JP5200136B2 - Information processing system and installation providing method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing system and an installation providing method , and more particularly to an information processing system and an installation providing method that allow an application program to be easily installed when a plurality of application programs are installed.

  A viewer who sees an advertisement displayed on a predetermined WEB page on a personal computer (hereinafter referred to as a personal computer) clicks on the advertisement to purchase an advertiser's product or a service provided by the advertiser. Affiliate services that pay rewards from advertisers to link source web page managers (affiliators) when they become members have become widespread.

  A similar affiliate service is possible for a mobile phone that can be connected to the Internet using a browser. In addition, an affiliate service using a mobile phone has been proposed in which a reward is paid when a product is purchased at a real store (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In recent years, a highly functional mobile terminal called a smartphone, which is a fusion of a mobile phone and a mobile information terminal, has attracted attention. A smartphone has high processing capability as a portable information terminal, and can download an application program (hereinafter simply referred to as an application) into the portable terminal and execute it on the terminal. There are various types of apps, such as games, music and video viewing, dictionaries, maps, studies, etc. Smartphone users can download and use many favorite apps from the market etc. Yes. Conventionally, there are several methods for a user of this type of mobile terminal to install a desired application as follows.

  One is a method of installing an application from the market.

  Another method is to access an application providing site, which is a website that provides downloadable applications, via the Internet, etc., download the application executable file into the mobile terminal, and download the downloaded file. How to run and install.

  Yet another method is to access the application providing site on a personal computer that the user owns separately, download the executable file of the desired application into the personal computer, and connect the personal computer to the mobile device via USB (Universal Serial Bus). In this method, the downloaded application executable file is transferred from the personal computer to the portable terminal and installed.

JP 2009-157609 A

  However, in any of the above installation methods, when installing a plurality of applications, it is necessary to specify the installation target applications one by one and install them in order.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is intended to allow an application program to be easily installed when a plurality of application programs are installed.

An information processing system according to one aspect of the present invention includes:
An affiliate that consists of the mobile terminal delivered to a user who is a purchaser at a sales store that sells mobile terminals, and a management server, and when an application program is installed on the mobile terminal, a reward is paid to the sales store An information processing system used in a service,
The portable terminal is
Store information acquisition means for acquiring store information indicating information of the sales store as an affiliate of the affiliate service;
Application selection instruction means for receiving instructions for selecting a plurality of application programs to be installed in the mobile terminal;
An installation instruction receiving means for receiving an installation instruction for the plurality of application programs instructed to be selected by the application selection instruction means;
Based on the installation instruction by the one-time operation, an installation request for the plurality of application programs instructed to be selected by the application selection instruction unit is transmitted together with the store information to the management server,
The plurality of application programs instructed to be selected, which are sequentially transmitted for each application program from the application providing server that has received the installation request transferred by the management server, are immediately installed on the portable terminal. ,
Control whether to determine whether or not all installation of the plurality of application programs selected by the application selection instruction means has been completed, and to transmit an installation completion notification to the management server when all installations are completed Control means to perform and
With
The management server
Authenticate the affiliator based on the store information transmitted from the mobile terminal together with the installation request, and when the authentication is successful, transmit the received installation request to the application providing server,
The effect of measuring the results of the affiliator when the installation completion notification is received from the portable terminal, the result information including the store information as the result indicating that the store information is installed at the sales store indicated by the store information Send to measurement server .

The information processing system according to one aspect of the present invention may further include the effect measurement server that receives the result information from the management server that has received the installation completion notification. The information processing system according to one aspect of the present invention may further include the application providing server.

