JP6642938B2 - Gift system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a gift system for delivering various gifts to attendees.

  At events such as weddings, gifts such as draws may be given by the organizer or the like to express gratitude to attendees. In the past, gifts selected by the giver were given to attendees. In recent years, catalogs have been distributed so that attendees can obtain desired products, and so-called catalogs are selected. Gifts are also widely available.

  However, since catalog gifts are printed paper media, there is a physical limit to the number of products listed. When trying to increase the number of listed products, the catalog gift must be thick, the weight increases, and the attendees are burdened. Also, as the number of listed products increases, it becomes difficult to select desired products. And in the case of a catalog gift, the frequency at which the listed products are updated must be reduced. Furthermore, catalog gifts are used only when selecting a product, and become unnecessary after selection, and thus are not preferable from an environmental point of view.

  Therefore, as described in Patent Literature 1, Patent Literature 2, Non-Patent Literature 1, and Non-Patent Literature 2 below, product information corresponding to a catalog is posted on a website on the Internet, and attendees can use the product information from there. There is also a way to choose.

JP-A-2002-109326 JP 2003-271756 A

Harmonic Inc., “Harmonic Product Application Site”, Internet <URL: https://order.harmonick.co.jp/login.aspx> Limbell Corporation, "Limbel Catalog Gift Web Reception", Internet <URL: http://www.catalog-gift.net/>

  In the case of a system that provides a catalog gift on a website as described in the above-mentioned patent documents and non-patent documents, a card on which an ID, a password, a URL, etc. are printed, etc. is issued to attendees at the event site, Attendees log into the website based on that. After logging in, the user browses the electronic catalog gift posted on the website and selects a desired product.

  In this case, since there is no physical restriction, it is possible to increase the number of listed products and increase the update frequency. Also, no matter how many items are added, the weight does not increase, so that it does not burden the attendees, and if it is searchable, it is possible to easily reach the desired item.

  But they are simply replacing traditional paper-based catalog gifts with websites. For this reason, attendees only select items from catalog gifts on the website in an administrative manner.

  In view of the above problems, the present inventors have invented the gift system of the present invention.

A first invention is a gift system for giving a gift as a gift to attendees of an event by a giver, wherein the gift system issues authentication information to issue to the attendees authentication information. A processing unit, an authentication information storage unit that stores the issued authentication information, an authentication processing unit that receives authentication information from an attendee terminal used by the attendee, and performs an authentication process based on the authentication information storage unit; A merchandise information storage unit that stores merchandise information of merchandise that is a gift given to the attendees of the event by the giver; a screen generation processing unit that generates a screen for the attendees to select merchandise; Coupon information registration for accepting registration of coupon information to be provided to the attendee from a provider terminal used by a provider providing a service to the attendee at an event A processing section, has a coupon-information storing unit that stores the coupon information, after completion of the authentication process, based on the product from attendees terminal receives the selection or received search condition, the coupon A gift system that specifies coupon information to be provided from coupon information stored in an information storage unit and provides the specified coupon information to the attendee .

The event venue can be used by many attendees at the event, so the company that runs the venue of the event wants to use this opportunity to appeal to the attendees of the event, so that it can be used for the next time. There is a request. Also, even companies other than the operating company of the venue have the above-mentioned demands to the attendees. Therefore, by providing the coupon information as in the present invention, it is possible to appeal to the attendees so as to lead to the convenience of the next and subsequent times.
Further, with the configuration according to the present invention, it is possible to provide coupon information related to a gift or search condition selected by the attendee. The information on the gifts and search conditions selected by the attendees is strongly related to what the attendees want. Therefore, by providing coupon information based on such information, it is possible to increase the utilization rate of coupon information.
In the present invention, the "goods" sent by the giver include not only tangible objects but also various coupons such as services, cash vouchers, and experience tickets.

  In the above invention, the screen generation processing unit can be configured as a gift system that extracts coupon information corresponding to the attribute information of the attendees and displays the coupon information on the screen.

  When displaying the coupon information, it is preferable to display the coupon information in accordance with the attribute information of the attendees, since the possibility of use increases.

