JP6693579B2 - Electronics - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to electronic devices.

  Conventionally, in order to prevent people from receiving gifts that they don't like, and to prevent duplicate gifts, a begging function has been proposed in which a user requests an acquaintance to give a gift to a friend through a server. It has been realized (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP, 2002-321613, A

  However, since the conventional begging function is a begging for an individual, the begging function may not be used depending on the mode of exchange of presents.

  Then, this invention is made | formed in view of the said subject, and it aims at providing the electronic device which can support the joint purchase of the goods by several persons.

  The electronic device of the present invention is an information acquisition unit (26, 21) that acquires information about purchased products or planned purchase products of the first group, and the first group based on the information acquired by the information acquisition unit. An electronic device including an information providing unit (26, 21) for providing different second groups with information on products related to the purchased products of the first group or the planned products to be purchased.

  In this case, the electronic device of the present invention may include a recruiting unit (26) that recruits members of at least one of the first group and the second group by self-recommendation or other recommendation. In this case, the recruiting unit may recruit other recommended members according to designation from the person who receives the product.

  In the electronic device of the present invention, the information providing unit may provide information regarding a purchase place of the related product. In this case, the electronic device of the present invention includes a position information detection unit (26, 21) that detects the position information of each member of the second group, and the information providing unit is provided for each member of the second group. Based on the location information, it is possible to provide information about a purchase place of the related product.

  Further, the information providing unit may provide information on the related product based on the information on the number of persons in the second group. Further, the information providing unit may provide, as the information on the related product, information on a product that is cheaper than the purchased product or the planned product of the first group. The information providing unit may provide information on the related product in response to a request from the second group.

  Further, the electronic device of the present invention includes an event storage unit (23) for storing event information, and the information providing unit transfers the event information stored in the event storage unit to the first and second groups. It may be provided. Further, the electronic device of the present invention may include an adjusting unit (26) that groups a plurality of members into the first group and the second group according to the attribute of each member. In addition, the electronic device of the present invention may include an image storage unit (23) that stores an image of a member of the first group and / or an image of a person related to the member of the second group. In this case, the electronic device of the present invention includes a creation unit (25) that creates notification information for the person who receives the products purchased by the first and second groups, using the image stored in the image storage unit. May be.

  It should be noted that, in order to explain the present invention in an easy-to-understand manner, the above description has been made in association with the reference numerals of the drawings showing one embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the configuration of an embodiment to be described later. May be appropriately modified, or at least a part of them may be replaced with another component. Further, the constituent elements that are not particularly limited in the arrangement are not limited to the arrangement disclosed in the embodiment, and can be arranged in a position where the function can be achieved.

  The electronic device of the present invention has an effect that it is possible to support joint purchase of a product by a plurality of people.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the information processing system which concerns on one Embodiment. It is an external view of a mobile device. It is a block diagram of the information processing system concerning one embodiment. It is a flowchart for registering a present requester from a mobile device to a server. It is a figure which shows an example of a present requester registration screen. It is a figure which shows an example of present requester DB. It is a figure which shows an example of a candidate input screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a candidate DB. FIG. 9A is a diagram showing an example of a requester addition confirmation screen, and FIG. 9B is a diagram showing an example of a message screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a present wish registration screen. It is a flow chart which shows processing for obtaining acceptance of a candidate. FIG. 12A is a diagram showing an example of the contact screen, and FIGS. 12B and 12C are diagrams showing an example of the confirmation screen. It is a figure which shows an example of a true candidate DB. It is a flow chart which shows present request processing. It is a figure which shows an event contact screen. 15 is a flowchart showing a specific process of step S210 of FIG. 17A to 17C are diagrams showing examples of request screens for relative groups. It is a figure which shows the example of the request screen with respect to a friend group. FIG. 19A is a diagram showing an example of the acceptor table (relatives), and FIG. 19B is a diagram showing an example of the acceptor table (friends). It is a figure which shows an example of a selection screen. It is a figure which shows an example of an information provision screen.

  Hereinafter, one embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 schematically shows the configuration of an information processing system 1 according to an embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system 1 includes a plurality of mobile devices 10, a server 20, and a word-of-mouth information unit 40. The mobile device 10, the server 20, and the word-of-mouth information unit 40 are connected to a network 80 such as the Internet.

  The mobile device 10 is a device such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a PHS (Personal Handy-phone System), and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant). In the present embodiment, the mobile device used by the user who receives the present is referred to as “mobile device 10A” or “requesting mobile device 10A”, and the mobile device used by the user who gives the present is referred to as “mobile device”. It will be referred to as a "device 10B" or a "requested mobile device 10B".

  The mobile device 10A has a telephone function, a communication function for connecting to the Internet, a data processing function for executing a program, and the like. As an example, as shown in FIG. 2, which is an external view of the mobile device 10, the mobile device 10A has a thin plate shape having a rectangular main surface (-Y surface in FIG. 2) and is gripped by the palm of one hand. It has a size that allows it.

  As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, which is a block diagram of the information processing system 1, the mobile device 10 includes a display unit 11, an input unit 12, an imaging unit 13, a GPS (Global Positioning System) module 14, a communication unit 15, and It has a control unit 16.