An installation providing method according to one aspect of the present invention includes:
An affiliate that consists of the mobile terminal delivered to a user who is a purchaser at a sales store that sells mobile terminals, and a management server, and when an application program is installed on the mobile terminal, a reward is paid to the sales store An information processing system installation providing method used in a service ,
The mobile terminal is
Acquire store information indicating the sales store as an affiliate of the affiliate service,
Accepting instructions for selecting a plurality of application programs to be installed on the mobile terminal ,
The installation instructions for the plurality of application programs that have been instructed for selection are received in a single operation,
Based on the installation instruction by the one-time operation, the installation request for the plurality of application programs instructed to select is transmitted to the management server together with the store information,
The plurality of application programs instructed to be selected, which are sequentially transmitted for each application program from the application providing server that has received the installation request transferred by the management server, are immediately installed on the portable terminal. ,
It is determined whether or not all installation of the plurality of application programs instructed to be selected is completed, and when all the installation is completed, an installation completion notification is transmitted to the management server ,
The management server is
Authenticate the affiliator based on the store information transmitted from the mobile terminal together with the installation request, and when the authentication is successful, transmit the received installation request to the application providing server,
The effect of measuring the results of the affiliator when the installation completion notification is received from the portable terminal, the result information including the store information as the result indicating that the store information is installed at the sales store indicated by the store information Sending to the measurement server .

In one aspect of the present invention, in a mobile terminal, store information indicating a sales store as an affiliate service affiliate is acquired, a selection instruction of a plurality of application programs to be installed in the mobile terminal is received, and the plurality of selection instructions The installation instruction for the application program is received in one operation, and based on the installation instruction by one operation, the installation request for the plurality of application programs selected is sent to the management server together with the store information. coming from the application providing server receiving the forwarded installed request are sequentially transmitted to each application program, immediately install to the mobile terminal has been received a plurality of the selected application program instructs Is Lumpur, whether complete all the installation of a plurality of application program selected instruction is determined, when all of the installation is complete, the installation completion notification is sent to the management server. In the management server, the affiliator is authenticated based on the store information transmitted from the portable terminal together with the installation request, and when the authentication is successful, the received installation request is transmitted to the application providing server and installed from the portable terminal. When the completion notification is received, the result information including the result indicating that the product is installed at the sales store indicated by the store information is transmitted to the effect measurement server that measures the result of the affiliator.

  According to an aspect of the present invention, when installing a plurality of application programs, the application programs can be easily installed.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of one Embodiment of the affiliate service system to which this invention is applied. It is a block diagram which shows the hardware structural example of a portable terminal. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of a process at the time of installing a some application collectively. It is a figure which shows the example of a read instruction | indication screen and an application list screen. It is a flowchart explaining the process of a batch application. It is a flowchart explaining the process of a management server. It is a flowchart explaining the flow of a process at the time of installing a some application collectively.

[Configuration example of affiliate service system]
FIG. 1 shows a configuration example of an embodiment of an affiliate service system to which the present invention is applied.

  The affiliate service system of FIG. 1 is an application program (Application Program) that can be executed on a mobile terminal 1 by a user who is a purchaser of the mobile terminal 1 at a store where the mobile terminal 1 is sold (hereinafter simply referred to as an application). When the user installs an app on the mobile terminal 1, the information processing system provides an affiliate service in which a reward is paid to the store where the mobile terminal 1 that introduced the app is introduced.

  The affiliate service system of FIG. 1 includes a mobile terminal 1, an application providing server (application providing server) 2, a management server 3, an effect measurement server 4, and a store PC (PC: personal computer) installed in the store where the mobile terminal 1 is sold. Computer) 5. It should be noted that a two-dimensional code 7 in which introducer information for identifying an introducer (affiliator) in an affiliate service is embedded is distributed to a store where the mobile terminal 1 is sold in a form printed on a paper medium or the like. . The two-dimensional code 7 is a so-called QR code (QR (Quick Response) (registered trademark) code).

  The mobile terminal 1 is, for example, a high-function mobile terminal called a smartphone, which is a combination of a mobile phone and a mobile information terminal. The mobile terminal 1 can download and install the application in the terminal and execute it on the terminal.

  The mobile terminal 1 executes an application 6 (hereinafter referred to as a batch application 6) that can install a plurality of applications in a batch. The collective application 6 is downloaded and installed from the market by the store clerk or the user operating the mobile terminal 1 to access the market providing the application from the mobile terminal 1.