  By providing the coupon information as in the gift system of the present invention, it is possible to appeal to attendees so as to be connected to the convenience from the next time.

It is a figure which shows typically an example of the conceptual diagram of the system structure of the gift system of this invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a computer that realizes the gift system of the present invention. It is a flowchart in the gift system of this invention which shows typically the processing process which a giver performs before the start of an event. It is a flowchart which shows typically the processing process performed after the attendee attended the event in the gift system of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a member information storage part typically. It is a figure which shows an example of an order information storage part typically. FIG. 4 is a diagram schematically illustrating an example of an authentication information storage unit. It is a figure which shows an example of a goods information storage part typically. It is a figure which shows an example of a delivery information storage part typically. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed to a giver typically. It is a figure which shows an example of the input screen of member attribute information typically. It is a figure which shows typically an example of the screen of the selection of the course of a withdrawal thing. It is a figure which shows an example of the input screen of order information typically. It is a figure which shows an example of the input screen of order information typically. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen which performs the authentication process of an attendee typically. It is a figure which shows typically an example of the screen where an attendee selects a product. It is a figure which shows typically an example of the conceptual diagram of another system structure of the gift system of this invention. It is a figure which shows an example of a coupon information storage part typically. It is a figure which shows typically another example of the screen in which the attendee selects a product.

  FIG. 1 shows a conceptual diagram of an example of the system configuration of the gift system 1 of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows an example of a hardware configuration of a computer for realizing the gift system 1 of the present invention.

  The computer that implements the gift system 1 includes an arithmetic device 70 such as a CPU that executes arithmetic processing of a program, a storage device 71 such as a RAM or a hard disk that stores information, a display device 72 such as a display (screen), and a keyboard. And a communication device 74 for transmitting and receiving processing results of the arithmetic device 70 and information stored in the storage device 71 via a network such as the Internet or a LAN. I have. Each function (each means) realized on the computer is executed by reading means (a program, a module, or the like) for executing the processing into the arithmetic device 70. When the information stored in the storage device 71 is used in the processing, each function reads the corresponding information from the storage device 71 and uses the read information for the processing in the arithmetic device 70 as appropriate. Further, FIG. 2 shows a case where the functions are realized by one computer, but the functions may be distributed to a plurality of computers. The computer includes various information processing devices such as the server 2, a personal computer, and a workstation.

  Each means in the present invention is only logically distinguished in its function, and may physically or virtually have the same area.

  The giver terminal 3 is a computer used by the giver. The giver sends merchandise such as draws to attendees of the event. The giver is preferably, but not limited to, the organizer of the event.

  The attendee terminal 4 is a computer used by attendees who have attended the event.

  The gift system 1 of the present invention is realized by a computer such as the server 2, and includes a member registration processing unit 5, a member information storage unit 6, an order information registration processing unit 7, an order information storage unit 8, an authentication information issuance processing unit 9, an authentication information It has a storage unit 10, an authentication processing unit 11, a product information storage unit 12, a recommendation processing unit 13, a screen generation processing unit 14, a product selection reception processing unit 15, and a delivery information storage unit 16.

  The member registration processing unit 5 accepts input of the attribute information of the giver from the giver terminal 3 and stores the information in the member information storage unit 6 described later in order to register the giver as a member. The attribute information includes name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, age, gender, and the like. Also, member identification information for identifying the presenter as a member is given, and stored in the member information storage unit 6 in association with the attribute information.

  The member information storage unit 6 stores the attribute information received by the member registration processing unit 5 and the member identification information given by the member registration processing unit 5 in association with each other. FIG. 5 schematically shows an example of the member information storage unit 6.

  The order information registration processing unit 7 receives, from the giver terminal 3, information (order information) about an order for a product sent by the giver at an event, and stores the information in an order information storage unit 8 described later. Order information includes the venue name, purpose, giver's name, postal code, address, telephone number, company name, distribution date, number of authentication information to be issued, messages to the attendees who will receive the gift, and recommended products. is there. Also, order identification information for identifying the order is given, and stored in association with the order information.

