JP6497866B2 - Sweepstakes information provision server, Sweepstakes information provision method, and program for prize information provision server - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a prize information providing server, a prize information providing method, and a prize information providing server program.

  Conventionally, as a method of advertising using a website, an advertiser provides a banner advertisement or a link column on a part of the website to the person who operates the website, and the advertisement as a consideration for browsing by the user Paid a fee.

  In addition, as a method of advertising using the website, the advertiser pays the affiliate management company, so that those who partner with the affiliate management company post banner ads and links on the operated website, Received compensation for user clicks and contracts for specific services.

  As an apparatus for performing such an advertisement, a purchase information acquisition unit that acquires purchase information indicating a purchaser and a sales store, an affiliate link publisher and a linked store, and a user who clicked the link are associated with each other. A history specifying unit for specifying a click history indicating the click of an affiliate link by the purchaser based on one or more pieces of click information corresponding to the purchaser acquired from a predetermined storage unit for storing the click information; Affiliate management devices are proposed that include one or more publishers who receive affiliate fees from and a determination unit that determines affiliate fees paid to each publisher based on a click history (see Patent Document 1).

  According to the affiliate management device of Patent Document 1, it is possible to give a certain satisfaction to both the store that pays the affiliate fee and the advertisement publisher who receives the affiliate fee.

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However, in the affiliate management device of Patent Document 1, although the affiliate fee is paid to the publisher by clicking the link by the purchaser who is the user, the user clicks the link and browses the linked website. In spite of that, there is no profit.
For this reason, in recent years, there is a tendency that the user does not click the link, and the effectiveness of the advertisement is reduced.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a prize information providing server, a prize information providing method, and a program for a prize information providing server that can improve the effect of an advertisement by providing a prize to a user who browses a website.

  The present invention provides the following solutions.

The invention according to the first feature is a prize information providing server that is communicably connected to a user terminal operated by a user and displays information about the prize on the user terminal,
Storage means for storing a URL for specifying an insertion destination of an image for displaying information relating to the prize;
Means for receiving prize information request information for requesting information relating to the prize on the condition that the designated destination of the stored URL is displayed in the user terminal;
Means for transmitting information related to the prize to the user terminal that has transmitted the prize information request information in response to the means for receiving the prize information request information;
Means for counting the number of times the receiving means has received the prize information request information;
When the number of times counted by the counting means exceeds a predetermined value and / or when the receiving means receives the prize information request information after a lapse of a predetermined time, either winning or defeat is determined by lottery. And lottery means to
When the lottery means determines that the prize is won, a prize information providing server is provided for transmitting notification information for notifying the user terminal of the winning user that a prize will be awarded.

According to the first aspect of the invention, the prize information providing server that is communicably connected to the user terminal operated by the user and displays information about the prize on the user terminal is an image that displays the information about the prize The URL specifying the insertion destination is stored, and on the condition that the specified destination of the stored URL is displayed on the user terminal, the prize information request information for requesting information about the prize is received, and the prize information request information is received. In response to the reception, information related to the prize is transmitted to the user terminal that has transmitted the prize information request information.
Also, the prize information providing server counts the number of times the prize information request information is received, and when the number exceeds the predetermined value and / or when the prize information request information is received after a predetermined time has elapsed, Is determined by lottery, and when the winning is determined, notification information for notifying the user terminal of the winning user that a prize will be given is transmitted.

Thereby, it is possible to provide a prize according to the lottery result to a user who has browsed a predetermined website more than a predetermined number of times and / or a user who has browsed after a predetermined time has elapsed.
Here, the “predetermined website” in the present invention is, for example, a website intended by the advertiser who requested the advertisement to the person who operates the prize information providing server. In addition, the “prize information” in the present invention refers to a prize according to the lottery result when, for example, a predetermined website is viewed more than a predetermined number of times and / or after a predetermined time has elapsed. This is information for displaying a display indicating the effect on the user terminal.
In addition, for example, by setting the winning probability relatively low and setting the predetermined value relatively small, it is possible to give the user a prize without changing the number of prizes as compared to the case where no lottery is performed. The number of times can be increased. And the increase of the frequency | count of the chance that a prize is given increases, and the improvement of the willingness to browse a user's website can be anticipated, and the prize information provision server which can improve the effect of an advertisement can be provided.

