JP5506476B2 - Scheduling apparatus, scheduling method and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for changing a schedule for distributing information to a plurality of terminals.

  When distributing information to a plurality of terminals, there is a technique for distributing information according to a schedule that is easy for a user who uses the terminals. Patent Document 1 describes a technique for generating a schedule based on a ratio between distribution information requested by a terminal and distribution information actually received by the terminal. Patent Document 2 describes a technique for generating a schedule from the contents of distribution information corresponding to a wireless communication area where a terminal is located and preference information regarding distribution information for each terminal.

JP 2003-333653 A JP 2001-217787 A

By the way, a schedule that is easy for a user to accept is often closely related to a user's behavior pattern. And a user's action pattern may show a similar tendency by attributes, such as the age, sex, or occupation. Some of these attributes change over time. In the technique described in Patent Document 1, such an attribute is not considered. In the technique described in Patent Document 2, an attribute called preference is used, but changes in the attribute are not considered.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to change a schedule for distributing information in accordance with a response of permission or rejection of distribution by a plurality of users using communication terminals and attribute information characterizing these users.

  The scheduling apparatus according to the present invention includes an acquisition unit that acquires attribute information that characterizes each user of a plurality of communication terminals, and a classification that classifies the plurality of communication terminals into a plurality of groups according to the acquired attribute information. Means for confirming permission or refusal of information distribution to the plurality of communication terminals at a timing according to a predetermined schedule, and the timing at which permission or refusal is confirmed by the confirmation means for each group It has a structure provided with the totaling means to total and the change means to change the said schedule for every said group according to the total result by the said totaling means.

  The scheduling apparatus according to the present invention has a configuration in which the acquisition unit acquires, as the attribute information, at least one of communication recording, position recording, and execution time of a predetermined process for the plurality of communication terminals. It may be.

  Further, the scheduling device according to the present invention has a configuration in which the classification unit changes the group to which the communication terminal belongs when the attribute information of the communication terminal is changed and a predetermined condition is satisfied. There may be.

  Further, the scheduling device according to the present invention is configured such that the changing unit changes the timing at which refusal has been confirmed by the confirmation unit at a predetermined number or ratio of the group unit from the schedule of the group. It may have.

Scheduling method according to the present invention, scheduling apparatus, an acquisition step of acquiring attribute information characterizing each of the plurality of users of communication terminals, the plurality of communication terminals, the plurality in accordance with the obtained attribute information group a classification step of classifying, the said plurality of communication terminals, a confirmation step of confirming the permission or denial of the distribution of information at a timing in accordance with a predetermined schedule, the timing of permission or denial has been confirmed in the confirming step and aggregation step of aggregating for each of the groups, the schedule in accordance with counting result in the aggregation step is to perform a changing step of changing for each of the groups.

The program according to the present invention includes an acquisition step of acquiring attribute information characterizing each user of a plurality of communication terminals in a computer, and classifying the plurality of communication terminals into a plurality of groups according to the acquired attribute information. a classification step of, in said plurality of communication terminals, said group a confirmation step, the timing of permission or denial has been confirmed in the confirming step of confirming the permission or denial of the distribution of information at a timing in accordance with a predetermined schedule it is intended to execute a changing step of changing the schedule for each of the groups according to the aggregation step of aggregating the aggregate result in the aggregation step for each.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to change a schedule for distributing information according to a response of permission or rejection of distribution by a plurality of users using the communication terminal and attribute information characterizing these users.

Block diagram showing the configuration of the distribution system Block diagram showing configuration of communication terminal Block diagram showing the configuration of the server device The block diagram which shows the functional structure of the control part of a server apparatus Sequence chart showing an example of processing for distributing information by server device It is a figure which illustrates the screen displayed on the display part of a communication terminal. Sequence chart showing an example of processing in which the server device changes the schedule Table showing an example of the results of counting the number of allowed or denied items at each timing The figure which shows an example of the schedule changed based on the total result of FIG.