  The order information storage unit 8 stores the order information received by the order information registration processing unit 7. FIG. 6 schematically shows an example of the order information storage unit 8.

  After the order information is determined, the authentication information issuance processing unit 9 issues authentication information to be delivered to the attendees at a predetermined timing. The authentication information issued here is issued by the number of authentication information to be issued in the order information received by the order information registration processing unit 7. The issued authentication information is preferably stored in an authentication information storage unit 10 described below in association with the order identification information.

  The authentication information storage unit 10 stores authentication information issued to attendees. The issued authentication information is associated with the order identification information, and it is possible to identify the order information based on which the issued authentication information is issued. The authentication information will be described below with reference to an ID, but may be an ID and a password. Further, other information may be used as the authentication information. FIG. 7 schematically illustrates an example of the authentication information storage unit 10. When order information can be identified by itself, such as when the ID includes the order identification information, there is no need to store the order information in association with the order identification information.

  The authentication processing unit 11 receives the input of the authentication information from the attendee terminal 4 based on the authentication information issued to the attendees of the event, compares the input with the authentication information stored in the authentication information storage unit 10, and executes the authentication process. Execute.

  The recommendation processing unit 13 specifies recommended products to be provided to the attendees, and extracts the information from the product information storage unit 12 described later. The recommended product information is displayed as a recommended product from the giver on a website (screen generated by the screen generation processing unit 14 described later) displayed on the attendee terminal 4 when the attendee selects a product. . There are the following methods for extracting recommended products.

  As a first method, in the processing of the order information registration processing unit 7, when the giver registers the order information, the recommended product is registered and stored in the order information storage unit 8, and the recommendation processing unit 13 This is a method of identifying and extracting information of the recommended product from the product information storage unit 12 described later. As shown in FIG. 6, when the recommended product is shared by the attendees, the recommended product may be stored in common with the issued authentication information. On the other hand, when the recommended product is changed depending on the attendee, the issued authentication information and the recommended product determined for each attendee are stored in the order information storage unit 8 (or the authentication information storage unit 10) in association with each other. The recommendation processing unit 13 uses the authentication information received by the authentication processing unit 11 to specify information on the recommended product from the product information storage unit 12 (or the authentication information storage unit 10) described later, and to specify the information on the specified product. It is extracted from the product information storage unit 12 described later.

  As a second method, after the authentication processing in the authentication processing unit 11, at a predetermined timing, preferably immediately after the authentication processing, the recommendation processing unit 13 asks the attendee terminal 4 a question about the hobby and preference. This is a method in which a screen is displayed on the attendee terminal 4, information on a response to the information is received, a product associated with the information on the response is specified as a recommended product, and the product is extracted from a product information storage unit 12 described later. In addition, the attribute of the attendee may be classified based on the information of the received answer, a product associated with the classification may be specified as a recommended product, and may be extracted from the product information storage unit 12 described later.

  As a third method, the event date, weather, address, gender, age, etc., which are stored in the member information storage unit 6 or the order information storage unit 8 or received from the attendee terminal 4, such as the event, the giver or the attendee In this method, a product associated therewith is specified as a recommended product based on attribute information of the user, and is extracted from a product information storage unit 12 described later.

  A fourth method is to receive image information of a desired product of the attendee from the attendee terminal 4, specify a product similar to the image information as a recommended product, and extract the recommended product from the product information storage unit 12 described later. is there. When specifying a product similar to the image information received from the attendee terminal 4, image information of each product is stored in the product information storage unit 12, and an image matching process between the image information and the received image information is performed. Is executed, and the product of the image information determined to be similar is specified as the recommended product. There are various processing methods for the image matching processing. For example, the processing can be performed by analyzing colors, shapes, and the like in an image.

  The product information storage unit 12 stores information on products that can be sent as a gift to attendees (selectable by attendees). The information on the product includes product identification information for identifying the product, a product name, a course of the product (for example, a 3000 yen course, a 5000 yen course, a 10,000 yen course, etc.), information indicating characteristics of the product, and image information of the product. and so on. FIG. 8 schematically illustrates an example of the product information storage unit 12.