  The display unit 11 is, for example, a device using a liquid crystal display element, and displays an image, various information, and an operation input image such as a button. In the present embodiment, the input unit 12 is a touch panel provided on the front surface of the display unit 11, and responds to the information that the user has touched the front surface (input unit 12) of the display unit 11 and the movement of the user's finger. Enter the information you provided. The input unit 12 may be a keyboard such as a numeric keypad.

  The image pickup unit 13 has a taking lens and an image pickup device (CCD and CMOS device). The image capturing unit 13 of the present embodiment is used to capture an image of a user or a product that the user wants. Note that the imaging unit 13 may be provided on the same surface as the display unit 11 as shown in FIG. 2, or may be provided on a different surface (back surface) from the display unit 11. Further, the image capturing unit 13 may be provided on both sides. The GPS module 14 is a sensor that detects the position (for example, latitude or longitude) of the mobile device 10. The communication unit 15 communicates with the server 20 and another mobile device 10 via the network 80. The communication unit 15 includes, for example, a wireless communication unit that accesses a wide area network such as the Internet, a Bluetooth (registered trademark) unit that realizes Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication, and a Felica (registered trademark) chip. ..

  The control unit 16 has a CPU, performs overall control of each unit of the mobile device 10A, and performs various processes related to a present.

  The requested mobile device 10B is a device for responding to a present request from the mobile device 10A via the server 20. As with the mobile device 10A, the mobile device 10B includes a display unit 31, an input unit 32, an imaging unit 33, a GPS module 34, a communication unit 35, and a control unit 36, as shown in FIG. Note that each component can have the same or equivalent configuration as the mobile device 10A, and thus the description thereof will be omitted.

  The server 20 has a function of requesting a present to the requested mobile device 10B based on the input information input from the requested mobile device 10A. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the server 20 includes a communication unit 21, a memory 23, a calendar unit 24, an image processing unit 25, and an adjustment / control unit 26.

  The communication unit 21 communicates with the mobile device 10A on the request side, the mobile device 10B on the requested side, and the word-of-mouth information unit 40 to acquire (input) various information. The communication unit 21 includes a wireless communication unit that accesses a wide area network such as the Internet, a Bluetooth (registered trademark) unit that realizes Bluetooth (registered trademark) communication, and a Felica (registered trademark) chip.

  The adjustment / control unit 26 has a CPU, controls each unit of the server 20, and performs various controls / processes for appropriately exchanging presents. For example, the adjustment / control unit 26 adjusts various items until the purchase of a present (adjustment of the number of persons presenting the present (requestee (candidate)) and attributes / categories of the requestee (candidate). Adjustment (selection), adjustment for determining a product, adjustment of a client-centered mode and a candidate-centered mode, which will be described later, and other various information adjustments). In this embodiment, the function of the adjustment / control unit 26 is realized by installing the software of the application in the server 20.

  The memory 23 is a non-volatile memory (for example, a flash memory), and various images such as images captured by the imaging units 13 and 33 of the mobile devices 10A and 10B, information and images acquired from the word-of-mouth information unit 40, gift history, and the like. Information, a database described later, and the like are stored.

  The calendar unit 24 acquires time information such as year, month, day, and time and outputs it to the adjustment / control unit 26. The calendar unit 24 also has a timekeeping function.

  The image processing unit 25 uses at least a part of the plurality of images stored in the memory 23 to perform a process of generating a new image. For example, the image processing unit 25 performs a process of combining the image of the present and the image of the giver.

  Next, the processing in the information processing system 1 of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

(User registration process on request side)
FIG. 4 is a flowchart for the user (requesting user) to register the present requester from the mobile device 10A to the server 20. The present requester may be the user of the mobile device 10A himself or may be a person other than the user. The process of FIG. 4 is started in a state where communication between the mobile device 10A and the server 20 is established.

  In the process of FIG. 4, in step S10, the adjustment / control unit 26 of the server 20 waits until a registration start instruction is issued from the mobile device 10A. In this case, when the user of the mobile device 10A presses the user registration start button via the input unit 12, the process proceeds to step S12.

  After shifting to step S12, the adjustment / control unit 26 transmits the present requester registration screen (see FIG. 5) to the mobile device 10A via the communication unit 21. On the present requester registration screen, as shown in FIG. 5, a field for inputting the name, date of birth, and contact information (for example, an email address) of the present requester, a check box for inputting the presence or absence of a regular event, It is assumed that the buttons "register" and "cancel" are provided.

  Next, in step S14, the adjustment / control unit 26 waits until the user of the mobile device 10A makes an entry in each field of the present requester registration screen and presses the registration button. In this case, when the user of the mobile device 10A presses the registration button, the process proceeds to step S16.

  When the process proceeds to step S16, the adjustment / control unit 26 acquires (inputs) the name of the present requester, the date of birth, the contact information (email address, etc.) and the presence / absence of a regular event via the communication unit 21, and acquires the information. The information is registered in the present requester DB (see FIG. 6) stored in the memory 23.

  In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the user of the mobile device 10A has registered the child of the user (name “AAABBBB”) as a present requester (requester ID = 001). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the user may register the user himself or another person other than the child as a present requester.

