JP7427496B2 - Program, information processing method, and information processing device - Google Patents

Description

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

BACKGROUND ART Services are provided in which points are awarded to users in commercial transactions and financial transactions, and the points are exchanged for prizes. Along with this, various systems have been proposed to support prize exchange.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a point management system in which points are awarded to a user according to the result of playing an online game, and the awarded points are exchanged for prizes and shipping procedures are performed. Patent Document 1 further discloses that when data on an exchanged prize is transmitted to a prize transaction server, a payment procedure is performed to convert the prize into actual consideration (cash, etc.).

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2007-241454

However, the invention described in Patent Document 1 simply converts the prize into actual value, and only pays the value equivalent to the original points. Furthermore, the roundabout method of exchanging points for prizes, shipping them to users, and then cashing in (purchasing) the shipped prizes is not very convenient for users.

One aspect of the present invention is to provide a program or the like that can suitably promote the use of points that can be exchanged for prizes.

A program according to one aspect acquires information on a plurality of prizes that can be exchanged with points held by a user, displays information on the plurality of prizes in a list on a display section, and selects one from the plurality of prizes. The selected prize is exchanged with points held by the user, and the product is listed in the name of the provider who gave the points to the user on a listing site where other users can purchase the product. The present invention is characterized by causing a computer to execute processing for outputting an exhibition request.

In one aspect, it is possible to suitably promote the use of points that can be exchanged for prizes.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of a prize exhibition system. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of a card company server. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a terminal. It is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the record layout of member DB, prize DB, exhibition site DB, and exhibition DB. It is a timing chart showing a processing procedure executed by the prize exhibition system. It is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a prize list screen. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing procedure which a card company server performs. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a processing procedure executed by a terminal. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of a prize exhibition system according to a second embodiment. It is a block diagram showing an example of a structure of a transaction server. It is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a record layout of a card company DB, a member DB, a prize DB, and an exhibition DB. 7 is a timing chart showing an example of a processing procedure of the prize exhibition system according to Embodiment 2. FIG. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a prize list screen according to Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the processing procedure which a transaction server performs.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below based on drawings showing embodiments thereof.
(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of a prize exhibition system. In this embodiment, we will discuss a prize exhibition system in which points given to users by using a credit card are exchanged for prizes, and the exchanged prizes are exhibited on an exhibition site where they can be exhibited in a flea market format, an auction format, etc. explain. The prize exhibition system includes a card company server 1, a terminal 2, transaction servers 3, 3, 3, and so on. Each device is communicatively connected to a network N such as the Internet.

The card company server 1 is an information processing device capable of various information processing and transmission/reception of information, and is a server computer of a card company (provider) that provides credit cards. Note that the card company server 1 may be a personal computer or the like. BACKGROUND ART Credit card companies provide a prize exchange service in which points are given to users who are credit card members according to the amount of money spent on their credit cards, and the points are exchanged for predetermined prizes. In this embodiment, the card company server 1 puts the prize up for sale as it is on the listing site in response to a request from the user, and makes it available for purchase by other users using the listing site.

The terminal 2 is a user terminal used by a user who is a credit card member, and is, for example, a smartphone, a personal computer, a tablet terminal, or the like. The card company server 1 outputs information on prizes that can be exchanged for points to the terminal 2, accepts requests for exchanging and exhibiting the prizes, and exhibits the prizes on the exhibiting site.

The transaction server 3 is a server computer of an operator who operates an exhibition site, and is a web server that manages the exhibition site. Note that the exhibition site is not limited to a website, and may be realized by an application installed on the terminal 2, for example. In this embodiment, the card company server 1 is affiliated with a plurality of exhibition sites (transaction servers 3), and can exhibit prizes on each exhibition site.

In this embodiment, the points will be explained as credit card usage points, but they may be points obtained through other commercial transactions or financial transactions.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the card company server 1. As shown in FIG. The card company server 1 includes a control section 11 , a main storage section 12 , a communication section 13 , and an auxiliary storage section 14 .
The control unit 11 has one or more arithmetic processing units such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit), an MPU (Micro-Processing Unit), and a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), and executes the program P1 stored in the auxiliary storage unit 14. By reading and executing, various information processing, control processing, etc. are performed. The main memory unit 12 is a temporary storage area such as SRAM (Static Random Access Memory), DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory), flash memory, etc., and temporarily stores data necessary for the control unit 11 to perform arithmetic processing. Remember. The communication unit 13 is a communication module for performing processing related to communication, and sends and receives information to and from the outside.

