JP5557494B2 - Information processing system, server, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a server or the like that transmits information related to a purchase target in response to a request from an information processing apparatus.

  Conventionally, a person who considers the purchase of a product, etc. has been considering the purchase of the product, etc. by obtaining a catalog etc. of the product, etc. or going to a store of the product, etc. . A system that can browse a catalog of products and the like via a network such as the Internet is also known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2009-187303 A

  However, in such a case, a person who considers the purchase of a product or the like has to take an action such as obtaining a catalog himself, and the load is large. In addition, a company that manufactures and sells software that the person has already installed has desired to efficiently present information about the company to be purchased. Furthermore, a person who considers the purchase of a product or the like has a desire to obtain information on a narrowed purchase object, rather than obtaining information on all purchase objects. This is to avoid a situation where desired information is buried in unnecessary information.

  The present invention has been made based on the above viewpoint, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information processing system and the like that can efficiently present purchase target information to a person using certain software. And

  In order to achieve the above object, an information processing system according to the present invention is an information processing system including an information processing device and a server, and the information processing device is a screen for selecting each menu, and is a purchase target. Software including a menu screen on which a request button for requesting display of information on the software is displayed; software storage for storing software identification information for identifying the software; and software stored in the software storage A software execution unit to be executed, a display unit that displays a menu screen while the software execution unit is executing software, and a reception unit that receives selection of a request button when the display unit displays the menu screen When the accepting unit accepts that the request button has been selected, information corresponding to the request button selection is received. Button request information, which is information requesting transmission of the request, which is information including software identification information for identifying software executed by the software execution unit, to the server, and button request information by the request transmission unit A receiving unit that receives the purchase target information that is the explanation information about the purchase target transmitted from the server in response to the transmission, and the display unit displays the purchase target information received by the receiving unit. A request receiving unit for receiving button request information, a storage unit for storing purchase target information for each purchase target identification information, and a button receiving information from the storage unit when button request information is received by the request receiving unit. An acquisition unit that acquires purchase target information according to the included software identification information; and a transmission unit that transmits the purchase target information acquired by the acquisition unit to the information processing apparatus. , Which is an information processing system.

  With this configuration, a user executing software in the information processing apparatus can request the server to transmit information related to the purchase target by selecting the request button while displaying the menu screen of the software. By displaying the purchase target information transmitted in response to the request, the user can view the purchase target information. As a result, convenience when the user purchases the purchase target is improved. That is, the user can easily obtain information on the purchase object without going forward to obtain a catalog or going to a store. On the other hand, a company that manufactures and sells the software can easily promote sales of its purchase target. Further, the purchase target information corresponding to the software identification information included in the button request information is transmitted from the server to the information processing apparatus, so that the user can see the information related to the narrowed purchase target. Therefore, it is possible to avoid a situation in which desired information is buried in unnecessary information.

In the information processing system according to the present invention, the acquisition unit may acquire purchase target information corresponding to purchase target identification information other than the software identification information included in the button request information from the storage unit.
With such a configuration, the user can view purchase target information other than the software used by the user.

In the information processing system according to the present invention, the server further includes a related management information storage unit that stores related management information that is information for managing the relationship of the purchase target identification information, and the acquisition unit is included in the button request information. Purchase target information corresponding to the purchase target identification information associated with the associated software identification information by the related management information may be acquired from the storage unit.
With such a configuration, the user can view purchase target information related to software used by the user.

  In the information processing system according to the present invention, the server includes purchase target identification information, a keyword for each of a plurality of classification items corresponding to the purchase target identification information, and information on a description of the purchase target identified by the purchase target identification information. A purchase target management information storage unit for storing a plurality of purchase target management information, which is information having explanatory information, and software included in the button request information received by the request reception unit using the plurality of purchase target management information For each of a plurality of classification items of one or more purchase target management information having purchase target identification information other than the identification information, list information including keywords obtained by uniquely processing the keywords included in each classification item is generated and stored in the storage unit. And one or more purchase target identification information corresponding to one keyword, other than the software identification information included in the button request information A generation unit that generates purchase target information including input target identification information and explanation information corresponding to the purchase target identification information and stores the information in a storage unit, and the acquisition unit receives the button request information. In this case, the list information corresponding to one or more purchase target management information having purchase target identification information other than the software identification information included in the button request information is also acquired from the storage unit, and the transmission unit is acquired by the acquisition unit. The list information is also transmitted to the information processing apparatus, the reception unit also receives the list information transmitted from the server, the display unit also displays the list information received by the reception unit, and the reception unit The selection of the keyword in the displayed list information is also accepted, the request transmission unit also transmits the keyword request information for requesting the transmission of the purchase target information according to the selection of the keyword received by the reception unit, the request reception unit, The word request information is also received, and the acquisition unit stores purchase target information corresponding to the purchase target identification information other than the software identification information included in the button request information, which is purchase target information corresponding to the keyword request information. May be obtained from

  With such a configuration, the user can view purchase target information related to the keyword of interest by selecting the keyword, and the convenience is further improved.

  In the information processing system according to the present invention, the server includes purchase target identification information, a keyword for each of a plurality of classification items corresponding to the purchase target identification information, and information on a description of the purchase target identified by the purchase target identification information. The button request received by the request receiving unit using the purchase target management information storage unit storing a plurality of purchase target management information, which is information having the explanation information, and the plurality of purchase target management information and related management information For each of a plurality of classification items of one or more purchase target management information having purchase target identification information related to software identification information included in the information, list information including keywords obtained by uniquely processing the keywords included in each classification item is generated. And one or more purchase target identification information corresponding to one keyword, which is included in the button request information. A generation unit that generates purchase target information including purchase target identification information related to the air identification information and explanation information corresponding to the purchase target identification information and stores the purchase target information in a storage unit. When the department receives button request information, the software identification information included in the button request information includes list information corresponding to one or more purchase target management information having purchase target identification information associated with the related management information. Acquired from the storage unit, the transmission unit also transmits the list information acquired by the acquisition unit to the information processing apparatus, the reception unit also receives the list information transmitted from the server, and the display unit received by the reception unit The reception unit also receives keyword selection in the list information displayed by the display unit, and the request transmission unit purchase target information according to the keyword selection received by the reception unit. The keyword request information for requesting transmission is also transmitted, the request receiving unit also receives the keyword request information, the acquisition unit is purchase target information corresponding to the keyword request information, and is included in the button request information Purchase target information corresponding to the purchase target identification information associated with the identification information by the related management information may be acquired from the storage unit.

  With such a configuration, the user can view purchase target information related to the keyword of interest by selecting the keyword, and the convenience is further improved.

In the information processing system according to the present invention, the generating unit generates list information when the request receiving unit receives the button request information, and generates the keyword request information when the request receiving unit receives the keyword request information. Corresponding purchase target information may be generated.
In the information processing system according to the present invention, the plurality of classification items may be two or more selected from the trend, the business, the business type, and the introduction example.

  In addition, the information processing method according to the present invention is a server that constitutes an information processing system including an information processing apparatus and a server. An information processing method that is processed using a storage unit that stores information, an acquisition unit, and a transmission unit, wherein the request reception unit requests transmission of information related to the purchase target transmitted from the information processing device A request receiving step for receiving button request information, which is information including software identification information for identifying software being executed by the information processing apparatus, and the acquisition unit has received the button request information at the request receiving step. In this case, the acquisition step of acquiring purchase target information corresponding to the software identification information included in the button request information from the storage unit, and the transmission unit A transmission step of transmitting the acquired purchase target information to the information processing apparatus in an information processing method which includes a.

  According to the information processing system and the like according to the present invention, a user executing software in an information processing apparatus can easily obtain purchase target information.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing system by Embodiment 1 of this invention. The block diagram which shows the structure of the information processing apparatus by the embodiment The block diagram which shows the structure of the server by the embodiment The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the information processing apparatus by the embodiment The flowchart which shows operation | movement of the server by the embodiment The figure which shows an example of the menu screen in the embodiment The figure which shows an example of the purchase object management information in the embodiment The figure which shows an example of the related management information in the embodiment The figure which shows an example of the list information in the embodiment The figure which shows an example of the purchase object information in the embodiment The figure which shows another example of the purchase object information in the embodiment The figure which shows another example of the list information in the embodiment The figure which shows another example of the purchase object information in the embodiment The figure which shows another example of the relevant management information in the embodiment Schematic diagram showing an example of the appearance of the computer system in the embodiment The figure which shows an example of a structure of the computer system in the embodiment

  Hereinafter, an information processing system according to the present invention will be described using embodiments. In the following embodiments, components and steps denoted by the same reference numerals are the same or equivalent, and repetitive description may be omitted.

(Embodiment 1)
An information processing system according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The information processing system according to the present embodiment transmits purchase target information, which is information related to the purchase target, from the server to the information processing apparatus.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an information processing system according to the present embodiment. The information processing system according to the present embodiment includes one or more information processing apparatuses 1 and a server 2. The one or more information processing apparatuses 1 and the server 2 are connected by a wired or wireless communication line 500 and can transmit / receive information to / from each other. The communication line 500 may be, for example, the Internet, an intranet, a public telephone line network, or the like.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the information processing apparatus 1 according to this embodiment. In FIG. 2, the information processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes a software storage unit 11, a software execution unit 12, a display unit 13, a reception unit 14, a request transmission unit 15, and a reception unit 16.

  The software storage unit 11 stores one or more software and software identification information for identifying the one or more software. The software may be, for example, application software or other software. In addition, the software includes a menu screen. Strictly speaking, the software includes a menu screen means that the software includes information for displaying the menu screen. It is also assumed that the menu screen can be displayed while the software is being used. The menu screen is a screen for selecting each menu, and is a screen on which a request button for requesting display of information related to the purchase target is displayed. “Request display of information regarding purchase target” means a request that triggers the display of information regarding purchase target as a result, and information regarding the purchase target is displayed directly in response to the request. Alternatively, information regarding the purchase target may be finally displayed by performing some operation after the request. The menu screen may be configured in any way. For example, it may be described using a markup language such as HTML or XML, or may be described using other methods. Note that the purchase target may be any product, product, service, or the like as long as it is a purchase target. However, in this embodiment, the case where the purchase target is mainly software will be described. To do. The software identification information may be any content as long as the software can be uniquely identified. For example, the software identification information may be a string of numbers or symbols, or a software name. In the present embodiment, the latter case will be described. The software identification information may or may not identify the software including the software version. In the present embodiment, the latter case will be described. The software identification information is also one of purchase target identification information described later. That is, the purchase target identification information when the purchase target is software is the software identification information. The software and the software identification information are associated with each other so that the software identification information for identifying the software in use can be specified.