  Here, the regular event means an event that can be automatically extracted from the birth requester's date of birth and the information in the calendar unit 24 (for example, birthday celebration, entrance celebration, Christmas event). Therefore, when the user checks the check box for having a custom event on the present requester registration screen, the adjustment / control unit 26 automatically makes a gift request before each custom event, or for each custom event. Then, a process of confirming with the user of the mobile device 10 whether to make a present request is executed. If the present requester is the user himself and the present request is automatically made without the user's confirmation before the annual event, it is said that the present gift can be unexpected for the user. There is an effect (surprise effect). On the other hand, when the user checks the check box without a regular event, the user himself / herself needs to make a present request each time an event occurs.

  Next, in step S18, the adjustment / control unit 26 displays, on the mobile device 10A, a candidate input screen (see FIG. 7) for inputting a person (a candidate) who is likely to respond to the present request of the present requester. To send. Here, in the candidate input screen, as shown in FIG. 7, there are fields for inputting the candidate's name, attributes, date of birth, contact information (e-mail address, etc.), and the estimated amount of money, the client-based mode, and the candidate. It is assumed that a check box for selecting any one of the person-based modes, a “register”, a “next candidate input”, and a “cancel” button are included.

  In the attribute column, categories such as grandparents, uncle aunts, friends (mom friends), etc. can be entered. In addition, the amount of money that is likely to be requested from the candidate can be entered in the target amount field. It should be noted that the input of the standard amount field may or may not be mandatory. Further, the reference amount may be automatically input for each input attribute. Note that the automatically entered reference amount may be corrected later.

  The requester-based mode is a mode in which the user of the mobile device 10A and the present requester take the initiative to specify the contents of the present, and the candidate-based mode is a mode in which the candidate takes the initiative to determine the contents of the present. Is. Note that, for example, when a grandfather, a grandmother, an uncle, an aunt, or the like is input in the attribute field, the adjustment / control unit 26 automatically checks the requester-centered mode, and the friend (mom friend) If entered, the candidate-based mode may be automatically checked (provided that the user can change it later). Further, as described above, when the custom event presence is selected on the present requester registration screen (FIG. 5) and the adjustment / control unit 26 does not confirm the present requester for each event, the adjustment is performed. The control unit 26 may be fixed in the candidate main mode (only the candidate main mode can be selected).

  Next, in step S20, the adjustment / control unit 26 waits until the registration button is pressed on the mobile device 10A. It is assumed that the user of the mobile device 10A can input information on a plurality of candidates by pressing the "next candidate input" button on the candidate input screen.

  When the user of the mobile device 10A presses the register button, the process proceeds to step S22, and the adjustment / control unit 26 registers the input candidate information in the candidate DB (see FIG. 8). FIG. 8 shows a state in which four grandmothers, aunts, and two mom friends are registered as candidates corresponding to the present requester ID “001” (however, at the stage of step S22, candidates are selected). It is assumed that the "Present present" column in the DB is blank).

  In the present embodiment, when the attribute is grandfather or grandmother, it is assumed that the adjustment / control unit 26 defines a rule that the candidate becomes a candidate in all the regular events. In addition, if the attribute is an uncle and aunt, it becomes a candidate at the entrance ceremony or adult ceremony of the regular event, and if the attribute is mama friend, it becomes a candidate at Christmas of the regular event. It is assumed that it is defined by the adjustment / control unit 26. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the user of the mobile device 10 may be allowed to set a rule of an event to be a candidate for each attribute.

  Next, in step S24, the adjustment / control unit 26 transmits to the mobile device 10A a screen (a requester addition confirmation screen: see FIG. 9A) for inquiring of the user whether or not the present requester is added. To do. Next, in step S26, the adjustment / control unit 26 determines whether or not the present requester is added by confirming which of the “Yes” and “No” buttons has been pressed by the user. When the determination here is affirmative (when "Yes" is pressed), the process returns to step S12, and the processes and determinations of steps S12 to S26 are repeated. On the other hand, when the determination in step S26 is negative (when the "No" button is pressed), the process proceeds to step S28.

  When the process proceeds to step S28, the adjustment / control unit 26 asks whether or not the user himself / herself desires to give a present to the present requester when the candidate set by the user becomes the present requester. The message screen (see FIG. 9B) is transmitted to the mobile device 10A via the communication unit 21. On the message screen, as shown in FIG. 9 (b), a message such as "Do you want to give a gift to the candidate?" And "Ask" and "Do not want" buttons are displayed. Shall be included. In this case, it is assumed that the user of the mobile device 10B presses either the "desired" button or the "desired" button.

  Next, in step S30, the adjustment / control unit 26 determines whether or not the user of the mobile device 10A has pressed the "desired" button. If the determination here is denied, all the processing of FIG. 4 is ended, but if the determination is affirmed (when it is recommended as a gift candidate), the process proceeds to step S32.

  When the process proceeds to step S32, the adjustment / control unit 26 performs a screen for inputting (checking) a person who may accept the present request via the communication unit 21 (present gift registration screen: FIG. 10) is transmitted to the mobile device 10A. Next, in step S34, the adjustment / control unit 26 waits until the registration button is pressed by the user of the mobile device 10A, and when the registration button is pressed, the process proceeds to step S36. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the registration button is pressed with all the grandmothers, aunts, and mom's friends checked on the screen of FIG.