  For example, if the number of times that the user wants to browse a predetermined website is clear, the operator or advertiser sets this number as a predetermined value. A predetermined time can be set when it is expected that Moreover, the operator and the advertiser can set both the predetermined value and the predetermined time, for example, when the number of times of browsing cannot be predicted.

Therefore, the user often browses a predetermined website after the predetermined number of times or a predetermined time has elapsed, for example, in order to obtain a sweepstakes in order to obtain a prize. You can recognize about.
Therefore, it is possible to provide a prize information providing server that can improve the effect of advertisement by providing a prize to a user who browses a website.

The invention according to the second feature is the invention according to the first feature,
Means for setting a period for giving the sweepstakes, contents of the sweepstakes and the number of the sweepstakes,
The counting means counts the number of times within the period set by the setting means, and when the number of times reaches the predetermined value, clears the number of times,
The announcement information including the contents set by the setting means is generated for the period set by the setting means for the value indicated by the number set by the setting means , the prize information providing server I will provide a.

According to the invention relating to the second feature, the prize information providing server sets the period for giving the prize, the contents of the prize, and the number of prizes, and counts the number of times the prize information request information is received within the set period. However, when the number of times reaches a predetermined value, the number of times is cleared.
Then, the prize information providing server generates notification information including the set contents by the value indicated by the set number in the set period.

Thereby, if the user is within the set period and the prize remains, the user can obtain an opportunity to receive the prize by continuously browsing the website.
Accordingly, it is possible to provide a prize information providing server that can further improve the effect of the advertisement by providing the prize for the user who browses the website many times.

The invention according to the third feature is the invention according to the first or second feature,
The storage means for storing the URL provides a prize information providing server for storing the URL intended by the advertiser .

According to the third aspect of the invention, the prize information providing server stores the URL intended by the advertiser .

  All of the above inventions are categories of the prize information providing server. However, even if the category is a method or a program, the same actions and effects according to the category are exhibited.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a prize information providing server, a prize information providing method, and a program for a prize information providing server that can improve the effect of an advertisement by providing a prize to a user who browses a website. .

It is a conceptual diagram for demonstrating the outline | summary of the prize information provision system 1. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a prize information providing system 1. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a prize information providing server 10. FIG. It is a flowchart of the prize information provision process which the prize information provision server 10 performs. It is a figure explaining advertiser demand data DB24 which a prize information offer server 10 memorizes. It is a screen image figure of website 400 displayed on user terminal 200 and prize information screen 500 based on prize information. It is a screen image figure of the website 400 displayed on the user terminal 200 and the notification information screen 501 based on notification information.

  Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. This is merely an example, and the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to this.

The outline of the present invention is that the prize information providing server is communicably connected to a user terminal operated by a user, and the prize information providing server for transmitting prize information for displaying information related to the prize on the user terminal is a user terminal. When a predetermined website is displayed, the prize information request information for requesting prize information is received, and in response to receiving the prize information request information, the prize information is transmitted to the user terminal that has sent the prize information request information. Send.
In addition, the prize information providing server counts the number of times the prize information request information is received, and grants a prize when the number reaches the predetermined value and / or when the prize information request information is received after a predetermined time has elapsed. In this case, notification information is transmitted to the user terminal that has transmitted the prize information request information instead of the prize information.

  The prize information providing server is applied to a prize information providing system in which some users browse a website and receive a payout.

[Overview of Sweepstakes Information Provision System]
Based on FIG. 1, the outline | summary of the prize information provision system 1 which is suitable embodiment of this invention is demonstrated. FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram for explaining an outline of the prize information providing system 1.

The prize information providing system 1 improves the advertising effect on a predetermined website by performing a prize event for giving a prize to a user who browses a predetermined website a predetermined number of times during a predetermined period.
In the present embodiment, the “predetermined website” is a website intended by the advertiser. In the present embodiment, the “predetermined period”, “predetermined number of times”, and “predetermined time” are set by the prize information providing server based on the request of the advertiser. Good.
In addition, a banner for displaying prize information indicating that a prize event is being held and notice information indicating that a prize has been won is arranged on a predetermined website.