  The process in which one or more software is memorize | stored in the software memory | storage part 11 does not ask | require. For example, one or more pieces of software may be stored in the software storage unit 11 via a recording medium, and one or more pieces of software transmitted via a communication line or the like may be stored in the software storage unit 11. It may be. Storage in the software storage unit 11 may be temporary storage in a RAM or the like, or may be long-term storage. The software storage unit 11 can be realized by a predetermined recording medium (for example, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, etc.).

  The software execution unit 12 appropriately reads the software stored in the software storage unit 11 and executes the software. At that time, as will be described later, the software execution unit 12 displays information on the display unit 13, receives input from the reception unit 14, transmits information from the request transmission unit 15, and receives information from the reception unit 16. You may control reception of this.

  The display unit 13 displays information under the control of the software execution unit 12. The display unit 13 also displays a menu screen while the software execution unit 12 is executing software. The software being executed may be a state in which the software is actually being executed, or a state in which other software (for example, a browser) is being executed in connection with the execution of the software. May be. The display unit 13 also displays list information received by the receiving unit 16 described later. The display unit 13 also displays the purchase target information received by the receiving unit 16.

  The display unit 13 may or may not include a display device (for example, a CRT or a liquid crystal display) that performs such display. The display unit 13 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver that drives a display device. Further, if the display target information is finally displayed, the display unit 13 may transmit the display target information to an external display device or the like. That is, the display unit 13 may actually perform display, or may perform display output for display on another display device or the like.

  The accepting unit 14 accepts an input via an input device (for example, a mouse, a keyboard, a touch panel, etc.). The accepting unit 14 accepts that the request button has been selected while the display unit 13 is displaying the menu screen. The receiving unit 14 receives selection of keywords in the list information displayed by the display unit 13. Selection of a request button and selection of a keyword are usually selections made by clicking with a mouse, but other selections may be used. The other selection may be, for example, a selection by double-clicking with a mouse, and after selecting a selection target button or a radio button corresponding to a keyword, clicking a button indicating that the selection is to be determined. It may be. In the present embodiment, a case where selection of a request button or the like is a click of a request button or the like will be described.

  In the present embodiment, a case where the receiving unit 14 receives an input from an input device will be described, but this need not be the case. For example, the reception unit 14 may receive an input transmitted via a wired or wireless communication line. The reception unit 14 may or may not include a device (for example, a modem or a network card) for reception. The reception unit 14 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver that drives a predetermined device.

  When the accepting unit 14 accepts that the request button is selected, the request sending unit 15 sends button request information, which is information for requesting transmission of information according to the selection of the request button, to the server 2. Note that the button request information includes software identification information for identifying software executed by the software execution unit 12. As long as the server 2 recognizes that the information is button request information, the button request information may or may not include an information transmission request. In addition, the request transmission unit 15 transmits to the server 2 keyword request information that requests transmission of information according to the selection of the keyword received by the reception unit 14. The keyword request information may be information including the selected keyword, for example, and may include information indicating the address of purchase target information corresponding to the selected keyword (for example, an address such as a URL). The information may be information (for example, when the list information is information indicating the link destination of the purchase target information for each keyword, the request transmission unit 15 addresses the link destination associated with the selected keyword. Keyword request information including) may be transmitted. In the present embodiment, the case where the keyword selected in the keyword request information is mainly described. Further, this keyword request information may or may not include software identification information for identifying the software being executed. The address of the server 2 may be possessed by the request transmission unit 15 or may be received from another component or the like until the button request information is transmitted.

  The request transmission unit 15 may directly transmit the button request information and the keyword request information to the server 2 or may indirectly transmit the request request information and the keyword request information via another server or the like. In addition, the request transmission unit 15 may or may not include a transmission device (for example, a modem or a network card) for performing transmission. The request transmission unit 15 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver that drives the transmission device.

  The receiving unit 16 receives the list information transmitted from the server 2 in response to the transmission of the button request information by the request transmitting unit 15. The list information is information on a list of keywords for a plurality of classification items related to the purchase target. The classification items are items having different viewpoints used for classification, and may be any two or more items selected from, for example, a trend, a business, a business type, and an introduction example. Examples of items and keywords will be described later. The receiving unit 16 receives the purchase target information transmitted from the server 2 in response to the transmission of the keyword request information by the request transmitting unit 15. Since the reception of the purchase target information is triggered by the transmission of the button request information, the receiving unit 16 can be considered to have received the purchase target information in response to the transmission of the button request information. The purchase target information is information on explanation regarding the purchase target. The purchase target information may be text information or information including an image, video, audio, and the like. In the present embodiment, a case will be described in which purchase target information is text information.

  The receiving unit 16 may or may not include a wired or wireless receiving device (for example, a modem or a network card) for receiving. The receiving unit 16 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver that drives the receiving device.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the server 2 according to the present embodiment. 3, the server 2 according to the present embodiment includes a purchase target management information storage unit 21, a related management information storage unit 22, a generation unit 23, a storage unit 24, a request reception unit 25, and an acquisition unit 26. And a transmission unit 27.

  The purchase target management information storage unit 21 stores a plurality of purchase target management information. The purchase target management information includes purchase target identification information, keywords for each of the plurality of classification items corresponding to the purchase target identification information, and description information that is explanation information about the purchase target identified by the purchase target identification information, It is information which has. The purchase target identification information may be any content as long as the purchase target can be uniquely identified. For example, the purchase target identification information may be a string of numbers or symbols, or may be the name of the purchase target. In the present embodiment, the latter case will be described. The explanation information may be text information or information including an image, a video, a sound, and the like. In the present embodiment, a case where the explanation information is text information will be described. In addition, it is assumed that the purchase target management information storage unit 21 also stores the name of each classification item.

  The process in which a plurality of purchase target management information is stored in the purchase target management information storage unit 21 does not matter. For example, a plurality of purchase target management information may be stored in the purchase target management information storage unit 21 via a recording medium, and a plurality of purchase target management information transmitted via a communication line or the like is a purchase target. It may be stored in the management information storage unit 21, or a plurality of purchase target management information input via the input device may be stored in the purchase target management information storage unit 21. . Further, the purchase target management information stored in the purchase target management information storage unit 21 may be added or updated as appropriate according to the addition of the purchase target or the change of the information related to the purchase target. It may be deleted. The storage in the purchase target management information storage unit 21 may be a temporary storage in a RAM or the like, or may be a long-term storage. The purchase target management information storage unit 21 can be realized by a predetermined recording medium (for example, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, etc.).

  In addition, each piece of information included in the purchase target management information, for example, purchase target identification information, a keyword, or the like may be the information itself or information that can identify the information. In the latter case, the purchase target identification information included in the purchase target management information may be, for example, a pointer or an address indicating an area in which the purchase target identification information is stored. What is described in this paragraph is the same for other information.

  The related management information storage unit 22 stores related management information that is information for managing the relationship of the purchase target identification information. The association management information is information that allows the association of purchase target identification information to be known. That is, the purchase target identification information related to certain purchase target identification information can be specified by the related management information. Specifically, this related management information may be divided into groups and have one or more purchase target identification information (in this case, two or more purchase target identification information belonging to the same group is included). The purchase target identification information may be associated with the purchase target identification information and associated with the purchase target identification information. In this case, the association is indicated by the correspondence relationship), and the others may be used.

  The process in which the related management information is stored in the related management information storage unit 22 does not matter. For example, related management information may be stored in the related management information storage unit 22 via a recording medium, and related management information transmitted via a communication line or the like is stored in the related management information storage unit 22. Alternatively, the related management information input via the input device may be stored in the related management information storage unit 22. The storage in the related management information storage unit 22 may be a temporary storage in a RAM or the like, or may be a long-term storage. The related management information storage unit 22 can be realized by a predetermined recording medium (for example, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, etc.).

  The generation unit 23 uses the plurality of purchase target management information stored in the purchase target management information storage unit 21 to generate list information and purchase target information, and accumulates them in the storage unit 24 described later. Details of a method for generating such information will be described.

(1) When generating list information and purchase target information corresponding to purchase target identification information other than software identification information included in button request information First, in purchase target identification information other than software identification information included in button request information A case where corresponding list information is generated will be described. The generation unit 23 specifies one or more purchase target management information having purchase target identification information other than the software identification information included in the button request information received by the request reception unit 25 described later. The information may be specified, for example, by storing the information in a recording medium (not shown), or by setting a flag or the like for the specified information so that it can be distinguished from other information. There may be. The same applies to the case of specifying other information. For each of a plurality of classification items of the specified one or more purchase target management information, the generation unit 23 generates list information including keywords obtained by uniquely processing the keywords included in each classification item, and stores the generated list information in a storage unit 24 described later. To do. That is, the generation unit 23 acquires the attribute name that is the name of the classification item from the specified one or more purchase target management information. Then, the generation unit 23 acquires all keywords included in the classification item for one classification item from the specified one or more purchase target management information, and performs unique processing on the keyword to thereby duplicate the keyword. Remove. The unique process is known and will not be described. And the information which matches the attribute value which is the keyword after the unique process with the attribute name which is the name of the classification item is constituted. By performing this process for all classification items, information for associating attribute names with attribute values is generated. The information is list information. The generation unit 23 further inserts the information into, for example, each cell in which attribute names are arranged in a line or row, and inserts an attribute value corresponding to the attribute name into each cell adjacent to the attribute name. Thus, the list information in the table format may be generated. Even if the display form changes, if the attribute name corresponds to the attribute value, the information is referred to as list information.

