the revenue obtained from works created by the fund raiser is paid to the fund provider as a return. “Purchase-type” crowdfunding is distinguished from other types in that the fund raiser provides a non-monetary return to the fund provider. This non-monetary return includes tangible items such as goods, as well as intangible items such as services and electronic items.

FIG. 1 shows an example of a project page display screen displayed by a crowdfunding system according to an embodiment of the present invention. The example shown in FIG. 1 shows a part of a project page whose purpose is for a drafter (creator) who is a fund raiser to raise costs for producing a game.

As shown in Figure 1, the display screen 1 includes a project overview 2, images related to the project 3, the name of the originator (creator) 4, total support amount 5, target amount 6, number of supporters 7, remaining days 8, achievement A rate 9, a support button 10, a detailed explanation of the project 11, etc. can be displayed. Further, as shown below image 3 in FIG. 1, a button for posting the project to an external service such as SNS may be displayed.

Additionally, since this project is a "purchase-type" project, multiple returns are set. Figures 2 (a) to (c) show examples of display screens that display multiple support amounts and allow users considering funding to select which support amount to provide support. . In addition to displaying the amount of support, the details of the return corresponding to the amount of support are also displayed.

In the example shown in FIG. 2(a), when the support amount is 5,000 yen, the returned game is set as a created game, a letter of thanks from the creator, and an autographed postcard. In addition, in the example shown in Figure 2(b), if the support amount is 10,000 yen, the return will include the created game, a thank you letter from the creator, an autographed postcard, and an in-game card. (rare) is set. Similarly, in the example shown in Figure 2(c), if the support amount is 30,000 yen, the return will be the created game, a thank you letter from the creator, an autographed postcard, and an in-game card (S Rare), and his name will be listed in the game's credits.

Note that the game as a return includes not only providing a game stored in a recording medium but also providing a computer program for realizing game play on a predetermined terminal. In this case, this computer program may be provided so that the user can download it free of charge via the network. Further, the in-game card is a card that can be used within the game, and may have an illustration of a character or the like drawn on it. This card may be given a rarity, and the rarity may increase in the order of NR (normal), R (rare), and SR (S rare), but the rarity The type and number are not particularly limited to these. Also, posting a name on the credits of a game means posting the name, etc. as a funder in the end credits of the game, etc.

Users considering funding this project can click the button corresponding to the amount of support set to the return they want from among the multiple returns presented as shown in Figure 2 (a) to (c). By selecting , you can provide funding to creators. In response, the creator provides the users who have provided funds with a return set according to the amount of support.

The above is an example of the flow of crowdfunding that is the premise of the crowdfunding system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

The user can then post the project to an external service by using a button as shown in FIG. 1 that allows the user to post the project to an external service such as SNS. Alternatively, users can promote this project to other users by sharing/retweeting articles posted by the creators themselves on SNS, but there is no benefit to the user who promoted the project. That was the reality.

Therefore, the crowdfunding system of the present invention solves the above problem by having the following configuration.

That is, the crowdfunding system 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a storage section 110, a determining section 120, and a specifying section 130, as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the crowdfunding system 100 will be described as a server device 100 connected via a network to a plurality of information processing devices 200, 300 as shown in FIG. 4, but it is not limited to this. Instead, a part of the configuration may be configured as a system included in the information processing apparatuses 200 and 300.

The storage unit 110 stores user information and external service information regarding external services to which the user sends and receives information in association with each other.

This storage device may be provided in the crowdfunding system 100, or may be an external storage device connected by wire or wirelessly.

Note that the user here is not particularly limited as long as it is a user other than the originator of the project, but for example, it may be a user who is considering providing funding or has already provided funding. good.

As shown in FIG. 4, the information processing device operated by the user is an information processing device 300 connected to the crowdfunding system of the present invention via a network, and includes a personal computer equipped with a display device, a mobile terminal, It can be a game device or the like.

The user information can be information that uniquely identifies the user, and includes information such as a user ID, user name, email address, and password. In addition to this information, the storage unit 110 can store attribute information such as name, address, date of birth, age, gender, favorite anime, favorite voice actor, and other preferences in the storage device.

Note that this information can also be obtained by having the user log in to the crowdfunding site realized by the present invention using an account of an external service that cooperates with the crowdfunding site realized by the present invention. can.