  The operator of the prize information providing system 1 can be a user who has received simple registration information (for example, an e-mail address) or a mass media (paper, radio, television, etc.) on a website managed by the operator. To give a prize event to a user who has received simple registration information through information (for example, the address of a website managed by the operator using text, voice, QR code, etc.) given through SNS (Social Networking Service) or SNS (Social Networking Service) Inform. The notice of performing a prize event is sent to the user by any means such as an e-mail that has received registration information, a website managed by the operator, a mass media, etc. An address is broadcast.

In the prize event, the user clicks a link to a predetermined website on the user terminal 200. As a result, the user terminal 200 reads information for displaying the website (for example, HTML (HyperText Markup Language)).
As shown in FIG. 1, the user terminal 200 transmits prize information request information for displaying prize information on a predetermined website to the prize information providing server 20 based on the read information.

The prize information providing server 10 receives the prize information request information from the user terminal 200, and transmits the prize information to the user terminal 200 that has transmitted the prize information request information in response to receiving the prize information request information.
The user terminal 200 displays a prize information screen 500 that is a display screen of the prize information received from the prize information providing server 10 on a display unit (for example, a display).

Further, the prize information providing server 10 counts the number of times the prize information request information is received, and when this number reaches a predetermined value (for example, 200 times) and / or a predetermined time (for example, 72 hours from the start of the prize event). ) After the elapse, notification information for giving a prize is generated. In this case, notification information is transmitted to the user terminal 200 that has transmitted the prize information request information instead of the prize information.
The user terminal 200 displays a notification information screen 501 that is a display screen of notification information received from the prize information providing server 10 on a display unit (for example, a display).
A user can receive a prize by inputting a name, an address, or the like on a website managed by an operator of the prize information providing system 1 that is changed by clicking the notification information screen 501 on the user terminal 200. it can.

According to the prize information providing server 10 as described above, a user often browses a predetermined website intended by an advertiser and obtains a prize after a predetermined number of times and / or a predetermined time has passed. Browse the website so you can understand the advertiser's work.
Therefore, it is possible to provide a prize information providing server that can improve the effect of advertisement by providing a prize to a user who browses a website.

[System configuration of sweepstakes information provision system]
FIG. 2 shows a system configuration of the prize information providing system 1. The prize information providing system 1 includes a prize information providing server 10, at least one user terminal 200, at least one advertiser server 250, and a public network 3 such as the Internet network. Note that the prize information providing server 10 may be communicably connected to the user terminal 200 and the advertiser server 250 through a local area network. Further, the local area network may be communicably connected to the public line network 3, and the prize information providing server 10 may be communicably connected to the user terminal 200 and the advertiser server 250.

  The user terminal 200 and the advertiser server 250 are information devices having functions to be described later by software or hardware settings. For example, the user terminal 200 and the advertiser server 250 may be general information devices such as a personal computer, a mobile phone, a smartphone, a slate terminal, a telephone with a display function, a netbook terminal, and an electronic book terminal.

[Description of each function]
The configuration of each device will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the prize information providing server 10.
The prize information providing server 10 includes a central processing unit (CPU), a random access memory (RAM), a read only memory (ROM), and the like as the control unit 11, and the user terminal 200 and the advertiser server 250 as the data communication unit 13. For example, a device compatible with WiFi (Wireless Fidelity) compliant with IEEE 802.11. In addition, the prize information providing server 10 includes a data storage unit such as a hard disk, a semiconductor memory, a recording medium, and a memory card as the data storage unit 12 for storing data and files. The data storage unit 12 stores a prize information providing program 100 and an advertiser request data database (hereinafter also referred to as DB) 24 (see FIG. 5).

  In the prize information providing server 10, the control unit 11 reads the prize information providing program 100, thereby realizing the advertiser request acquisition module 21 in cooperation with the data storage unit 12 and the data communication unit 13. Further, in the prize information providing server 10, the control unit 11 reads the prize information providing program 100 so that the prize setting module 22, the random number lottery module 25, and the prize / notification information generation module 26 cooperate with the data storage unit 12. To realize. In addition, in the prize information providing server 10, the control unit 11 reads the prize information providing program 100 to realize the prize information request information receiving module 23 and the prize / notification information transmitting module 27 in cooperation with the data communication unit 13. To do. In addition, in the prize information providing server 10, the control unit 11 reads the prize information providing program 100 to realize the count module 24.