  When the process proceeds to step S36, the adjustment / control unit 26 registers "○" in the gift present column corresponding to the candidate checked on the gift present registration screen of FIG. 10 in the candidate DB (FIG. 8). Then, "x" is registered in the present request column corresponding to the unchecked candidate. After that, all the processes in FIG. 4 are ended.

  When registering a candidate on the candidate input screen of FIG. 7, it may be possible to input whether or not to wish to give a present. In this case, steps S30 to S36 of FIG. 4 can be omitted.

  Although details will be described in the description of the process in FIG. 11, even if the user is registered as a candidate in step S22 in FIG. 4 unless the user accepts the present request target user (requested person or true user). Called as a candidate).

(Process to obtain acceptance of candidate)
Next, the processing for obtaining the acceptance of the candidate performed by the adjustment / control unit 26 will be described based on FIG. 11. The process of FIG. 11 is a process started after a new candidate is registered in the candidate DB in the process of FIG.

  In the process of FIG. 11, in step S102, the adjustment / control unit 26 sends the contact screen (FIG. 12 (a)) to the candidate's mobile device 10B registered in step S22 of FIG. 4 via the communication unit 21. (See) is sent by e-mail, etc. The contact screen includes a message asking whether or not to accept being a candidate, registration contents (contents registered in step S22 of FIG. 4), and “accept” and “not accept” buttons. , Includes a description of the desired deadline for reply (one week in FIG. 12). Even if the candidate is accepted as a candidate, he / she is only informed of the gift request and does not necessarily have to give a gift. Therefore, it may be stated in the contact mail of FIG.

  Next, in step S104, the adjustment / control unit 26 determines whether or not there is a reply from the candidate. If the determination here is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S112, but if the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step S106. It should be noted that the candidate can also press the “accept” button after editing the registered content on the contact screen of FIG. 12 (a).

  When the determination in step S104 is denied and the process proceeds to step S106, the adjustment / control unit 26 determines whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed. Note that the predetermined time period here is a time period shorter than the response time limit, and is a time suitable for retransmitting the contact screen derived from the response time limit. If the determination here is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S108, and the adjustment / control unit 26 determines whether or not it is within the reply deadline. If the determination here is affirmative, the process returns to step S102. On the other hand, when the determination in step S108 is negative, that is, when the reply is not received within the reply deadline even though the contact screen is transmitted a predetermined number of times (for example, three times), the process proceeds to step S110. ..

  When the process proceeds to step S110, the adjustment / control unit 26 determines that the candidate has rejected the acceptance, and proceeds to step S112.

  When the process proceeds to step S112, the adjustment / control unit 26 confirms whether or not the candidate edits the registered content. In addition, in the present embodiment, it is assumed that there is a birthday party event added in addition to Christmas from the mama friend “KKKKLL”.

  Next, in step S114, the adjustment / control unit 26 displays the confirmation screen (see FIG. 12B) in which the answer contents (accepted) of the candidate, the registration contents, and the reply deadline are described. Or the present requester (here, the user of the mobile device 10A). If the candidate rejects the acceptance, the adjustment / control unit 26 transmits, for example, a screen as shown in FIG. 12C to the user or the present requester.

  Next, in step S116, the adjustment / control unit 26 determines whether or not there is a response from the user of the mobile device 10A. If the determination here is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S118, but if the determination is negative, the process proceeds to step S124. Even when the user of the mobile device 10A presses the OK button in FIG. 12C, the determination in step S116 is affirmative.

  When the determination in step S116 is negative and the process proceeds to step S118, the adjustment / control unit 26 determines whether a predetermined time has elapsed. The predetermined time here is a time limit shorter than the response time limit, and is a time suitable for retransmitting the confirmation screen derived from the response time limit. If the determination here is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S120, and the adjustment / control unit 26 determines whether or not it is within the response deadline. If the determination here is affirmative, the process returns to step S114. On the other hand, when the determination in step S120 is negative, that is, when the reply is not received within the reply deadline even though the contact screen has been transmitted a predetermined number of times (for example, three times), the process proceeds to step S122. ..

  In step S122, the adjustment / control unit 26 determines that the user of the mobile device 10A has rejected the acceptance, and proceeds to step S124.

  When the process proceeds to step S124, the adjustment / control unit 26 notifies the candidate that the user of the mobile device 10A has accepted or rejected the candidate by email or the like. Then, in the next step S126, when the user of the mobile device 10A and the candidate accept each other, the adjustment / control unit 26 stores the accepted content in the true candidate DB shown in FIG. To do. Note that in FIG. 8, the grandmother “AAACCC” and the aunt “DDDFFF” accept that they will be candidates without editing the registered contents, and the mama friend “KKKKLL” edits the registered contents and makes them candidates. An example is shown in the case of accepting that. With the above processing, all the processing in FIG. 11 is completed.

  In the process start stage of FIG. 11, if there is another person who wishes to give a present to the present requester “AAABBBB” (the candidate DB of FIG. 8 indicates the present wish for AAABBB. In some cases. In such a case, the same contact screen as in FIG. 12 may be transmitted to the portable device of the person (here, a cousin) who wishes to give the present. In this case, by going through the process of FIG. 11, it becomes possible to register a cousin who wishes to give a present in the true candidate DB (FIG. 13).

