WO2018216093A1

WO2018216093A1 - Server device and terminal device used for communication service using step count

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Publication number: WO2018216093A1
Application number: PCT/JP2017/019163
Authority: WO
Inventors: 光鎮鄭
Original assignee: スマートルーティン株式会社
Priority date: 2017-05-23
Filing date: 2017-05-23
Publication date: 2018-11-29
Also published as: JP6196011B1; JPWO2018216093A1

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a server device and a terminal device having improved performance that are used for a communication service using a step count. [Solution] A server device according to an embodiment provides a communication service using a step count. The server device is provided with: a communication means for communicating with a terminal device via a communication network; and an acquisition means for acquiring an effective step count calculated by performing, with respect to a measured step count of a user of the terminal device which is measured by the terminal device, one of a first correction and a second correction and then the other correction, the first correction being based on a movement distance of the terminal device in a predetermined time section, and the second correction being based on a deviation with respect to a standard step count calculated from the movement distance of the terminal device in the predetermined time section and a stride length of the user.

Description

Server device and terminal device used for communication service using number of steps

The technology disclosed in the present application relates to a server device and a terminal device used for a communication service using the number of steps.

As a communication service using the number of steps, one disclosed in JP 2009-205546 A (Patent Document 1) is known. According to the service described in this document, when the number of steps measured by a terminal device such as a mobile phone satisfies a predetermined condition, a user of this terminal device can receive various services. .

JP 2009-205546 A

At present, in communication services using the number of steps, it is important how to measure the number of steps of each user with higher accuracy. However, there is no teaching in this patent document regarding this problem. I can't.
Furthermore, at present, in the communication service using the number of steps, various methods are being studied as to how each user can receive the communication service while interacting with other users. However, no mention of this point is made in the above patent document.
Therefore, according to various embodiments of the present invention, a server device and a terminal device having improved performance used in a communication service using the number of steps are provided.

A server device according to an aspect of the present invention is a server device that provides a communication service using the number of steps, the communication unit communicating with a terminal device via a communication network, and the terminal device measured by the terminal device Is calculated from the first correction based on the moving distance of the terminal device in a predetermined time interval, and the moving distance of the terminal device in the predetermined time interval and the step length of the user. Acquisition means for acquiring the effective number of steps calculated by performing one of the second corrections based on the deviation from the standard step number and then performing the other correction.

A computer program according to an aspect of the present invention provides a communication unit that communicates a computer with a terminal device via a communication network, and a predetermined number of steps measured by the user of the terminal device measured by the terminal device. A first correction based on a moving distance of the terminal device in a time interval, and a second correction based on a deviation from a standard step count calculated from the moving distance of the terminal device and the user's stride in the predetermined time interval , One of the corrections is made and then the other correction is made to function as an acquisition unit that acquires the effective number of steps calculated.

A method according to an aspect of the present invention is a method for providing a communication service using the number of steps, in which a terminal device measures the number of steps of a user of the terminal device and obtains it as a measured number of steps, and the terminal device Alternatively, a server device that communicates with the terminal device via a communication network may perform a first correction based on a moving distance of the terminal device in a predetermined time interval with respect to the measurement step count, and the predetermined time interval. The effective number of steps calculated by correcting one of the second corrections based on the deviation from the standard number of steps calculated from the distance traveled by the terminal device and the user's stride is corrected. Acquiring.

A terminal device according to an aspect of the present invention is a terminal device that receives provision of a communication service using the number of steps, the measuring unit that measures the number of steps of a user of the terminal device and obtains it as a measured number of steps, and the measured number of steps The first correction based on the movement distance of the terminal device in a predetermined time interval, and the deviation from the standard step count calculated from the movement distance of the terminal device in the predetermined time interval and the user's stride Acquisition means for acquiring the effective number of steps calculated by performing the other correction after the second correction based on the second correction is performed.

A computer program according to another aspect of the present invention provides a computer that measures a step of a user of a terminal device and obtains it as a measured number of steps, and the terminal device in a predetermined time interval with respect to the measured number of steps. One of the first correction based on the movement distance and the second correction based on the deviation with respect to the standard number of steps calculated from the movement distance of the terminal device and the step length of the user in the predetermined time interval. It is made to function as an acquisition means for acquiring the effective number of steps calculated by making the other correction after the correction is made.

A server device according to still another aspect of the present invention is a server device that provides a communication service using the number of steps, and communication that receives step number information regarding the number of steps of the user from each user's terminal device via a communication network. And at least one of the target user and the target user when it is detected that the number of steps related to the target user satisfies a predetermined condition based on the step information received from the terminal device of the target user. And granting means for granting permission information for permitting the at least one selected user selected from the own group including the related user to receive the provision of the product or the service.

A method according to still another aspect of the present invention is a method in which a server device provides a communication service using the number of steps, and receives step number information regarding the number of steps of the user from each user's terminal device via a communication network. And when detecting that the number of steps related to the target user satisfies a predetermined condition based on the step information received from the terminal device of the target user and at least one related to the target user and the target user And granting permission information for permitting at least one selected user selected from the own group including the related user to receive provision of goods or services.

A computer program according to still another aspect of the present invention receives a computer from a terminal device of a target user and a communication means for receiving step information regarding the number of steps of the user from the terminal device of each user via a communication network. When it is detected that the number of steps related to the target user satisfies a predetermined condition based on the number of steps information, it is selected from the own group including the target user and at least one related user related to the target user It is made to function as a granting means for granting permission information permitting at least one selected user to receive provision of goods or services.

A terminal device according to still another aspect of the present invention is a terminal device that receives provision of a communication service using the number of steps, and transmits step number information regarding the number of steps of the user of the terminal device to the server device via a communication network. And a communication means that detects the number of steps related to the own user satisfying a predetermined condition based on the step information, and includes the own user and at least one related user related to the own user. A selection means for selecting at least one selected user who receives provision of goods or services from a group based on information input from the user;
It comprises.

A method according to still another aspect of the present invention is a method in which a terminal device receives provision of a communication service using the number of steps, and information on the number of steps of the user of the terminal device via the communication network is stored in the server device. A self-user including the self-user and at least one related user related to the self user when detecting that the number of steps related to the self user satisfies a predetermined condition based on the step information. Selecting at least one selected user who receives provision of goods or services from a group based on information input from the user.

A computer program according to yet another aspect of the present invention relates to a computer, a communication means for transmitting step information relating to the number of steps of the own user to a server device via a communication network, and the user program based on the step number information. When it is detected that the number of steps to be performed satisfies a predetermined condition, at least one selected user who receives provision of goods or services from the own group including the own user and at least one related user related to the own user And functioning as selection means for selecting based on information input from the user.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, it is possible to provide a server device and a terminal device having improved performance used in a communication service using the number of steps.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a communication system used for realizing a communication service (present providing service) using the number of steps according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating an example of functions realized by the server apparatus having the configuration illustrated in FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of functions realized by the terminal device illustrated in FIG. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of providing a present providing service in the communication system shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed at the time of login in the terminal device 30 when providing the communication service (present providing service) illustrated in FIG. 1. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed when the challenge class is selected in the terminal device 30 when the communication service (present providing service) illustrated in FIG. 1 is provided. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a screen displayed when selecting a challenge in the terminal device 30 when providing the communication service (present providing service) shown in FIG. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed during the challenge in progress in the terminal device 30 when the communication service (present providing service) illustrated in FIG. 1 is provided. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed when inviting another user (related user) in the terminal device 30 when providing the communication service (present providing service) illustrated in FIG. 1. FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in association with each user by the server device 10 when the communication service (present providing service) illustrated in FIG. 1 is provided. FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in association with each challenge by the server device 10 when the communication service (present providing service) illustrated in FIG. 1 is provided. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the terminal device of the target user when the challenge is achieved in providing the communication service (present providing service) illustrated in FIG. 1. FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the terminal device of the target user when a user who receives a present is selected when the communication service (present present service) illustrated in FIG. 1 is provided. FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an example of information stored in association with each present by the server device 10 when providing the communication service (present providing service) illustrated in FIG. 1. FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the information illustrated in FIG. 11 is updated. FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the user terminal device when a coupon is used when the communication service (present providing service) illustrated in FIG. 1 is provided.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the accompanying drawings, common constituent elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

1. Overview of communication service using steps The communication service using steps according to an embodiment achieves a predetermined challenge (also referred to as a task, mission, event, etc.) for each user using the terminal device. In this case, it is possible to present a right to receive provision of goods or services related to this challenge to a user selected from the own group including this user and related users related to this user. It is a service. Hereinafter, for convenience, such a communication service may be referred to as a “present providing service”.