  The batch application 6 executed in the mobile terminal 1 recognizes the introducer information by reading the two-dimensional code 7. Then, the user determines one or more applications desired to be installed with reference to the recommendation of the sales clerk at the sales store, and designates them in the batch application 6. The batch application 6 transmits an installation request for one or more applications designated by the user to the management server 3 via a network such as a mobile telephone communication network or the Internet. It is assumed that the collective application 6 stores in advance an address (URL: Uniform Resource Locator) to which the management server 3 is connected.

  Then, the collective application 6 acquires and installs the application transmitted from the application providing server 2 in response to the installation request. After the installation is completed, the collective application 6 transmits an installation completion notification to the management server 3.

  The application providing server 2 holds an application (download file) that can be provided to the mobile terminal 1, and in response to an installation request from the management server 3, the specified application (download file) is stored. It transmits to the portable terminal 1. The installation-destination mobile terminal 1 is specified by terminal information for identifying the mobile terminal 1 transmitted together with the installation request. As the terminal information, for example, identification information unique to the mobile terminal 1 assigned by a device manufacturer of the mobile terminal 1 or a communication service provider can be adopted.

  The management server 3 manages an affiliate service. Specifically, the management server 3 receives an installation request from the mobile terminal 1 and transmits the received installation request to the application providing server 2. In addition, when the management server 3 receives the installation completion notification from the mobile terminal 1, the management server 3 displays the result information of the introducer (sales store) indicating that the predetermined application has been installed by the introduction of the store. 4 to send. The introducer (sales store) is specified by the introducer information.

  The effect measurement server 4 is a server that measures the results of the introducer introducing the application. Specifically, the effect measurement server 4 receives the result information from the management server 3 and records (stores) the result of the introducer.

  The store PC 5 stores the collective application 6 in a storage unit such as an internal hard disk, connects to the portable terminal 1 with a USB cable or the like, and transfers (copies) the collective application 6 to the portable terminal 1. Note that the store PC 5 can be omitted when the collective application 6 is installed from the market as described above.

  The portable terminal 1 is connected to the application providing server 2 and the management server 3 via a network such as a mobile telephone communication network or the Internet. In addition, the application providing server 2, the management server 3, and the effect measurement server 4 are connected to each other via a network such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or the Internet.

  The application providing server 2, the management server 3, and the effect measurement server 4 are operated by, for example, an operator (ASP: Affiliate Service Provider) that provides an affiliate service based on application introduction. Note that at least one of the application providing server 2, the management server 3, and the effect measurement server 4 may be operated by different vendors. For example, the operator of the application providing server 2 that provides the application may be different from the operator that operates the management server 3 and the effect measurement server 4 and provides the affiliate service.

  In the affiliate service system configured as described above, when the results of the mobile terminal sales store are specified and measured by the introducer information in the effect measurement server 4, the affiliate service operator gives the mobile terminal sales store Will be paid. The two-dimensional code 7 owned by the mobile terminal sales store is distributed in advance by the affiliate service operator. In addition to the distribution of paper media on which the two-dimensional code 7 is printed, the electronic data of the two-dimensional code 7 is transmitted to the store PC 5 via the Internet, printed on the store PC 5, It also includes what to display.

[Hardware configuration example of portable terminal 1]
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the mobile terminal 1.

  The mobile terminal 1 includes a control unit 10 composed of a microcomputer or the like. The control unit 10 includes a communication unit 11, a memory 12, a display 13, a touch panel 14, an imaging unit 15, and a USB interface (USB I / F) 16. Each is connected and configured.

  The communication unit 11 communicates with the mobile phone base station through the antenna 11A in accordance with control from the control unit 10, and performs mobile phone communication. The communication unit 11 performs data communication via a mobile telephone communication network and the Internet. When performing telephone communication with the other party, the transmitted voice acquired from the microphone 11M is transmitted via the communication unit 11, and the received voice from the other party is supplied from the communication unit 11 to the speaker 11S for sound reproduction. The When performing data communication over the Internet, transmission data from the control unit 10 is transmitted via the communication unit 11, and data received by the antenna 11 </ b> A is transmitted to the control unit 10 via the communication unit 11. Then, the control unit 10 performs a predetermined process.