[Embodiment]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a distribution system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the distribution system 10 of the present embodiment includes a server device 100 and a communication terminal 200, and the server device 100 and the communication terminal 200 communicate with each other via a network NW1. In the distribution system 10, the server device 100 is used by a distribution service provider. On the other hand, the communication terminal 200 is used by a person who receives this distribution service. Hereinafter, a person who uses the communication terminal 200 is referred to as a “user”.

  In the present embodiment, the communication terminal 200 is a wireless communication terminal that performs communication using a wireless communication service provided by a predetermined wireless communication provider, and is, for example, a mobile phone or a smartphone. The network NW1 includes at least a wireless communication network and may further include another communication network (Internet, public switched telephone network, etc.). The network NW1 includes a plurality of base stations that perform wireless communication with the communication terminal 200. Note that, unlike the description of FIG. 1, this system may include a plurality of communication terminals 200 to be managed. In this case, this system may be one in which a plurality of server devices 100 distribute information to a plurality of communication terminals 200 in a distributed manner. However, even in such a configuration, the configuration of each of the server devices 100 or the communication terminals 200 is substantially the same, and therefore, illustration of a configuration having a plurality of these is omitted.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of communication terminal 200. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the communication terminal 200 includes a control unit 210, a communication unit 220, a display unit 230, an operation unit 240, a positioning unit 250, and a storage unit 260. The control unit 210 includes an arithmetic processing device such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a memory corresponding to the main storage device, and controls the operation of each unit of the communication terminal 200 by executing a program. The communication unit 220 includes an interface for communicating with the network NW1, and transmits and receives data to and from the server device 100. The communication partner of communication terminal 200 may include not only server device 100 but also other terminals not shown. The display unit 230 includes a display medium such as a liquid crystal display and a driving unit thereof, and displays an image on a predetermined display surface. The operation unit 240 includes input means such as a keypad, receives a user operation, and notifies the control unit 210 of the content of the operation.

  The positioning unit 250 measures the position of the communication terminal 200 and generates position information indicating the measured position. The positioning method by the positioning unit 250 is, for example, a method using GPS (Global Positioning System), but other methods (for example, based on the position of the base station of the mobile communication network with which the communication terminal 200 is communicating). A method of estimating the position of the terminal). The positioning unit 250 supplies the generated position information to the control unit 210. The control unit 210 stores the position information generated by the positioning unit 250 in the storage unit 260 together with the generated time information.

  The storage unit 260 includes storage means corresponding to an auxiliary storage device such as a flash memory, and stores various types of information. The storage unit 260 stores first attribute information that characterizes each user of the plurality of communication terminals 200. Here, the attribute information refers to information for distributing information according to the behavior pattern of the user who uses the communication terminal 200. Further, the first attribute information refers to information stored in the communication terminal 200 among the attribute information. The first attribute information includes, for example, at least one of communication recording, position recording, and execution time of a predetermined process. The communication record refers to a record of communication performed with another apparatus when the communication terminal 200 is operated by a user. This communication is, for example, a voice call, transmission / reception of an electronic mail, browsing of a WEB site, or the like. The communication record indicates the time that the communication terminal 200 can be used in the user's behavior pattern. Therefore, there is a high possibility that the time around the time when the communication is recorded is a time when the distribution of information is easily accepted.