2. Overview of Communication System FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a communication system used for realizing a communication service (present providing service) using the number of steps according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a server device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention (hereinafter simply referred to as “server device 10”) includes a plurality of communication functions via a communication network 20 such as the Internet. The terminal devices 30-1, 30-2,..., 30-N (hereinafter sometimes collectively referred to as “terminal device 30”) are communicably connected. The server device 10 is an example of a device that implements part or all of a communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2-1. As shown in the figure, the server device 10 includes a CPU 11, a main memory 12, a user I / F 13, a communication I / F 14, an external memory 15, and a disk drive 16, and each of these components. The elements are electrically connected to each other via a bus 17. The CPU 11 loads various programs for controlling the progress of the operating system and the present providing service from the external memory 15 to the main memory 12 and executes instructions included in the loaded programs. The main memory 12 is used for storing a program executed by the CPU 11, and is constituted by, for example, a DRAM.

The user I / F 13 includes, for example, an information input device such as a keyboard and a mouse that receives an input from the operator, and an information output device such as a liquid crystal display that outputs a calculation result of the CPU 11. The communication I / F 14 is implemented as hardware, firmware, communication software such as a TCP / IP driver or a PPP driver, or a combination thereof, and is configured to be able to communicate with the terminal device 30 via the communication network 20.

The external memory 15 is composed of, for example, a magnetic disk drive, and stores various programs such as a control program for controlling the progress of the present providing service. The external memory 15 can also store various data used in the present providing service.

The disk drive 16 reads data stored in various storage media such as CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, and DVD-R, or writes data to these storage media.

In one embodiment, the server device 10 transmits and receives various information necessary for providing the present providing service to and from the terminal device 30 via a predetermined application installed and executed by the terminal device 30. It is something that can be done.
In another embodiment, the server device 10 is a web server that manages a website composed of a plurality of web pages having a hierarchical structure, and can provide various services including a present providing service to the terminal device 30. . The browser software provided in the terminal device 30 acquires HTML data for displaying a web page from the server device 10, analyzes the acquired HTML data, and presents the web page to the user of the terminal device 30. Can do. HTML data for displaying the web page can also be stored in the external memory 15. The HTML data consists of an HTML document described in a markup language such as HTML, and various images can be associated with the HTML document using tags. A program written in a script language such as Action Script or Java Script (registered trademark) can be embedded in the HTML document.

As described above, the server device 10 can advance the present providing service by transmitting and receiving various information in response to a request from the terminal device 30 that executes an application specific to the present providing service. Alternatively, the server device 10 manages the website that provides the present providing service, and advances the present providing service by distributing the web pages constituting the website in response to a request from the terminal device 30. Can do. The server device 10 can store data necessary for the progress of the present providing service for each piece of identification information for identifying each user.

In one embodiment, the terminal device 30 installs and executes an application unique to the present providing service downloaded from the server device 10, and thereby relates to the present providing service via the communication network 20 with the server device 10. It is an arbitrary information processing apparatus capable of executing transmission / reception of various information. In another embodiment, the terminal device 30 is an arbitrary information processing device capable of displaying a web page of the present providing service website acquired from the server device 10 via the communication network 20 on a web browser. Such an information processing apparatus includes, but is not limited to, for example, a tablet, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a portable information terminal, a personal computer, a touch pad, an electronic book reader, and a television.

2-2. Configuration of Terminal Device An example of the configuration of the terminal device 30 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of the terminal device 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated, the terminal device 30 includes a CPU 31, a main memory 32, a user I / F 33, a communication I / F 34, and an external memory 35, and these components are electrically connected to each other via a bus 36. Connected.

The CPU 31 loads various programs such as an operating system from the external memory 35 into the main memory 32, and executes instructions included in the loaded program. The main memory 32 is used for storing a program executed by the CPU 31, and is constituted by, for example, a DRAM.

The user I / F 33 includes, for example, an information input device such as a touch panel that accepts user input, a keyboard, buttons, and a mouse, and an information output device such as a liquid crystal display that outputs a calculation result of the CPU 31. The communication I / F 34 is implemented as hardware, firmware, communication software such as a TCP / IP driver or a PPP driver, or a combination thereof, and is configured to be able to communicate with the server device 10 via the communication network 20.
The external memory 35 is configured by, for example, a magnetic disk drive, a flash memory, or the like, and stores various programs such as an operating system.

In one embodiment, the terminal device 30 having such an architecture transmits and receives various information to and from the server device 10 by installing and executing an application unique to the present providing service, thereby providing the present providing service. It is possible to display a screen or the like necessary for providing
In another embodiment, the terminal device 30 includes, for example, browser software for interpreting an HTML format file (HTML data) and displaying it on the screen, and the HTML acquired from the server device 10 by the function of the browser software. The data can be interpreted to display a web page corresponding to the received HTML data. Further, the terminal device 30 includes plug-in software (for example, FLASH Player provided by Adobe Systems) (FLASH is a trademark) incorporated in browser software, and a SWF format file embedded in HTML data is provided. The SWF format file obtained from the server device 10 can be executed using browser software and plug-in software.

When the terminal device 30 is provided with the present providing service, for example, an animation instructed by the program and an operation icon are displayed on the screen of the terminal device 30. The user can input an instruction for advancing the gift providing service using an input interface (for example, a touch screen or a button) of the terminal device 30. The instruction input from the user is transmitted to the server device 10 through a browser function of the terminal device 30 or a platform function such as NgCore (trademark).

2-3. Server Device Function FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an example of functions realized by the server device 10 having the configuration shown in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the server device 10 mainly includes a communication unit 110, a storage unit 120, a permission information adding unit 130, a step count acquisition unit 140, a control unit 150, and an optional step count adjustment unit 160. And an effective number of steps acquisition unit 170.

The communication part 110 transmits / receives various information required for execution of a present provision service between each user (the terminal device 30 used by the user).
Note that the communication unit 110 can be realized, for example, mainly by the CPU 11, the main memory 12, and the communication I / F 14 of the server device 10 described above.

The memory | storage part 120 memorize | stores various information required for execution of a present provision service. For example, the storage unit 120 provides, for each user, the name of the user, information for identifying a group to which the user belongs, information for identifying a challenge in which the user participates (participated), and the user. Various kinds of information including information for identifying presents (for example, information illustrated in FIGS. 11, 12, 15, and 16) can be stored.
Note that the storage unit 120 can be realized, for example, mainly by the main memory 12, the external memory 15, and the disk drive 16 described above.

The permission information adding unit 130 recognizes that the number of steps related to the target user satisfies a predetermined condition based on information indicating the number of steps received from the terminal device of the target user (step number information, effective step number information) and the like. In this case, permission information for permitting a selected user selected from the own group including the target user and a related user related to the target user to receive a present regarding the product or service is given.
The permission information adding unit 130 can be realized mainly by the CPU 11 and the main memory 12 described above, for example.

The number-of-steps acquisition unit 140 acquires the number of steps corresponding to each user based on information indicating the number of steps received from the terminal device 30 of each user (step number information).
Note that the step count acquisition unit 140 can be realized mainly by the CPU 11, the main memory 12, and the communication I / F 14 described above, for example.