  The memory 12 stores various data such as phone book data and installed applications. The batch application 6 transferred from the store PC 5 of the store is also stored in the memory 12. The control unit 10 activates and executes the batch application 6 stored in the memory 12 in accordance with a user instruction.

  The display 13 is composed of an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), for example, and displays a predetermined screen such as a telephone standby screen under display control by the control unit 10.

  The touch panel 14 is provided so as to overlap the display 13 and detects an operation input by a user's finger or the like to the display 13. Then, the user operation input detected by the touch panel 14 is supplied to the control unit 10, and the control unit 10 executes a control process in accordance with the user operation input.

  The imaging unit 15 includes an imaging element such as a CCD (Charge Coupled Device), a lens, and the like. Under the control of the control unit 10, the imaging unit 15 images a subject based on a user operation input, and the captured image data of the subject is controlled by the control unit. 10 is supplied. The control unit 10 performs processing for storing the captured image data acquired from the imaging unit 15 in the memory 12. The two-dimensional code 7 of the store is also imaged by the imaging unit 15, and the captured image data obtained as a result is supplied to the control unit 10 and decoded (interpreted) by the control unit 10 to recognize introducer information. . Therefore, the imaging unit 15 functions as a code reader that reads a two-dimensional code.

  The USB interface 16 is an interface for data communication with the control unit 10 by USB connection with the store PC 5 and other information processing apparatuses.

  The mobile terminal 1 is configured as described above.

  The hardware configurations of the application providing server 2, the management server 3, and the effect measurement server 4 are not shown, but a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), It has a storage unit such as a hard disk, and executes various processes including a series of processes described later according to a program loaded in the RAM from a program stored in the storage unit or ROM. Each of the application providing server 2, the management server 3, and the effect measurement server 4 includes a communication unit that connects to a LAN or the Internet to perform data communication, an input unit that includes a keyboard and a mouse, and an output unit that includes a speaker and a display. Prepare.

[Bulk application installation process for affiliate service system]
Next, with reference to FIG. 3, a series of processes in the affiliate service system of FIG. 1 will be described. FIG. 3 is a flowchart (sequence diagram) for explaining the flow of processing when a plurality of applications are installed in the mobile terminal 1 at once.

  First, in step S11, the mobile terminal 1 accesses the market, downloads and installs the collective application 6 (executable file thereof) based on the operation of the store clerk or the user. The collective application 6 may be installed from the store PC 5 by connecting to the store PC 5 with a USB cable or the like.

  In step S <b> 12, the mobile terminal 1 accepts an operation of a sales clerk or the like at the sales store, and activates the installed batch application 6.

  When the collective application 6 is activated, the collective application 6 reads the two-dimensional code 7 and acquires introducer information in step S13. Specifically, the collective application 6 displays a reading instruction screen for instructing reading of the two-dimensional code 7 as shown in FIG. In the reading instruction screen of FIG. 4A, the two-dimensional code 7 imaged by the imaging unit 15 is displayed on the imaging display unit 31 together with the message “Please read the introducer's two-dimensional code”. Then, when the read button 32 is selected, the captured two-dimensional code 7 is decoded, and introducer information for identifying a sales store is recognized.

  Next, in step S14, the collective application 6 displays an application list screen that displays a list of applications that can be installed in a batch as shown in FIG. 4B on the display 13, and receives an instruction to select an application to be installed.

  In the application list screen shown in FIG. 4B, a list of applications that can be installed in a batch is displayed together with a message “Please select an application to install”. When the install button 42 is pressed on the application list screen, the application whose check box 41 is checked is installed in the mobile terminal 1. In the application list screen of FIG. 4B, application 1, application 2, application 3... Represent application names.

  The user himself / herself may select ON / OFF of the check box 41 by looking at the application list screen of FIG. 4B. For example, the user who is the purchaser of the mobile terminal 1 may be notified of, for example, the application providing server 2. Handed out a list of apps that can be provided, along with an introductory text explaining the content of the app, handing the app that you want to install to the store clerk, You may make it perform selection of an application.