  The position record refers to a record indicating the position of the communication terminal 200 for each time. The position includes an absolute position and a relative position. Here, the absolute position refers to a position indicated by a coordinate value in a predetermined coordinate system. For this reason, an absolute position does not change even if a user differs. For example, even if the communication terminal 200 is used by different users, the absolute position has the same value if it is the same position. That is, the absolute position is uniquely indicated regardless of the user. The absolute position is indicated by a numerical value of latitude and longitude or a point on the map, for example. In the present embodiment, the absolute position is position information generated by the positioning unit 250. A user's behavior pattern may show a specific tendency depending on characteristics of an area where the user lives, which is represented by an absolute position. For example, users in areas with early sunset times tend to return earlier than users in areas with late sunset times. The relative position refers to information indicating where the position of the communication terminal 200 is for the user. That is, the relative position may change depending on the user using the communication terminal 200. The relative position is, for example, a user's home, work (school), commuting (commuting) route, or other places. In the present embodiment, for convenience of explanation, the relative positions are limited to two types: a user's home and a place other than the home. In this case, the relative position is determined by associating position information generated by the positioning unit 250 with information indicating the user's home address. The relative position is an example indicating the feature of the user's behavior pattern.

  The predetermined process refers to a process related to the user's behavior pattern among the processes executed by the control unit 210. The predetermined process includes, for example, a process indicating that the user is not using the communication terminal 200. The predetermined processing in this case is, for example, setting of manner mode (mode for preventing ringing tone), setting of drive mode (mode for automatically responding that driving is in progress), or power-off. The predetermined process includes, for example, a process indicating that the user is in a situation of using the communication terminal 200. The predetermined process in this case is, for example, an alarm (alarm) notification or an alarm setting by a prior operation. After the time when the alarm is set, it can be considered that the user who gets up by the alarm is in a state of using the communication terminal 200. These processes represent the characteristics of the user's behavior pattern. For example, a user who periodically changes the manner mode setting is likely not to be able to use the communication terminal 200 during the time when the manner mode is set, and can use the communication terminal 200 during the time when the setting is canceled. The possibility is high. The execution time of the predetermined process refers to a time when the control unit 210 executes the predetermined process by a user operation. When executing the predetermined process, the control unit 210 causes the storage unit 130 to store information for identifying the executed process and information on the execution time.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of the server apparatus 100. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the server device 100 includes a control unit 110, a communication unit 120, and a storage unit 130. The communication unit 120 is an interface for communicating with the communication terminal 200 via the network NW1. The control unit 110 includes an arithmetic processing device such as a CPU and a memory corresponding to the main storage device, and controls the operation of each unit of the server device 100 by executing a program. The control unit 110 distributes information to the communication terminal 200 via the communication unit 120. Here, the information distributed by the control unit 110 is information (hereinafter referred to as “distribution information”) distributed by the distribution service provider to the user. The distribution information is, for example, information related to a new service provided to the user or advertisement information. As described above, the control unit 110 realizes a distribution function.

  The storage unit 130 includes storage means corresponding to an auxiliary storage device, and stores data used by the control unit 110 to execute processing. In the present embodiment, the storage unit 130 stores second attribute information that characterizes each user of the plurality of communication terminals 200 and distribution information. Here, the second attribute information refers to attribute information registered in the server device 100 in particular. The storage unit 130 stores the user's age, the user's gender, or the user's address as the second attribute information.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the control unit 110 of the server device 100. The control unit 110 executes functions corresponding to the attribute acquisition unit 111, the group classification unit 112, the availability determination unit 113, the timing aggregation unit 114, and the schedule change unit 115 illustrated in FIG. Realize. The attribute acquisition unit 111 refers to the storage unit 130 and acquires second attribute information regarding the plurality of communication terminals 200. The attribute acquisition unit 111 communicates with the plurality of communication terminals 200 via the communication unit 120 and acquires first attribute information stored in each storage unit 260. The attribute acquisition unit 111 acquires at least one of communication recording, position recording, and execution time of a predetermined process as the first attribute information. The attribute acquisition unit 111 supplies the acquired attribute information to the group classification unit 112. The attribute acquisition unit 111 is an example of an “acquisition unit” in the present invention.