The optional step number adjustment unit 160 increases the cumulative number of steps performed by a user who has performed a predetermined action by a predetermined value.
Note that the step count adjustment unit 160 can be realized mainly by the CPU 11 and the main memory 12 described above, for example.

The effective step count acquisition unit 170 as an option acquires, from the terminal device 30, information (effective step number information) indicating the effective step count in which the first correction and the second correction are performed on the step count measured by the user's terminal device 30. . Alternatively, the effective number of steps acquisition unit 170 can receive the measured number of steps measured by the user's terminal device 30, and can calculate the effective number of steps in which the first correction and the second correction have been performed on the measured number of steps.
The effective step number acquisition unit 170 can be realized mainly by the CPU 11 and the main memory 12 described above, for example.

The control unit 150 controls each unit described above. Moreover, the control part 150 can control progress of a present provision service about each user.
Note that the control unit 150 can be realized, for example, mainly by the CPU 11 and the main memory 12 described above.

2-4. Functional diagram 4 of the terminal device is a block diagram showing an example of a function implemented by the terminal device 30 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the terminal device 30 mainly includes a communication unit 210, a storage unit 220, an input unit 230, a display unit 240, a selection unit 250, a measurement unit 260, a control unit 270, And an effective number of steps acquisition unit 280 as an option.

The communication unit 210 transmits and receives various information necessary for executing the present providing service to and from the server device 10.
The communication unit 210 can be realized mainly by the CPU 31, the main memory 32, and the communication I / F 34 of the terminal device 30 described above, for example.

The memory | storage part 220 memorize | stores various information required for execution of a present provision service.
Note that the storage unit 220 can be realized, for example, mainly by the main memory 32 and the external memory 35 described above.

The input unit 230 can input various information from the user of the terminal device 30 via the user I / F 33.
Note that the input unit 230 can be realized mainly by the CPU 31, the main memory 32, and the user I / F 33 described above, for example.

The display unit 240 can display various information as the present providing service progresses.
The display unit 240 can be realized mainly by the CPU 31, the main memory 32, and the user I / F 33 described above, for example.

When the number of steps related to the user satisfies a predetermined condition based on the information indicating the number of steps of the user (step number information), the selection unit 250 determines whether the user includes the user and the related user related to the user, Based on the information input from the user via the input unit 230, the user who receives the present of the product or service is selected.
The selection unit 250 can be realized mainly by the CPU 31 and the main memory 32 described above, for example.

The measuring unit 260 measures the number of steps of the user and acquires it as the measured number of steps. For example, the measurement unit 260 can measure the number of steps of the user carrying the terminal device 30 by a known technique using an acceleration sensor, a gravity sensor, and / or a gyroscope.

The optional effective number of steps acquisition unit 280 can measure the effective number of steps in which the first correction and the second correction have been performed on the measured number of steps acquired by the measurement unit 260.
The effective step number acquisition unit 280 can be realized mainly by the CPU 31 and the main memory 32 described above, for example.

Control unit 270 controls each unit described above. In addition, the control unit 270 can control the progress of the present providing service.

3. Example of operations performed when providing a gift providing service In this embodiment, as a challenge related to the number of steps, the own group including the target user and related users related to the target user has reached a predetermined number of steps within a predetermined period. In this case, a challenge (hereinafter referred to as “SILVER challenge” for the sake of convenience) in which one or a plurality of users included in the own group is presented with a right to receive provision of a predetermined product or service for free is provided. A case where the service is provided will be described.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation of providing a present providing service in the communication system shown in FIG.
First, in step (hereinafter referred to as “ST”) 50, the target user (here “user A”) who has already completed the registration for the present service and wants to start a new challenge, A predetermined application installed in the device 30 is executed to start communication with the server device 10. In another embodiment, the user A may access a predetermined website provided by the server device 10 using the terminal device 30. Whether the terminal device 30 is provided with a present providing service via a predetermined application provided to the server device 10 or is provided with a present providing service via a predetermined website provided to the server device 10 Since it is not an important point in the embodiment of the present invention, detailed description of the specific implementation method thereof will be omitted.

The user A who has accessed the server device 10 using the terminal device 30 can log in to the present providing service by inputting the e-mail address and the personal identification number in the

fields

301 and 302 on the screen 300 shown in FIG. it can.

Returning to FIG. 5, in ST51, user A selects a challenge to be executed. In one embodiment, for example, as shown in FIG. 7, user A first selects one of the three classes “SILVER”, “GOLD”, and “DIAMOND”, and selects that class. Challenges belonging to the selected class can be selected. Note that the user A can select “SILVER”, “GOLD”, and “DIAMOND” by touching the objects 311 to 313 displayed on the screen 310, respectively.

Here, the challenge belonging to the class “SILVER”, as described above, when the own group including the target user and related users related to the target user reaches a predetermined number of steps within a predetermined period, This is a challenge in which one or a plurality of users included in the own group are presented “free” with the right to receive provision of a predetermined product or service. Challenges that belong to the class “GOLD” indicate that when the own group including the target user and related users related to the target user reaches a predetermined number of steps within a predetermined period, This is a challenge in which one or a plurality of users receive a right to receive provision of a predetermined product or service at a “discounted price (for example, a discount price of up to 50%)”. Challenges belonging to the class “DIAMOND” are classified into a predetermined rank (for example, first place, second place, and third place) within a predetermined period among all groups within a given period. The right to receive provision of a predetermined product or service by one or a plurality of users included in the user group at a discount price corresponding to the rank. It is a challenge to be presented.

Here, as an example, the user A touches the object 311 and selects “SILIVE”. Then, a plurality of challenges belonging to “SILVER” are displayed on the screen of the terminal device 30 as shown in FIG. On this screen 320, for example, the name of the challenge or the name of the store (“ABC Karaoke” for Challenge 1), the contents of goods or services that can be provided at the store (for Challenge 1, “1 hour use ticket”) ”), A target number of steps (“ 5000 steps ”for challenge 1), a deadline (“ May 31, 2017 ”for challenge 1), and the like may be displayed.
The challenge displayed here may be a challenge related to a store not related to the current location of the terminal device 30, or a challenge related to a store within a predetermined distance from the current location of the terminal device 30. There may be.
In another embodiment, all available challenges are displayed on the screen of the terminal device 30 of the user A regardless of the class, and the search condition (for example, the class is “SILVER”) input to the user A. Only challenges that meet the search conditions such as only challenges, only challenges that include the word “karaoke”, only challenges that have a target step count less than 5000 steps, etc. are displayed on the screen of the terminal device 30. Also good.

Here, as an example, the user A touches the object 321 and selects the challenge 1. Thereby, challenge 1 is started, and a screen 330 as shown in FIG. 9 is displayed on the screen of the terminal device 30, for example.
As shown in FIG. 9, on the screen of the terminal device 30, in the

fields

321 and 322, the name of the challenge currently in progress and the target number of steps are displayed, respectively. In the

fields

333 and 334, the current step count of the user A and the total step count of the group to which the user A belongs are displayed. In addition, in field 335, the number of days left for the execution of this challenge is displayed.

Furthermore, in one embodiment, “all” groups that have reached a predetermined number of steps within a predetermined time limit can be provided with goods or services related to this challenge. In another embodiment, only a limited number of groups within a given time limit may be provided on a first-come, first-served basis with the goods or services associated with this challenge. In this case, as shown in FIG. 9, the remaining quantity can be displayed in the field 336 (here, only the remaining first 100 groups can obtain the one-hour use ticket of the ABC karaoke store).

Next, returning to FIG. 5, in ST52, the user A can invite a related user who participates together with the user A to the selected challenge (challenge 1: ABC karaoke). Such an invitation of a related user can be started, for example, by touching an object 337 “invite a friend” on the screen shown in FIG. 9.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 10, the terminal device 30 displays the users registered in the phone book held by the terminal device 30 on the screen 340, and selects the invited user from these users as the user A. Can be selected. Instead of this or in addition to this, the terminal device 30 may display the user set as a friend in the SNS used by the user A on the screen 340.