  In step S15, the batch application 6 determines whether to start installation by determining whether or not the install button 42 has been operated (pressed).

  In step S15, the process waits until the install button 42 is pressed. When the install button 42 is pressed by the user, it is determined in step S15 that the installation is started, and the process proceeds to step S16.

  In step S <b> 16, the collective application 6 transmits to the management server 3 an installation request for requesting installation of an application checked on the application list screen in FIG. 4B. In this installation request, terminal information for identifying the portable terminal 1, application identification information for identifying each of one or more applications for which installation has been instructed, and introducer information for identifying an introducer are added as parameters. Yes.

  In step S17, the management server 3 receives the installation request from the portable terminal 1, and authenticates whether or not the introducer information included in the installation request is a regular introducer of the application providing affiliate service. Then, when the authentication is successful, the management server 3 stores therein the terminal information, application identification information, and introducer information of the mobile terminal 1 that has requested the installation, and transmits the received installation request to the application providing server 2. (Forward.

  In step S <b> 18, the application providing server 2 receives the installation request transmitted from the management server 3 and installs the designated application on the mobile terminal 1. That is, the application providing server 2 accesses the mobile terminal 1 based on the terminal information specified as the parameter of the installation request, and installs the applications identified by the application identification information in the mobile terminal 1 in order.

  In step S19, the batch application 6 of the mobile terminal 1 receives and installs the application (executable file) sent from the application providing server 2, and checks whether installation of all applications instructed to install has been completed. judge.

  In step S19, reception and installation of the application (executable file) sent from the application providing server 2 are executed until it is determined that the installation is completed.

  If it is determined in step S19 that the installation is complete, the process proceeds to step S20, and the collective application 6 transmits an installation completion notification to the management server 3.

  In step S21, the management server 3 receives the installation completion notification from the portable terminal 1, and collates it with the information temporarily stored when the installation request is received in step S17. When the collation results match, the management server 3 transmits result information indicating the result of the introducer to the effect measurement server 4. In the result information, terminal information for identifying the mobile terminal 1, application identification information for identifying each of one or more installed applications, and introducer information for identifying an introducer are added as parameters. . As a result, the effect measurement server 4 executes a process for providing a reward to the introducer using the received result information.

  In the affiliate service system of FIG. 1, the above processing is executed.

[Bulk application processing]
Next, with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 5, the details of the processing of the collective application 6 executed on the mobile terminal 1 will be described. This process is started when the control unit 10 of the mobile terminal 1 activates the batch application 6 installed in the memory 12.

  First, in step S <b> 101, the collective application 6 displays the two-dimensional code 7 reading instruction screen shown in FIG. 4A on the display 13.

  In step S102, the batch application 6 determines whether the read button 32 on the read instruction screen has been operated.

  The process waits until it is determined in step S102 that the read button 32 on the read instruction screen has been operated. If it is determined that the read button 32 has been operated, the process proceeds to step S103.

  In step S103, the collective application 6 decodes the two-dimensional code 7 obtained by imaging by the imaging unit 15, and acquires introducer information for identifying a store.

  Then, in step S104, the collective application 6 displays an application list screen that displays a list of applications that can be installed in a batch on the display 13, and in step S105, determines whether a predetermined application has been operated.

  If it is determined in step S105 that a predetermined application on the application list screen has been operated, the process proceeds to step S106, and the batch application 6 changes the installation instruction state of the operated application. That is, the on / off state of the check box 41 of the operated application is changed from the current one state to the other state.

  If it is determined in step S105 that the predetermined application on the application list screen has not been operated, or after step S106, in step S107, the batch application 6 determines whether the install button 42 on the application list screen has been operated. judge.

  If it is determined in step S107 that the install button 42 on the application list screen has not been operated, the process returns to step S105.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S107 that the install button 42 on the application list screen has been operated, the process proceeds to step S108, and the collective application 6 includes the application identification information of all the applications selected for installation, the mobile terminal The installation request using the terminal information of 1 and the introducer information indicating the sales store as parameters is transmitted to the management server 3.