  Next, a case where purchase target information corresponding to purchase target identification information other than the software identification information included in the button request information is generated will be described. The generation unit 23 is one or more purchase target identification information corresponding to one keyword, the purchase target identification information other than the software identification information included in the button request information received by the request reception unit 25 described later, and the purchase Purchase target information including explanatory information corresponding to the target identification information is generated. That is, when generating the purchase target information regarding a certain keyword, the generation unit 23 searches all purchase target management information stored in the purchase target management information storage unit 21 using the keyword as a search key. Then, one or more purchase target identification information corresponding to the hit keyword is specified, and purchase target identification information other than the software identification information included in the button request information is specified. Thereafter, the generation unit 23 generates purchase target information including the specified purchase target identification information and the explanation information corresponding to each purchase target identification information in the plurality of purchase target management information. Instead of this processing, the generation unit 23 first identifies one or more purchase target management information having purchase target identification information other than the software identification information included in the button request information, and in the identified purchase target management information , Perform a search using a keyword as a search key, specify purchase target identification information corresponding to the hit keyword, and purchase including the specified purchase target identification information and explanation information corresponding to each purchase target identification information The target information may be generated. Thus, there are various methods for generating purchase target information. In addition, in the purchase target information, if the purchase target identification information and the explanation information are associated with each other as a result, the data structure is not limited. For example, in the purchase target information, the purchase target identification information and the description information may be included in the same file, or both may be included in separate files, but the two may be linked. In the latter case, the purchase target information may be divided into a purchase target identification information list file and a purchase target description information file corresponding to each purchase target identification information.

  As described above, when generating the list information corresponding to the purchase target identification information other than the software identification information included in the button request information and the purchase target information, since the related management information is not used, the generation unit 23 In this way, when generating the list information or the like, the server 2 may not include the related management information storage unit 22. In FIG. 3, for convenience of explanation, the server 2 having the related management information storage unit 22 is shown.

(2) When generating list information corresponding to purchase target identification information related to software identification information included in button request information and purchase target information First, purchase target identification related to software identification information included in button request information A case where list information corresponding to information is generated will be described. The generation unit 23 specifies purchase target identification information related to software identification information included in button request information received by a request reception unit 25 described later. The identification is performed using related management information. And the production | generation part 23 specifies the 1 or more purchase object management information which has the specified purchase object identification information. The generation of the list information using the specified one or more purchase target management information is the same as (1) above, and the description thereof is omitted.

  Next, the case where the purchase target information corresponding to the purchase target identification information related to the software identification information included in the button request information is generated will be described. The generation unit 23 is one or more purchase target identification information corresponding to one keyword, the purchase target identification information related to the software identification information included in the button request information received by the request reception unit 25 described later, Purchase target information including explanatory information corresponding to the purchase target identification information is generated. That is, when generating the purchase target information regarding a certain keyword, the generation unit 23 searches all purchase target management information stored in the purchase target management information storage unit 21 using the keyword as a search key. Then, one or more purchase target identification information corresponding to the hit keyword, and the purchase target identification information related to the software identification information included in the button request information is specified. The purchase target identification information specified in this way is included in one or more purchase target identification information corresponding to a keyword that has been found by searching all purchase target management information using the keyword as a search key, and button request information. This is purchase object identification information common to purchase object identification information related to software identification information. Thereafter, the generation unit 23 generates purchase target information including the specified purchase target identification information and the explanation information corresponding to each purchase target identification information in the plurality of purchase target management information. Instead of this process, the generation unit 23 first identifies one or more purchase target management information having purchase target identification information related to the software identification information included in the button request information, and the identified purchase target management information. , The search is performed using the keyword as a search key, the purchase target identification information corresponding to the hit keyword is identified, and the identified purchase target identification information and the explanation information corresponding to each purchase target identification information are included. Purchase target information may be generated. Thus, there are various methods for generating purchase target information. Further, as described above, the data structure of the purchase target information does not matter.

  Here, the specification of the purchase target identification information using the related management information will be briefly described. When the related management information is divided into groups and has one or more purchase target identification information, the generation unit 23 searches the related management information using the software identification information included in the button request information as a search key. Then, the group including the software identification information is specified. Then, the purchase target identification information included in the group is specified as purchase target identification information related to the software identification information. The identification target may or may not include the software identification information included in the button request information. In the present embodiment, the latter case will be described. In addition, the related management information is associated with the purchase target identification information (relation source purchase target identification information) and the purchase target identification information, and the purchase target identification information related to the purchase target identification information (the purchase of the related party). The object identification information), the generation unit 23 searches the related management information of the related source using the software identification information included in the button request information as a search key. Then, the generating unit 23 uses the purchase target identification information (related purchase target identification information) associated with the hit purchase target identification information (software identification information) as the purchase target identification information related to the software identification information. As specified. Here, the case where there is a correspondence between the relation source and the relation destination has been described, but the relation management information may not have such a relation direction. In this case, the generation unit 23 searches the related management information using the software identification information as a search key, and sets the purchase target identification information associated with the hit purchase target identification information (software identification information) as the software. You may specify as purchase object identification information relevant to identification information.

  Note that in both cases (1) and (2) above, if the generation unit 23 generates list information and purchase target information before transmission by the transmission unit 27 described later, the generation timing is as follows. It doesn't matter. For example, the generation unit 23 may generate list information after receiving the button request information, or may generate list information before receiving the button request information. In the latter case, the list information is generated on the assumption that each purchase target identification information included in the purchase target management information is software identification information included in the button request information. Then, the list information is stored in the storage unit 24 in association with purchase target identification information that is assumed to be software identification information. Further, for example, the generation unit 23 may generate purchase target information before receiving the button request information, and generate purchase target information after receiving the button request information and before receiving the keyword request information. Alternatively, the purchase target information may be generated after receiving the keyword request information. When generating the purchase target information before receiving the button request information, the generation unit 23 cannot know the software identification information included in the button request information and the selected keyword. The purchase target information is generated. Then, the purchase target information is stored in the storage unit 24 in association with each combination of the software identification information and the keyword. Further, when the purchase target information is generated after the button request information is received and before the keyword request information is received, the generation unit 23 can know the software identification information included in the button request information. Since the selected keyword cannot be known, purchase target information is generated for each keyword included in the list information corresponding to the software identification information. Then, the purchase target information is stored in the storage unit 24 in association with each keyword. Further, when generating purchase target information after receiving the keyword request information, the generation unit 23 can know the software identification information included in the button request information and the selected keyword. Should be generated. In the present embodiment, the generation unit 23 generates list information when a request receiving unit 25 (to be described later) receives button request information, and responds to keyword request information when the request receiving unit 25 receives keyword request information. A case where the purchase target information to be generated is generated will be described.

  The storage unit 24 stores list information and purchase target information for each keyword. The purchase target information stored in the storage unit 24 is for each purchase target identification information. “Purchase target information for each purchase target identification information” refers to purchase target information managed separately for each purchase target identification information (for example, purchase target information in a separate file and record for each purchase target identification information) The purchase target information is for each purchase target identification information, but the purchase target information may not be a separate file or record for each purchase target identification information. In this embodiment, either case may be used. The list information and purchase target information stored in the storage unit 24 are generated and accumulated by the generation unit 23. The storage in the storage unit 24 may be temporary storage in a RAM or the like, or may be long-term storage. The storage unit 24 can be realized by a predetermined recording medium (for example, a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, an optical disk, etc.).

  The request receiving unit 25 receives button request information transmitted from the information processing apparatus 1. The request receiving unit 25 receives keyword request information transmitted from the information processing apparatus 1. The request receiving unit 25 may or may not include a wired or wireless receiving device (for example, a modem or a network card) for receiving. The request receiving unit 25 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver that drives the receiving device.

  The acquisition unit 26 acquires list information from the storage unit 24 when the request reception unit 25 receives button request information. In the case of (1) described above, when the request receiving unit 25 receives the button request information, the acquiring unit 26 has one or more purchases having purchase target identification information other than the software identification information included in the button request information. List information corresponding to the target management information is acquired from the storage unit 24. This list information is generated by the generation unit 23 and accumulated in the storage unit 24. In the case of (1) described above, the acquisition unit 26 purchases information corresponding to purchase target identification information other than the software identification information included in the button request information, which is purchase target information corresponding to the keyword request information. Target information is acquired from the storage unit 24. This purchase target information is generated by the generation unit 23 and accumulated in the storage unit 24. In the case of (2) described above, the acquisition unit 26 is associated with the software identification information included in the button request information by the related management information when the request receiving unit 25 receives the button request information. List information corresponding to one or more purchase target management information having purchase target identification information is acquired from the storage unit 24. This list information is generated by the generation unit 23 and accumulated in the storage unit 24. In the case of (2) described above, the acquisition unit 26 is purchase target information corresponding to the keyword request information, and is associated with the software identification information included in the button request information by the related management information. Purchase target information corresponding to the purchase target identification information is acquired from the storage unit 24. This purchase target information is generated by the generation unit 23 and accumulated in the storage unit 24. The purchase target information corresponding to the keyword request information is purchase target information corresponding to the keyword when the keyword request information includes a keyword, and the keyword request information is an address of the purchase target information corresponding to the keyword (for example, Information that may be an address such as a URL) is purchase target information specified by the address.

  As described above, when the request receiving unit 25 receives the button request information, the acquiring unit 26 acquires the purchase target information corresponding to the software identification information included in the button request information from the storage unit 24. The case where the request receiving unit 25 receives button request information includes the case where the request receiving unit 25 receives button request information and then receives keyword request information. Further, the purchase target information corresponding to the software identification information may be considered to be purchase target information different depending on the software identification information. Specifically, the acquisition unit 26 may acquire purchase target information corresponding to purchase target identification information other than the software identification information included in the button request information from the storage unit 24. The button request information The purchase target information corresponding to the purchase target identification information associated with the software identification information included in the management information may be acquired from the storage unit 24. Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the acquisition unit 26 simply acquires the purchase target information generated by the generation unit 23 will be mainly described. The purchase target information corresponding to the information may be acquired by actively selecting from a plurality of purchase targets.

  The transmission unit 27 transmits the list information acquired by the acquisition unit 26 and the purchase target information to the information processing apparatus 1. For example, the transmission unit 27 may transmit the list information using the transmission source address of the button request information received by the request reception unit 25 as the transmission destination address. For example, the transmission unit 27 may transmit the purchase target information corresponding to the keyword request information using the transmission source address of the keyword request information received by the request reception unit 25 as the transmission destination address.