  When registering the product information, the operating system of the gift system 1 may store the product information in the product information storage unit 12 so that the product can be registered as a gift. It may be possible to register as a product by making an application for registration and approving it by the operating company. That is, from the computer of the product manufacturer, information on the application for registration is sent to the computer of the operating company together with information on the product to be stored in the product information storage unit 12, and the person in charge of the operating company confirms the information. When the approval information is received by the computer of the operating company, information on the received product is stored in the product information storage unit 12.

  By performing such processing, a product provider such as a product maker can register a product as a gift by himself.

  The screen generation processing unit 14 generates a screen for the attendee to select a product by extracting information on the product from the product information storage unit 12 and displays the screen on the attendee terminal 4. On this screen, information on products recommended for attendees and products selectable by attendees extracted by the recommendation processing unit 13 is displayed.

  The information of the product other than the recommended product refers to the authentication information storage unit 10 based on the authentication information received from the attendee terminal 4, and extracts the corresponding order identification information. Then, referring to the order information storage unit based on the order identification information, information such as a corresponding course (price range) is specified. Then, based on the information on the course, information on the goods corresponding to the course is extracted from the goods information storage unit 12 and displayed.

  The product selection reception processing unit 15 receives, from the attendee terminal 4, information on the product selected by the attendee and the attendee to be the destination, and stores the information in the delivery information storage unit 16 described later. Information on attendees includes information necessary for delivery, such as names, addresses, and telephone numbers.

  The delivery information storage unit 16 stores information on the product selected by the attendees received by the product selection reception processing unit 15 and information on the attendees to be delivered. FIG. 9 schematically shows an example of the delivery information storage unit 16. It should be noted that a flag indicating the delivered information may be stored.

  Next, the processing process of the gift system 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. In the following description, a case of a wedding reception will be described as an event, but the present invention can be similarly applied to an event other than a reception.

  First, a giver (for example, a bride and groom) who wants to send a gift for a wedding reception using the gift system 1 of the present invention accesses a predetermined website in order to use the gift system 1. FIG. 10 shows an example of a screen displayed at this time.

  By selecting “member registration”, the member registration processing unit 5 causes the attendee terminal 4 to display an input screen for member attribute information as shown in FIG. Then, the member registration processing unit 5 receives the input information and stores it in the member information storage unit 6, thereby performing the member registration (S100). At this time, the member registration processing unit 5 adds the member identification information for identifying the member and stores the information in association with the member identification information.

  After the member registration is completed, the order information registration processing unit 7 displays the screen shown in FIG. 12 on the giver terminal 3, and the order information registration processing unit 7 accepts the selection of the course of the present to be given to the attendees (S110). ). When the selection of the course is received in this way, the order information registration processing section 7 displays the screens shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 on the giver terminal 3, and displays the order information necessary for ordering the present of the reception, for example, Place name, purpose (reception, party, etc.), giver's name, giver's attribute information (postal code, address, telephone number, company name, etc.), delivery date to the venue, order from the attendee who distributed authentication information If there is, whether or not to notify the sender by e-mail, the price range, the number of authentication information to be issued, the message to the attendees, and the registration of information such as recommended products to the attendees are accepted (S120). . The order information registration processing unit 7 stores the received order information in the order information storage unit 8.

  When the sender registers the order information as described above, the authentication information issuance processing unit 9 refers to the order information storage unit 8 at a predetermined timing, and the authentication information in each order information has not been issued yet. Then, authentication information is issued (S130). Specifically, IDs are assigned by the number of issued IDs, and the IDs are stored in the authentication information storage unit 10 in association with the order identification information. Then, the issued authentication information is printed by a printing device (not shown) on a predetermined paper medium such as a card for the giver to give to the attendees. In this case, it is preferable to print together a URL (access destination information) and a message as an access destination. The card or the like printed here is mailed from the operator of the gift system 1 to the venue before the reception based on the order information.