  In step S109, the batch application 6 receives and installs the application (executable file) transmitted from the application providing server 2 in response to the transmitted installation request.

  In step S110, the batch application 6 determines whether all applications requested for installation have been installed. If it is determined that all applications have not been installed, the process returns to step S109.

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S110 that all applications requested for installation have been installed, the process proceeds to step S111, and the batch application 6 includes the terminal information of the mobile terminal 1, application identification information of the installed application, and An installation completion notification using the introducer information obtained from the two-dimensional code as a parameter is transmitted to the management server 3, and the process is terminated.

[Processing Operation of Management Server 3]
Next, details of the processing of the management server 3 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

  First, in step S121, the management server 3 determines whether an installation request has been received from the mobile terminal 1, and waits until it is determined that an installation request has been received.

  If it is determined in step S121 that the installation request has been received, the process proceeds to step S122, and the management server 3 determines that the introducer indicated by the introducer information included in the received installation request is an authorized app-provided affiliate service. Authenticate whether you are an introducer.

  If it is determined in step S122 that the introducer who requested the installation is not a regular introducer, the process ends.

  On the other hand, when it is determined in step S122 that the introducer who requested the installation is a regular introducer, the process proceeds to step S123, and the management server 3 includes the terminal information, the application identification information, and the information included in the installation request. The introducer information is stored in the internal storage unit. In step S124, the management server 3 transmits the received installation request to the application providing server 2 as it is.

  In step S125, the management server 3 determines whether an installation completion notification has been received from the mobile terminal 1, and waits until it is determined that an installation completion notification has been received. Similar to the installation request, the installation completion notification includes terminal information for identifying the mobile terminal 1, application identification information for identifying each of the installed one or more applications, and introducer information for identifying the introducer. It is included as a parameter.

  If it is determined in step S125 that the installation completion notification has been received, the process proceeds to step S126, and the management server 3 collates with the information at the time of the installation request temporarily stored in the process of step S123. And if a collation result corresponds, the management server 3 will transmit the result information which shows the result of an introducer to the effect measurement server 4, and will be complete | finished. Also in this result information, terminal information for identifying the mobile terminal 1, application identification information for identifying each of one or more installed applications, and introducer information for identifying an introducer are added as parameters. Yes.

  As described above, according to the affiliate service system of FIG. 1, by adopting the batch application 6, instead of installing the applications one by one, it is possible to perform a single installation instruction operation (one installation button 42 ), A plurality of applications can be installed in the mobile terminal 1 at once. That is, a plurality of applications can be easily installed. Therefore, it can be expected that the opportunity to install the application will increase. In addition, since a sales store that is an introducer can simultaneously install a plurality of introduced applications, a reward for introduction can be acquired more efficiently. Thereby, there is also an effect that the introducer can expect to introduce a plurality of apps to the user more vigorously.

  In addition, according to the affiliate service system of FIG. 1, information of an introducer (affiliator) is provided as a two-dimensional code 7, and the two-dimensional code 7 is read by the collective application 6, thereby easily introducing the information of the introducer. It can be acquired and provided to the application providing server 2 and the effect measurement server 4.

  The introducer information may be read as a two-dimensional code 7 as in the example described above, or may be a one-dimensional code (bar code) or a symbol code consisting of a predetermined number of alphanumeric characters such as a store ID, A sales clerk may be allowed to input from a keyboard or the like.

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment of the affiliate service system in FIG. 1 will be described.

  In the first embodiment described above, the collective application 6 is installed from the market, and the store where the mobile terminal 1 is sold is an affiliator (introducer). The second embodiment is an example in the case where an application producer (or an application operator) that provides the collective application 6 is an affiliator. In this case, introducer information is included in the batch application 6 in advance as part of the data. Although the system configuration in the case of the second embodiment is not shown, there is no portable sales store for providing the collective application 6 to the mobile terminal 1 in FIG. An application providing server 8 (FIG. 7) is newly added. The application providing server 8 may be the application providing server 2 described above. That is, the batch application 6 may be installed from the same application providing server 2 as the plurality of applications that are designated for installation.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart (sequence diagram) for explaining the flow of processing when a plurality of applications are installed in the mobile terminal 1 at the same time in the second embodiment.