The external service information regarding the external service with which the user sends and receives information can be information on the service name, ID and/or URL of the service. Examples of external services include SNS, blogs, messengers, and/or email.

Furthermore, this information can also be obtained by having the user log in to the crowdfunding site realized by the present invention using an account of an external service that cooperates with the crowdfunding site realized by the present invention. I can do it.

FIG. 5 shows an example of data that the storage unit 110 according to this embodiment stores in the storage device. In the example shown in FIG. 5, the data can include past support information in addition to the user information and external service information described above. Details of this information will be described later.

The identifying unit 120 identifies the status of information transmission by the user to an external service based on the external service information stored in the storage device.

For example, a user can send project information to an external service by using a button that allows posting a project to an external service, as shown in FIG. Specifically, when the above button is selected, the screen of the crowdfunding site is transferred to the screen of an external service, and the login process to the external service is performed on this screen of the external service. By going through this login process, the user can send information to the external service using various APIs provided by the external service.

Note that the identification unit 120 can also identify the information transmission status by counting the number of times the above-mentioned button has been selected, but it is also possible to identify the information transmission status from the external service where the above-mentioned login process has been performed. By doing so, it is possible to more easily identify the status of information transmission.

In addition, the identification unit can also obtain information (IDs and email addresses) of other users (followers, friends, etc.) associated with the user from external services, and the It is possible to analyze the usage status of funding sites and what genres of external services other users are interested in, which can be used for various marketing purposes.

Note that this login process may be configured to be performed not only at the timing of posting the above-mentioned project to an external service, but also before posting.

Further, as described above, the login process to the crowdfunding site realized by the present invention can also be a login process using an account of an external service. According to such processing, the trouble of logging in by the user can be saved, and it is more effective. It also becomes easier to use various information from external services.

The information sent to the external service is information about the project, and includes, for example, articles about the project itself and the drafter of the project. In addition, the act of posting this project to an external service and the act of sharing/retweeting articles posted to an external service are also included in the transmission of information to an external service.

The status of the transmission also includes the number of times the user sends information to the external service, the number of responses to the user's sending of information to the external service, and the number of supporters or supporters resulting from the user's sending of information to the external service. This includes the number of increases in amount. In particular, it is preferable that the identifying unit 120 identifies an increase in the number of supporters or the amount of support due to the user's transmission of information to an external service. Details of these situations will be discussed later.

The determining unit 130 determines the reward to be given to the user based on the situation specified by the specifying unit 120.

The reward may be stored in the information processing device together with the conditions for granting the reward. Examples of rewards include goods and services such as the returns mentioned above, additional support funds, coupons for additional support funds that can be used to support the project, discount coupons, virtual currency, or games related to the project. Examples include game media that can be used within the game. Note that a valid period and discount amount can be set for the coupon. Details of these rewards will be described later.

The storage unit 110 stores the reward determined by the determination unit 130 in a storage device in association with the user. For example, if the reward is an addition of support funds, the reward can be automatically granted and the support amount can be added by a predetermined amount as soon as it is confirmed that the reward grant conditions are met. I can do it.

With the above configuration, it is possible to provide a reward to the user based on the status of the user's transmission of information to an external service, thereby making it possible to increase the user's desire for advertising.

The identifying unit 120 can identify, as a situation, the number of times the user has transmitted information to an external service, and the determining unit 130 can determine the reward to be given to the user based on the number of times of transmission.

The number of times information is sent to external services includes, for example, the number of times articles are posted to various SNS using the SNS post button displayed on the project page, and the number of actions (shares, retweets, likes, etc.) on posted articles. Alternatively, it may be the number of times an article containing link information to a project page has been uploaded to a blog. Incidentally, by including the user's code in the link information, it becomes easy to count the number of times, but the method of counting the number of times is not limited to this method, and various known techniques can be applied. Further, by transmitting the information through the login process to the external service as described above, it becomes possible to easily specify the number of times of transmission.

The determining unit 120 can determine, for example, the larger the number of transmissions, the larger the number of rewards, or the higher the value of rewards, the more the number of transmissions.

According to this configuration, the reward given to the user is determined based on the number of times information is transmitted to the external service, so that the user increases the user's motivation to transmit information to the external service, that is, the motivation for advertising. becomes possible.