The auxiliary storage unit 14 is a nonvolatile storage area such as a large capacity memory or a hard disk, and stores the program P1 and other data necessary for the control unit 11 to execute processing. Further, the auxiliary storage unit 14 stores a member DB 141, a prize DB 142, an exhibition site DB 143, and an exhibition DB 144. The member DB 141 is a database that stores information on users who are credit card members. The prize DB 142 is a database that stores information on prizes that can be exchanged for points. The exhibition site DB 143 is a database that stores information on affiliated exhibition sites. The exhibition DB 144 is a database that stores the exhibition history of prizes.

Note that the auxiliary storage unit 14 may be an external storage device connected to the card company server 1. Further, the card company server 1 may be a multicomputer consisting of a plurality of computers, or may be a virtual machine virtually constructed by software.

Further, in this embodiment, the card company server 1 is not limited to the above configuration, and may include, for example, an input section that receives operation input, a display section that displays images, and the like. The card company server 1 also includes a reading section that reads a portable storage medium 1a such as a CD (Compact Disk)-ROM or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc)-ROM, and reads and executes the program P1 from the portable storage medium 1a. You may also do this. Alternatively, the card company server 1 may read the program P1 from the semiconductor memory 1b.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the terminal 2. As shown in FIG. The terminal 2 includes a control section 21 , a main storage section 22 , a communication section 23 , a display section 24 , an input section 25 , and an auxiliary storage section 26 .
The control unit 21 has one or more arithmetic processing units such as a CPU or an MPU, and performs various information processing, control processing, etc. by reading and executing the program P2 stored in the auxiliary storage unit 26. The main storage unit 22 is a temporary storage area such as a RAM, and temporarily stores data necessary for the control unit 21 to perform arithmetic processing. The communication unit 23 is a communication module for performing communication-related processing, and sends and receives information to and from the outside. The display unit 24 is a display screen such as a liquid crystal display, and displays images. The input unit 25 is an operation interface such as a touch panel or mechanical keys, and receives operation input from the user. The auxiliary storage unit 26 is a nonvolatile storage area such as a large capacity memory, and stores the program P2 and other data necessary for the control unit 21 to execute processing.

Note that the terminal 2 may be provided with a reading unit that reads a portable storage medium 2a such as a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, and may read and execute the program P2 from the portable storage medium 2a. Alternatively, the terminal 2 may read the program P2 from the semiconductor memory 2b.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the record layout of the member DB 141, the prize DB 142, the exhibition site DB 143, and the exhibition DB 144.
The member DB 141 includes a member ID column, a name column, a card number column, and a held point column. The member ID column stores member IDs for identifying each user who is a credit card member. The name column, card number column, and point holding column each store the user's name, credit card number, and balance of points held by the user in association with the member ID.

The prize DB 142 includes a prize ID column, a prize name column, an exchange point column, a prize description column, a prize image column, and a status column. The prize ID column stores a prize ID for identifying each prize. The prize name column, exchange point column, prize description column, prize image column, and status column are each associated with the prize ID and contain the name of the prize, the number of points required for the prize exchange, the description of the prize, the image of the prize, and remembers the condition of the prize. The status column stores, for example, whether or not the prize is being put up for sale on the putting up site.

The exhibition site DB 143 includes a site ID column, a site name column, and a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) column. The site ID column stores site IDs for identifying each exhibition site. The site name column and URL column respectively store the name and URL of the exhibition site.

The exhibition DB 144 includes an exhibition date and time column, a member column, an exhibition prize column, an exhibition site column, a purchase date and time column, and a purchase amount column. The exhibition date and time column stores the date and time when the prize was exhibited. The member column, exhibited prize column, exhibited site column, purchase date/time column, and purchase amount column are associated with the exhibited date and time, respectively, and contain the member ID of the user who exhibited, the name of the exhibited prize, and the site name of the exhibiting site where the exhibited item is placed. , the date and time of purchase and the purchase amount when the exhibited prize is purchased.

FIG. 5 is a timing chart showing the processing procedure executed by the prize exhibition system. As described above, in this embodiment, credit card points are exchanged for prizes and the prizes are put up for sale on an exhibition site. The exhibition site accepts applications for purchase (successful bids) of prizes from general users. The purchase price of the prize is paid to the user who exchanged the prize via the card company. The flow of the process will be explained based on FIG. 5.

For example, the terminal 2 first requests the card company server 1 to output information on one or more prizes that can be exchanged with the points held by the user, depending on the balance of points held by the user (step S101). In the following description, for convenience, information on one or more prizes output from the card company server 1 will be referred to as a "prize list."

When receiving a request to output a prize list, the card company server 1 extracts prizes that can be exchanged from the prize DB 142 according to the balance of points held by the user. The card company server 1 transmits the extracted prize information to the transaction servers 3, 3, 3, . . . of each exhibition site, and inquires about the market price at each exhibition site (step S102).