(Present request processing)
Next, the process of requesting a present for a candidate will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Note that the processing in FIG. 14 is assumed to be processing started several weeks before the event related to the present. In the following, as an example, a case will be described in which a few weeks before the birthday of the present requester (AAABBBB).

  In the process of FIG. 14, first, in step S202, the adjustment / control unit 26 refers to the present requester DB of FIG. 6 to contact the present requester. In this case, the adjustment / control unit 26 transmits the event contact screen as shown in FIG. 15 to the present requester (or the user of the mobile device 10A) via the communication unit 21. The event contact screen of FIG. 15 includes a button for answering whether or not to give a present request, a field for inputting a desired item, a field for attaching an image, and a send button.

  Next, in step S204, the adjustment / control unit 26 waits for a reply. Here, similarly to steps S104 to S110 and S116 to S122 in FIG. 11, a reply deadline may be set, and if there is no reply, the contact screen may be transmitted multiple times within the reply deadline. In this case, if there is no reply within the reply deadline, the adjustment / control unit 26 may not request the present, or change the requester-centered mode to the candidate-centered mode and request.

  In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the present requester “AAABBBB” has obtained a reply “red bicycle” as desired and the present image of the present requester “AAABBBB” has been attached.

  When the process proceeds to step S206, the adjustment / control unit 26 determines whether the answer is affirmative. When the determination here is denied, all the processing in FIG. 14 is ended, but when the determination is affirmative, the process proceeds to step S208.

  When proceeding to step S208, the adjustment / control unit 26 refers to the true candidate DB in FIG. 13 and confirms the candidate corresponding to the event "birthday". Here, from FIG. 13, the grandmother “AAACCC”, the aunt “DDDFFF”, and the mom's friend “KKKKLLL” are confirmed as candidates. Further, the adjusting / controlling unit 26 confirms that the grandmother and the aunt belong to the "relative" group and the mama friend belongs to the "friend" group using an attribute-group correspondence table (not shown). It should be noted that group confirmation is only possible for multiple candidates who are members of the same group, and can present a more expensive gift than presenting them individually. This is because it is practically rare for the candidates to gather and present. Further, even if the residences are separated by forming a group, candidates belonging to the same group can give a present to the present requester. Furthermore, the adjustment / control unit 26 refers to the true candidate DB in FIG. 13, and the grandmother “AAACCC” and the aunt “DDDFFF” are in the “requester-centered mode”, and the mama friend “KKKKLL” is the “candidate”. Make sure that it is in "principal mode".

  Next, in step S210, the adjustment / control unit 26 notifies the candidate of the present request for the present, and also provides and collects information regarding the present. Specifically, the adjustment / control unit 26 executes processing according to the flowchart of FIG.

  In step S302 of FIG. 16, the adjustment / control unit 26 asks the grandmother and aunt of the “relatives” group for the present requester “AAABBBB” and a request screen including the requester's image (FIG. 17 ( Send a)). Specifically, as shown in FIG. 17 (a), the adjustment / control unit 26 sets the name “red bicycle” of the present desired for the birthday and the external name stored in the memory 23 or via the network 80 ( For example, a request screen including the image of the red bicycle acquired from the word-of-mouth information unit 40 and the image sent from the present requester is created and transmitted. In addition, when creating the request screen, the adjustment / control unit 26 reviews the image and information that a child of the same age as the present requester “AAABBBB” is riding a red bicycle, as shown in FIG. 17B. It may be acquired from the information section 40 and attached, or as shown in FIG. 17 (c), an image of a child of the same age riding a red bicycle is combined with an image of the present requester's face and attached. May be. The image composition in this case is performed by the image processing unit 25 in FIG. By doing so, the grandmother or aunt can easily imagine the state of the present requester who uses the given product. The adjustment / control unit 26 may inquire about the burden of the purchase price on the request screen. In this case, as an example, it may be possible to select from even, entrusted, 50%, 5,000 yen, and the like.

  Next, in step S304, the adjustment / control unit 26 notifies the gift requesting request for the birthday of the present requester “AAABBBB” to the mama friend “KKKKLL” in the “friend” group via the communication unit 21 and presents. A request screen (see FIG. 18) including information provision regarding is transmitted.

  For example, if the present requester provides information on the items that the present requester has received or recently purchased, it is possible to prevent the presents from overlapping with past presents. Further, as information about presents, if information of a genre (a game, a DVD, etc.) that the present requester prefers, which is derived from the history of presents received or bought, is provided, it will be a reference when deciding what to give. ..

  In this case, the mama friend "KKKKLL" confirms the information provided on the request screen of FIG. 18 and enters the product name that he or she does not want to present in the "wish item" or "unwanted product" column. Later you will either press the "accept" button or the "don't accept" button without filling in anything. It should be noted that the items to be entered in the "Items not desired" column can be said to be information about the present requester (information about items that the present requester may not want).

  Next, in step S306, the adjustment / control unit 26 waits until there is a reply from all the members of each group. Here, as in the case of FIG. 11, a reply deadline may be set or the request screen may be sent multiple times within the reply deadline. Further, if there is no response within the response deadline, it may be determined that the request is rejected. In this embodiment, it is assumed that all the candidates have answered that the present request has been accepted. After that, the process proceeds to step S212 in FIG.