The identifying unit 120 can identify, as the situation, the number of responses to the user's transmission of information to an external service, and the determining unit 130 can determine the reward to be given to the user based on the number of responses.

The response to the transmission of information can be a response to the posting by the user described above, that is, an action by another user in response to the posted article. Specific examples of the number of responses include the number of likes, the number of shares, and the number of views for an article. Furthermore, it is preferable to include the number of followers, friends, and readers of a user who is highly likely to see an article posted by the user in the number of responses, regardless of the presence or absence of an action by another user. By transmitting information through the login process to the external service as described above, it becomes possible to easily specify the number of responses using various APIs provided by the external service.

According to this configuration, the reward to be given to the user is determined based on the number of responses to the transmission of information to the external service, so it is possible to more specifically evaluate the advertising effect by the user and give an appropriate reward. becomes possible.

The identifying unit 120 identifies, as the situation, an increase in the number of supporters or an increase in the support amount due to the user's transmission of information to an external service, and the determining unit 130 determines whether the user It is possible to determine the compensation to be given to

A supporter resulting from the transmission of information is a user who accesses the project page from a link included in the transmitted information and provides support. Furthermore, the increase in support amount refers to the amount of support provided by accessing the project page from the link included in the sent information. This supporter can be identified using a known access analysis method.

In this case, in addition to the reward given based on the number of times the information is transmitted, it is preferable that a better reward is additionally given to the user.

According to this configuration, the reward to be given to the user is determined based on the increased number, so it is possible to more specifically evaluate the advertising effect by the user and provide an appropriate reward.

When a user provides funds to a project related to the production of a game, the reward can be game media that can be used in a game produced by the drafting user who drafted the project.

Game media is electronic data used in games, and includes any media such as cards, items, characters, and avatars. In addition, game media is electronic data that can be acquired, owned, used, managed, exchanged, synthesized, enhanced, sold, discarded, or gifted within a game by a user, but the usage mode of game media is not defined in this specification. It is not limited to what is clearly stated.

With this configuration, users can receive rewards related to the projects they support, making it possible to increase users' motivation to promote.

It is preferable that the storage unit 110 stores the reward granting conditions and the rewards to be awarded when the conditions are met in association with each other in the storage device.

The crowdfunding system according to an embodiment of the present invention preferably further includes an output unit 140, as shown in FIG.

The output unit 140 outputs the achievement status of the granting conditions of the user to the information processing device operated by the user via the network based on the situation specified by the specifying unit 120 and the granting conditions. It is preferable to prepare.

The storage device associates the reward granting condition with, for example, if the number of posts on SNS is 1, one support discount coupon is given as a reward, and in the case of 5 posts, 10 support discount coupons are given as a reward. Can be memorized. FIG. 7 is a data configuration diagram showing the data configuration stored in the storage device of the present invention.

Further, the output unit 140 can provide the user with information as shown in FIG. 8 as the achievement status. In FIG. 8, for example, an example is shown in which a bar indicating that the current number of posts is "3 times" is displayed for the condition for granting a reward of 10 support discount coupons "5 times on SNS". There is.

It is also possible to set a support level for the user and to increase the level each time the reward granting conditions are met.

With this configuration, the user can perform advertising activities while enjoying the feeling of a game, and it is possible to increase the user's motivation for advertising.

As shown in FIG. 6, the crowdfunding system according to an embodiment of the present invention preferably further includes a determination unit 150.

The determination unit 150 determines whether funding for a predetermined project is provided due to the transmission of information by the user to an external service.

This determination can determine whether another user has provided support by being guided to the project page using an invitation code or referral link sent by the user.

The determining unit 130 can determine remuneration to be given to the user and another user who provided funds based on the result determined by the determining unit 150.

According to this configuration, even if a user directly advertises to another user via email or messenger without using SNS, blogs, etc., it is possible to evaluate the user's advertisement.

As described above, in this case, it is preferable that a better reward is additionally provided in addition to the normally provided reward.

The storage unit 110 according to an embodiment of the present invention can further store attribute information of a plurality of users in the storage device in association with information of the plurality of users. The user's attribute information can be, for example, information such as the user's address, date of birth, age, and gender.

The user's support information may be information regarding projects that the user has supported in the past/is currently supporting, and includes information such as project name, project number, originator's name, amount of support, and/or genre. be able to. Further, the user's support information can also include information regarding the total amount of support for all projects supported by the user (cumulative amount of support).