  Note that, in addition to printing the issued authentication information on a paper medium, the issued authentication information may be sent to the giver by e-mail or the like so that the giver can print it with a printing device (not shown). In this case, the presenter may mail the mail to the venue in advance, or the presenter may hand it directly to the attendees on the day.

  At the reception, the attendee obtains the card or the like on which the authentication information is printed as described above (S140). As described above, the issued authentication information is transmitted to the attendees.

  Next, a process after the attendee has obtained the authentication information will be described. After the reception, the attendee returns to his home, for example, and then accesses the URL printed on the card using his computer (the attendant terminal 4). Upon receiving this access, the authentication processing unit 11 displays a screen shown in FIG. During the reception, the above-mentioned processing may be performed by the attendee operating his / her smartphone or the like.

  In FIG. 15, the attendee inputs the ID described on the card in the input field where "Please input ID" is displayed. By this operation, the ID is sent from the attendee terminal 4 to the server 2.

  The authentication processing unit 11 of the server 2 receives the input ID, and determines whether the ID is stored in the authentication information storage unit 10 (S200). If the ID cannot be determined normally, the authentication processing unit 11 displays an error notification on the attendee terminal 4. On the other hand, if the ID can be determined normally, the recommendation processing unit 13 executes a recommended product extraction process (S210).

  The recommendation processing unit 13 extracts recommended products to be displayed to the attendee from the product information storage unit 12 by any one of the above-described first to fourth methods, a combination thereof, or another method. . Then, the screen generation processing unit 14 specifies the order identification information associated with the ID in the authentication information storage unit 10, extracts information of a message from the giver based on the identification information, and extracts them based on the extracted recommendation. A screen shown in FIG. 16 is displayed on the attendee terminal 4 together with the product information (S220).

  In the screen shown in FIG. 16, a message from the giver, recommended goods of the giver, and newly arrived goods are displayed on the right side of the screen, and other goods can be selected from "product search" or "category" from the left side of the screen. For example, when searching for a desired product from “product search”, a list of products corresponding to the keyword is displayed on the right side of the screen. When searching from "category", by selecting the category, products belonging to the category are displayed in a list on the right side of the screen.

  In this way, the attendee selects a desired product from the screen as shown in FIG. 16, and information on the selected product is sent from the attendee terminal 4 to the server 2, and the selected product is received by the product selection reception processing unit 15. Accepted (S230). That is, the product selection reception processing unit 15 receives information on the product selected by the attendee and the attendee to be the destination from the attendee terminal 4 and stores the information in the delivery information storage unit 16.

  The information stored in the delivery information storage unit 16 is viewed by a predetermined person, so that the product is actually taken out of a warehouse or the like and delivered to the attendee. As a result, the goods are delivered to the attendees, and the attendees can receive the desired goods.

  Further, the gift system 1 of the present invention can provide a message from a giver to attendees and information on recommended products. Therefore, unlike the conventional catalog gift and the conventional gift system, the attendee does not simply select the desired product, but the gift from both the intention of the giver and the selection of the attendee's product. Can be selected.

  Next, another embodiment of the above-described gift system 1 will be described. In this embodiment, a coupon or the like can be provided to the attendee from the event site. An example of the system configuration in this case is schematically shown in FIG.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 16, coupon information from a provider that provides services to attendees, such as an event venue, is displayed on a screen displayed to attendees. This is intended to maintain a connection with attendees who have come to the event and to be a potential customer. Examples of the provider include an operating company for an event venue (such as a reception hall), an operating company for an event, and a product providing company. Any organization may be used as long as it has some relationship with attendees.

  The gift system 1 of the present embodiment further includes a coupon information registration processing unit 17 and a coupon information storage unit 18 in addition to the configuration of FIG. The gift system 1 is capable of transmitting and receiving information to and from a provider terminal 19 used by the provider.

  The coupon information registration processing unit 17 receives a registration request for coupon information from the provider terminal 19 and stores the request in a coupon information storage unit 18 described later. As the coupon information, the identification information of the provider, the identification information of the coupon information, the content of the coupon, the condition of what attribute of the attendee to display the coupon, and the like are stored.