  In this process, first, the user operates his / her mobile terminal 1 to access the application providing server 8 provided with the collective application 6, and download the collective application 6. That is, in step S211, the mobile terminal 1 accesses the application providing server 8 where the collective application 6 is provided, and requests download.

  As a result, in step S212, the mobile terminal 1 downloads and installs the batch application 6. In the second embodiment, the batch application 6 may be installed from the market.

  In step S213, the mobile terminal 1 activates the installed batch application 6 based on the user's operation, and in step S214, information indicating the application producer that provides the batch application 6 is used as introducer information. , Acquired from the batch application 6.

  The subsequent processes in steps S215 to S222 are the same as the processes in steps S14 to S21 in FIG.

  According to the second embodiment described above, the same effect as that of the first embodiment described above can be obtained.

[Other variations]
In the above-described embodiment, the management server 3 is interposed between the application providing server 2 and the mobile terminal 1 and is responsible for the installation request process and the process for the achievement reward. The application providing server 2 may have this function together. In this case, the collective application 6 directly accesses the application providing server 2 as the installation request transmission destination. Further, the application providing server 2 may also be provided with the processing function of the effect measurement server 4. That is, you may make it perform the function of the application provision server 2, the management server 3, and the effect measurement server 4 with one server.

  In the above-described embodiment, the introducer information necessary for providing the reward to the introducer is included as a parameter in both the installation request and the installation completion notification. However, the introducer information is included in the installation request. Only from the portable terminal 1 may be transmitted to the management server 3.

  In the above-described embodiment, the management server 3 authenticates whether the sales store is a regular introducer based on the introducer information received together with the installation request. However, the store information can be authenticated by determining whether the introducer information acquired from the two-dimensional code 7 includes a predetermined authentication code preset by the affiliate service operator. .

  In the above-described embodiment, the mobile terminal 1 is described as a smartphone. However, the mobile terminal 1 is not limited to a smartphone but may be a tablet terminal such as a PND (Portable Navigation Device) or an electronic book reader, and downloads an application program. Any portable information processing terminal can be used.

  As a modification of the above-described embodiment, a magazine or an individual can be an introducer. For example, when a magazine is an introducer, an article introducing the batch application 6 and a two-dimensional code 7 in which information of a magazine company that issues the magazine is embedded as an introducer is posted (printed) in the magazine. . The user of the mobile terminal 1 who sees the article accesses the market from the mobile terminal 1 to download the batch application 6 and activates it. Then, when the activated batch application 6 reads the two-dimensional code 7 published in a magazine and installs a desired application, a reward is paid to the magazine company that is an introducer. In the magazine, in addition to the two-dimensional code 7 in which the introducer information of the magazine company is embedded, the two-dimensional code in which the information of the download source (access destination of the mobile terminal 1) of the batch application 6 is embedded is also posted. Also good.

  On the other hand, when user A who is an individual becomes an introducer, user A obtains a two-dimensional code 7 in which the information of user A is embedded as introducer information from a website or the like that issues the two-dimensional code 7. . Then, the two-dimensional code in which the user A's portable terminal 1 such as a friend is installed and the user A's introducer information is embedded in the collective application 6 activated on the user B's portable terminal 1 is installed. 7 is read and a predetermined application is installed, so that a reward is paid to the user A who is an introducer.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, a plurality of apps can be downloaded and installed from the mobile terminal 1 in place of the batch app 6 that can be downloaded and installed from the app providing server 2 at once. It is also possible to adopt a form in which a plurality of applications designated on the website are installed in the mobile terminal 1 by accessing a simple website.

  In this specification, the steps described in the flowchart are not necessarily processed in chronological order, but are performed in parallel or when they are called in chronological order according to the described order. It may be executed at a necessary timing.