Genres include basic genres such as manga anime and games, which indicate the major categories of the works supported by the project, and subgenres such as horror, fantasy, and card games, which indicate the minor categories of works supported by the project. can be included. Moreover, this genre may be further classified into more finely.

In a crowdfunding system according to another embodiment of the present invention, the contents of a project can be announced such as announcements of the release of new games, announcements of major updates to existing games, announcements of sales of goods and tickets related to manga, anime, and games, etc. can do. Specifically, the crowdfunding system can be used as a marketing tool and for pre-registration of games. Normally, registration is done by registering an email address or following a SNS account, but by utilizing the system of the present invention, the project can set up rewards such as limited goods related to the game and receive money as support. We ask supporters to pre-register by paying a fee, and when the game is released, we send a message with a link to a page where release information is disclosed for a specific project, giving supporters special information. can also be provided. Further, the system of the present invention can be used not only when a game is released, but also for large-scale game updates. Additionally, this system can be used as a sales channel for goods, and can also be used to sell tickets at actual events such as fan appreciation events.

In a crowdfunding system according to another embodiment of the present invention, funds provided by users can also be provided using virtual currency. This virtual currency includes dedicated coins issued by the operating company. This will enable us to expand our support network globally.

In the crowdfunding system according to another embodiment of the present invention, a user can also realize a sponsor function in which the user receives support from a sponsor for a fixed amount every month. This support is provided not on a project-by-project basis but on a creator-by-creator basis, and this sponsor is a user who should be treated more favorably than a user who provides funding on a project-by-project basis. Therefore, in this case, it is preferable to include information indicating that the user is the user's sponsor in the user's support information and to store the information in the storage device. This allows the first user to more easily select his or her sponsor as an item.

Users can create projects exclusive to sponsors, allow sponsors to comment on their own projects, sponsors can always receive a certain discount no matter which project the user supports, etc. , it is possible to expand the range of usage in crowdfunding.

Each of the functions realized by the crowdfunding of the present invention described above can also be applied to an EC site whose main purpose is sales.

A crowdfunding system 100 according to another embodiment of the present invention may be connected to a management terminal that operates crowdfunding. The system of the present invention may accept, from this management terminal, evaluations of works such as manga, anime, games, etc. produced in the project, in addition to managing crowdfunding. Preferably, this evaluation is made by an expert in the genre of this work. Such evaluation becomes useful information when the user considers support.

In addition, in the embodiment described above, as shown in FIG. 4, the information processing apparatus 200 is shown as an information processing terminal operated by a user, and the information processing apparatus 300 is shown as an information processing terminal operated by a user. The number of devices 200, 300 is not particularly limited. Further, the server device as the crowdfunding system 100 can be a server device 100 as shown in FIG. A CPU 21 can be provided as a control unit that controls the operation of the server. This control section may include each section for realizing each of the functions described above. Note that the information processing devices 200 and 300 are configured of computers as shown in FIG. 9, similar to the server device described above.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, the crowdfunding system 100 and the information processing devices 200 and 300 have a CPU 21, a main memory 22, a user I/F 23, a communication I/F 24, and an external memory 25. Each of these components is configured as hardware electrically connected to each other via a bus 26.

The CPU 21 loads various programs such as an operating system from the external memory 25 into the main memory 22 and executes instructions included in the loaded programs. The main memory 22 is used to store programs executed by the CPU 21, and is composed of, for example, a DRAM.

The user I/F 23 includes, for example, an information input device such as a keyboard and a mouse that receives operator input, and an information output device such as a liquid crystal display that outputs the calculation results of the CPU 21. The communication I/F 24 is implemented as hardware, firmware, communication software such as a TCP/IP driver or PPP driver, or a combination thereof, and is configured to be able to communicate via a network.

The external memory 25 is composed of, for example, a magnetic disk drive, and stores various files such as various programs such as an operating system.

Further, the storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention stores the following information.
Specifically, the CPU 21 stores data collected when a crowdfunding project is executed in a database.

In addition to the above-mentioned table of information regarding users, this database includes a table of information regarding projects, a table of information regarding returns, a table of information regarding access, a table of information regarding sales history, a user table, and the like. The contents of the table will be explained in order below.

The project information table stores project information regarding the project. Specifically, the table of information regarding projects includes columns for project number, project name, drafter ID, project start date and time, end date and time, and project page URL.