  Note that the transmission unit 27 may directly transmit the list information and the purchase target information to the information processing apparatus 1, or may indirectly transmit the information via the other server. Further, the transmission unit 27 may or may not include a transmission device (for example, a modem or a network card) for performing transmission. The transmission unit 27 may be realized by hardware, or may be realized by software such as a driver that drives the transmission device.

  Further, any two or more storage units of the purchase target management information storage unit 21, the related management information storage unit 22, and the storage unit 24 may be realized by the same recording medium, or may be separate recording media. It may be realized by. In the former case, for example, an area storing a plurality of purchase target management information is the purchase target management information storage unit 21, and an area storing list information and purchase target information is the storage unit 24.

Next, the operation of the information processing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described using the flowchart of FIG.
(Step S101) The software execution unit 12 determines whether to start the software. If the software is to be activated, the process proceeds to step S102. If not, the process of step S101 is repeated until it is determined to activate. Note that the software execution unit 12 may determine to start the software when the reception unit 14 receives an instruction to start the software, for example.

  (Step S <b> 102) The software execution unit 12 reads the software from the software storage unit 11 and executes activation processing. If a plurality of pieces of software are stored in the software storage unit 11, the activation target software (for example, the software instructed to be activated in step S 101) is read and the activation process is executed. become.

  (Step S103) The software execution part 12 displays the menu screen of the software on the display part 13 after starting of software. As a result, the display unit 13 displays a menu screen.

  (Step S <b> 104) The receiving unit 14 determines whether any input related to the software being executed has been received. If accepted, the accepted input content is transferred to the software execution unit 12 and the process proceeds to step S105. If not, the process proceeds to step S111.

  (Step S105) The software execution unit 12 determines whether the accepted input is selection of a request button. This determination may be made, for example, by determining whether or not the position of the request button has been clicked when the display unit 13 displays a menu screen. That is, the software execution unit 12 may determine that the request button is selected when the position of the request button is clicked when the menu screen is displayed. And when it is selection of a request button, it progresses to Step S106, and when that is not right, it progresses to Step S107.

  (Step S <b> 106) The software execution unit 12 passes an instruction to transmit button request information to the request transmission unit 15. Then, the request transmission unit 15 transmits button request information to the server 2 in response to the instruction. Then, the process returns to step S104.

  (Step S107) The software execution unit 12 determines whether the accepted input is a keyword selection in the list information. This determination may be made, for example, by determining whether the position of any keyword is clicked when the display unit 13 displays the list information. That is, when displaying the list information, the software execution unit 12 determines that the keyword is selected when the position of any keyword is clicked. If the keyword is selected, the process proceeds to step S108; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S109.

  (Step S108) The software execution unit 12 passes to the request transmission unit 15 an instruction to transmit keyword request information for requesting transmission of information according to the selected keyword. Then, in response to the instruction, the request transmission unit 15 transmits, to the server 2, keyword request information that requests transmission of information according to the selected keyword. Then, the process returns to step S104.

  (Step S109) The software execution unit 12 determines whether or not the accepted input is to end the software process. If the software process is to be terminated, the software process is terminated and the process returns to step S101. On the other hand, if the processing of the software is not terminated, the process proceeds to step S110.

  (Step S110) The software execution unit 12 executes a process according to the accepted input. Then, the process returns to step S104.

  (Step S111) The receiving unit 16 determines whether information has been received. If the information is received, the information is passed to the software execution unit 12 and the process proceeds to step S112. If not, the process returns to step S104.

(Step S112) The software execution unit 12 causes the display unit 13 to display information received from the reception unit 16. At the time of the display, if interpretation by the software execution unit 12 or formation of an image or the like is necessary, after processing of the interpretation or the like, the display target 13 is delivered. The display unit 13 displays a display target in response to an instruction from the software execution unit 12. For example, when the information received by the receiving unit 16 is information described in a markup language such as HTML, the software execution unit 12 interprets and executes the information, and displays the information on the display screen on the display unit 13. Then, the display unit 13 displays the information. Then, the process returns to step S104.
In the flowchart of FIG. 4, the process ends when the power is turned off or the process ends.

Next, the operation of the server 2 according to the present embodiment will be described using the flowchart of FIG.
(Step S201) The request receiving unit 25 determines whether button request information has been received. If button request information is received, the process proceeds to step S202. If not, the process of step S201 is repeated until button request information is received.

  (Step S202) The generation unit 23 uses the software identification information included in the button request information and the plurality of purchase target management information stored in the purchase target management information storage unit 21, as described above. Is generated. When generating the list information as described in (2) above, the generation unit 23 generates the list information also using the related management information stored in the related management information storage unit 22. Become. The software identification information may be temporarily stored in a recording medium (not shown).

  (Step S203) The generation unit 23 accumulates the generated list information in the storage unit 24.

  (Step S <b> 204) The acquisition unit 26 acquires list information stored in the storage unit 24 and passes it to the transmission unit 27. The transmission unit 27 transmits the list information to the information processing apparatus 1. Then, the process returns to step S201. Note that the transmitted list information may be deleted from the storage unit 24 after the transmission.

  (Step S205) The request receiving unit 25 determines whether keyword request information has been received. If keyword request information is received, the process proceeds to step S206. If not, the process of step S205 is repeated until keyword request information is received. If keyword request information is not received even after a predetermined time has passed since the list information was transmitted, it may be determined that a timeout has occurred and the process may return to step S201. In the flowchart of FIG. 5, a case where a keyword is included in the keyword request information will be described.

  (Step S206) The generation unit 23 searches the plurality of purchase target management information stored in the purchase target management information storage unit 21 using the keyword included in the keyword request information as a search key.

  (Step S207) The generation unit 23 uses the software identification information included in the button request information for the purchase target identification information corresponding to the keyword hit in the search, as described in (1) and (2) above. To narrow down. For example, in the case of (1) described above, the purchase target identification information corresponding to the keyword hit in the search is narrowed down to items other than the software identification information included in the button request information. Further, for example, in the case of (2) described above, the purchase target identification information corresponding to the keyword hit in the search is narrowed down to information related to the software identification information included in the button request information. This narrowing down may cause purchase target identification information to no longer exist. In that case, you may return to step S201. Further, even by this narrowing down, the number of purchase target identification information corresponding to the keyword hit in the search may not be reduced.

  (Step S208) The generation unit 23 generates purchase target information using the purchase target identification information after narrowing down and the explanation information corresponding to the purchase target identification information.

  (Step S209) The generation unit 23 accumulates the generated purchase target information in the storage unit 24.

  (Step S <b> 210) The acquisition unit 26 acquires the purchase target information stored in the storage unit 24 and passes it to the transmission unit 27. The transmission unit 27 transmits the purchase target information to the information processing apparatus 1. Then, the process returns to step S201. Note that the transmitted purchase target information may be deleted from the storage unit 24 after the transmission.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 5, the process ends when the power is turned off or the process ends. In the flowchart of FIG. 5, the case where the list information is generated every time button request information is received has been described, but this need not be the case. For example, the once generated list information is stored in the storage unit 24 for a predetermined period (for example, one day or one week. This period may be changed according to the frequency of updating the purchase target management information). In addition, it may be deleted when the period elapses. At that time, the storage unit 24 stores the software identification information included in the button request information and the list information in association with each other. When the button request information is received and the list information corresponding to the software identification information included in the button request information is stored in the storage unit 24, the list information is not generated and stored. The list information may be read and transmitted. Similarly, the purchase target information may be stored in the storage unit 24 for a predetermined period after it is generated once, and may be deleted when the period elapses. In that case, the storage unit 24 stores the software identification information included in the button request information, the keyword included in the keyword request information, and the purchase target information in association with each other. When button request information including software identification information corresponding to the purchase target information stored in the storage unit 24 and keyword request information including a keyword corresponding to the purchase target information are received, the purchase target The stored purchase target information may be read and transmitted without generating information.

  Further, in the flowchart of FIG. 5, the case of narrowing down after the search (steps S206 and S207) has been described, but this is an example, and as described in the above (1) and (2), The purchase target management information may be narrowed down using the software identification information included in the button request information, and the search may be performed using the narrowed purchase target management information.

  Next, the operation of the information processing system according to the present embodiment will be described using a specific example. In this specific example, it is assumed that the information processing apparatus 1 is a personal computer (PC). In addition, it is assumed that the software activated in the information processing apparatus 1 is accounting management software. The software identification information of the software is assumed to be the name of the software “financial BBB software”.

  First, it is assumed that the user operates the information processing apparatus 1 and instructs to start the software by double-clicking the software icon. Then, the instruction is received by the receiving unit 14 and passed to the software execution unit 12. The software execution unit 12 determines to activate the software (step S101), reads the software from the software storage unit 11, and activates it (step S102). Then, after the activation, the menu screen which is an initial screen is passed to the display unit 13. Upon receiving the menu screen, the display unit 13 displays it on the display (step S103). As a result, the menu screen shown in FIG. 6 is displayed on the display. In the menu screen of FIG. 6, a main menu is displayed on the left side, and a “product information click” button that is a request button 51 is displayed at the bottom of the right side. Then, it is assumed that the user clicks the request button 51 by operating the mouse. Then, the input is received by the receiving unit 14 and passed to the software execution unit 12 (step S104). The software execution unit 12 determines that the input is a request button selection (step S105). Note that the software execution unit 12 has the menu screen as the screen where the click is accepted, and the position where the click is accepted is the position of the request button 51, so the accepted input is the selection of the request button. It can be judged. Here, corresponding to the menu screen of FIG. 6, the position of the request button 51 and information indicating that the button is a request button corresponding to the position are stored in a recording medium (not shown). Therefore, the software execution unit 12 can know that the clicked position is the position of the request button 51 by using it.

  When the software execution unit 12 determines that the request button has been selected, the software identification information “financial BBB software” corresponding to the software being executed is read from the software storage unit 11, and the software identification information and button request information are transmitted. To the request transmission unit 15. Then, the request transmission unit 15 transmits button request information including the software identification information to the server 2 (step S106). The button request information is a packet in which information indicating that the information is button request information and software identification information are included in the payload.