  Similar to the prize information providing server 10, the user terminal 200 includes a control unit, a data communication unit, and a data storage unit, and further includes a normal display, a touch panel, etc., and a display unit for displaying a web page, a normal keyboard And an input unit configured to accept a user operation. The user terminal 200 implements a module that reads a predetermined program and displays a banner inserted into the website or the website in cooperation with these hardware.

Similar to the prize information providing server 10, the advertiser server 250 includes a control unit, a data communication unit, and a data storage unit. The advertiser server 250 implements a module that reads a predetermined program and cooperates with the hardware to transmit information for displaying a website to the user terminal 200 in response to a request from the user terminal 200. To do.
In addition, the advertiser server 250 cooperates with the hardware described above to give a prize, the number of times to view the prize, the predetermined time until the prize is given, the content of the prize, the number of prizes, and the prize. The module which transmits the advertiser request information which shows the address of the website which inserts the banner which displays information and notice information to the prize information offer server 10 is realized.

[Prize information provision processing]
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the prize information providing process executed by the prize information providing server 10. The advertiser request acquisition module 21 inserts a banner from the advertiser server 250 into which a banner for displaying a prize is displayed, the number of times to view the prize, the number of the prizes, the number of prizes, and the prize information and notification information. The advertiser request information indicating the address of the site is received and stored in the advertiser request data DB 24 of the data storage unit 12 (step S10).

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the advertiser request data DB 24 stored in the prize information providing server 10. The advertiser request data DB 24 assigns a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of a website (advertisement target website) in which a banner for displaying prize information or notification information is inserted, and a prize to the advertiser ID for identifying the advertiser. The period, the number of browsing times until the prize is given, the predetermined time until the prize is awarded, the content of the prize, and the number of prizes are associated with each other and stored in the data storage unit 12. In the present embodiment, the “predetermined time until the prize is given” is a predetermined time from the start of the prize event, but is not limited to this, and any timing (for example, information received from the advertiser server 250) The predetermined time from the predetermined date and time etc. shown in FIG. 6 may be used, and not limited to the time, it may be defined by the number of days, the number of months, or the like. Further, in the present embodiment, the “period for giving a sweepstakes” is a period during which a sweepstakes event is held, and is not limited to the number of days, and may be defined by time, for example.

  Returning to FIG. 4, the prize setting module 22 refers to the advertiser request data DB 24 and inserts a banner (advertisement target web) for displaying a banner displaying prize information and notification information to be a predetermined website in the prize event. Site), a period for granting a prize, the number of times to browse the prize, a predetermined time until the prize is given, the contents of the prize, and the number of prizes are set (step S11).

  The prize information request information receiving module 23 requests prize information when a predetermined website is displayed on the user terminal during the period in which the prize set by the prize setting module 22 is given in step S11. Is received (step S12).

When the prize information request information receiving module 23 receives the prize information request information in step S12, the count module 24 adds “1” to the access counter stored in a predetermined area of the RAM in the control unit 11 (step S12). S13).
The access number counter is provided for each advertisement target website stored in the advertiser request data DB 24.

  The prize / notification information generation module 26 has a counter value of the access number counter added in step S13 equal to or greater than the number of times viewed until the prize set by the prize setting module 22 is given in step S11 (a predetermined number, for example, 200 Times) (step S14). The sweepstakes / notification information generation module 26 moves the process to step S15 when it is determined that the counter value is not equal to or larger than the number of browsing times, and shifts the process to step S17 when it is determined that the counter value is equal to or larger than the number of browsing times.

  The prize / notification information generation module 26 generates prize information for displaying information related to the prize on the user terminal 200 in response to the prize information request information receiving module 23 receiving the prize information request information in step S12 ( Step S15).

  The prize / notification information transmitting module 27 transmits the prize information generated by the prize / notification information generating module 26 in step S15 to the user terminal 200 that has transmitted the prize information request information (step S16).