When the user A wants to invite Mr. B (user B), for example, when the user touches the object 341 on the screen 340, the server device 10 invites the user A to invite to challenge 1 (for example, SMS or electronic Email) to the telephone number or email address corresponding to user B. In the text of the invitation message, for example, information (URL) specifying a website for downloading a predetermined application unique to the present providing service is described. Therefore, the user B who has received the invitation message can install and execute the predetermined application on the terminal device 30, access the server device 10, and register for the present providing service (user B presents) If you have already registered for the offer service, the registration process is skipped and you can join the gift offer service immediately).
In another embodiment, this invitation message includes, for example, information (URL) that identifies a website for receiving the provision of the present providing service. Therefore, the user B who has received this invitation message can use the terminal device 30 to access the server device 10 based on the URL and receive the present providing service.
As described above, the user B can participate in the challenge 1 in cooperation with the user A.

Also on the screen of the terminal device 30 of the user B who participated in the challenge 1, information similar to that shown in FIG. 9 can be displayed. However, in the field 333 in FIG. 9, “the current number of steps of the user B” can be displayed, and in the field 334, the number of steps of the user A and the number of steps of the user B (when another user is invited) Can be displayed as the total number of steps).

In one embodiment, only user A who initiated challenge 1 can invite friends, and user B and other users cannot invite friends. In this case, the field 337 is not displayed on the screen 330 of the terminal device 30 of the user B.
In another embodiment, not only user A who initiated challenge 1 but also other users invited to user A (such as user B) can also invite friends. In this case, the field 337 shown in FIG. 9 is also displayed on the screen of the terminal device 30 such as the user B. Inviting friends can be performed as described above.

Returning to FIG. 5, in ST53, each user (user A, user B, etc.) participating in challenge 1 carries the terminal device 30 in a state in which the predetermined application is executed, so that each user's The terminal device 30 uses the measuring unit 260 to measure the number of steps of the user.

The terminal device 30 of each user notifies the server device 10 of the accumulated number of steps of the user as predetermined number of time intervals (for example, arbitrary time intervals such as 1 hour, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 hours, etc.) as step count information. Thereby, the server apparatus 10 can recognize and memorize | store the accumulated step count of each user. In order to reduce the frequency with which the terminal device 30 notifies the server device 10 of the cumulative step count and suppress the power consumed by the terminal device 30, in one embodiment, the user's cumulative step count is used as step count information, for example, 12 hours or 24 The server device 10 may be notified at a frequency of once per hour.

In ST53, in one embodiment, the terminal device 30 of each user uses the number of steps (measured step count) measured by the measurement unit 260 as it is accumulated as the accumulated step count (by the step count information) of the server device 10 (the step count acquisition unit thereof). 140 and / or effective step number acquisition unit 170). In another embodiment, the terminal device 30 of each user calculates the effective number of steps by sequentially performing the first correction and the second correction by the effective number of steps acquisition unit 280 described later on the number of steps measured by the measuring unit 260. Then, the accumulated effective number of steps calculated in this way may be notified to the server device 10 (its effective number of steps acquisition unit 170) as the accumulated number of steps (by the number of steps information).
Prior to or in parallel with the notification to the server device 10 or after the notification to the server device 10, the terminal device 30 of each user accumulates the current accumulated step count (measured step count). The accumulated number of steps or the accumulated number of steps obtained by accumulating the effective number of steps) can be displayed on the screen to show the user. The current cumulative number of steps can be displayed in the field 333 on the screen 330 illustrated in FIG.

Next, in ST54, the server device 10 performs a determination as to whether the number of steps of each user satisfies a predetermined condition based on the accumulated number of steps received from the number of steps information from the terminal device 30 of each user.

Here, it is assumed that the users participating in the above-described challenge 1 (ABC karaoke) include the user A who is a target user, and the users B and C who are related users.

For example, as illustrated in FIG. 11, the server device 10 associates each user with identification information (user ID) that uniquely identifies the user, information indicating the name of the user, and a group to which the user belongs. Identification information (group ID) for uniquely identifying, identification information for uniquely identifying a challenge executed by the user (challenge ID), identification information for uniquely identifying a present given to the user (present ID), etc. Can be stored in the storage unit 120. For example, for the user A who is the target user, the server device 10 sets “U00101” as the user ID, “A” as the name, “G00001” and “G05531” as the group ID, and “C00010” as the challenge ID. Respectively stored in the storage unit 120.

Based on the information illustrated in FIG. 11, as shown in FIG. 12, the server device 10 is associated with each challenge (challenge ID), and identification information (group) that uniquely identifies a group participating in the challenge. ID), identification information (user ID) for identifying each user belonging to the group, information indicating the accumulated number of steps of each user belonging to the group, and the accumulated number of steps of all users belonging to the group Information indicating the total number of group accumulated steps can be stored in the storage unit 120.

According to the information illustrated in FIG. 11, the server device 10 has three groups (“G00001”, “G02345”, and “G03429” for challenge 1 (ABC karaoke) to which a challenge ID (“C00010”) is assigned. ) And the group (“G0001”) includes user A (“U00101”), user B (“U02533”), and user C (“U03212”). be able to. Furthermore, according to the information illustrated in FIG. 11, the server device 10 recognizes the accumulated number of steps of each of the users A to C included in the group (“G00001”) participating in the challenge 1 (“C00010”). Further, it is possible to recognize the group accumulated step count obtained by adding up the accumulated step counts of all the users A to C included in the group.

Note that the cumulative number of steps stored in the storage unit 120 for each user is received as step information for each predetermined time interval from the corresponding user terminal device 30 by the step acquisition unit 140 of the server device 10 in one embodiment. This is the number of steps (measured steps). In another embodiment, the accumulated step count of each user stored in the storage unit 120 is calculated by the effective step count acquisition unit 170 of the server device 10 from the corresponding user terminal device 30 (the effective step count acquisition unit 280) for a predetermined time. It is the number of steps (effective number of steps) received as effective number of steps information for each section. In yet another embodiment, the accumulated step count of each user stored in the storage unit 120 is determined by the effective step count acquisition unit 170 of the server device 10 from the corresponding user terminal device 30 (via the step count acquisition unit 140). This is the effective number of steps obtained by performing the first correction and the second correction on the measured number of steps received as the number of steps information for each time interval.

The group cumulative step count obtained by adding the cumulative step counts of all users A to C included in the group (“G00001”) stored in the storage unit 120 is, for example, the control unit 150 of the server device 10, the effective step acquisition unit 170, and the step acquisition. It can be executed by any of the units 140.
Although not shown in FIG. 5, the group accumulated step count calculated by the server device 10 in this way may be notified to the terminal device 30 of each user belonging to the corresponding group and displayed. The group cumulative number of steps can be displayed in the field 334 on the screen 330 illustrated in FIG. 9, for example.

Returning to FIG. 5, in ST54, based on such information, the server apparatus 10 (the control unit 150) the groups (here, the groups to which the users A to C belong) participating in the challenge 1 (“C00010”). (G00001)) has reached a predetermined number of steps corresponding to challenge 1 (here, “60000” as shown in FIG. 9) within a predetermined period (in addition, whether present gift The number of groups that can be provided, that is, whether the remaining quantity is 1 or more) is determined. In order to make such a determination, although not shown, the server device 10 associates each challenge with information identifying “target step count”, information identifying “predetermined period”, and “remaining” Information for identifying “quantity” or the like can be stored in the storage unit 120.

In ST54, when the group cumulative number of steps of the group “G00001” to which the users A to C belong is less than “60000”, the process returns to ST53 (or when the number of people in the group is less than the upper limit number). In order to enable the user A who is the target user to invite other users, the process may return to ST52).