  The button request information packet is transmitted via the communication line 500 and received by the request receiving unit 25 of the server 2 (step S201). Then, the request receiving unit 25 determines that the received information is button request information by looking at the payload of the received packet, and includes that the button request information has been received and the button request information. The software identification information “financial BBB software” is passed to the generation unit 23. In addition, the request receiving unit 25 reads the transmission source address and port number from the header of the packet and passes them to the transmission unit 27. The transmitter 27 temporarily stores the address and the like.

  Upon receiving the button request information and the software identification information, the generation unit 23 temporarily stores the software identification information on a recording medium (not shown). Then, list information is generated (step S202).

  In this specific example, it is assumed that the purchase target management information shown in FIG. 7 is stored in the purchase target management information storage unit 21. The purchase target management information in FIG. 7 includes purchase target identification information, keywords for each of a plurality of classification items corresponding to the purchase target identification information, and explanation information corresponding to the purchase target identification information. For example, in the first record in FIG. 7, the purchase target identified by the purchase target identification information “HR AAA software” has the keyword “labor compliance” for the classification item “trend” and the keyword for the classification item “business”. Is “personnel labor”, the keyword of the classification item “industry” is “wholesale”, “manufacturing”, “retail”, and the keyword of the classification item “introduction example” is “ABC hospital”. The keyword “introduction example” is the name of a company or the like that has introduced the purchase target. In the first record, the description information of the purchase target identified by the purchase target identification information “HR AAA software” is “HR AAA software is...

  Further, in this specific example, it is assumed that the related management information shown in FIG. 8 is stored in the related management information storage unit 22. In the related management information in FIG. 8, each group includes a plurality of purchase target identification information, that is, the name of the software that is the purchase target. Then, the purchase target identification information belonging to one group becomes the purchase target identification information related to each other. For example, since group 1 includes purchase target identification information “HR AAA software” and “salary CCC software”, both are related purchase target identification information.

  Here, as described above, there are two methods (1) and (2) for generating the list information and the purchase target information. Accordingly, each case will be described separately.

  First, the case of (1) will be described. In this case, the generation unit 23 reads the software identification information “financial BBB software” temporarily stored, and searches the plurality of purchase target management information using the software identification information as a search key. Then, since the purchase target identification information of the second record in FIG. 7 is hit, the generation unit 23 specifies purchase target management information other than the second record, and uses the specified purchase target management information as a list. Generate information. That is, the generation unit 23 acquires the names “trend”, “business”, “business type”, and “introduction example” of the classification items in FIG. Next, the generation unit 23 acquires all keywords corresponding to the “trend” from the specified purchase target management information, performs a unique process on the keyword, and results in the keywords “labor compliance” “management accounting”. "... get it. Then, information for displaying the button of each keyword is generated in association with the classification item “trend”. Further, the generation unit 23 acquires all keywords corresponding to “business” from the specified purchase target management information, performs unique processing, and acquires the keywords “human resources labor”, “financial accounting”,. Then, information for displaying the button of each keyword is generated in association with the classification item “business”. Further, the generation unit 23 acquires all keywords corresponding to “industry” from the specified purchase target management information, performs unique processing, and results in the keywords “wholesale”, “manufacturing”, “retail”, and so on. To get. Then, information for displaying the button of each keyword is generated in association with the classification item “business type”. In addition, the generation unit 23 acquires all keywords corresponding to the “introduction example” from the specified purchase target management information, performs unique processing, and results in the keywords “ABC hospital”, “DEF electronic component”, “PQR device”. "... get it. Then, information for displaying a button for each keyword is generated in association with the classification item “introduction example”. The list information may be temporarily stored on a recording medium (not shown).

Each button displayed in the list information may be described as follows, for example. The “file address” is an address of a predetermined file (for example, a CGI file) of the server 2 to which the selected button is transmitted.
<Form action = “address of file” method = “POST”>
<Input type = “button” name = “labor compliance” value = “labor compliance”>
<Input type = “button” name = “management accounting” value = “management accounting”>
:
:
</ Form>

  The generation unit 23 accumulates the generated list information in the storage unit 24 (Step S203). Further, when the list information is accumulated, the acquisition unit 26 acquires the list information and passes it to the transmission unit 27. The transmission unit 27 includes the list information in the payload, and configures and transmits a packet having the destination as an address received from the request reception unit 25 and temporarily stored (step S204).

  Then, the list information packet is transmitted via the communication line 500, received by the receiving unit 16 of the information processing apparatus 1 (step S111), and passed to the software execution unit 12. The software execution unit 12 interprets and executes the list information, forms a display screen, and passes it to the display unit 13. Then, the display unit 13 displays the list information shown in FIG. 9 on the display (step S112). In the list information of FIG. 9, it is assumed that the user is interested in “labor compliance” and clicks the “labor compliance” button. Then, as in the case of request button selection, the input is received by the receiving unit 14 (step S104), the software execution unit 12 determines that it is a keyword selection (step S107), and the keyword “labor compliance” is selected. An instruction to transmit the keyword request information corresponding to “is sent to the request transmission unit 15. Then, the request transmission unit 15 forms a packet including the keyword “labor compliance” in the payload and the fact that the information is keyword request information, and transmits the packet to the server 2 (step S108). The keyword request information may include “file address” included in the HTML tag described above.

  The keyword request information packet is transmitted via the communication line 500 and received by the request receiver 25 of the server 2 (step S205). Then, the request receiving unit 25 determines that the received information is the keyword request information by looking at the payload of the received packet, indicates that the keyword request information has been received, and the keyword “labor compliance”. Is passed to the generation unit 23. In addition, the request receiving unit 25 reads the transmission source address and port number from the header of the packet and passes them to the transmission unit 27. The transmitter 27 temporarily stores the address and the like.

  Upon receiving the keyword request information and the keyword “labor compliance”, the generation unit 23 searches the purchase target management information shown in FIG. 7 using the keyword as a search key (step S206). Then, narrowing down is performed to exclude the software identification information “financial BBB software” temporarily stored from the purchase target identification information of each record hit in the search (step S207). In this case, it is assumed that the software identification information “financial BBB software” is not included in the purchase target identification information of each record hit in the search. Then, the generation unit 23 obtains the purchase target identification information “HR AAA software” “salary CCC software” from the records hit in the search, and explanation information “HR AAA software ...” “salary CCC software ... ... ”Is acquired, and purchase target information for displaying the purchase target identification information and the description information of the same record side by side is generated and stored in the storage unit 24 (steps S208 and S209). Further, when the purchase target information is accumulated, the transmission unit 27 reads the purchase target information, includes the purchase target information in the payload, and stores the address received from the request receiving unit 25 and temporarily stored therein. A packet to be transmitted is constructed and transmitted (step S210).

  Then, the packet of the purchase target information is transmitted via the communication line 500, received by the reception unit 16 of the information processing apparatus 1 (step S111), and passed to the software execution unit 12. The software execution unit 12 interprets and executes the purchase target information, forms a display screen, and passes it to the display unit 13. Then, the display unit 13 displays the purchase target information shown in FIG. 10 on the display (step S112). The user who sees the purchase target information can know what kind of software other than the software being executed exists. In addition, in the purchase target information, processing such as downloading of a trial version or purchase of the purchase target may be performed. The download of the trial version is already known in virtual stores such as the Internet, and the description thereof is omitted.

  In addition, although FIG. 10 demonstrated the case where both purchase object identification information and description information were contained in one purchase object information, it may not be so. For example, as shown in FIG. 11, what is transmitted in response to the selection of the keyword in the list information is a list of purchase target identification information. When the purchase target identification information is selected in the purchase target identification information list, The purchase target explanation information linked to the purchase target identification information may be transmitted from the server 2 and displayed. In that case, for example, in the list of purchase target identification information, the link destination address is associated with each purchase target identification information, and when the purchase target identification information is selected, the selected purchase The information processing apparatus 1 may acquire the link destination address associated with the target identification information, and acquire the link destination description information by using the address. In this case, the purchase target information is constituted by the information of the list of purchase target identification information and each explanation information. Such a method for generating linked information is known as a method for generating information described in a markup language such as HTML, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

  Next, the case of (2) will be described. In this case, the generation unit 23 reads the software identification information “financial BBB software” temporarily stored, and searches the related management information in FIG. 8 using the software identification information as a search key. Then, since the “financial BBB software” of the group 2 is hit, the generation unit 23 obtains purchase target identification information other than the “financial BBB software” that is the search key, that is, “declaration DDD software”. get. The generation unit 23 temporarily stores the purchase target identification information “declaration DDD software”... Related to the software identification information included in the button request information in a recording medium (not shown). Then, the generation unit 23 searches the plurality of purchase target management information using each of the specified purchase target management information “declaration DDD software”... As a search key, and specifies the hit record. The production | generation part 23 produces | generates list information using the identified purchase object management information. That is, the generation unit 23 acquires the names “trend”, “business”, “business type”, and “introduction example” of the classification items in FIG. Next, the generation unit 23 acquires all keywords corresponding to “trend” from the specified purchase target management information, performs unique processing on the keyword, and acquires the keyword “management accounting” as a result. To do. Then, information for displaying the button of each keyword is generated in association with the classification item “trend”. Further, the generation unit 23 acquires all keywords corresponding to “business” from the specified purchase target management information, performs unique processing, and acquires the keyword “financial accounting”. Then, information for displaying the button of each keyword is generated in association with the classification item “business”. Further, the generation unit 23 acquires all keywords corresponding to “industry” from the specified purchase target management information, performs unique processing, and results in the keywords “wholesale”, “manufacturing”, “retail”, and so on. To get. Then, information for displaying the button of each keyword is generated in association with the classification item “business type”. Further, the generation unit 23 acquires all keywords corresponding to the “introduction example” from the specified purchase target management information, performs unique processing, and acquires the keyword “PQR device”. Then, information for displaying a button for each keyword is generated in association with the classification item “introduction example”. The list information may be temporarily stored on a recording medium (not shown).

  The generation unit 23 accumulates the generated list information in the storage unit 24 (Step S203). Further, when the list information is accumulated, the acquisition unit 26 acquires the list information and passes it to the transmission unit 27. The transmission unit 27 includes the list information in the payload, and configures and transmits a packet having the destination as an address received from the request reception unit 25 and temporarily stored (step S204).