  The group classification unit 112 classifies the plurality of communication terminals 200 into a plurality of groups according to the attribute information acquired by the attribute acquisition unit 111. Here, a group refers to a collection of communication terminals 200 that share the characteristics indicated by the attribute information. These features include, for example, the user's age, the user's gender, the user's home or the area where the user lives. The group classification unit 112 adds information for identifying the classified group to each attribute information and supplies the attribute information to the timing totaling unit 114. The group classification unit 112 is an example of the “classification unit” in the present invention.

  The availability confirmation unit 113 communicates with a plurality of communication terminals 200 via the communication unit 120, and permits or rejects distribution of distribution information to each of the communicated communication terminals 200 at a timing according to a predetermined schedule. Check. Here, the timing refers to a period in a predetermined range in a calendar or one day. In the schedule, at least one timing is defined. For example, the timing is a period that covers weekdays, weekends and holidays, morning, noon, night, and the like. The timing may be a period determined by combining these ranges (for example, weekday morning).

  The availability confirmation unit 113 transmits notification data to each of the communication terminals 200 at a timing according to a predetermined schedule. Here, the notification data refers to data indicating a notification for confirming permission or rejection for distribution of distribution information. The communication terminal 200 that has received the notification data transmits response data to the availability confirmation unit 113 when the user performs an operation of selecting permission or rejection. Here, the response data refers to data indicating a response as to whether or not to distribute the distribution information. The availability confirmation unit 113 supplies the permission or rejection information indicated by the response data to the timing counting unit 114 together with the identification information that identifies the communication terminal 200. The availability confirming unit 113 is an example of the “confirming unit” in the present invention. If the predetermined time response data is not transmitted after the notification data is transmitted, the permission confirmation unit 113 may supply the rejection information to the timing counting unit 114 as the distribution is rejected. .

  The timing totaling unit 114 totals the timing at which permission or rejection is confirmed by the availability checking unit 113 for each group classified by the group classification unit 112. Specifically, when the timing totaling unit 114 is supplied with permission or denial information from the availability checking unit 113, the timing totaling unit 114 generates permission or denial information based on the information for identifying the group supplied from the group classification unit 112. Aggregate by group. The timing counting unit 114 is an example of the “counting unit” in the present invention.

  The schedule changing unit 115 changes the schedule for each group according to the counting result by the timing counting unit 114. For example, the schedule changing unit 115 changes the timing rejected by the communication terminal 200 to a timing when the permitted ratio in the group in which the communication terminal 200 is classified is higher than other timings. The schedule changing unit 115 is an example of the “changing unit” in the present invention. As described above, the control unit 110 implements a scheduling function by the function of the attribute acquisition unit 111, the group classification unit 112, the availability confirmation unit 113, the timing aggregation unit 114, and the schedule change unit 115. The control unit 110 corresponds to the “scheduling apparatus” in the present invention.

  The configuration of the distribution system 10 is as described above. Under this configuration, the server apparatus 100 distributes distribution information to the communication terminal 200 that has permitted distribution after confirming permission or rejection of distribution to the communication terminal 200. In addition, the server device 100 aggregates the number of allowed or denied cases for each group classified based on the attribute information of the plurality of communication terminals 200, and changes the schedule based on the aggregated result.

  FIG. 5 is a sequence chart illustrating an example of a process in which the server apparatus 100 distributes information. In the example of FIG. 5, the server apparatus 100 and the communication terminals 200A and 200B perform processing for communication. As illustrated in FIG. 5, first, the server apparatus 100 acquires a predetermined schedule for distribution to the communication terminals 200A and 200B from the storage unit 130 (step S110). This predetermined schedule is a schedule in which a randomly determined timing is defined. The predetermined schedule may be a schedule determined in advance by a provider of distribution information. Next, the server apparatus 100 transmits notification data for confirming permission or refusal of distribution to the communication terminals 200A and 200B at a timing according to the acquired schedule (steps S120 and S130). The notification data includes a description of the distribution information and a content requesting a response to permit or reject the distribution.