  In the present specification, the term “system” represents the entire apparatus constituted by a plurality of apparatuses.

  The embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

1 mobile terminal 2 application providing server 3 management server 4 effect measurement server 5 store PC
6 Collective application 7 Two-dimensional code 10 Control unit 11 Communication unit 12 Memory 13 Display 14 Touch panel 15 Imaging unit 16 USB I / F

Claims (7)

An affiliate that consists of the mobile terminal delivered to a user who is a purchaser at a sales store that sells mobile terminals, and a management server, and when an application program is installed on the mobile terminal, a reward is paid to the sales store An information processing system used in a service,
The portable terminal is
Store information acquisition means for acquiring store information indicating information of the sales store as an affiliate of the affiliate service;
Application selection instruction means for receiving instructions for selecting a plurality of application programs to be installed in the mobile terminal;
An installation instruction receiving means for receiving an installation instruction for the plurality of application programs instructed to be selected by the application selection instruction means;
Based on the installation instruction by the one-time operation, an installation request for the plurality of application programs instructed to be selected by the application selection instruction unit is transmitted together with the store information to the management server,
The plurality of application programs instructed to be selected, which are sequentially transmitted for each application program from the application providing server that has received the installation request transferred by the management server, are immediately installed on the portable terminal. ,
Control whether to determine whether or not all installation of the plurality of application programs selected by the application selection instruction means has been completed, and to transmit an installation completion notification to the management server when all installations are completed Control means to perform and
With
The management server
Authenticate the affiliator based on the store information transmitted from the mobile terminal together with the installation request, and when the authentication is successful, transmit the received installation request to the application providing server,
The effect of measuring the results of the affiliator when the installation completion notification is received from the portable terminal , the result information including the store information as the result indicating that the store information is installed at the sales store indicated by the store information Information processing system to send to the measurement server. In the transmission of the installation request to the management server, the control means also transmits terminal information for identifying the portable terminal , and in the transmission of the installation completion notification to the management server, the store information, The information processing system according to claim 1, wherein the terminal information and application identification information for identifying each of the plurality of application programs that have been installed are also transmitted. The shop information processing system according to claim 1 or 2 obtained by the two-dimensional code picked up by the image pickup unit provided in the mobile terminal at the start of the installation program. When the installation program is executed in the portable terminal, the computer of the portable terminal functions as the store information acquisition unit, the application selection instruction unit, the installation instruction reception unit, and the control unit.
The information processing system according to claim 1 . Wherein from the management server that has received an installation completion notification, the information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 4 further comprising the effect measurement server for receiving the results information. The information processing system according to any one of claims 1 to 5 further comprising the application providing server. An affiliate that consists of the mobile terminal delivered to a user who is a purchaser at a sales store that sells mobile terminals, and a management server, and when an application program is installed on the mobile terminal, a reward is paid to the sales store An information processing system installation providing method used in a service ,
The mobile terminal is
Acquire store information indicating the sales store as an affiliate of the affiliate service,
Accepting instructions for selecting a plurality of application programs to be installed on the mobile terminal ,
The installation instructions for the plurality of application programs that have been instructed for selection are received in a single operation,
Based on the installation instruction by the one-time operation, the installation request for the plurality of application programs instructed to select is transmitted to the management server together with the store information,
The plurality of application programs instructed to be selected, which are sequentially transmitted for each application program from the application providing server that has received the installation request transferred by the management server, are immediately installed on the portable terminal. ,
It is determined whether or not all installation of the plurality of application programs instructed to be selected is completed, and when all the installation is completed, an installation completion notification is transmitted to the management server ,
The management server is
Authenticate the affiliator based on the store information transmitted from the mobile terminal together with the installation request, and when the authentication is successful, transmit the received installation request to the application providing server,
The effect of measuring the results of the affiliator when the installation completion notification is received from the portable terminal, the result information including the store information as the result indicating that the store information is installed at the sales store indicated by the store information An installation providing method including a step of transmitting to a measurement server .

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