FIG. 6 is a screen image diagram of the website 400 and the prize information screen 500 displayed on the user terminal 200 based on the prize information.
The control unit of the user terminal 200 displays the website 400 on the display unit based on the information for displaying the website transmitted from the advertiser server 250. Further, the control unit of the user terminal 200 inserts and displays the prize information screen 500 on the website 400 on the display unit based on the prize information transmitted from the prize information providing server 10.
The sweepstakes information screen 500 is a screen for notifying the user that a sweepstakes event is being held. The conditions for receiving the sweepstakes ("200th access" in the example shown in FIG. 6) A mark to be displayed (in the example shown in FIG. 6, an icon in which a hand is picked up or a character display of “totta”) is displayed.
In addition, if the mark displayed when winning is displayed on the prize information screen 500 in advance, it may be changed during the prize event.

Returning to FIG. 4, the prize / notification information generation module 26 has passed a predetermined time (for example, 72 hours) from the start of the prize event until the prize set by the prize setting module 22 in step S11 is given. It is determined whether or not (step S17). The sweepstakes / notification information generation module 26 moves the process to step S18 when it is determined that the predetermined time has elapsed, and shifts the process to step S15 when it is determined that the predetermined time has not elapsed.
In the present embodiment, the prize information providing server 10 executes the processes of step S14 and step S17, but is not limited thereto, and may execute only the process of either step S14 or step S17.

  The random number lottery module 25 determines either winning or a loss by random number lottery (step S18). The random number lottery module 25 moves the process to step S19 if it is determined to be a win and moves the process to step S15 if it is determined to be a defeat.

  The sweepstakes / notification information generation module 26 generates notification information for notifying that a sweepstakes will be given because the counter value of the access count counter added by the count module 24 in step S13 has reached a predetermined value (for example, 200). (Step S19).

The sweepstakes / notification information transmission module 27 transmits the notification information generated by the sweepstakes / notification information generation module 26 in step S19 to the user terminal 200 that has transmitted the sweepstakes information request information (step S20).
That is, the prize information providing server 10 counts the number of times the prize information request information has been received, and generates notification information for notifying that a prize will be granted when this number reaches a predetermined value. Instead of the prize information, the notice information is transmitted to the user terminal 200 that has transmitted the prize information request information.

FIG. 7 is a screen image diagram of the website 400 and the notification information screen 501 displayed on the user terminal 200 based on the notification information.
The control unit of the user terminal 200 displays the website 400 on the display unit based on the information for displaying the website transmitted from the advertiser server 250. The control unit of the user terminal 200 inserts and displays the notification information screen 501 on the website 400 on the display unit based on the notification information transmitted from the prize information providing server 10.
The notification information screen 501 is a screen for notifying the user that the prize has been won. In the example shown in FIG. And a character that prompts the user to click the mark are displayed.

For example, the mark on the announcement information screen 501 is a link to a website managed by the operator of the prize information providing system 1, and the user can input the name, address, sex, age, etc. on this website. You can receive a sweepstakes.
Such a user is registered by the operator of the prize information providing system 1 and, for example, a next prize event is notified, or a rank corresponding to the number of prizes won is given, and this rank is changed to another through the SNS. To be informed by the user.
In this way, it is possible to obtain a higher advertising effect by publishing on SNS or the like that a certain user finds a mark indicating winning in a website intended by the advertiser and receives a prize.

Returning to FIG. 4, the count module 24 clears the counter value of the access number counter stored in the predetermined area of the RAM in the control unit 11 (step S21).
Thereby, the count of the number of times the prize information request information is received from the user terminal 200 is started again.

The sweepstakes / notification information generation module 26 confirms that the sweepstakes event has ended when the period for granting the sweepstakes set by the sweepstakes setting module 22 in step S11 has ended or when the number of sweepstakes for the number of sweepstakes has been awarded. The prize event end information shown may be generated.
In this case, the prize / notification information transmission module 27 transmits the prize event end information generated by the prize / notification information generation module 26 to the user terminal 200 that has transmitted the prize information request information.
Based on the prize event end information transmitted from the prize information providing server 10, the control unit of the user terminal 20 inserts and displays the prize event end information screen on the website 400 on the display unit.