Although the method of calculating the market price is not particularly limited, for example, the transaction server 3 calculates the market price from the purchase price when a product that is the same as or similar to the prize is purchased from products that have been exhibited in the past on the exhibition site. Specifically, the transaction server 3 identifies the market price range based on the lowest and highest purchase prices of the corresponding product. The transaction server 3 specifies the market price range for each prize and outputs it to the card company server 1 (step S103).

The card company server 1 outputs a prize list including market prices to the terminal 2 (step S104). The terminal 2 displays the prize list and accepts input from the user to select a prize to be exhibited on the exhibition site in exchange for points (step S105). Then, the terminal 2 outputs an exhibition request to the card company server 1 to request the exhibition of the selected prize (step S106).

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the prize list screen. FIG. 6 shows a prize list screen that displays a list of information about each prize included in the prize list. On the prize list screen, for example, as shown in FIG. 6, the name, image (photo), explanatory text, etc. of each prize are displayed in a list.

The terminal 2 displays the market price of the prize on the prize list screen in association with each prize. Specifically, the terminal 2 displays a list of market price ranges at each listing site along with the site name.

Furthermore, the terminal 2 displays an exhibition button 61 for exchanging points with each prize and displaying the item on an exhibition site in association with each prize. By accepting an operation input to the exhibit button 61, the terminal 2 accepts an input to select a prize to exhibit. Note that if the "Get" button is operated, a normal prize exchange will be performed.

The terminal 2 further receives an input for selecting an exhibition site where the prize is to be exhibited. For example, when the terminal 2 receives an operation input to the exhibition button 61, the terminal 2 transitions to an operation screen (not shown) for selecting an exhibition site, and receives the selection input of the exhibition site. The terminal 2 notifies the card company server 1 of the selected prize and exhibition site, and requests the card company server 1 to exhibit the prize.

Note that the terminal 2 may change the display order when displaying a list of prizes on the prize list screen according to the market price of each prize. For example, the terminal 2 displays a list of prizes in descending order of the highest price in the market price range. This makes it possible to provide the user with criteria for determining which prize should be put up for sale in exchange for points.

Further, although the display order is determined based on the market price in the above example, the display order may be determined based on other criteria. For example, the terminal 2 changes the display order depending on the popularity of each prize on the exhibition site. The degree of popularity is determined, for example, according to the average exhibition period from when a product identical to or similar to the prize is put up for sale until it is purchased. For example, when acquiring the market price from the transaction server 3, the card company server 1 also acquires the average exhibition period of the same or similar products and outputs it to the terminal 2. The terminal 2 determines the display order of each prize according to the average exhibition period, and displays the prizes in descending order of average exhibition period. In this case, the terminal 2 may also display the average listing period.

Furthermore, for example, when the terminal 2 requests to put up a prize, it may specify (reserve) a time for putting up the prize on the putting up site, instead of putting it up immediately. For example, the terminal 2 accepts an input specifying the date on which the prize is to be put up for sale, and requests the card company server 1 to put up the prize on the putting up site on the specified date. The card company server 1 puts up the prize on the specified date. As a result, it is possible to specify, for example, the optimal time to put up a prize (for example, on a weekend when many products are purchased), and the timing of putting up a prize can be suitably controlled.

In addition, although in the above, the user specifies the exhibition time, the card company server 1 may take the initiative in determining the exhibition time. For example, the card company server 1 stores in the prize DB 142 the optimal exhibition period (for example, winter) according to the prize (for example, "pot"), and when the optimal exhibition period has been reached, the prize is exhibited on the exhibition site. In this way, the exhibition timing may be automatically controlled.

Returning to FIG. 5, the explanation will be continued. When an exhibition request is obtained from the terminal 2, the card company server 1 updates the status of the prize managed in the prize DB 142 to "on sale" (step S107). Additionally, the number of points required for exchanging the prize is subtracted from the user's points and stored in the member DB 141. As a result, the prize is exchanged, and the user secures the prize. When receiving a request to output a prize list from the terminal 2 of another user (member), the card company server 1 generates a prize list by excluding prizes that are "on sale".

The card company server 1 transmits information about the prizes exchanged for points to the transaction server 3, and requests the transaction server 3 to exhibit the prizes (step S108). The information transmitted in step S108 includes the name, description, image, etc. of the prize. The transaction server 3 posts the transmitted information on the listing site and puts the prize up for sale.

In addition, when exhibiting a prize on an exhibiting site, it is preferable that the card company server 1 exhibits the prize under the name of the card company (provider) rather than under the user's name. That is, in step S108, the card company server 1 outputs a listing request with the card company as the seller to the transaction server 3. By setting the seller as a credit card company and paying the purchase price through the credit card company as described later, it is possible to sell items without identifying users who are credit card members.