  Communication terminals 200A and 200B display the contents of the received notification data on display unit 230 (steps S140 and S150). When communication permission or rejection is selected by the user's operation, the communication terminals 200A and 200B transmit response data that returns the selected result to the server device 100 (steps S160 and S170). At this time, the communication terminals 200 </ b> A and 200 </ b> B transmit information on the time when the user makes this selection together with the response data. In the example of FIG. 5, it is assumed that the user using the communication terminal 200A has selected rejection, and the user using the communication terminal 200B has selected permission. The server apparatus 100 stores the content of the transmitted response data and time information in the storage unit 130 (step S180). The server apparatus 100 distributes the distribution information to the communication terminal 200B that has transmitted the permission response data (step S190). The communication terminal 200B displays the received information on the display unit 230 (step S200).

  FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a screen displayed on the display unit 230 of the communication terminal 200. The communication terminal 200 receives the notification data transmitted by the server device 100 in steps S120 and S130, and displays the screen shown in FIG. 6 on the display unit 230 based on the content of the notification data. In this way, the communication terminal 200 informs the user of the contents of the distribution information and confirmation of a response to permit or reject the distribution.

  FIG. 7 is a sequence chart illustrating an example of processing in which the server apparatus 100 changes the schedule. The server device 100 communicates with a plurality of communication terminals 200 (not shown) to perform the processing shown in FIG. The communication terminal 200 accumulates communication records, position records, execution times of predetermined processes, and the like as first attribute information (step S210). The server apparatus 100 requests the communication terminal 200 to transmit the first attribute information at a predetermined time (step S220). The time when the server device 100 requests transmission of the first attribute information is a time determined in advance by the service provider. For example, the server device 100 requests transmission of the first attribute information at 1 am every Monday. The predetermined time may be changed according to the distribution timing. For example, when distributing certain distribution information, the server device 100 requests transmission of the first attribute information at a time one day before the distribution timing. The communication terminal 200 transmits the first attribute information stored in the storage unit 260 to the server device 100 (step S230). The server device 100 classifies the communication terminals 200 into groups for each timing based on the acquired first attribute information and the second attribute information stored in the storage unit 130 (step S240). Specifically, the server apparatus 100 stores information for identifying the classified group in the storage unit 130 as second attribute information.

  Subsequently, based on the content of the response data stored in the storage unit 130 and the time information, the server device 100 counts the number of permission and rejection for each timing for each classified group (step S250). . The server apparatus 100 changes the schedule for distributing information to the communication terminal 200 based on the tabulated results (step S260). For example, when the communication terminal 200 rejects the distribution at a certain timing, the server device 100 changes the timing at which the distribution is rejected to a timing at which the user's permission is easily obtained in the group to which the communication terminal 200 is classified. . The server apparatus 100 performs a change process for all rejected timings, and changes the schedule for each communication terminal 200. Server device 100 stores the contents of the changed schedule in storage unit 130 together with information for identifying communication terminal 200. The server apparatus 100 performs the next step S110 according to the changed schedule.

  FIG. 8 is a table showing an example of a result of counting the number of allowed or rejected for each timing. In the example of FIG. 8, the server device 100 processes one week as weekdays and weekends and holidays, and further processes six periods divided into morning, noon, and night as timings. In addition, the server device 100 distributes distribution information on a schedule for each week. In this schedule, at least one of the six timings is defined. In addition, the server device 100 is divided into 12 groups that are divided according to the user's age (below 10's, 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's) and by user's gender (male, female). Communication terminals 200 are classified. Furthermore, the server apparatus 100 classifies these groups into a group at home and a group that goes out from the position information of the communication terminal 200 and the user's address. FIG. 8 shows, as an example, a totaling result in a certain group among the 12 groups described above.