On the other hand, in ST54, when the group cumulative number of steps of group “G00001” to which users A to C belong has reached “60000” (and the remaining quantity is 1 or more), the process proceeds to ST55. In ST54, when the time limit (for example, "May 31, 2017" illustrated in FIG. 8) provided for the challenge (here, Challenge 1) has passed, it is not shown in FIG. The server device 10 (the control unit 150) cancels the challenge, and displays an indication that the challenge has failed on the screen of the terminal device 30 of each user (here, users A to C) (for example, the field shown in FIG. 13). (Indication of “Challenge failed!” Instead of “Challenge achieved!” In 351).

In ST55, for example, a screen 350 as shown in FIG. 13 may be displayed on the terminal device 30 of the user A who is the target user. On the screen 350, the field 351 displays that the group to which the user A belongs has achieved a challenge (ABC karaoke). When the user A touches the object 352 displayed as “obtain a free coupon”, the terminal device 30 of the user A can display a screen 360 as shown in FIG. The terminal device 30 may display a screen 350 excluding the field 352 illustrated in FIG.

As illustrated in FIG. 14, a predetermined user (here, user A who is a target user who started Challenge 1) among the users A to C uses the terminal device 30, and the group (“G00001”). It is possible to select which user among all the users (users A to C) who are to receive the present. Accordingly, the terminal device 30 (the selection unit 250) can select a user who should receive a present from among the users A to C based on the information input from the user A. For example, the user A touches any one of the

objects

361, 362, and 363 on the screen 360, and thereby the user (user A), the user B, and the user C are respectively acquired by the user (the product or the product) A user who should receive a present regarding the service) can be selected. In one embodiment, user A can select only one of users A-C. In another embodiment, user A may select multiple users among users A-C.

In the example related to FIG. 14, the user A selects at least one user among the users A to C constituting the group (“G00001”) as the user who should receive the present. In another embodiment, “other users” who do not belong to the group may be added to the options illustrated in FIG. As used herein, “other users” include a user designated by an email or a telephone number by user A, and a user among a plurality of users included in a telephone directory stored in terminal device 30 of user A The user specified in A can be included. Here, as an example, it is assumed that the user A has selected himself and the user B as users who should receive the present.
In this manner, the terminal device 30 (the selection unit 250) can select a user who should receive a present from the users A to C based on the information input from the user A. Accordingly, the server device 10 (the control unit 150) selects or selects a user who should receive a present from the users A to C based on predetermined information received from the terminal device 30 (the selection unit 250). Can be identified.

Returning to FIG. 5, next, in ST <b> 56, the server apparatus 10 (permission information granting unit 130) grants permission information for allowing the user A and the user B to receive a present regarding the product or service. can do. Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 15, the server device 10 (permission information granting unit 130) uniquely identifies a product or service related to the present in association with each present (present ID). The storage unit 120 can store identification information (product / service ID) and identification information (user ID) that uniquely identifies one or more users who can receive the present. Here, server device 10 stores user A (“U00101”) and user B (“U02533”) in storage unit 120 as users who can receive a present (“P10002”). Accordingly, the server device 10 stores the present ID (“P10002”) in association with each of the user A (“U00101”) and the user B (“U02533”) in the information illustrated in FIG. be able to. In this way, the server device 10 can give permission information (“P10002”) permitting the user A and the user B to receive a present regarding the product or service.

In this way, the terminal device 30 of the users (here, the user A and the user B) to which the permission information is given from the server device 10 is a predetermined object on the screen (for example, the object 352 illustrated in FIG. 13). Touching (may), a free coupon can be displayed on the screen. An example of such a free coupon is illustrated in FIG. The user A and the user B present the barcode 371 (which may be a QR code (registered trademark)) displayed on the screen 370 (FIG. 17) of the terminal device 30 to a store called ABC karaoke. You can receive the service of “Karaoke 1 hour free”.

The case where the “SILVER challenge” is provided as a challenge relating to the number of steps has been described above, but the same processing is performed even when a challenge belonging to the class “GOLD” (hereinafter “GOLD challenge” for convenience) is provided. . As described above, the GOLD challenge means that when the own group including the target user and the related user related to the target user reaches a predetermined number of steps within a predetermined period, This is a challenge in which one or a plurality of users receive a right to receive provision of a predetermined product or service at a “discounted price (for example, a discount price of up to 50%)”. Therefore, when the GOLD challenge is provided, not the “free coupon” of the SILVER challenge but the “discount coupon” can be provided to the user (in the screen illustrated in FIG. 13 and FIG. 14, it is referred to as “free coupon”). Instead of the display, a display “obtain discount coupon” may be made.)

Even in the case where a challenge belonging to the class “DIAMOND” (hereinafter referred to as “DIAMOND challenge” for convenience) is provided, basically the same processing is performed. As described above, the DIAMOND challenge means that the own group including the target user and the related user related to the target user has a predetermined rank (for example, first, second, and third) among all the groups within a predetermined period. The right to receive provision of a predetermined product or service by one or a plurality of users included in the user group at a discount price corresponding to the rank. It is a challenge to be presented.

In the DIAMOND challenge, in ST54 shown in FIG. 5, the server apparatus 10 determines how many of the group accumulated steps of the target group are among all the groups participating in the challenge. There is a need to. In order to realize this, the server device 10 can use, for example, the information illustrated in FIG. Specifically, referring to FIG. 12, the identification information for uniquely identifying the DIAMOND challenge is “C00010”, which includes, for example, three groups (“G00001”, “G02345”, and “G03429”). Are participating. In this case, the server device 10 can easily identify the number of group cumulative steps of each group by identifying the magnitude relationship between the group cumulative steps of these three groups. .

In addition, regardless of whether a SILVER challenge, a GOLD challenge, or a DIAMOND challenge is provided, the number of members constituting a group participating in the challenge is from a predetermined minimum number (may be one) to a predetermined maximum number. It may be a range.

In addition, as an option, even when any challenge is provided, the cumulative number of steps of the server device 10 (the step adjustment unit 160) and the user who has executed a predetermined action can be increased by a predetermined value. The predetermined action includes an action of viewing a predetermined video (first action), an action of registering another user in the present providing service (second action), and information on the present providing service on a predetermined website At least one of the acts of writing to (a third act) is included.

In order to realize this, for example, the server device 10 can display an object 338 “obtain bonus step count” on the terminal device 30 of each user, as illustrated in FIG. When the user touches the object 338, for the first action, the terminal device 30 jumps to a predetermined video site, downloads a commercial message, a promotion video, or the like of a company involved in the present providing service, and displays the screen. Can be displayed. As a result, companies involved in the present providing service can inform more users of the companies themselves or the products / services provided by the companies through the present providing service.

Regarding the second action, the user can register a new user in the present providing service as described above by touching the object 337 “invite a friend” illustrated in FIG. Thereby, the number of users participating in the present providing service can be increased (and thus more users can be informed of companies involved in the present providing service).

Regarding the third action, the terminal device 30 displays a screen for writing an impression, an opinion, a request, and the like related to the present providing service to the user, or writes an impression, an opinion, a request, and the like related to the present providing service to the user. Can be directed to a website. Thereby, the company etc. which provide the present provision service can make the said service close to the service according to the intention of many users.

For a user who has performed such a predetermined action, the server device 10 (the step adjustment unit 160 thereof), for example, increases a predetermined value to the accumulated step count of the corresponding user in the information illustrated in FIG. (According to this, the group accumulated step count of the group to which the user belongs also increases by a predetermined value).

It should be noted that a predetermined limit may be set for the number of times each user can execute a predetermined action by touching the object 338 “obtain bonus step count” illustrated in FIG. For example, each user can obtain a predetermined number of steps for any one of the first action to the third action (or at least one action) only once a day (in this case, each The user may be allowed to perform any action of the first action to the third action without any restriction.