The transaction server 3 receives an application for purchasing a prize from another user of the exhibition site (step S109). If the purchase application is accepted, the transaction server 3 notifies the card company server 1 that the purchase application has been received (step S110).

In this embodiment, the purchase price is paid by the purchaser (another user) via the card company. The method of paying the purchase price is, for example, bank account transfer, but the method is not particularly limited.

The card company server 1 determines whether the purchase price has been deposited from the purchaser into the bank account in the name of the card company (step S111). When the purchase price has been deposited, the card company server 1 outputs a remittance request to the financial institution to remit the purchase price to the bank account in the user's name (step S112). Further, the card company server 1 outputs a shipping request for shipping the prize to the purchaser (step S113).

The card company server 1 notifies the terminal 2 that the exhibited prize has been purchased (step S114). For example, the card company server 1 transmits information such as the name of the purchased prize, the purchase amount, the date and time of purchase, and the scheduled date of payment to the terminal 2, and displays the information.

Note that although the case where the prize is purchased has been described above, there may be cases where the prize that has been put up for sale is not purchased forever. In this case, it is preferable to cancel the sale of the prize and return the points corresponding to the prize to the user.

For example, the card company server 1 determines to end the listing when a certain period of time has passed from the listing date and time. Note that the user may manually decide the timing to end the listing. If it is determined that the listing should be ended, the card company server 1 requests the transaction server 3 to end the listing. Then, the card company server 1 adds the number of points corresponding to the exhibited prize to the balance of the user's points, and returns the points. Further, the card company server 1 clears the status of the prize from "on sale" and allows other members to put it up for sale.

The card company server 1 sends a return notification to the terminal 2 to return points corresponding to the exhibited prize to the user. Specifically, the card company server 1 notifies the name of the prize for which the exhibition has ended, the date and time of the end of the exhibition, etc., and also notifies the number of points returned and causes the terminal 2 to display the notification.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, prizes that can be exchanged with credit card points can be exhibited on the exhibition site, and the points can be used like a game. In particular, in this embodiment, by listing items and paying for purchases in the name of the credit card company rather than in the user's name, the user does not need to register as a member of the listing site and can list items without having to identify the individual. .

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing procedure executed by the card company server 1. Based on FIG. 7, the processing contents executed by the card company server 1 will be explained.
The control unit 11 of the card company server 1 receives from the terminal 2 a request to output a list of prizes that can be exchanged with points held by the user (step S11). The control unit 11 extracts prizes that can be exchanged with the user's points from the prize DB 142, transmits information on the prizes to the transaction server 3, and obtains the market price (step S12). The control unit 11 outputs a prize list showing information on each prize including the market price to the terminal 2 (step S13).

The control unit 11 receives a selection input from the terminal 2 for selecting a prize to be exhibited and a destination for exhibiting the prize (step S14). The control unit 11 subtracts the user's points according to the selected prize (step S15). Furthermore, the control unit 11 updates the status of the selected prize to "on sale" (step S16). The control unit 11 outputs an exhibition request for the selected prize to the transaction server 3 (step S17).

The control unit 11 determines whether the exhibited prize has been purchased in response to the notification from the transaction server 3 (step S18). If it is determined that the prize has been purchased (S18: YES), the control unit 11 determines whether the purchase price of the prize has been deposited from the purchaser, and if it is determined that the prize has been deposited, the control unit 11 remits the purchase price to the user. A remittance request is output (step S19). Further, the control unit 11 outputs a shipping request to ship the purchased prize to the purchaser (step S20). The control unit 11 notifies the terminal 2 that the prize has been purchased (step S21), and ends the series of processing.

If it is determined that the prize has not been purchased (S18: NO), the control unit 11 determines whether to end the exhibition of the prize (Step S22). If it is determined that the exhibition is not to be ended (S22: NO), the control unit 11 returns the process to step S18. If it is determined that the exhibition is to be ended (S22: YES), the control unit 11 adds points corresponding to the exhibited prize to the points held by the user (Step S23). The control unit 11 notifies the terminal 2 of the added points, that is, the returned points (step S24), and ends the series of processing.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing procedure executed by the terminal 2. Based on FIG. 8, the processing procedure executed by the terminal 2 will be described.
The control unit 21 of the terminal 2 requests the card company server 1 to output a prize list in response to an operation input from the user (step S41). The control unit 21 acquires a prize list showing information on each prize including the market price from the card company server 1 (step S42). Then, the control unit 21 displays a prize list screen showing a list of prizes that can be exchanged with the user's points and the market price of each prize on the exhibition site (step S43). For example, the control unit 21 displays a list of market prices at each of a plurality of exhibition sites in association with each prize.