  It should be noted that, in the case of giving an answer for accepting the present request, an image of a candidate or the like (a child of the candidate if it is a mom friend) may be attached. In this case, the image stored in the memory (not shown) of the mobile device 10B may be attached, or the image captured by the image capturing unit 33 may be attached. Note that when the image data of a candidate or the like is already stored in the memory 23 of the server 20, the image capturing may be omitted. The method of using the attached image will be described later.

  The process of step S210 may be performed prior to step S202. In this case, step S202 will be performed after the number of candidates is determined.

  Next, in step S212, the adjustment / control unit 26 determines a candidate and organizes information based on the answer of the candidate acquired in step S210. In the present embodiment, as shown in the acceptor table (relatives) of FIG. 19A, the two candidates have accepted the purchase of the red bicycle, and the grandmother “AAACCC” has a desired amount of money of “Omakase”, It is assumed that the aunt “DDDFFF” has a desired amount of money of “10,000 yen”. Here, it is assumed that the adjustment / control unit 26 adjusts the total amount of gifts and the amount of burden based on the class of the relatives. Specifically, for the present requester, the grandmother is the second relative and the aunt is the third relative. Therefore, the adjustment / control unit 26 may set the desired price of the grandmother to 1.5 times the amount of the aunt (15,000 yen) based on the desired price of the aunt "10,000 yen", for example. .. If there are multiple candidates of the same relative, and the desired amount of money for each candidate is "Random", the same amount of money may be set, or there are multiple candidates of the same relative, and the desired amount of money is If they are disjointed, they may be unified with the lowest desired amount. Further, the amount of money of each candidate may be adjusted so as to be the purchase price of the product (for example, the same amount of money is added to each candidate, or the amount of money is added at a rate according to the desired amount of money).

  In addition, as shown in the acceptor table (friend) of FIG. 19B, the adjustment / control unit 26 determines that the mama friend “KKKKLLL” of the “friend” group has agreed to the present request and does not want it. Confirm that the latest game software name "XXXX" has been entered. It should be noted that, for example, a product that is input as an undesired product has been already purchased by a child of a mama friend “KKKLLL”, and a product that is duplicated between friends if given as a gift is assumed.

  Next, in step S214 of FIG. 14, the adjustment / control unit 26 identifies one candidate (acceptor).

  Next, in step S216, the adjustment / control unit 26 determines whether the identified candidate is the requester-based mode or the candidate-based mode. If the determination here is affirmative (when the identified candidate is a grandmother or aunt), the process proceeds to step S218.

  When the process proceeds to step S218, the adjustment / control unit 26 provides the present requester (or the user of the mobile device 10A) with information regarding the red bicycle (see the selection screen in FIG. 20) and determines the present for the user. Ask. For example, as shown in FIG. 20, the adjustment / control unit 26 collects, from the word-of-mouth information unit 40, information on bicycles with an amount of money adjusted by the adjustment / control unit 26 or less, and images and specifications of bicycles of about three types, Send word-of-mouth information to users. In this case, as proposed by the applicant of the present application in Japanese Patent Application No. 2012-45848, if the word-of-mouth information unit 40 acquires highly reliable word-of-mouth information and sends the user highly reliable word-of-mouth information, the book The reliability of the information processing system 1 can be improved.

  Next, in step S220, the adjustment / control unit 26 waits for a reply. Note that the adjustment / control unit 26 may set the response deadline as in FIG. 11, or may transmit the selection screen of FIG. 20 multiple times within the response deadline. If there is no response within the response deadline, the adjustment / control unit 26 may automatically select the most popular vehicle model or the vehicle model with the highest word-of-mouth rating, or select the candidate (acceptor) vehicle model. You may choose. After that, it transfers to step S226.

  On the other hand, when the determination in step S216 is negative (when the candidate-based mode is selected), the process proceeds to step S222, and the adjustment / control unit 26 provides the information to the candidate mama friend “KKKKLLL”. To do. In this case, when the candidate of the mama friend has input the desired product, the adjustment / control unit 26 provides the information of the product to the candidate of the mama friend. On the other hand, when the desired product is not input, the adjustment / control unit 26 excludes the undesired product and then provides the information of the product related to the product purchased by the relative group as the product purchased by the friend group. .. In the present embodiment, since the purchased product of the relative group is the “red bicycle”, the adjustment / control unit 26 has information on a helmet (about 2,000 yen) of a color that matches the red bicycle (information as shown in FIG. 21). (Providing screen) shall be provided to mama friend "KKKKLL".

  Next, in step S224, the adjustment / control unit 26 waits for a reply. Even in this case, the adjustment / control unit 26 may set the reply deadline, or may transmit the selection screen of FIG. 21 multiple times within the reply deadline. If there is no response within the response deadline, or if there is a response but is rejected, the adjustment / control unit 26 obtains information on the products popular with children from the word-of-mouth information unit 40 at the set amount. The information may be acquired and the information may be provided again. When there are a plurality of candidates (acceptors), if there is a reply from at least one person within the reply deadline, the reply may be treated as the consensus of all. After step S224, the process proceeds to step S226.