The return information table stores return information regarding returns obtained when a user supports a project. Specifically, the table of information regarding returns includes columns for project number, return ID, name, sales amount, maximum sales number, remaining sales number, and return details.

The sales history information table stores sales history information of products and services sold as a return when users support a project. Specifically, the table of information regarding sales history includes columns such as project number, user ID of the user, return ID of the seller, sales price, sales date and time, and payment method.

User information is stored in the user table. Specifically, the user table includes columns for supporter ID, name, address, date of birth, telephone number, and email address.

Note that the payment system realized by the crowdfunding system of the present invention can have the same configuration as a conventionally known payment system, so a description thereof will be omitted here.

The embodiments of the crowdfunding system of the present invention have been described above, and the crowdfunding realized by the present invention can be used not only for raising funds but also as a means of gathering friends and comrades.

The crowdfunding system of the present invention is more effective when the content of the project is specialized in the entertainment field. By specializing in this field, in addition to collecting funds, the creator who is the originator will be able to perform preliminary test marketing and demand research, reach out to loyal customers with high enthusiasm (loyalty), and maintain continuity with good customers. This makes it possible to achieve effective communication.

For example, a project that is executed when funding is achieved can be used as a marketing research and funding tool for anime sequels, movies, games, CD production costs, etc. It can also be used as a marketing research and funding tool for novels and manga to be made into movies, and for new anime production. It can also be used as a funding tool for the production of doujinshi and original goods.

For example, in a project that is committed to execution, community marketing and EC can be used to promote promotional plans before the release of a new product (preview events, online-only pre-sales, etc.), advance promotional plans for actual events (advance ticket sales, early reservation benefits, etc.) It can be used as a tool for forming a core fan community using EC (selling original goods and novelty products).

In this way, the crowdfunding realized by the present invention can be utilized as a marketing platform with a useful customer database, and the company that operates this system can receive high-quality IP (intellectual property). ) can be discovered early and preferentially, providing an opportunity to reach them directly.

Next, the processing method of the present invention will be explained with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 10, the processing method of the present invention is characterized by causing a computer to execute storage steps S110 and S140, determination step S120, and output step S130. The computer here can be the crowdfunding system 100 described above.

In the storage step S110, the user's information and the external service information regarding the external service to which the user sends and receives information are stored in a storage device in association with each other. This step can be executed by the storage unit 110 described above. Details of the storage unit 110 are as described above.

The identifying step S120 identifies the status of information transmission by the user to the external service based on the external service information stored in the storage device. This step can be executed by the above-mentioned identifying unit 120. Details of the specifying unit 120 are as described above.

The determining step S130 is a determining step of determining a reward to be given to the user based on the situation identified in the identifying step S120;
Execute. This step can be performed by the determination unit 130 described above. Details of the determining unit 130 are as described above.

Then, in the storage step S140, the reward determined in the determination step S130 is stored in the storage device in association with the user. This step can be executed by the storage unit 110 described above. Details of the storage unit 110 are as described above.

Next, the computer program of the present invention will be explained.
The computer program of the present invention is characterized in that it causes a computer to realize a storage function, a determination function, and a specific function. Each function is realized by each circuit 1110 to 1130 shown in FIG. 11, and each circuit 1110 to 1130 corresponds to each part 110 to 130 described above. The computer here can be the crowdfunding system 100 described above.

The storage function associates user information and external service information regarding external services to which the user sends and receives information, and stores the information in the storage device. This storage function can be realized by the storage circuit 1110 described above. Details of the storage circuit 1110 are as described above for the storage section 110.

The specific function specifies the status of information transmission by the user to the external service based on the external service information stored in the storage device. This specific function can be realized by the specific circuit 1120 described above. Details of the specific circuit 1120 are as described above for the specific section 120.

The determination function determines the reward to be given to the user based on the situation specified by the specific function. This decision function can be implemented by the decision circuit 1130 described above. Details of the decision circuit 1130 are as described above for the decision section 130.

The storage function stores the reward determined by the determination function in the storage device in association with the user.

With the above configuration, it is possible to provide a reward to the user based on the status of the user's transmission of information to an external service, thereby making it possible to increase the user's desire for advertising.