The control unit 21 receives an input for selecting a prize to be put up for sale (step S44). Further, the control unit 21 receives an input for selecting an exhibition site as an exhibition destination (step S45). The control unit 21 exchanges the prize selected in step S44 for points, and outputs a listing request to the card company server 1 for listing on the listing site selected in step S45 (step S46).

The control unit 21 determines whether a notification to the effect that the exhibited prize has been purchased has been obtained from the card company server 1 (step S47). If it is determined that the prize purchase notification has been obtained (S47: YES), the control unit 21 displays the purchase amount of the prize, etc. (step S48), and ends the series of processing.

If it is determined that the notification of purchase of the prize has not been obtained (S47: NO), the control unit 21 determines whether or not a notification to end the sale of the prize has been obtained from the card company server 1 (Step S49). ). If it is determined that the listing end notification has not been obtained (S49: NO), the control unit 21 returns the process to step S47. If it is determined that the termination notification has been obtained (S49: YES), the control unit 21 displays the number of points returned due to the termination of the listing (Step S50), and ends the series of processing.

In addition, although it is assumed above that the prize is exhibited via the card company server 1, the present embodiment is not limited to this. That is, in step S46, the terminal 2 may directly output an exhibition request to the transaction server 3 instead of the card company server 1, so that the prize can be directly exhibited on the exhibition site.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, it is possible to promote the use of points by exchanging credit card usage points for prizes and directly listing the exchanged prizes on a listing site.

Further, according to the first embodiment, by presenting the market price of the prize to the user, it is possible to suitably support the user's decision as to which prize to put up for sale.

Further, according to the first embodiment, the market prices of a plurality of exhibition sites are presented, and prizes can be exhibited on each exhibition site, thereby improving convenience for the user.

Further, according to the first embodiment, when the exhibited prize is ended without being purchased, the points corresponding to the prize are returned to the user, thereby making it possible to more appropriately promote the use of points. .

Further, according to the first embodiment, by allowing the user to specify (reserve) the exhibition time, the user can determine an appropriate time to put the product up for sale.

(Embodiment 2)
In the first embodiment, an explanation has been given of a mode in which the card company server 1 that provides the prize takes the main role in processing. In this embodiment, a mode will be described in which the transaction server 3 that accepts the listing of prizes takes the lead in processing. Note that the same reference numerals are given to the same content as in the first embodiment, and the explanation thereof will be omitted.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of a prize exhibition system according to the second embodiment. The prize exhibition system according to the present embodiment is composed of a transaction server 3, a card company server 1, and a terminal 2 as in the first embodiment, but the transaction server 3 mainly performs processing. Specifically, it is assumed that the user who exchanges and puts up prizes is a member of the listing site, and accepts listings of prizes that can be exchanged with points from affiliated card companies. More specifically, the transaction server 3 is affiliated with the card company servers 1 of each of a plurality of card companies, and can put up prizes provided by each card company.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the transaction server 3. As shown in FIG. The transaction server 3 includes a control section 31, a main storage section 32, a communication section 33, and an auxiliary storage section 34.
The control unit 31 has one or more arithmetic processing units such as a CPU or an MPU, and performs various information processing, control processing, etc. by reading and executing the program P3 stored in the auxiliary storage unit 34. The main storage unit 32 is a temporary storage area such as a RAM, and temporarily stores data necessary for the control unit 31 to perform arithmetic processing. The communication unit 33 is a communication module for performing communication-related processing, and sends and receives information to and from the outside.

The auxiliary storage unit 34 is a nonvolatile storage area such as a large capacity memory or a hard disk, and stores the program P3 and other data necessary for the control unit 31 to execute processing. Further, the auxiliary storage unit 34 stores a card company DB 341, a member DB 342, a prize DB 343, and an exhibition DB 344. The card company DB 341 is a database that stores information on affiliated card companies. The member DB 342 is a database that stores information on users who are members of the exhibition site. The prize DB 343 is a database that stores information on prizes provided by card companies. The exhibition DB 344 is a database that stores the exhibition history of products (including prizes) on the exhibition site.

Note that the auxiliary storage unit 34 may be an external storage device connected to the transaction server 3. Further, the transaction server 3 may be a multi-computer consisting of a plurality of computers, or may be a virtual machine virtually constructed by software.