  When the process proceeds to step S226 through the process of step S220 or S224, the adjustment / control unit 26 determines whether all the candidates (acceptors) have been specified. If the determination here is denied, the next candidate (acceptor) is specified in step S228, and then the process proceeds to step S216. After that, the processes and determinations of steps S216 to S228 are repeated, and when the determination of step S226 is affirmed, the process proceeds to step S230. In addition, the process of steps S214 to S228 is a flow in which the processes of steps S216 to S224 are simultaneously executed for all candidates (acceptors), and when all the answers are obtained, the process proceeds to step S230. Good.

  When the process proceeds to step S230, the adjustment / control unit 26 determines a purchase item based on the answers in steps S220 and S224. Here, it is assumed that a red bicycle has been decided as a purchase item for the family group and a helmet has been decided as a purchase item for the friend group. In addition, since it is possible that the requester already owns the helmet, it may be possible to inquire the present requester as to whether or not he / she owns the item determined in the candidate main mode.

  Next, in step S232, the adjustment / control unit 26 performs a purchase procedure for a bicycle and a helmet at a purchase site (not shown) through the communication unit 21 and performs an image attachment process. In this case, the image processing unit 25 creates a composite image in which the images of the faces of the grandmother and the aunt are arranged around the image of the presenting bicycle in order to create an image to be attached to the presenting bicycle. Similarly, the image processing unit 25 creates a composite image in which the image of the face of the child of the mama friend “KKKLLL” is arranged around the image of the present helmet. Then, the adjustment / control unit 26 attaches the composite image created by the image processing unit 25 and attaches the composite image to the present when performing a purchase procedure for a purchase site (not shown) (message card I will enclose it with the present). Note that the adjustment / control unit 26 bills the candidate (acceptor) for the purchase amount at a later date. In this case, the adjustment / control unit 26 may, for example, send an email stating the transfer destination to each candidate (acceptor).

  As described above in detail, according to the present embodiment, the adjustment / control unit 26 provides the information regarding the joint purchase of the product to the plurality of candidates via the communication unit 21, and the adjustment / control unit 26 Since adjustments regarding products are made, even when a plurality of candidates jointly purchase presents, it is possible to easily carry out joint purchases by adjusting the purchased products or adjusting the payment amount. Therefore, it is possible to receive an expensive gift (digital device such as a camera or a mobile terminal), and also to add accessories (lens, speaker, headphones, storage medium) of the digital device.

  In addition, in the present embodiment, the adjustment / control unit 26 determines whether the present requester or the candidate takes the lead in determining the product (whether the presenter main mode or the candidate main mode is selected). For example, since it is determined based on the attribute of the candidate, it is possible to determine an appropriate product according to the attribute of the candidate.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the adjustment / control unit 26 provides the information regarding the present requester (for example, the information displayed on the request screen of FIG. 18) to the plurality of candidates, and thus the candidate provides the information. Based on the information thus obtained, it is possible to decide a product to be purchased (desired product) or a product to not want to purchase (undesired product).

  Further, in the present embodiment, the adjustment / control unit 26 uses the request screen of FIG. 18 to collect information regarding the present requester and information regarding products (for example, information regarding undesired products) from a plurality of candidates. It is possible to determine the product to be presented as a gift based on the information held by the candidate.

  Also, the adjustment / control unit 26 groups a plurality of candidates into a plurality of groups (relative group or friend group) based on the attributes of the present requester, and provides different information to each of the plurality of groups. As a result, the joint purchase is performed for each group (group) of people having similar attributes, so that the smooth joint purchase can be realized.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 8, the adjustment / control unit 26 provides information regarding presents to a plurality of candidates based on the event information set according to each candidate, so that it is appropriate for each event. You can exchange gifts.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the adjustment / control unit 26 acquires images of a plurality of candidates and images of products, and uses the images to attach the image to the present to the image processing unit 25. You can easily create attached documents (message card, etc.).

  Also, the adjustment / control unit 26 creates the request screen shown in FIG. 17 using the image of the present requester, so that the candidate sees the image and sees how the present requester uses the gifted product. Can be easily visualized.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the adjustment / control unit 26 provides the friend group with the information of the product related to the purchase or planned purchase of the relative group, based on the information about the purchase or planned purchase of the relative group. Therefore, the present requester can receive the product selected by himself / herself and the product related thereto at one event.

  The adjustment / control unit 26 sets the timing of providing information to the relative group earlier than the timing of providing information to the friend group, that is, provides the information to the friend group after the purchase product of the relative group is determined. You may do it. By doing so, it is possible to determine a product associated with a purchase product of a family group as a product to be presented by a friend group.

  If there is a product that needs to be replaced, the present requester may input the model number and the fact that the latest model is desired. In this case, the adjustment / control unit 26 may provide the candidate with information on the latest model corresponding to the model number.

  In addition, in the said embodiment, although the case where a gift was adjusted according to the gift request for every event was demonstrated, it is not restricted to this. For example, when it is input to the server 20 that the candidate is traveling, the adjustment / control unit 26 may inquire of the present requester whether or not he wants a present (souvenir). Good. In this case, if the present requester inputs the desired souvenir genre, product name, etc. on the screen of the mobile device 10A, the adjustment / control unit 26 can notify the candidate of the input information. it can. This makes it possible to purchase souvenirs according to the wishes of the present requester.