4). The method of calculating the effective number of steps Next, as described above, in ST53, an embodiment for measuring the number of steps obtained by the terminal device 30, the effective number of steps of the effective number of steps acquisition unit 280 or the server apparatus 10 of the terminal device 30 The acquisition unit 170 sequentially performs the first correction and the second correction (or the second correction and the first correction sequentially), thereby acquiring the effective step count. Hereinafter, the method for obtaining the effective number of steps will be described in detail.

Here, the measurement step count acquired by the measurement unit 260 of the terminal device 30 (for example, a portable device) having a function capable of measuring the user's step count using technologies such as an acceleration sensor, a weight sensor, and a gyroscope, An error between the actual number of steps (the number of steps corresponding to the actual walking of the user) (hereinafter referred to as “measurement error”) is corrected using the GPS position grasping function of the terminal device 30. The number of steps calculated by performing such correction on the measured number of steps corresponds to the number of steps approximated to the number of steps the user actually walked, and is hereinafter referred to as “effective number of steps”.

The measurement error described above means an error caused by a user's usage pattern, and is caused by a technical error such as malfunction of various sensors and gyroscopes mounted on the terminal device 30 or erroneous recognition of the number of steps. Does not include errors. Such a measurement error is considered to include an error mainly caused by the following two factors.

(Abnormal speed error)
When the user moves using a means of transportation that moves at a speed greater than the general walking speed, including bicycles, automobiles, trains, etc., the terminal device 30 is shaken and various sensors are activated. Error due to the factor that the number of steps is counted (hereinafter referred to as "abnormal speed error")

(Abnormal count error)
When the user is stationary (not moving at a general walking speed), the error caused by the factor that the terminal device 30 is shaken and various sensors are activated, thereby counting the number of steps by mistake. (Hereafter referred to as “abnormal count error”)

In order to correct the measurement error and calculate the effective number of steps, for example, the following three methods are conceivable.
(1) Moving section average speed reference method (first method)
A method of calculating an average speed using a moving distance traveled by a user in a fixed time (for example, 24 hours), and correcting an abnormal speed error and an abnormal count error of the measured number of steps based on the average speed (2) Unit section average Speed reference method (second method)
An average speed is calculated for a unit time (for example, one hour) when the GPS device is in the ON state and the position of the terminal device 30 can be grasped. Based on the average speed, an abnormal speed error and an abnormal count of the measured number of steps are calculated. Method to correct error (3) Unit section movement distance reference method (third method)
A method for correcting an abnormal speed error and an abnormal count error in the number of steps measured based on the distance traveled by the user in a unit time (for example, 30 seconds)

In this embodiment, in order to correct the abnormal speed error in the number of steps measured, it is necessary to estimate the average speed when the user walks. Here, as an example, the average speed shown in the following Table 1 (not limited thereto) is used as the average speed when the user walks.

Moreover, in this embodiment, in order to correct | amend the abnormal count error in the measurement step count, it is necessary to estimate a user's step length. Here, as an example, the following stride (but not limited to) is used.
Step length = User height x 30%

4-1. First method (moving section average speed reference method)
(1) Overview First, an average speed is calculated using the distance traveled by the user's terminal device 30 over a certain period of time (for example, 24 hours), and is this average speed recognized by the user's general gait? Based on whether or not, the abnormal speed error in the measured number of steps is corrected to calculate the “speed corrected number of steps”.
Next, the number of steps obtained by dividing the moving distance measured as follows in this method by the above-mentioned stride is calculated as the “user standard number of steps”.
Finally, based on the correlation between the speed correction step count and the user standard step count, the abnormal count error in the speed correction step count (measured step count) is corrected to calculate the “effective step count”.

(2) Assumption The user moves with the terminal device 30 having both the GPS function capable of measuring the position and the function capable of measuring the number of steps.
While the user walks, the step count measuring function of the terminal device 30 is activated to count the number of steps. The measuring unit 260 of the terminal device 30 calculates, as the “measured step count”, the step count counted in a state where the GPS of the terminal device 30 is “ON” and the position can be grasped among the count steps thus counted.
Depending on the movement environment of the user, the GPS of the terminal device 30 may repeat “ON” and “OFF”. The measuring unit 260 of the terminal device 30 can grasp the distance (hereinafter referred to as “measurement distance”) that the terminal device 30 has moved while counting the number of steps while the GPS of the terminal device 30 is “ON”.
The measurement unit 260 of the terminal device 30 can calculate the time from the start of tracking the measurement distance to the end as the “measurement time”.

(3) Method for calculating the effective number of steps First, as a first step, the average speed of the user is set as the “average measurement speed” by using the measurement distance accumulated for a certain time (for example, 24 hours) and the accumulated measurement time. calculate.

Next, as a second step, for example, using Table 2 below, a coefficient corresponding to the average measurement speed calculated in Step 1 is determined, and the coefficient thus determined is multiplied by the measured step count. The speed correction step count is calculated.

According to such correction (first correction), for example, when the average measured speed is determined to be a speed corresponding to normal walking, the measured step count is used as the speed correction step count as it is. On the other hand, when it is determined that the average measured speed is faster than the speed corresponding to the normal walking, the number of steps with the measured number of steps reduced according to the speed is used as the speed correction number of steps. Thereby, the abnormal speed error included in the measured number of steps is corrected.

Next, as a third step, a deviation of the speed correction step number calculated in the second step with respect to the user standard step number (measured distance / step length) is calculated. For example, the following table 3 is used to correspond to the calculated deviation. A coefficient to be used is determined, and the effective step count is calculated by multiplying the speed correction step count by the coefficient thus determined.

According to such correction (second correction), for example, when it is determined that the difference between the speed correction step count (or measurement step count) and the user standard user step count is within a predetermined range, the speed correction step is performed. The number of steps (or measured number of steps) is used as an effective number of steps as it is. On the other hand, when the difference between the speed correction step count and the user standard user step count is significant, the user intends the terminal device 30 even though the user is not actually walking (or walking), for example. Based on the estimation that the measured number of steps has been counted (or not counted) due to fraudulent behavior such as vibration (or non-vibration), and speed correction steps ( The number of steps obtained by reducing the number of measurement steps) is used as the effective number of steps. Thereby, the abnormal count error included in the measured number of steps is corrected.

Note that the calculation of the effective number of steps can be performed once or more per day, for example.

4-2. Second method (unit section average speed reference method)
(1) Outline First, an average speed of the terminal device 30 is calculated in a unit time (for example, one hour) when the terminal device 30 moves in a state where the GPS of the terminal device 30 is “ON” and the position can be grasped. Then, based on whether or not the average speed calculated in this way is a speed recognized by a general gait of the user, the “unit speed correction step count” is calculated by correcting the abnormal speed error in the measured step count.
Next, the number of steps obtained by dividing the travel distance travel distance measured in the present method by the stride is calculated as the “user standard step count”.
Further, based on the correlation between the unit speed correction step count and the user standard step count, the abnormal count error in the unit speed correction step count (measured step count) is corrected to calculate an “effective step count” for each unit time.
Finally, the total number of effective steps per unit time calculated in this way is used as the effective number of steps.

(3) Method for calculating effective number of steps First, as a first step, the average speed of the user is calculated as “unit average measured speed” by using the measurement distance and the measured time accumulated during a unit time (for example, 1 hour). Calculate as

Next, as a second step, for example, using Table 4 below, a coefficient for the unit average measurement speed calculated in Step 1 is determined, and the unit is obtained by multiplying the measurement step count by the coefficient thus determined. The speed correction step count is calculated.

According to such correction (first correction), for example, when the unit average measurement speed is determined to be a speed corresponding to normal walking, the measured step count is used as it is as the unit speed correction step count. On the other hand, when it is determined that the unit average measurement speed is faster than the speed corresponding to normal walking, the number of steps obtained by reducing the number of steps measured according to the speed is used as the unit speed correction number of steps. Thereby, the abnormal speed error included in the measured number of steps is corrected.