Further, in this embodiment, the transaction server 3 is not limited to the above configuration, and may include, for example, an input section that receives operation input, a display section that displays images, and the like. Further, the transaction server 3 includes a reading unit that reads a portable storage medium 3a such as a CD (Compact Disk)-ROM or a DVD (Digital Versatile Disc)-ROM, and reads and executes the program P3 from the portable storage medium 3a. You can do it like this. Alternatively, the transaction server 3 may read the program P3 from the semiconductor memory 3b.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the record layout of the card company DB 341, member DB 342, premium DB 343, and exhibition DB 344.
The card company DB 341 includes a card company ID column, a company name column, and a provided card column. The card company ID column stores card company IDs for identifying each card company. The company name column and the provided card column each store the name of the card company and the name of the credit card provided by the card company to the user in association with the card company ID.

The member DB 342 includes a member ID column, a name column, an address column, and a possession card column. The member ID column stores member IDs for identifying each user who is a member of the exhibition site. The name column, address column, and possession card column each store the user's name, address, and information on the credit card possessed in association with the member ID. Note that, as shown in FIG. 11, in this embodiment, it is assumed that one user has registered a plurality of credit cards in this system.

The prize DB 343 includes a prize ID column, a prize name column, a provider company column, an exchange point column, a prize description column, and a prize image column. The prize ID column stores a prize ID for identifying each prize. The prize name column, provider company column, exchange point column, prize description column, and prize image column are associated with the prize ID, respectively, and contain the name of the prize, the name of the card company that provides the prize, and the information necessary for exchanging the prize. The number of points, the explanation of the prize, and the image of the prize are stored.

The exhibition DB 344 includes an exhibition date and time column, an exhibitor column, a provider column, an exhibition product column, a product description column, a product image column, a purchase date and time column, and a purchase amount column. The listing date and time column stores the date and time when each user put the item up for sale on the listing site. The Seller column, Provider column, Exhibited product column, Product description column, Product image column, Purchase date/time column, and Purchase amount column each contain the name of the user who listed the product and the provider of the product, in association with the listing date and time. , the name of the product, the description of the product, the image of the product, the date and time of purchase when the product was purchased, and the purchase amount. In the provider column, the name of the card company is stored if the product put up for sale is a credit card prize, and the "principal" is stored if the product is put up by a general user.

FIG. 12 is a timing chart showing an example of the processing procedure of the prize exhibition system according to the second embodiment. As explained above, in this embodiment, the transaction server 3 (exhibition site) takes the lead in performing a series of processes. An overview of this embodiment will be explained based on FIG. 12.

First, the terminal 2 requests the transaction server 3 to output a prize list (step S201). When receiving a request to output a prize list, the transaction server 3 requests output of a prize list that can be exchanged with points held by the user (step S202). Here, if the user has a plurality of credit cards, the transaction server 3 requests a prize list from the card company server 1 of each corresponding card company.

The transaction server 3 acquires a list of prizes that can be exchanged with the points of each credit card (step S203). The transaction server 3 refers to the history of past product listings and purchases stored in the listing DB 344 and identifies the market price of each prize included in the prize list (step S204).

The transaction server 3 outputs a prize list showing information on each prize including the market price to the terminal 2 (step S205). When the prize list is acquired, the terminal 2 displays the prize list and accepts a prize selection input (step S206). The terminal 2 requests the transaction server 3 to put up the selected prize (step S207).

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a prize list screen according to the second embodiment. FIG. 13 shows a prize list screen showing a list of prizes that can be exchanged with points held by the user. In this embodiment, the terminal 2 displays a list of information about each prize (for example, the name of the prize, market price, etc.) in the same way as the prize list screen in the first embodiment.

For example, the terminal 2 displays prizes that can be exchanged with the points of each credit card on the same prize list screen. Note that a prize list screen may be provided for each credit card and displayed separately. As shown in FIG. 13, the terminal 2 displays the card name of each credit card and the number of points required for prize exchange in association with each prize.

Explain how to use the prize list. In the prize list of FIG. 13, there are two prizes of "○○ card". A toaster with a current market price of 5,000 to 6,000 yen can be exchanged with 1,800 points, and a pot with a current market price of 3,000 to 4,000 yen can be exchanged with 1,700 points. Comparing these two items, it can be seen that the market price per point is higher for the toaster, so the member can select the toaster and put it up for sale.

As in the first embodiment, the terminal 2 displays the exhibit button 61 and accepts an input to select a prize to exhibit. The terminal 2 requests the transaction server 3 to put up the selected prize. The transaction server 3 posts information about the selected prize on the exhibition site.

Returning to FIG. 12, the explanation will be continued. If the transaction server 3 receives an exhibition request from the terminal 2, the transaction server 3 notifies the card company server 1 that the request for the exhibition of the prize has been received (step S208). When the card company server 1 receives the notification of the exhibition request, the card company server 1 updates the status of the requested prize to "on sale" (step S209). Further, the card company server 1 subtracts the points required for exchanging the prize from the points held by the user.