  The prize setting module 22 determines whether or not the predetermined period for giving the prize set in step S11 has elapsed (step S22). The sweepstakes setting module 22 ends the process when it is determined that the predetermined period has elapsed, and proceeds to step S12 when it is determined that the predetermined period has not elapsed. The prize setting module 22 also ends this process when prizes for the number of prizes set in step S11 are given.

  The means and functions described above are realized by a computer (including a CPU, an information processing apparatus, and various terminals) reading and executing a predetermined program. The program is provided in a form recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a flexible disk, CD (CD-ROM, etc.), DVD (DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, etc.), for example. In this case, the computer reads the program from the recording medium, transfers it to the internal storage device or the external storage device, stores it, and executes it. The program may be recorded in advance in a storage device (recording medium) such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or a magneto-optical disk, and provided from the storage device to a computer via a communication line.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to these embodiment mentioned above. The effects described in the embodiments of the present invention are only the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are limited to those described in the embodiments of the present invention. is not.

  10 Sweepstakes Information Providing Server, 200 User Terminal, 250 Advertiser Server

Claims (5)

A prize information providing server that is communicably connected to a user terminal operated by a user and displays information related to a prize on the user terminal,
Storage means for storing a URL for specifying an insertion destination of an image for displaying information relating to the prize;
Means for receiving prize information request information for requesting information relating to the prize on the condition that the designated destination of the stored URL is displayed in the user terminal;
Means for transmitting information related to the prize to the user terminal that has transmitted the prize information request information in response to the means for receiving the prize information request information;
Means for counting the number of times the receiving means has received the prize information request information;
When the number of times counted by the counting means exceeds a predetermined value and / or when the receiving means receives the prize information request information after a lapse of a predetermined time, either winning or defeat is determined by lottery. And lottery means to
The means for transmitting provides prize information for notifying the user terminal of the winning user that a prize will be granted as information relating to the prize when the lottery means determines that the prize is won. server. Means for setting a period for giving the sweepstakes, contents of the sweepstakes and the number of the sweepstakes,
The counting means counts the number of times within the period set by the setting means, and when the number of times reaches the predetermined value, clears the number of times,
The announcement information including the content unit is set to the set, in the period in which the unit is set to the setting, by the amount of the number indicating value means is set to the setting, to claim 1, which is produced The server for providing information on sweepstakes.   The prize information providing server according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit that stores the URL stores a URL intended by an advertiser. A prize information providing method executed by a prize information providing server that is communicably connected to a user terminal operated by a user and displays information related to a prize on the user terminal,
Storing a URL designating an insertion destination of an image for displaying information related to the sweepstakes;
Receiving, at the user terminal, a prize information request information for requesting information on the prize, on condition that the designated destination of the stored URL is displayed;
A step of in response to receiving the prize information request information in step, transmits information about the prize to the user terminal transmitting the prize information request information to the receiving,
Counting the number of times the prize information request information is received in the receiving step;
When the number of times counted in the counting step becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined value and / or when the prize information request information is received in the receiving step after a lapse of a predetermined time, either winning or defeating is determined by lottery Including the steps of:
In the transmitting step, when the winning is determined by the step of determining by the lottery , notification information for notifying the user terminal of the winning user that the prize is given is transmitted to the user terminal of the winning user Sweepstakes information provision method. A prize information providing server that is communicably connected to a user terminal operated by a user and displays information related to a prize on the user terminal.
Storing a URL designating an insertion destination of an image for displaying information relating to the prize,
Receiving the prize information request information for requesting information on the prize on the condition that the designated destination of the stored URL is displayed at the user terminal;
In response to receiving the prize information request information in the receiving step, transmitting information related to the prize to the user terminal that has transmitted the prize information request information;
Counting the number of times the prize information request information is received in the receiving step;
When the number of times counted in the counting step becomes equal to or greater than a predetermined value and / or when the prize information request information is received in the receiving step after a lapse of a predetermined time, either winning or defeating is determined by lottery Step to perform,
In the transmitting step, when the winning is determined by the step of determining by the lottery, the user terminal of the winning user is caused to transmit notification information for notifying that a prize is to be given as information regarding the prize. A program for server for providing prizes.