Next, as a third step, a deviation of the unit speed correction step number calculated in the second step with respect to the user standard step number (measured distance / step length) is calculated. For example, the calculated deviation is calculated using Table 5 below. A corresponding coefficient is determined, and the effective step count is calculated by multiplying the unit speed correction step count by the coefficient thus determined.

According to such correction (second correction), for example, when it is determined that the difference between the unit speed correction step count (or measurement step count) and the user standard user step count is within a predetermined range, The speed correction step count (or measurement step count) is used as it is as an effective step count. On the other hand, when the difference between the unit speed correction step count and the user standard user step count is significant, for example, the user does not actually walk (or is walking), but the user moves the terminal device 30, for example. Based on the assumption that the measured number of steps was counted (or not counted) due to fraudulent actions such as intentionally vibrating (or not vibrating), unit speed correction according to the magnitude of the difference The number of steps obtained by reducing the number of steps (measured number of steps) is used as the effective number of steps. Thereby, the abnormal count error included in the measured number of steps is corrected.

Note that the calculation of the effective number of steps can be performed once or more per day, for example. Also, the total number of effective steps for each unit time (for example, 1 hour) can be the effective number of steps for a certain time (for example, 24 hours).

In at least one of the first method and the second method described above, in one embodiment, the first step to the third step may be executed in the terminal device 30. Specifically, the first step may be executed by the measurement unit 260 of the terminal device 30, and the second step and the third step may be executed by the effective step number acquisition unit 270 of the terminal device 30.

In another embodiment, the first step to the third step may be executed in the server device 10 (however, the measurement step number, the measurement distance, and the measurement time are calculated by the measurement unit 260 of the terminal device 30). Executed by.) Specifically, the first step may be executed by the step count acquisition unit 140 of the server device 10, and the second step and the third step may be executed by the effective step count acquisition unit 170 of the server device 10.

In yet another embodiment, the first to third steps may be executed by being shared by the terminal device 30 and the server device 10. For example, the first step may be executed by the measurement unit 260 of the terminal device 30, and the second step and the third step may be executed by the effective step number acquisition unit 170 of the server device 10.

4-3. Third method (unit section movement distance reference method)
(1) Outline First, the distance (movement distance) that the terminal device 30 has moved in a unit time (for example, 30 seconds) in a state where the GPS of the terminal device 30 is “ON” and the position can be grasped is calculated. The “unit distance correction step count” is calculated by correcting the abnormal speed error in the measured step count based on whether or not the movement distance calculated in this way is a distance allowed by the user's general gait.
Next, the number of steps obtained by dividing the moving distance measured as follows in this method by the above-mentioned stride is calculated as the “user standard number of steps”.
Furthermore, based on the correlation between the unit distance corrected step count and the user standard step count, the abnormal count error in the unit distance corrected step count (measured step count) is corrected to calculate the “effective step count”.
Finally, the total number of effective steps per unit time calculated in this way is used as the effective number of steps.

(2) Assumption The user moves with the terminal device 30 having both the GPS function capable of measuring the position and the function capable of measuring the number of steps.
While the user walks, the step count measuring function of the terminal device 30 is activated to count the number of steps.
Regardless of the user's travel environment, the GPS of the terminal device 30 is always in the “ON” state. The measuring unit 260 of the terminal device 30 can grasp the distance traveled by the terminal device 30 while counting the number of steps while the GPS of the terminal device 30 is “ON”.
The measurement unit 260 of the terminal device 30 moves, for each unit time (for example, 30 seconds), the distance (in which the terminal device 30 has moved until the unit time (for example, 30 seconds) elapses from the time when the GPS signal is received from the server device 10). Hereinafter, it is referred to as “unit distance”).
The correlation between the moving speed of the user and the unit distance when the unit time is set to 30 seconds, for example, is as shown in Table 6 below (not limited to this).

(3) Method for calculating the effective number of steps First, as a first step, a GPS signal is transmitted and received between the server device 10 and the terminal device 30, and a unit time for an operation of grasping the position of the user is determined.

Next, as a second step, for example, the following table 7 is used to determine a coefficient for the unit distance, and the unit distance corrected step count is calculated by multiplying the measured step count by the coefficient thus determined.

According to such correction (first correction), for example, when the unit distance is determined to be a distance corresponding to normal walking, the measured step count is used as it is as the unit distance correction step count. On the other hand, when it is determined that the unit distance is larger than the distance corresponding to normal walking, the number of steps obtained by reducing the number of steps measured according to the distance is used as the unit distance correction number of steps. Thereby, the abnormal speed error included in the measured number of steps is corrected.

Next, as a third step, a deviation of the unit distance correction step number calculated in the second step with respect to the user standard step number (measured distance / step length) is calculated, and the calculated deviation is calculated using, for example, Table 8 below. A corresponding coefficient is determined, and the effective step count is calculated by multiplying the coefficient determined in this way by the unit distance correction step count.

According to such correction (second correction), for example, when it is determined that the difference between the unit distance correction step count (or measurement step count) and the user standard user step count is within a predetermined range, The distance correction step count (or measurement step count) is used as it is as an effective step count. On the other hand, when the difference between the unit distance correction step number and the user's standard user step number is significant, for example, the user does not actually walk (or is walking), but the user moves the terminal device 30, for example. Unit distance correction according to the magnitude of the difference based on the assumption that the number of steps taken (or not counted) due to fraudulent acts such as intentionally vibrating (or not vibrating) The number of steps obtained by reducing the number of steps (measured number of steps) is used as the effective number of steps. Thereby, the abnormal count error included in the measured number of steps is corrected.

Note that the calculation of the effective number of steps can be performed once or more per day, for example. Also, the total number of effective steps per unit time (for example, 30 seconds) can be the effective number of steps for a certain time (for example, 24 hours).

In the third method described above, in one embodiment, the second step and the third step may be executed by the effective step count acquisition unit 270 of the terminal device 30. In another embodiment, the second step and the third step may be executed by the effective step count acquisition unit 170 of the server device 10.

In the above-described first method to third method, after the “first correction” is performed on the measured step count, the first corrected correction step count (speed correction step count, unit speed correction step count, unit distance correction) The number of effective steps is calculated by performing “second correction” on the number of steps). In another embodiment, after the “second correction” is performed on the measured number of steps, the “first correction” is performed on the measured number of steps subjected to the second correction, thereby calculating the effective number of steps. Can be. That is, by performing the second correction on the measurement step number itself, the abnormal count error in the measurement step number can be corrected, or by performing the first correction on the measurement step number subjected to the second correction. The abnormal speed error in the measured step count (measured step count subjected to the second correction) can be corrected. In the case where the second correction and the first correction are sequentially performed on the measurement step count, the coefficient used for the second correction and / or the case where the first correction and the second correction are sequentially performed on the measurement step count and / or The coefficient used for the first correction can be changed as appropriate.

The processes and procedures described in this specification can be realized not only by those explicitly described in the embodiment but also by software, hardware, or a combination thereof. Specifically, the processes and procedures described in this specification are realized by mounting logic corresponding to the processes on a medium such as an integrated circuit, a volatile memory, a nonvolatile memory, a magnetic disk, or an optical storage. Is done. Further, the processes and procedures described in this specification can be implemented as a computer program and executed by various computers.

Even though the processes and procedures described herein are described as being performed by a single device, software, component, or module, such processes or procedures may include multiple devices, multiple software, It may be executed by multiple components and / or multiple modules. Further, even if it is described that the data, table, or database described in this specification is stored in a single memory, such data, table, or database may be stored in a single device. Or a plurality of memories arranged in a distributed manner in a plurality of devices. Further, the software and hardware elements described herein may be realized by integrating them into fewer components or by disassembling them into more components.