The transaction server 3 accepts an application for purchasing a prize from another user who is a member of the exhibition site (step S210). Thereafter, the purchaser pays the purchase price, but in this embodiment, the purchase price is paid via the operator of the listing site. That is, the purchase price is paid to the operator of the exhibition site, and then transferred from the operator to the user. Thereby, similarly to the first embodiment, it is possible to put up prizes without identifying the user who put up the prize.

The transaction server 3 determines whether the purchase price has been deposited from the purchaser (step S211). If it is determined that the money has been deposited, the transaction server 3 outputs a remittance request to the financial institution to remit the purchase price to the user (step S212).

The transaction server 3 transmits information such as the purchaser's name and address to the card company server 1 and requests shipping of the prize (step S213). Upon receiving the shipping request, the card company ships the prize to the purchaser. Further, the transaction server 3 transmits a purchase notification to the terminal 2 to the effect that the prize has been purchased (step S214). Specifically, the transaction server 3 notifies the name, purchase amount, purchase date and time of the purchased prize, and displays the notification on the terminal 2.

Although a detailed explanation will be omitted, similar to the first embodiment, if the exhibited prize is not purchased forever, the transaction server 3 ends the exhibiting of the prize. In this case, the transaction server 3 deletes the information about the prize from the exhibition site and requests the card company server 1 to return the points corresponding to the prize to the user. The card company server 1 returns the points to the user in accordance with the request from the transaction server 3, clears the status of the prize "on sale", and allows other users to exhibit the prize.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an example of a processing procedure executed by the transaction server 3. Based on FIG. 14, the processing contents executed by the transaction server 3 will be explained.
The control unit 31 of the transaction server 3 receives from the terminal 2 a request to output a list of prizes that can be exchanged with credit card points (step S61). The control unit 31 acquires a list of prizes that can be exchanged with points held by the user from the card company server 1 of each credit card company of one or more credit cards held by the user (step S62).

The control unit 31 refers to the product listing and purchase history stored in the listing DB 344 and identifies the market price of each prize included in the prize list (step S63). For example, the control unit 31 extracts products that are the same as or similar to the prize from products that have been exhibited and purchased in the past on the exhibition site based on the product name, etc., and selects the market price range based on the lowest and highest purchase price of the product. Identify.

The control unit 31 outputs a prize list showing information on each prize including the market price to the terminal 2 (step S64). The control unit 31 receives a selection input from the terminal 2 for selecting a prize to be exchanged with credit card points and exhibited on the exhibition site (step S65). The control unit 31 requests the card company server 1 of the card company providing the selected prize to exhibit the selected prize (step S66). The card company server 1 outputs information about the prize to be exhibited (description of the prize, image, etc.) in response to a request from the transaction server 3, and the transaction server 3 posts the information about the prize on the exhibition site.

The control unit 31 accepts an application for purchasing a prize from another user (step S67). The control unit 31 determines whether there is a purchase application (step S68). If it is determined that there is a purchase application (S68: YES), the control unit 31 determines whether the purchase price has been deposited from the purchaser to the operator, and if it is determined that the purchase price has been deposited to the operator, the control unit 31 sends the purchase price to the user. A remittance request for remittance is output to (step S69). Further, the control unit 31 outputs a shipping request for the purchased prize to the card company server 1 (step S70). The control unit 31 notifies the terminal 2 that the prize has been purchased (step S71), and ends the series of processing.

If it is determined that the offer to purchase the prize has not been obtained (S68: NO), the control unit 31 determines whether to end the sale of the prize (Step S72). If it is determined that the listing is not to be ended (S72: NO), the control unit 31 returns the process to step S67. If it is determined that the exhibition is to be ended (S72: YES), the control unit 31 deletes the prize information from the exhibition site (Step S73). The control unit 31 notifies the card company server 1 that the prize exhibition has ended, and requests that the points corresponding to the prize be returned to the user (step S74). In response to a request from the transaction server 3, the card company server 1 adds points corresponding to the prize to the balance of points held by the user and returns the points. The control unit 31 notifies the terminal 2 of the number of points to be returned (step S75), and ends the series of processing.

In the above description, the request for shipping the prize is output to the card company server 1 via the transaction server 3, but the request for shipping the prize may be output from the terminal 2 to the card company server 1. For example, when the terminal 2 receives a notification from the transaction server 3 that there is an application to purchase a prize and that the purchase price has been deposited from another user, the terminal 2 outputs a shipping request including the destination of the prize to the card company server 1. , have the prize shipped. In this way, the prize may be able to be shipped without going through the transaction server 3.