  FIG. 8A is a table showing an example of a total result in a certain group. FIG. 8A shows the percentage of the distribution permitted by the group at home and the group outside the house at each timing as a percentage. For example, in FIG. 8A, it is shown that 80% of the groups at home have permitted distribution at noon on weekdays. FIG. 8B is a table in which a group at home or a group that has gone out and the respective timings are combined and arranged in descending order of the number of cases permitted to be distributed from the counting result shown in FIG. It is. For example, FIG. 8B shows that, on weekdays, the group that is at home at night is most permitted, and the group that is out in the morning is the least permitted. As shown in FIG. 8B, the rate at which this group permits distribution is high when at home on weekdays. On Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, the percentage of distribution permitted by this group is high from morning to night.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schedule that is changed based on the counting result of FIG. FIG. 9A is a diagram showing a distribution schedule before change for a certain communication terminal 200. It is assumed that the communication terminal 200 is classified into the group that has performed the aggregation illustrated in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9 (a), it is assumed that there is a schedule in which the delivery timing is defined on weekday mornings and weekends and holidays. FIG. 9B shows a result obtained when the server apparatus 100 confirms permission or rejection of distribution to the communication terminal 200 at a timing according to the schedule. As shown in FIG. 9B, the user using the communication terminal 200 refuses distribution on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. In FIG. 9B, whether the user is at home or going out is shown for each timing. FIG. 9C is a diagram in which the results shown in FIG. 9B are arranged in the order of the table shown in FIG. 8B. In the example of FIG. 9C, distribution permission is indicated by “◯”, and distribution rejection is indicated by “x”. Further, in the example of FIG. 9C, combinations that do not apply to this user are hatched. Based on the order shown in FIG. 9C, the server apparatus 100 changes the distribution timing from the timing when the distribution is rejected by the user to the timing when the distribution is permitted. If there is no timing at which the distribution is permitted to be greater than the timing at which the distribution is rejected, the server apparatus 100 changes the distribution timing to a timing at which the ratio is greater than the timing at which the distribution is rejected. FIG. 9D shows a schedule in which the server apparatus 100 performs the change shown in FIG.

  As described above, the distribution system 10 according to the present embodiment performs aggregation of the number of distribution approvals or rejections at each timing for each group classified based on the attribute information of the user using the communication terminal 200. The distribution system 10 classifies groups using attribute information related to user behavior patterns as well as age and gender. The attribute information is, for example, position recording, communication recording, and execution time of a predetermined process. In a group classified in this way, there is a high possibility that the behavior patterns of users are similar. Therefore, the distribution system 10 can distribute the distribution information with a schedule that is highly likely to be permitted by the user.

[Modification]
The above-described embodiment is merely an example of the implementation of the present invention. The present invention can apply the following modifications to the embodiments described above. In addition, the modification shown below may be implemented combining each suitably as needed.

(Modification 1)
In the present invention, the distribution function may be realized by a device different from the server device that realizes the scheduling function. In this case, the server device outputs data indicating the changed schedule to the device that distributes the distribution information. Further, the server device outputs data indicating the result of confirming permission or rejection of distribution to the communication terminal to this device. This device distributes distribution information to communication terminals that have permitted distribution based on these input data.

(Modification 2)
In the present invention, the schedule and timing may be determined in various ranges. For example, the schedule may be determined every day or every month or year. The timing may be determined in units of hours and minutes, or may be determined in units of one week from the first half of the week or the first week of the month. In any case, the timing may be a period indicating a timing suitable for the user to view the distribution information.

(Modification 3)
In the above-described embodiment, the server apparatus 100 distributes the distribution information after confirming permission or rejection. However, the server apparatus 100 may distribute the distribution information together with notification data for confirming permission or rejection. In this case, the communication terminal 200 receives the distribution information to be distributed, but does not display the content. The communication terminal 200 displays the received distribution information when an operation for permitting distribution is performed by the user. In addition, when the user performs an operation of refusing distribution, the communication terminal 200 deletes the received distribution information.