  Then, the list information packet is transmitted via the communication line 500, received by the receiving unit 16 of the information processing apparatus 1 (step S111), and passed to the software execution unit 12. The software execution unit 12 interprets and executes the list information, forms a display screen, and passes it to the display unit 13. Then, the display unit 13 displays the list information shown in FIG. 12 on the display (step S112). In the list information of FIG. 12, it is assumed that the user is interested in “financial accounting” and clicks the “financial accounting” button. Then, in the same manner as the selection of the request button, the input is received by the receiving unit 14 (step S104), the software execution unit 12 determines that the keyword is selected (step S107), and the keyword “financial accounting” is selected. An instruction to transmit the keyword request information corresponding to “is sent to the request transmission unit 15. Then, the request transmission unit 15 forms a packet including the keyword “financial accounting” in the payload and that the information is keyword request information, and transmits the packet to the server 2 (step S108).

  The keyword request information packet is transmitted via the communication line 500 and received by the request receiver 25 of the server 2 (step S205). Then, the request receiving unit 25 determines that the received information is the keyword request information by looking at the payload of the received packet, indicates that the keyword request information has been received, and the keyword “financial accounting” Is passed to the generation unit 23. In addition, the request receiving unit 25 reads the transmission source address and port number from the header of the packet and passes them to the transmission unit 27. The transmitter 27 temporarily stores the address and the like.

  Upon receiving the keyword request information and the keyword “financial accounting”, the generation unit 23 searches the purchase target management information shown in FIG. 7 using the keyword as a search key (step S206). Then, from the purchase target identification information of each record hit in the search, only purchase target identification information “declared DDD software”. Narrowing is performed (step S207). In this case, since the purchase target identification information of the fourth record among the second, fourth,... Records hit by the search matches the “report DDD software” temporarily stored, the generation unit 23, the fourth record is used as purchase target management information used for generating purchase target information. In this way, narrowing down is performed. Then, the generation unit 23 acquires purchase target identification information “declaration DDD software”... And explanation information “declaration DDD software is ...” from each of the narrowed records, Purchase target information for displaying the description information side by side is generated and stored in the storage unit 24 (steps S208 and S209). Further, when the purchase target information is accumulated, the transmission unit 27 reads the purchase target information, includes the purchase target information in the payload, and stores the address received from the request receiving unit 25 and temporarily stored therein. A packet to be transmitted is constructed and transmitted (step S210).

  Then, the packet of the purchase target information is transmitted via the communication line 500, received by the reception unit 16 of the information processing apparatus 1 (step S111), and passed to the software execution unit 12. The software execution unit 12 interprets and executes the purchase target information, forms a display screen, and passes it to the display unit 13. Then, the display unit 13 displays the purchase target information shown in FIG. 13 on the display (step S112). The user who sees the purchase target information can know what kind of software other than the software being executed is related to the software being executed. In addition, in the purchase target information, processing such as downloading of a trial version or purchase of the purchase target may be performed. The download of the trial version is already known in virtual stores such as the Internet, and the description thereof is omitted.

  After the purchase target information is displayed, when the user operates the information processing apparatus 1 to display a menu screen and performs various processes on the menu screen, an input corresponding to the menu screen is accepted (step S104). Processing corresponding to the input is executed (step S110). When the “end” button is clicked on the menu screen, the software execution unit 12 ends the execution of the software accordingly (steps S104 and S109).

  In this specific example, the case where the related management information in FIG. 8 is used has been described, but the related management information may be that shown in FIG. The related management information shown in FIG. 14 associates software identification information with purchase target identification information. For example, when the software identification information included in the button request information is “financial BBB software”, the generation unit 23 uses the “financial BBB software” as a search key to identify the software identification of the related management information shown in FIG. Search for a column of information. Then, by acquiring the purchase object identification information “Declaration DDD software” and “Depreciation FFF software” from the hit record, the purchase object identification information “Declaration DDD software” “Depreciation FFF” related to the software identification information “Financial BBB software” is obtained. Software "can be specified.

  Further, in this specific example, the case has been described in which the purchase target information is generated together with the generation of the list information using the software identification information included in the button request information, but this need not be the case. The list information may be generated using software identification information included in the button request information, and the purchase target information may be generated using software identification information included in the keyword request information. Even when the purchase target information is generated using the software identification information included in the keyword request information, the software identification information is the same as the software identification information included in the button request information. It can be said that the purchase target information is generated using the software identification information included in the button request information. In this case, it is assumed that the request transmission unit 15 transmits keyword request information including software identification information.

  As described above, according to the information processing system according to the present embodiment, by selecting the request button, it is possible to obtain information related to the purchase target, and thus it is possible to easily obtain information related to the purchase target. become. In addition, a company that manufactures and sells software can efficiently provide information on purchase targets related to the company to customers, and sales opportunities can be easily increased. Furthermore, the purchase target information corresponding to the software identification information included in the button request information is transmitted from the server 2 to the information processing apparatus 1, whereby the user can view the narrowed purchase target information. Therefore, it is possible to avoid a situation in which desired information is buried in unnecessary information.

  Also, according to the selection of the request button, the purchase target information is not directly sent, but the list information is first transmitted, and the purchase target information corresponding to the keyword selected in the list information is transmitted, The purchase target information narrowed down by the user's preference can be efficiently transmitted. Moreover, since the keywords are classified for each of the plurality of classification items in the list information, a desired purchase target can be narrowed down from a plurality of viewpoints (cutting points), and the convenience for the user is improved. .

  Even if the purchase target management information is updated by generating list information when button request information is received and generating purchase target information when keyword request information is received, always The list information and purchase target information corresponding to the latest purchase target management information can be transmitted to the information processing apparatus 1.

  In the present embodiment, four classification items have been illustrated and described. However, the classification items are not limited to these, and any one or more classification items of the four classification items are used. There may be no other classification item.

  In the present embodiment, the server 2 mainly generates the list information when the button request information is received, and the purchase target information is generated when the keyword request information is received. It may not be so. The transmission unit 27 may read out and transmit the list information and purchase target information generated by the generation unit 23 and stored in the storage unit 24 in advance. Even in this case, it is preferable that the list information and the purchase target information are generated and stored in the storage unit 24 at the timing when the purchase target management information is updated. In this case, as described above, the list information is stored in association with the software identification information, and the purchase target information is stored in association with the software identification information and the keyword. Therefore, when acquiring the list information, the acquiring unit 26 may acquire the list information corresponding to the software identification information included in the button request information. In addition, when acquiring the purchase target information, the acquisition unit 26 may acquire the purchase target information corresponding to the software identification information included in the button request information and the keyword included in the keyword request information.

  In the present embodiment, the case has been described where the list information is also transmitted from the server 2 and the purchase target information corresponding to the keyword selected in the list information is transmitted from the server 2 to the information processing apparatus 1. It does not have to be. In response to the transmission of the button request information from the information processing apparatus 1, the server 2 may transmit the purchase target information directly without transmitting the list information. In that case, the server 2 may not include the purchase target management information storage unit 21 and the generation unit 23. In addition, the storage unit 24 stores purchase target information for each purchase target identification information in advance. Here, “the purchase target information for each purchase target identification information is stored” means that the purchase target information is stored so that the purchase target information can be specified using the purchase target identification information. Therefore, the purchase target identification information and the purchase target information may be stored in association with each other, the purchase target information is stored, and the purchase target identification information is included in the purchase target identification information included in the purchase target information. Corresponding purchase target information may be specified. In this case, the purchase target information is preferably a separate file or record for each purchase target identification information. Then, when the request receiving unit 25 receives the button request information, the acquiring unit 26 acquires purchase target information corresponding to the software identification information included in the button request information from the storage unit 24. Specifically, the acquisition unit 26 may acquire purchase target information corresponding to purchase target identification information other than the software identification information included in the button request information from the storage unit 24. This case corresponds to the above-mentioned case (1). In this case, the server 2 does not have to include the related management information storage unit 22 as described in the above (1). Further, the acquisition unit 26 accesses the related management information storage unit 22 through a route (not shown), thereby corresponding to the purchase target identification information associated with the software identification information included in the button request information by the related management information. Purchase target information may be acquired from the storage unit 24. More specifically, the acquisition unit 26 identifies purchase target identification information related to the software identification information included in the button request information using the related management information, and purchase corresponding to the identified purchase target identification information. The target information is read from the storage unit 24. This case corresponds to the above-mentioned case (2). In these cases, as described above, the acquisition unit 26 positively selects purchase target information. Moreover, in these cases, the process in which purchase object information is memorize | stored in the memory | storage part 24 does not ask | require. For example, purchase target information may be stored in the storage unit 24 via a recording medium, or purchase target information transmitted via a communication line or the like may be stored in the storage unit 24. Alternatively, purchase target information input via an input device may be stored in the storage unit 24. Further, the purchase target information may be generated by the same generation unit 23 described in the present embodiment, or may be manually generated.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the case where the software execution unit 12 controls display, reception, and transmission / reception in the information processing apparatus 1 has been described. That is, each component may be considered as an independent component that operates without being controlled by the software execution unit 12. For example, the display unit 13 may display information received by the reception unit 16 without using the software execution unit 12.

  In the above embodiment, each process or each function may be realized by centralized processing by a single device or a single system, or may be distributedly processed by a plurality of devices or a plurality of systems. It may be realized by doing.

  In the above embodiment, information related to processing executed by each component, for example, information received, acquired, selected, generated, transmitted, or received by each component In addition, information such as threshold values, mathematical formulas, addresses, etc. used by each component in processing is retained temporarily or over a long period of time on a recording medium (not shown) even when not explicitly stated in the above description. It may be. Further, the storage of information in the recording medium (not shown) may be performed by each component or a storage unit (not shown). Further, reading of information from the recording medium (not shown) may be performed by each component or a reading unit (not shown).

  In the above embodiment, when information used by each component, for example, information such as a threshold value, an address, and various setting values used by each component may be changed by the user Even if it is not specified in the above description, the user may be able to change the information as appropriate, or it may not be. If the information can be changed by the user, the change is realized by, for example, a not-shown receiving unit that receives a change instruction from the user and a changing unit (not shown) that changes the information in accordance with the change instruction. May be. The change instruction received by the receiving unit (not shown) may be received from an input device, information received via a communication line, or information read from a predetermined recording medium, for example. .