Although the above description assumes that the operator of the listing site is the main entity, a separate business is established to act as an intermediary between the operator of the listing site and the card company, and the intermediary business takes the lead in providing this system. It's okay. In this case, multiple card companies and multiple listing sites can be linked, and further improvement in convenience for users can be expected.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the exhibition site can take the initiative in providing a series of prize exhibition systems.

The embodiments disclosed herein are illustrative in all respects and should not be considered restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the scope of the claims, not the meaning described above, and is intended to include meanings equivalent to the scope of the claims and all changes within the scope.

1 Card company server (information processing device)
11 Control unit 12 Main storage unit 13 Communication unit 14 Auxiliary storage unit P1 Program 141 Member DB
142 Prize DB
143 Exhibition site DB
144 Exhibition DB
2 Terminal (user terminal)
21 Control unit 22 Main storage unit 23 Communication unit 24 Display unit 25 Input unit 26 Auxiliary storage unit P2 Program 3 Transaction server (information processing device)
31 Control section 32 Main storage section 33 Communication section 34 Auxiliary storage section P3 Program 341 Card company DB
342 Member DB
343 Prize DB
344 Exhibition DB

Claims (9)

Obtain information on multiple prizes that can be exchanged with points held by the user,
displaying information on the plurality of prizes in a list on a display section;
Accepting selection input for selecting one from the plurality of prizes,
A process of exchanging the selected prize with points held by the user and outputting a request for listing the item on a listing site where other users can purchase the item in the name of the provider who gave the point to the user. A program that causes a computer to execute. The information on the prize includes the market price of the prize on the exhibition site,
The program according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of prizes and the market price of the prizes are displayed in a list. The information on the prize includes the market price on each of the plurality of exhibition sites,
Displaying the market price on each of the above-mentioned exhibition sites in association with each of the above-mentioned prizes,
Accepting a selection input for selecting the prize to be exhibited and the exhibition site,
3. The program according to claim 2, wherein the program outputs the exhibition request to exhibit the selected prize on the selected exhibition site. The points are points given to the user by using a credit card,
Obtaining information on the prizes that can be exchanged with points from each of multiple credit cards owned by the user,
4. The program according to claim 1, wherein information about the prizes exchangeable with points of each credit card is displayed in a list. According to any one of claims 1 to 4, when the exhibited prize is ended without being purchased, a return notification is obtained to return points corresponding to the prize to the user. program. Accepts the input of the exhibition period for the said prize,
6. The program according to claim 1, wherein the program outputs the exhibit request for exhibiting the prize at the exhibit period. Obtain information on multiple prizes that can be exchanged with points held by the user,
displaying information on the plurality of prizes in a list on a display section;
Accepting selection input for selecting one from the plurality of prizes,
A process of exchanging the selected prize with points held by the user and outputting a request for listing the item on a listing site where other users can purchase the item in the name of the provider who gave the point to the user. An information processing method characterized by being executed by a computer. a prize information output unit that outputs information on a plurality of prizes that can be exchanged with points held by the user to a user terminal;
a reception unit that receives a selection input for selecting one of the plurality of prizes from the user terminal;
an exhibition request output unit that outputs an exhibition request to exhibit the selected prize on an exhibition site where other users can purchase the exhibited item;
an acquisition unit that obtains a purchase notification of the exhibited prize when the prize is purchased;
a shipping request output unit that outputs a shipping request to ship the premium to the purchaser when the purchase notification is obtained ;
The exhibition request output unit outputs an exhibition request to exhibit the prize in the name of a provider who has given points to the user,
a determination unit that determines, when the premium is purchased, whether the purchase price of the premium has been deposited from the purchaser to the provider;
a remittance request output unit that outputs a remittance request to remit the purchase price from the provider to the user when it is determined that the purchase price has been deposited;
An information processing device comprising: an acquisition unit that acquires information on a plurality of prizes that can be exchanged with the points from a provider who has given the points to the user;
a prize information output unit that outputs information about the plurality of prizes to a user terminal;
a reception unit that receives a selection input for selecting one of the plurality of prizes from the user terminal;
an exchange request output unit that outputs an exchange request to the provider to exchange the selected prize for points held by the user;
an exhibition prize output unit that outputs information about the exchanged prize to an exhibition site where other users can purchase the exhibited products;
a purchase application reception unit that accepts purchase applications for the prize from other users;
a shipping request output unit that outputs a shipping request to the provider to ship the premium to the purchaser when the purchase application is accepted ;
The exhibited prize output unit outputs information about the prize to the exhibited site, with the exhibitor as the provider;
a determination unit that determines, when the purchase application is accepted, whether the purchase price of the prize has been deposited from the purchaser to the operator of the listing site;
a remittance request output unit that outputs a remittance request for remitting the purchase price from the operator to the user when it is determined that the purchase price has been deposited;
An information processing device comprising:

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