(Modification 4)
In the present invention, the server device may use a record of electronic payment made by a communication terminal having a wireless IC (Integrated Circuit) chip as a record of communication. For example, the server apparatus 100 acquires a record of electronic payment made by a communication terminal having a wireless IC chip at a ticket gate at a station. The server device 100 regards the recorded time as a commuting time zone and excludes it from the schedule. As a result, the server device can distribute the distribution information at a timing in accordance with the user's behavior pattern.

(Modification 5)
In the above-described embodiment, the group classification unit 112 classifies the group at home and the group out from the position information of the communication terminal 200 and the user's address. You may classify by combining. The information to be combined is, for example, the address of the user's work place, the commuting route, or the address of the place where he / she goes to study. Specifically, the group classification unit 112 classifies the group that is out of the office from the location information of the communication terminal 200 and the address of the user's workplace, and further classifies the group as a working group and other groups. . By registering these pieces of information, the user can have the information delivered at a timing more suitable for his / her behavior pattern. Moreover, the group classification | category part 112 may classify | categorize into the group in a house or the group in work from the bias | inclination of the positional information for every time. For example, the group classification unit 112 classifies a case where the position information is detected across the night into a group at home. In addition, the group classification unit 112 may classify the case where the position information is detected for the longest at noon on weekdays as a group at work.

(Modification 6)
In the present invention, the communication terminal may store execution times of various predetermined processes as the first attribute information. For example, the communication terminal accumulates execution times of a process of measuring the number of steps when it has an acceleration sensor that detects acceleration, a process of shooting an image when it has a shooting function, and the like. For example, the execution time of the process for measuring the number of steps and the process for capturing an image is considered to be a timing at which it is difficult for the user to permit distribution of distribution information. For this reason, it is possible to change the schedule with higher accuracy by counting the number of cases permitted or rejected at different timings.

(Modification 7)
In the present invention, the group classification unit 112 may change the group to which the communication terminal 200 belongs when the attribute information of the communication terminal 200 is changed and a predetermined condition is satisfied. The predetermined condition refers to a case where it is determined that the behavior pattern of the user using the communication terminal 200 has changed to a state different from the behavior pattern in the classified group. For example, the predetermined condition is when the user's age has changed (such as from the 20s to the 30s) or when the user's address has changed. Thus, even when the user attribute changes, the server apparatus 100 can change the schedule for distributing the distribution information according to the user attribute information. The predetermined condition may be a case where the user registers attribute information that has not been registered. For example, when the user registers new attribute information, the group classification unit 112 classifies the communication terminals 200 having this attribute information into a new group. At this time, the group classification unit 112 may classify a new group when there are more communication terminals 200 having this attribute information than a predetermined number. Thereby, the case where a small number of groups are classified and the tendency of the behavior pattern in the group is not determined can be eliminated.

(Modification 8)
In the present invention, when the timing once changed is rejected by the user, the server device 100 may change the timing again within the same day, or change it to another day. May be. In addition, when the changed timing is rejected a predetermined number of times, the server device 100 may exclude the timing.

(Modification 9)
In the embodiment described above, the schedule change unit 115 changes the schedule according to the timing when the distribution is permitted, but may change the schedule according to the timing when the distribution is rejected. In this case, the schedule changing unit 115 performs a change to exclude from the group schedule the timing when the rejection is confirmed by the availability checking unit 113 at a predetermined number or ratio in units of groups. The predetermined number or ratio is, for example, a value determined in advance by the service provider. For example, in a certain group, the ratio of rejecting distribution at a specific timing is higher than a predetermined value (for example, 90%). In this case, the schedule changing unit 115 changes the schedule so as to exclude this timing for the communication terminals 200 classified in this group. As a result, the server apparatus 100 can change the schedule by excluding the timing when the service provider considers that there is a high possibility that the service provider will be rejected.