5). Various aspects of the present invention A server apparatus according to a tenth aspect of the present invention is a server apparatus that provides a communication service using the number of steps, and relates to the number of steps of the user from the terminal device of each user via a communication network. The target user and the target user when it is detected that the number of steps related to the target user satisfies a predetermined condition based on the communication means for receiving the step count information and the step count information received from the terminal device of the target user. And granting means for granting permission information for permitting at least one selected user selected from the own group including at least one related user related to the item to receive provision of goods or services. It is.

The server device according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention is the server device according to the tenth aspect, wherein the granting unit detects that the cumulative step count of the target user reaches a target value, or When it is detected that the condition that the cumulative number of steps of the target user is Nth (N is a natural number) among all users is satisfied, the permission information is given to the selected user.

The server device according to a twelfth aspect of the present invention is the server device according to the tenth aspect or the eleventh aspect, wherein the granting unit reaches a target value of a sum of accumulated steps for all users included in the own group. Or when it is detected that the total number of accumulated steps for all users in the group is Nth (where N is a natural number). In addition, the permission information is given to the selected user.

The server device according to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention is the server device according to any one of the tenth aspect to the twelfth aspect, wherein the granting means is at least one association among all users included in the own group. The user is selected.

The server device according to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention is the server device according to any one of the tenth to twelfth aspects, wherein the granting means is related to at least one of all users included in the own group. The user and the target user are selected.

The server device according to a fifteenth aspect of the present invention is the server device according to any one of the tenth aspect to the fourteenth aspect, wherein the permission information allows the product or service to be provided free of charge, the product Or at least one piece of information that permits the provision of services at a discounted price, and the information that permits the provision of goods or services at a discounted price corresponding to the number of steps related to the target user. Is included.

The server device according to a sixteenth aspect of the present invention is the server device according to any one of the tenth aspect to the fifteenth aspect, further comprising step adjustment means for increasing a cumulative step count of a user who has performed the predetermined action by a predetermined value. It has.

The server device according to a seventeenth aspect of the present invention is the server device according to the sixteenth aspect, wherein the predetermined action is an action of viewing a predetermined video, an action of registering another user in the communication service, and the communication It includes at least one act of writing information on the service on a predetermined website.

A method according to an eighteenth aspect of the present invention is a method in which a server device provides a communication service using a step count, and receives step count information relating to the user's step count from each user's terminal device via a communication network. And when detecting that the number of steps related to the target user satisfies a predetermined condition based on the step information received from the terminal device of the target user and at least one related to the target user and the target user And granting permission information for permitting at least one selected user selected from the own group including the related user to receive provision of goods or services.

A computer program according to a nineteenth aspect of the present invention receives a computer from a terminal device of a target user and a communication means for receiving step information regarding the number of steps of the user from each user's terminal device via a communication network. When it is detected that the number of steps related to the target user satisfies a predetermined condition based on the number of steps information, it is selected from the own group including the target user and at least one related user related to the target user It is made to function as a granting means for granting permission information permitting at least one selected user to receive provision of goods or services.

A terminal device according to a twentieth aspect of the present invention is a terminal device that receives provision of a communication service using the number of steps, and transmits the number of steps information related to the number of steps of the user of the terminal device to the server device via the communication network. And a communication means that detects the number of steps related to the own user satisfying a predetermined condition based on the step information, and includes the own user and at least one related user related to the own user. Selecting means for selecting at least one selected user who receives provision of goods or services from the group based on the information input from the own user.

A method according to a twenty-first aspect of the present invention is a method in which a terminal device receives provision of a communication service using the number of steps, and information on the number of steps of the own user of the terminal device is transmitted to the server device via a communication network. A self-user including the self-user and at least one related user related to the self user when detecting that the number of steps related to the self user satisfies a predetermined condition based on the step information. Selecting at least one selected user who receives provision of goods or services from a group based on information input from the user.

A computer program according to a twenty-second aspect of the present invention relates to a computer, a communication means for transmitting step information relating to the number of steps of the own user to a server device via a communication network, and the user program based on the step number information. When it is detected that the number of steps to be performed satisfies a predetermined condition, at least one selected user who receives provision of goods or services from the own group including the own user and at least one related user related to the own user And functioning as selection means for selecting based on information input from the user.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Server apparatus 20 Communication network 30 Terminal apparatus 110 Communication part 120 Storage part 130 Permission information provision part 140 Step acquisition part 150 Control part 160 Step adjustment part 170 Effective step acquisition part 210 Communication part 220 Storage part 230 Input part 240 Display part 250 Selection Unit 260 measuring unit 270 control unit 280 effective number of steps acquisition unit

Claims

A server device that provides a communication service using the number of steps,
Communication means for communicating with a terminal device via a communication network;
A first correction based on a moving distance of the terminal device in a predetermined time interval with respect to the number of steps measured by the user of the terminal device measured by the terminal device, and movement of the terminal device in the predetermined time interval Acquisition means for acquiring the effective number of steps calculated by correcting one of the second corrections based on the deviation from the standard number of steps calculated from the distance and the step length of the user, and then correcting the other When,
A server device comprising:
In the first correction, a coefficient corresponding to the moving speed of the terminal device calculated by dividing the moving distance of the terminal device in the predetermined time interval by the predetermined time interval is used as the coefficient corresponding to the measurement step count or the first step. The server apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the server apparatus multiplies the number of measurement steps corrected by two.
2. The first correction according to claim 1, wherein the first correction is obtained by multiplying a coefficient according to a moving distance of the terminal device in the predetermined time interval by the measurement step count or the measurement step count subjected to the second correction. Server device.
In the second correction, the measured number of steps relative to the standard number of steps calculated by dividing the moving distance of the terminal device in the predetermined time interval by the step length of the user or the measured number of steps in which the first correction is performed. 4. The server device according to claim 1, wherein a coefficient according to a deviation is multiplied by the measured step count or the measured step count subjected to the first correction. 5.
The predetermined time period includes one or more fixed time periods in which a position information acquisition unit that is included in the terminal device and acquires position information of the terminal device operates continuously. 4. The server device according to any one of 4.
Computer
A communication means for communicating with a terminal device via a communication network, and
A first correction based on a moving distance of the terminal device in a predetermined time interval with respect to the number of steps measured by the user of the terminal device measured by the terminal device, and movement of the terminal device in the predetermined time interval Acquisition means for acquiring the effective number of steps calculated by correcting one of the second corrections based on the deviation from the standard number of steps calculated from the distance and the step length of the user, and then correcting the other ,
A computer program that functions as a computer program.
A method of providing a communication service using the number of steps,
A terminal device measuring the number of steps of a user of the terminal device and obtaining it as a measured number of steps;
The terminal device or a server device that communicates with the terminal device via a communication network performs a first correction based on a moving distance of the terminal device in a predetermined time interval with respect to the measurement step count, and the predetermined time The second correction based on the deviation with respect to the standard number of steps calculated from the moving distance of the terminal device in the section and the user's stride is calculated by correcting one of the corrections and then correcting the other. Obtaining an effective number of steps;
A method comprising the steps of:
A terminal device that receives a communication service using steps,
Measuring means for measuring the number of steps of the user of the terminal device and obtaining it as a measured number of steps;
For the measured number of steps, a first correction based on the moving distance of the terminal device in a predetermined time interval, and a standard calculated from the moving distance of the terminal device in the predetermined time interval and the stride of the user An obtaining means for obtaining an effective number of steps calculated by performing one of the second corrections based on the deviation with respect to the number of steps and then performing the other correction;
A terminal device comprising:
Computer
Measuring means for measuring the number of steps of the user of the terminal device and obtaining it as a measured number of steps, and
For the measured number of steps, a first correction based on the moving distance of the terminal device in a predetermined time interval, and a standard calculated from the moving distance of the terminal device in the predetermined time interval and the stride of the user Acquisition means for acquiring the effective number of steps calculated by performing the second correction after the second correction based on the deviation with respect to the number of steps;
A computer program that functions as a computer program.