  In the above embodiment, when two or more components included in the information processing apparatus 1 or the server 2 have communication devices, input devices, or the like, the two or more components have a physically single device. Or you may have separate devices.

  In the above embodiment, each component may be configured by dedicated hardware, or a component that can be realized by software may be realized by executing a program. For example, each component can be realized by a program execution unit such as a CPU reading and executing a software program recorded on a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory. In addition, the software which implement | achieves the server 2 in the said embodiment is the following programs. In other words, this program is a program for causing a computer to function as a server constituting an information processing system including an information processing device and a server, and transmits information related to a purchase target transmitted from the information processing device. If the request receiving unit receives the button request information, the request receiving unit receives the button request information that is the information to request and includes the software identification information for identifying the software being executed in the information processing device. An acquisition unit and an acquisition unit for acquiring purchase target information corresponding to software identification information included in the button request information from a storage unit in which purchase target information that is explanation information about the purchase target is stored for each purchase target identification information It is a program for functioning as a transmission unit that transmits acquired purchase target information to an information processing apparatus.

  In the program, the functions realized by the program do not include functions that can be realized only by hardware. For example, a function that can be realized only by hardware such as a modem or an interface card in a transmission unit that transmits information, a reception unit that receives information, or the like is not included at least in the functions realized by the program.

  Further, this program may be executed by being downloaded from a server or the like, and a program recorded on a predetermined recording medium (for example, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM, a magnetic disk, a semiconductor memory, or the like) is read out. May be executed by Further, this program may be used as a program constituting a program product.

  Further, the computer that executes this program may be singular or plural. That is, centralized processing may be performed, or distributed processing may be performed.

  FIG. 15 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of an external appearance of a computer that executes the program and realizes the information processing apparatus 1 and the server 2 according to the embodiment. The above-described embodiment can be realized by computer hardware and a computer program executed on the computer hardware.

  15, a computer system 900 includes a computer 901 including a CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory) drive 905, an FD (Floppy (registered trademark) Disk) drive 906, a keyboard 902, a mouse 903, a monitor 904, and the like. Is provided.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an internal configuration of the computer system 900. In FIG. 16, in addition to the CD-ROM drive 905 and the FD drive 906, a computer 901 is connected to an MPU (Micro Processing Unit) 911, a ROM 912 for storing a program such as a bootup program, and the MPU 911. A RAM (Random Access Memory) 913 that temporarily stores program instructions and provides a temporary storage space, a hard disk 914 that stores application programs, system programs, and data, and an MPU 911 and a ROM 912 are interconnected. And a bus 915. The computer 901 may include a network card (not shown) that provides connection to the LAN.

  A program that causes the computer system 900 to execute the functions of the information processing apparatus 1 and the server 2 according to the above embodiment is stored in the CD-ROM 921 or FD 922 and inserted into the CD-ROM drive 905 or FD drive 906. It may be transferred to the hard disk 914. Instead, the program may be transmitted to the computer 901 via a network (not shown) and stored in the hard disk 914. The program is loaded into the RAM 913 when executed. The program may be loaded directly from the CD-ROM 921, the FD 922, or the network.

  The program does not necessarily include an operating system (OS) or a third-party program that causes the computer 901 to execute the functions of the information processing apparatus 1 and the server 2 according to the above-described embodiment. The program may include only a part of an instruction that calls an appropriate function (module) in a controlled manner and obtains a desired result. How the computer system 900 operates is well known and will not be described in detail.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications are possible, and it goes without saying that these are also included in the scope of the present invention.

  As described above, according to the information processing system and the like according to the present invention, it is possible to obtain an effect that the user can efficiently obtain information related to the purchase target, and it is useful as a system that transmits and receives information related to the purchase target.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information processing apparatus 2 Server 11 Software storage part 12 Software execution part 13 Display part 14 Reception part 15 Request transmission part 16 Reception part 21 Purchase object management information storage part 22 Related management information storage part 23 Generation part 24 Storage part 25 Request reception part 26 Acquisition unit 27 Transmission unit

Claims (8)