(Modification 10)
In the present invention, the server device may classify the groups based on the communication record, the position record, and the execution time of the predetermined process. In this case, the communication terminal accumulates information indicating communication recording, position recording, and execution time of the predetermined process in the storage unit. In addition, the server device may classify a plurality of communication terminals into a group in which an absolute position and a relative position are combined, and totalize timings at which distribution is permitted or denied. For example, the server device classifies a plurality of communication terminals into groups according to areas represented by absolute positions such as Hokkaido and Kyushu, and further classifies these groups according to relative positions such as home and outing. is there. As a result, the server device can distribute the distribution information at a timing in accordance with the user's behavior pattern.

(Modification 11)
In the above-described embodiment, the server apparatus 100 changes the schedule as the time around which the communication is recorded as the time when the distribution is easily accepted, but may change the schedule as the time when the distribution is easily rejected. . For example, the server device 100 changes the schedule so as to exclude the timing including the time zone in which the voice call is recorded for a long time. The server apparatus 100 is not limited to this, and the schedule may be changed to suit the user's convenience according to the contents of communication. As a result, the server device 100 can distribute the distribution information at a timing that conforms to the convenience of the user.

(Modification 12)
The present invention is grasped not only as a server device and a distribution system including the server device, but also as a method for realizing them and a program for causing a computer to realize the functions shown in FIG. Such a program may be provided in the form of a recording medium such as an optical disk storing the program, or may be provided in a form such that the program is downloaded to a computer via a network such as the Internet, and the program can be installed and used. Is something that can be done.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Distribution system, 100 ... Server apparatus, 110 ... Control part, 111 ... Attribute acquisition part, 112 ... Group classification | category part, 113 ... Availability confirmation part, 114 ... Timing totaling part, 115 ... Schedule change part, 120 ... Communication part, DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 130 ... Memory | storage part, 200 ... Communication terminal, 210 ... Control part, 220 ... Communication part, 230 ... Display part, 240 ... Operation part, 250 ... Positioning part, 260 ... Memory | storage part

Claims (6)

Obtaining means for obtaining attribute information characterizing each user of the plurality of communication terminals;
Classification means for classifying the plurality of communication terminals into a plurality of groups according to the acquired attribute information;
Confirming means for confirming permission or rejection of information distribution at a timing according to a predetermined schedule to the plurality of communication terminals;
A counting means for counting the timing at which permission or rejection is confirmed by the confirmation means for each group;
A scheduling device comprising: a changing unit that changes the schedule for each group according to a counting result obtained by the counting unit. The acquisition means includes
The scheduling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of communication recording, position recording, and execution time of predetermined processing is acquired as the attribute information for the plurality of communication terminals. The classification means includes
The scheduling apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein when the attribute information of the communication terminal is changed and a predetermined condition is satisfied, the group to which the communication terminal belongs is changed. The changing means is
4. The change according to claim 1, wherein the timing at which refusal is confirmed at a predetermined number or ratio of the group unit by the confirmation unit is excluded from the schedule of the group. 5. Scheduling device. The scheduling device
An acquisition step of acquiring attribute information characterizing each user of the plurality of communication terminals;
A classification step of classifying the plurality of communication terminals into a plurality of groups according to the acquired attribute information;
A confirmation step of confirming permission or refusal of information distribution at a timing according to a predetermined schedule to the plurality of communication terminals;
A counting step of counting the timing at which permission or rejection is confirmed in the confirmation step for each group;
And a changing step of changing the schedule for each of the groups according to a counting result in the counting step . On the computer,
An acquisition step of acquiring attribute information characterizing each user of the plurality of communication terminals;
A classification step of classifying the plurality of communication terminals into a plurality of groups according to the acquired attribute information;
A confirmation step of confirming permission or refusal of information distribution at a timing according to a predetermined schedule to the plurality of communication terminals;
A counting step of counting the timing at which permission or rejection is confirmed in the confirmation step for each group;
A program for executing a change step for changing the schedule for each group in accordance with a total result in the total step .

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