  Further, in the above embodiment, the case where the event is predetermined is described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when an event that cannot be predicted from the date of birth or the like (for example, when winning a chorus competition) occurs, the adjustment / control unit 26 is input according to the event input from the present requester. May make a temporary gift request. Further, when the candidate notices that a temporary event has occurred in the present requester, the candidate may be able to register the fact in the server 20. In this case, the adjustment / control unit 26 may make a present request for the registered temporary event to all or at least some of the candidates.

  If the present requester is doing a blog, twitter, SNS, etc., the adjustment / control unit 26 obtains the present requester's information (favorite genre, recently purchased product, taste, etc.). Then, a gift candidate may be selected.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, a case has been described where the present requester issues a request for “red bicycle” in the requester-based mode, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present requester may request the present by designating the manufacturer, model number, price, and the like. In this case, if the budget of the candidate is higher than the designated price, the adjustment / control unit 26 adjusts the upgrade based on the designated model number, and the budget of the candidate is designated. If the price is lower than the price, the adjustment / control unit 26 may adjust the downgrade.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the server 20 performs determination of a gift item and purchase of a gift has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the server 20 side may perform the determination of the present and allow the candidate to actually make the purchase. In this case, the adjustment / control unit 26 adjusts (determines) the store where the product is to be purchased, based on the log of the position information of the GPS module 34 of the mobile device 10B (the position range in which the candidate usually lives), Position information regarding the location of the store may be provided to the mobile device 10B via the communication unit 21. In addition to the location of the store, the word-of-mouth information unit 40 may provide the word-of-mouth information of the store. In this case, particularly when there are a plurality of store candidates, it is possible to compare the stores based on the word-of-mouth information.

  In addition, although the said embodiment demonstrated the case where the information processing system 1 was used in private life, it is not restricted to this. For example, the information processing system 1 may be used for business. In this case, new year gifts, year-end gifts, etc. may be added as regular events, and promotion, retirement (self-retirement such as retirement from retirement), and childbirth may be added as events that cannot be predicted from the calendar unit 24.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, a case has been described in which a device having a telephone function and a size of one hand is used as the mobile device 10. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a tablet computer or a personal computer may be used.

  In addition, in the said embodiment, although the case where the server 20 performs various processes regarding joint purchase was explained, it is not limited to this and the process which the server 20 performed may be performed by the control part 16 in 10 A of portable devices. ..

  The above-described embodiment is a preferred embodiment of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

10 portable device 20 server 21 communication unit 23 memory 25 image processing unit 26 adjustment / control unit

Claims (8)

  A storage unit that stores event information, information about a person, and attribute information about the person,
  For each event, a determination unit that determines, from among the persons, a candidate who shares the purchase cost of the product based on at least the relationship with the person who receives the product at the event, which is included in the attribute information of the person. When,
  At least one of the product that is actually purchased by the candidate and the store that purchases the product that is actually purchased based on information acquired from an external device that provides at least one of evaluation information about the product and evaluation information about the store. An adjustment unit that adjusts one
  An electronic device equipped with.   A storage unit that stores event information, information about a person, and attribute information about the person,
  For each event, a determination unit that determines, from among the persons, a candidate who shares the purchase cost of the product based on at least the relationship with the person who receives the product at the event, which is included in the attribute information of the person. When,
  An adjustment unit that adjusts at least one of a product actually purchased by the candidate and a store that purchases the product actually purchased based on information input to the electronic device of the candidate;
  An electronic device equipped with.   The adjustment unit adjusts a product that is actually purchased by the candidate and a store that purchases the product that is actually purchased,
The electronic device according to claim 1.   The storage unit stores information on a product that a person who receives a product at the event has received, and information on a product recently purchased by a person who receives the product at the event,
  Information about a product genre related to at least one of information about products that the recipient of the product has received at the event and information about products recently purchased by the recipient of the event at the electronic device of the candidate. An information providing unit for transmitting is provided,
The electronic device according to claim 1.   A storage unit that stores event information, information about a person, and attribute information about the person,
  For each event, a determination unit that determines, from among the persons, a candidate who shares the purchase cost of the product based on at least the relationship with the person who receives the product at the event, which is included in the attribute information of the person. When,
  Information about a product genre related to at least one of information about products that the recipient of the product has received at the event and information about products recently purchased by the recipient of the event at the electronic device of the candidate. The information provider to send,
  An electronic device equipped with.   A classification unit that classifies the candidates into a first group and a second group different from the first group based on the attribute information of the person;
  The first information regarding the joint purchase of the product is transmitted to the electronic device of the candidate included in the first group, and the second information regarding the joint purchase of the product, which is different from the first information, is transmitted to the second group. An information providing unit for transmitting to the electronic device of the candidate included,
The electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising:   A classifying unit that classifies the candidates into a first group and a second group different from the first group based on attribute information of the person,
  The information providing unit transmits the first information regarding the joint purchase of the product to the electronic device of the candidate included in the first group, and the second information regarding the joint purchase of the product, which is different from the first information. Is transmitted to the electronic device of the candidate included in the second group,
The electronic device according to claim 4 or 5.   The information providing unit transmits the first information and the second information to an electronic device of a person who receives the product.
The electronic device according to claim 6 or 7.

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