  The coupon information storage unit 18 stores coupon information. FIG. 18 schematically illustrates an example of the coupon information storage unit 18.

  When generating a screen to be displayed on the attendee terminal 4 after the authentication processing in the authentication processing section 11 is completed, the screen generation processing section 14 adds, in addition to the recommendation processing in the recommendation processing section 13, attribute information of the attendee. Based on the event information and the like, coupon information that matches the coupon display conditions is extracted from the coupon information stored in the coupon information storage unit 18 and displayed on the screen. FIG. 19 shows an example of a screen displayed in this case. In the case of FIG. 19, the coupon information associated with the event venue is displayed, and the coupon information of “dinner 5% discount” at the event venue is displayed. By selecting this link on the attendee terminal 4, a screen of the coupon information is printed, and the screen is displayed at the event venue, or by printing and showing the screen, enjoying the service described in the coupon information. Can be.

  The display of the coupon information may be one, as shown in FIG. 19, or may be plural. The coupon information displayed at regular time intervals (for example, every 15 seconds) may be switched.

  The screen generation processing unit 14 may perform the process of selecting the coupon information for the attendee terminal 4 on the screen for receiving the product selection as described above, or on the screen after receiving the product selection. May be. In that case, the coupon information may be selected and extracted based on information on the product received from the attendee terminal 4 (product selected by the attendee). That is, coupon information may be selected on condition that a specific product is selected.

  In addition to the case where the attendee selects the product, the coupon information that matches the search condition may be selected and extracted when the product is searched.

  When the attendee uses the coupon, the attendee can use the coupon information by printing the coupon information and showing the paper or a screen on which the coupon information is displayed to the provider. Alternatively, the provider may be notified of the authentication information and the attendee's own name. Further, when the provider allows the use of the coupon on a website or the like, the authentication information and the attendee's own name are entered, and the server of the website of the provider who accepts the information inputs the authentication information of the gift system 1. The identity may be confirmed by referring to the information storage unit 10 or the like, and the coupon may be used.

  Unlike the conventional catalog gift or the conventional gift system 1 in which the gift system 1 is simply replaced by a website, the present gift system 1 of the present invention allows the attendees not to simply select a desired product, but to receive a gift from the giver. The product can be selected in consideration of the intention (recommended product). That is, it is possible to select a gift product by considering both the intention of the giver and the attendee's selection of the product. In addition, it becomes possible for the provider of the product to be a gift to freely register the product.

1: Gift system 2: Server 3: Giver terminal 4: Attendee terminal 5: Member registration processing unit 6: Member information storage unit 7: Order information registration processing unit 8: Order information storage unit 9: Authentication information issue processing unit 10 : Authentication information storage unit 11: Authentication processing unit 12: Product information storage unit 13: Recommendation processing unit 14: Screen generation processing unit 15: Product selection reception processing unit 16: Delivery information storage unit 17: Coupon information registration processing unit 18: Coupon Information storage unit 19: provider terminal 70: arithmetic device 71: storage device 72: display device 73: input device 74: communication device

Claims (2)

A gift system in which a giver gives a gift to an attendee of an event as a gift,
The gift system,
An authentication information issuance processing unit that issues authentication information to be issued to the attendees;
An authentication information storage unit for storing the issued authentication information;
An authentication processing unit that receives authentication information from an attendee terminal used by the attendee and performs an authentication process based on the authentication information storage unit;
A product information storage unit for storing product information of a product to be a gift given to the attendee of the event by the giver;
A screen generation processing unit for generating a screen for the attendee to select a product,
A coupon information registration processing unit that receives registration of coupon information to be provided to the attendee from a provider terminal used by a provider that provides a service to the attendee in the event;
A coupon information storage unit for storing the coupon information,
After the end of the authentication process, the coupon information to be provided is specified from the coupon information stored in the coupon information storage unit based on the product selected from the attendee terminal or the received search condition. Providing the specified coupon information,
A gift system characterized by the following. The screen generation processing unit includes:
Extracting coupon information corresponding to the attribute information of the attendees and displaying the coupon information on the screen;
The gift system according to claim 1, wherein:

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