Further, according to the crowdfunding system, processing method, and computer program according to an embodiment of the present invention, if a user attempting to raise funds is a creator of entertainment works such as manga, anime, and games, The quality of a work depends largely on the ability of the creator. Therefore, the generated ranking can be used to evaluate the creator's ability. Users who are fans of creators can realize a community platform that creates a special community between creators and fans by checking the rankings of creators they have supported.

Furthermore, according to the crowdfunding system, processing method, and computer program according to an embodiment of the present invention, fans who support the same work or creator can interact with each other on the platform realized by the crowdfunding system. By making this possible, fans can connect as friends, making it possible to create a community platform that creates a special community of fans.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to create a new fan community where creators who work hard and their fans can continue to connect with each other.

Although several embodiments of the invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, substitutions, and changes can be made without departing from the gist of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included within the scope and gist of the invention, as well as within the scope of the invention described in the claims and its equivalents.

Furthermore, the method described in the embodiments can be applied to a program that can be executed by a computer, such as a magnetic disk (floppy (registered trademark) disk, hard disk, etc.), an optical disk (CD-ROM, DVD, MO, etc.), It can also be stored in a recording medium such as a semiconductor memory (ROM, RAM, flash memory, etc.), or transmitted and distributed via a communication medium. Note that the programs stored on the medium side also include a setting program for configuring software means (including not only execution programs but also tables and data structures) in the computer to be executed by the computer. The computer that realizes this device reads a program recorded on a recording medium, and if necessary, constructs software means using a setting program, and executes the above-described processing by controlling the operation of the software means. Note that the recording medium referred to in this specification is not limited to those for distribution, and includes storage media such as magnetic disks and semiconductor memories provided inside computers or devices connected via a network.
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Below, the invention described in the claims of the original application of this application at the time of filing will be added.
[1] A storage unit that associates and stores user information and external service information regarding external services to which the user sends and receives information in a storage device;
an identification unit that identifies a status of information transmission by the user to the external service based on external service information stored in the storage device;
a determining unit that determines a reward to be given to the user based on the situation specified by the specifying unit,
In the crowdfunding system, the storage unit stores the reward determined by the determination unit in the storage device in association with the user.
[2] The identifying unit identifies, as the situation, the number of times the user transmits information to the external service;
The crowdfunding system according to claim 1, wherein the determining unit determines a reward to be given to the user based on the number of times of transmission.
[3] The identifying unit identifies, as the situation, the number of responses to the transmission of information by the user to the external service;
The crowdfunding system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the determining unit determines a reward to be given to the user based on the number of responses.
[4] The identifying unit identifies, as the situation, an increase in the number of supporters or an increase in support amount due to the transmission of information by the user to the external service,
The crowdfunding system according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the determining unit determines a reward to be given to the user based on the increased number or the increased amount.
[5] In the case where the user provides funds to a project related to the production of a game,
5. The crowdfunding system according to claim 1, wherein the reward is game media that can be used in a game created by a user involved in the project.
[6] The storage unit causes the storage device to store the conditions for granting the remuneration and the remuneration to be provided when the conditions are met in association with each other,
The crowdfunding system further includes:
The apparatus further includes an output unit that outputs the achievement status of the granting condition of the user to an information processing device operated by the user via a network based on the situation specified by the specifying unit and the granting condition. The crowdfunding system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by:
[7] The crowdfunding system includes:
comprising a determination unit that determines whether funding for a predetermined project is caused by the transmission of information to the external service by the user;
Any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the determining unit determines a reward to be given to the user and another user who provided the funds based on the result determined by the determining unit. The crowdfunding system described in section.
[8] To the computer,
a storing step of associating and storing user information and external service information regarding an external service to which the user sends and receives information in a storage device;
a specifying step of specifying a status of information transmission by the user to the external service based on the external service information stored in the storage device;
a determining step of determining a reward to be given to the user based on the situation identified in the identifying step;
run the
In the storing step, the processing method stores the reward determined in the determining step in the storage device in association with the user.
[9] To the computer,
a storage function that associates user information and external service information regarding external services to which the user sends and receives information and stores it in a storage device;
a specific function that identifies the status of information transmission by the user to the external service based on the external service information stored in the storage device;
a determination function that determines a reward to be given to the user based on the situation specified by the specific function;
Realize,
The storage function is a computer program that stores the reward determined by the determination function in the storage device in association with the user.