An information processing system comprising an information processing device and a server,
The information processing apparatus includes:
Software that includes a menu screen for selecting each menu, on which a request button for requesting display of information related to the purchase target is displayed, and software identification information for identifying the software are stored. A software storage unit;
A software execution unit for executing software stored in the software storage unit;
A display unit for displaying the menu screen while the software execution unit is executing software;
An accepting unit that accepts that the request button is selected when the display unit displays the menu screen;
When the accepting unit accepts that the request button is selected, it is information that requests transmission of information according to the selection of the request button, and software identification that identifies the software executed by the software executing unit A request transmitter that transmits button request information, which is information including information, to the server;
A receiving unit that receives purchase target information that is information about the purchase target transmitted from the server in response to transmission of the button request information by the request transmission unit, and
The display unit displays purchase target information received by the receiving unit,
The server
A request receiving unit for receiving the button request information;
A storage unit for storing the purchase target information for each purchase target identification information;
Purchasing is information having purchase target identification information, a keyword for each of a plurality of classification items corresponding to the purchase target identification information, and explanation information that is explanation information about the purchase target identified by the purchase target identification information. A purchase target management information storage unit for storing a plurality of target management information;
Using the plurality of purchase target management information, for each of a plurality of classification items of one or more purchase target management information having purchase target identification information other than software identification information included in the button request information received by the request receiving unit, List information including keywords obtained by uniquely processing the keywords included in each classification item is generated and stored in the storage unit, and at least one purchase target identification information corresponding to one keyword is included in the button request information. A generation unit that generates purchase target information including purchase target identification information other than the included software identification information and explanation information corresponding to the purchase target identification information, and stores the purchase target information in the storage unit;
When the request receiving unit receives the button request information, list information corresponding to one or more purchase target management information having purchase target identification information other than the software identification information included in the button request information is stored from the storage unit. an acquisition unit that acquires,
A transmission unit that transmits the list information acquired by the acquisition unit to the information processing apparatus ,
The receiving unit also receives list information transmitted from the server,
The display unit also displays the list information received by the receiving unit,
The accepting unit also accepts keyword selection in the list information displayed by the display unit,
The request transmission unit also transmits keyword request information for requesting transmission of purchase target information according to selection of a keyword received by the reception unit,
The request receiving unit also receives the keyword request information,
The acquisition unit is purchase target information corresponding to the keyword request information received by the request reception unit, and purchase target information corresponding to purchase target identification information other than software identification information included in the button request information. Obtained from the storage,
The information processing system, wherein the transmission unit transmits the purchase target information acquired by the acquisition unit to the information processing apparatus . An information processing system comprising an information processing device and a server,
The information processing apparatus includes:
Software that includes a menu screen for selecting each menu, on which a request button for requesting display of information related to the purchase target is displayed, and software identification information for identifying the software are stored. A software storage unit;
A software execution unit for executing software stored in the software storage unit;
A display unit for displaying the menu screen while the software execution unit is executing software;
An accepting unit that accepts that the request button is selected when the display unit displays the menu screen;
When the accepting unit accepts that the request button is selected, it is information that requests transmission of information according to the selection of the request button, and software identification that identifies the software executed by the software executing unit A request transmitter that transmits button request information, which is information including information, to the server;
A receiving unit that receives purchase target information that is information about the purchase target transmitted from the server in response to transmission of the button request information by the request transmission unit, and
The display unit displays purchase target information received by the receiving unit,
The server
A request receiving unit for receiving the button request information;
A storage unit for storing the purchase target information for each purchase target identification information;
A related management information storage unit for storing related management information that is information for managing the relationship of the purchase target identification information ;
Purchasing is information having purchase target identification information, a keyword for each of a plurality of classification items corresponding to the purchase target identification information, and explanation information that is explanation information about the purchase target identified by the purchase target identification information. A purchase target management information storage unit for storing a plurality of target management information;
One or more purchase target management information having purchase target identification information related to software identification information included in the button request information received by the request receiving unit using the plurality of purchase target management information and the related management information. For each of a plurality of classification items, list information including keywords obtained by uniquely processing the keywords included in each classification item is generated and stored in the storage unit, and at least one purchase target identification information corresponding to one keyword is included. A generation unit that generates purchase target information including purchase target identification information related to the software identification information included in the button request information and explanation information corresponding to the purchase target identification information, and stores the purchase target information in the storage unit; ,
When the request receiving unit receives the button request information, the software identification information included in the button request information includes one or more purchase target management information having purchase target identification information associated with the related management information. An acquisition unit for acquiring corresponding list information from the storage unit;
A transmission unit that transmits the list information acquired by the acquisition unit to the information processing apparatus,
The receiving unit also receives list information transmitted from the server,
The display unit also displays the list information received by the receiving unit,
The accepting unit also accepts keyword selection in the list information displayed by the display unit,
The request transmission unit also transmits keyword request information for requesting transmission of purchase target information according to selection of a keyword received by the reception unit,
The request receiving unit also receives the keyword request information,
The acquisition unit is purchase target information corresponding to the keyword request information received by the request reception unit, and the purchase target identification associated with the software identification information included in the button request information by the related management information Obtain purchase target information corresponding to the information from the storage unit ,
The information processing system, wherein the transmission unit transmits the purchase target information acquired by the acquisition unit to the information processing apparatus. A server constituting an information processing system including an information processing device and a server,
Request for receiving button request information that is information that is transmitted from the information processing apparatus and that requests transmission of information related to a purchase target and that includes software identification information that identifies software being executed by the information processing apparatus A receiver,
For each purchase target identification information, a storage unit that stores purchase target information, which is information about the purchase target,
Purchasing is information having purchase target identification information, a keyword for each of a plurality of classification items corresponding to the purchase target identification information, and explanation information that is explanation information about the purchase target identified by the purchase target identification information. A purchase target management information storage unit for storing a plurality of target management information;
Using the plurality of purchase target management information, for each of a plurality of classification items of one or more purchase target management information having purchase target identification information other than software identification information included in the button request information received by the request receiving unit, List information including keywords obtained by uniquely processing the keywords included in each classification item is generated and stored in the storage unit, and at least one purchase target identification information corresponding to one keyword is included in the button request information. A generation unit that generates purchase target information including purchase target identification information other than the included software identification information and explanation information corresponding to the purchase target identification information, and stores the purchase target information in the storage unit;
When the request receiving unit receives the button request information, list information corresponding to one or more purchase target management information having purchase target identification information other than the software identification information included in the button request information is stored from the storage unit. An acquisition unit to acquire;
A transmission unit that transmits the list information acquired by the acquisition unit to the information processing apparatus ,
The request receiving unit also receives keyword request information requesting transmission of purchase target information according to selection of a keyword in the list information in response to transmission of the list information,
The acquisition unit is purchase target information corresponding to the keyword request information received by the request reception unit, and purchase target information corresponding to purchase target identification information other than software identification information included in the button request information. Obtained from the storage,
The said transmission part is a server which transmits the purchase object information which the said acquisition part acquired to the said information processing apparatus . A server constituting an information processing system including an information processing device and a server,
Request for receiving button request information that is information that is transmitted from the information processing apparatus and that requests transmission of information related to a purchase target and that includes software identification information that identifies software being executed by the information processing apparatus A receiver,
For each purchase target identification information, a storage unit that stores purchase target information, which is information about the purchase target,
A related management information storage unit for storing related management information that is information for managing the relationship of the purchase target identification information;
Purchasing is information having purchase target identification information, a keyword for each of a plurality of classification items corresponding to the purchase target identification information, and explanation information that is explanation information about the purchase target identified by the purchase target identification information. A purchase target management information storage unit for storing a plurality of target management information;
One or more purchase target management information having purchase target identification information related to software identification information included in the button request information received by the request receiving unit using the plurality of purchase target management information and the related management information. For each of a plurality of classification items, list information including keywords obtained by uniquely processing the keywords included in each classification item is generated and stored in the storage unit, and at least one purchase target identification information corresponding to one keyword is included. A generation unit that generates purchase target information including purchase target identification information related to the software identification information included in the button request information and explanation information corresponding to the purchase target identification information, and stores the purchase target information in the storage unit; ,
When the request receiving unit receives the button request information, the software identification information included in the button request information includes one or more purchase target management information having purchase target identification information associated with the related management information. An acquisition unit for acquiring corresponding list information from the storage unit;
A transmission unit that transmits the list information acquired by the acquisition unit to the information processing apparatus,
The request receiving unit also receives keyword request information requesting transmission of purchase target information according to selection of a keyword in the list information in response to transmission of the list information,
The acquisition unit is purchase target information corresponding to the keyword request information received by the request reception unit, and the purchase target identification associated with the software identification information included in the button request information by the related management information Obtain purchase target information corresponding to the information from the storage unit,
The said transmission part is a server which transmits the purchase object information which the said acquisition part acquired to the said information processing apparatus. In a server that constitutes an information processing system including an information processing device and a server, a request receiving unit, a storage unit that stores purchase target information that is explanation information about the purchase target for each purchase target identification information, and purchase Purchase target, which is information having target identification information, keywords for each of a plurality of classification items corresponding to the purchase target identification information, and explanation information that is explanation information about the purchase target identified by the purchase target identification information An information processing method that is processed using a purchase target management information storage unit that stores a plurality of management information, a generation unit, an acquisition unit, and a transmission unit,
A button that is information that the request receiving unit requests to transmit information related to the purchase target transmitted from the information processing apparatus and includes software identification information that identifies software being executed on the information processing apparatus A first request receiving step for receiving request information;
The one or more purchase target management information including the purchase target identification information other than the software identification information included in the button request information received in the first request reception step by the generation unit using the plurality of purchase target management information Generating a list information including keywords obtained by uniquely processing the keywords included in each classification item for each of the plurality of classification items and storing the list information in the storage unit;
When the acquisition unit receives the button request information in the first request receiving step, it corresponds to one or more purchase target management information having purchase target identification information other than software identification information included in the button request information A first acquisition step of acquiring list information to be acquired from the storage unit;
A transmission step in which the transmission unit transmits the list information acquired in the first acquisition step to the information processing apparatus;
A second request receiving step for receiving, in response to transmission of the list information, keyword request information for requesting transmission of purchase target information according to selection of a keyword in the list information;
The generation unit is one or more purchase target identification information corresponding to one keyword, and the purchase target identification information other than the software identification information included in the button request information, and the explanation information corresponding to the purchase target identification information Generating the purchase target information including: and storing in the storage unit;
Purchase target information corresponding to the keyword request information received in the second request receiving step by the acquisition unit and corresponding to purchase target identification information other than the software identification information included in the button request information A second acquisition step of acquiring information from the storage unit ;
An information processing method comprising: a transmission step in which the transmission unit transmits the purchase target information acquired in the second acquisition step to the information processing apparatus. In a server that constitutes an information processing system including an information processing device and a server, a request receiving unit, a storage unit that stores purchase target information that is explanation information about the purchase target for each purchase target identification information, and purchase A related management information storage unit for storing related management information, which is information for managing the relationship of target identification information, purchase target identification information, a keyword for each of a plurality of classification items corresponding to the purchase target identification information, and A purchase target management information storage unit that stores a plurality of purchase target management information, which is information having description information that is explanation information related to the purchase target identified by the purchase target identification information, a generation unit, an acquisition unit, and a transmission An information processing method processed using a
A button that is information that the request receiving unit requests to transmit information related to the purchase target transmitted from the information processing apparatus and includes software identification information that identifies software being executed on the information processing apparatus A first request receiving step for receiving request information;
The generation unit has purchase target identification information related to software identification information included in the button request information received in the first request reception step using the plurality of purchase target management information and the related management information. Generating list information including keywords obtained by uniquely processing keywords included in each classification item for each of a plurality of classification items of one or more purchase target management information, and storing the list information in the storage unit;
When the acquisition unit receives the button request information in the first request receiving step, the software identification information included in the button request information includes purchase target identification information associated with the related management information. A first acquisition step of acquiring list information corresponding to one or more purchase target management information from the storage unit;
A transmission step in which the transmission unit transmits the list information acquired in the first acquisition step to the information processing apparatus;
A second request receiving step for receiving, in response to transmission of the list information, keyword request information for requesting transmission of purchase target information according to selection of a keyword in the list information;
The generation unit is one or more purchase target identification information corresponding to one keyword, and the purchase target identification information related to the software identification information included in the button request information, and the description corresponding to the purchase target identification information Generating purchase target information including information and storing it in the storage unit;
The acquisition unit is purchase target information corresponding to the keyword request information received in the second request reception step, and is associated with the software identification information included in the button request information by the related management information. A second acquisition step of acquiring, from the storage unit, purchase target information corresponding to purchase target identification information;
An information processing method comprising: a transmission step in which the transmission unit transmits the purchase target information acquired in the second acquisition step to the information processing apparatus. Computer
A program for causing an information processing system including an information processing apparatus and a server to function as a server,
Request for receiving button request information that is information that is transmitted from the information processing apparatus and that requests transmission of information related to a purchase target and that includes software identification information that identifies software being executed by the information processing apparatus Receiver,
Purchasing is information having purchase target identification information, a keyword for each of a plurality of classification items corresponding to the purchase target identification information, and explanation information that is explanation information about the purchase target identified by the purchase target identification information. Purchase object identification other than software identification information included in the button request information received by the request reception unit using a plurality of purchase object management information stored in the purchase object management information storage unit in which a plurality of object management information is stored For each of a plurality of classification items of one or more purchase target management information having information, list information including keywords obtained by uniquely processing the keywords included in each classification item is generated and stored in the storage unit, and corresponds to one keyword. One or more purchase target identification information to be purchased, the purchase target identification information other than the software identification information included in the button request information, Purchase is information including the description information corresponding to the target identification information, generating unit that accumulates in the storage unit to generate a purchase target information which is information description of purchased,
When the request receiving unit receives the button request information, list information corresponding to one or more purchase target management information having purchase target identification information other than the software identification information included in the button request information is stored from the storage unit. An acquisition unit to acquire,
Function as a transmission unit that transmits the list information acquired by the acquisition unit to the information processing apparatus ;
The request receiving unit also receives keyword request information requesting transmission of purchase target information according to selection of a keyword in the list information in response to transmission of the list information,
The acquisition unit is purchase target information corresponding to the keyword request information received by the request reception unit, and purchase target information corresponding to purchase target identification information other than software identification information included in the button request information. Obtained from the storage,
The said transmission part is a program which transmits the purchase object information which the said acquisition part acquired to the said information processing apparatus . Computer
A program for causing an information processing system including an information processing apparatus and a server to function as a server,
Request for receiving button request information that is information that is transmitted from the information processing apparatus and that requests transmission of information related to a purchase target and that includes software identification information that identifies software being executed by the information processing apparatus Receiver,
Purchasing is information having purchase target identification information, a keyword for each of a plurality of classification items corresponding to the purchase target identification information, and explanation information that is explanation information about the purchase target identified by the purchase target identification information. Related management information storage for storing a plurality of purchase target management information stored in a purchase target management information storage unit in which a plurality of target management information is stored, and related management information that is information for managing a relationship between purchase target identification information A plurality of classifications of one or more purchase target management information having purchase target identification information related to software identification information included in the button request information received by the request reception unit using the related management information stored in the unit For each item, list information including keywords obtained by uniquely processing the keywords included in each category is generated and stored in the storage unit. 1 or more purchase target identification information corresponding to the information, including purchase target identification information related to the software identification information included in the button request information, and explanation information corresponding to the purchase target identification information, A generation unit that generates purchase target information, which is information about a purchase target, and accumulates the information in the storage unit;
When the request receiving unit receives the button request information, the software identification information included in the button request information includes one or more purchase target management information having purchase target identification information associated with the related management information. An acquisition unit for acquiring corresponding list information from the storage unit;
Function as a transmission unit that transmits the list information acquired by the acquisition unit to the information processing apparatus;
The request receiving unit also receives keyword request information requesting transmission of purchase target information according to selection of a keyword in the list information in response to transmission of the list information,
The acquisition unit is purchase target information corresponding to the keyword request information received by the request reception unit, and the purchase target identification associated with the software identification information included in the button request information by the related management information Obtain purchase target information corresponding to the information from the storage unit,
The said transmission part is a program which transmits the purchase object information which the said acquisition part acquired to the said information processing apparatus.

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