100 crowdfunding system 110 storage unit 120 identification unit 130 determination unit 140 output unit 150 determination unit 200 information processing device 300 information processing device

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a storage unit that associates user information and external service information regarding external services with which the user sends and receives information, and stores the information in a storage device;
an identification unit that identifies a status of information transmission by the user to the external service based on external service information stored in the storage device;
a determining unit that determines a reward to be given to the user based on the situation specified by the specifying unit,
The storage device stores conditions for granting the reward and rewards to be awarded when the conditions are met, in association with each other,
The determining unit compares the situation with the granting condition, and as a result of the checking, determines, as a reward to be given to the user, a reward associated with the granting condition for which it is determined that the situation satisfies the condition. death,
The storage unit stores the reward determined by the determination unit in the storage device in association with the user,
The reward is the right to increase or discount the support amount when the user supports the project,
The status is the number of times the user sends information to the external service and/or the number of responses to the user's sending of information to the external service,
The determining unit further compares an increase in the number of supporters or an increase in support amount due to the transmission of information to an external service by the user with the grant condition, and as a result of the check, determines that the situation satisfies the condition. A crowdfunding system that determines a reward associated with a grant condition that is determined to be a reward to be additionally given to the user . The right to increase the support amount when the user supports a project is the right to have the support amount be larger than the amount paid by the user when supporting the project, or the right to increase the support amount when the user supports the project. 2. The crowdfunding system according to claim 1, wherein the right is to rank up the return obtained from the crowdfunding system. The said right has a validity period,
The crowdfunding system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the crowdfunding system can be used when the user supports a project within the validity period. The crowdfunding system further includes:
The apparatus further includes an output unit that outputs the achievement status of the granting condition of the user to an information processing device operated by the user via a network based on the situation specified by the specifying unit and the granting condition. The crowdfunding system according to claim 1, 2 or 3 , characterized by: The crowdfunding system is
comprising a determination unit that determines whether funding for a predetermined project is caused by the transmission of information to the external service by the user;
Any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the determining unit determines remuneration to be given to the user and other users who provided the funds based on the result determined by the determining unit. The crowdfunding system described in section . to the computer,
a storing step of associating and storing user information and external service information regarding an external service to which the user sends and receives information in a storage device;
a specifying step of specifying a status of information transmission by the user to the external service based on the external service information stored in the storage device;
a determining step of determining a reward to be given to the user based on the situation identified in the identifying step;
run the
The storage device stores the conditions for granting the reward and the reward to be awarded when the condition for granting the reward is met, in association with each other,
In the determining step, the situation is checked against the granting condition, and as a result of the checking, a reward associated with the granting condition for which it is determined that the situation satisfies the condition is determined as the reward to be given to the user. death,
In the storage step, the reward determined in the determination step is stored in the storage device in association with the user;
The reward is the right to increase or discount the support amount when the user supports the project,
The status is the number of times the user sends information to the external service and/or the number of responses to the user's sending of information to the external service,
In the determining step, further, an increase in the number of supporters or an increase in support amount due to the transmission of information to an external service by the user is checked against the grant condition, and as a result of the check, the situation satisfies the condition. A processing method for determining a reward associated with a granting condition determined to be a reward to be additionally given to the user . to the computer,
a storage function that associates user information and external service information regarding external services to which the user sends and receives information and stores it in a storage device;
a specific function that identifies the status of information transmission by the user to the external service based on the external service information stored in the storage device;
a determination function that determines a reward to be given to the user based on the situation specified by the specific function;
Realize,
The storage device stores the conditions for granting the reward and the reward to be awarded when the condition for granting the reward is met, in association with each other,
The determination function compares the situation with the granting conditions, and as a result of the checking, determines, as a reward to be given to the user, a reward associated with the granting condition for which it is determined that the situation satisfies the condition. death,
The storage function stores the reward determined by the determination function in the storage device in association with the user,
The reward is the right to increase or discount the support amount when the user supports the project,
The status is the number of times the user sends information to the external service and/or the number of responses to the user's sending of information to the external service,
The determination function further compares an increase in the number of supporters or an increase in support amount due to the transmission of information to an external service by the user with the grant condition, and as a result of the check, determines that the situation satisfies the condition. A computer program that determines a reward associated with a grant condition determined to be a reward to be additionally given to the user .

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