JP7340897B1 - gift giving system - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] To provide a system that can highlight attractive features in the catalog gift business. [Solution] A gift information file 21 that records information on a plurality of candidate items that can be presented to a recipient is stored in a storage unit 2, and the gift information file 21 stores information. For candidate products whose number is smaller than the number of candidate products available, information indicating that the candidate product is a hit is recorded. When a candidate item is selected by the recipient or determined by lottery from among the candidate items whose information is recorded in the gift information file 21, the gift server 1 stores that candidate item as the winning candidate item. If it is recorded, a winning notification program is implemented that transmits and displays a notification to that effect on the recipient terminal 4. [Selection diagram] Figure 9

Description

The invention of this application relates to a system used when a giver presents a gift to a recipient.

It is said that Japanese people are a people who like gifts. Giving gifts is essential for smoothing interpersonal relationships, and gifts are often given to friends, acquaintances, and business associates. Among these, catalog gifts, which allow recipients to select and receive gifts listed in catalogs, are widely used because they allow gifts that reflect the recipient's preferences.
Information technology is also being utilized for such catalog gifts, and services have also appeared that allow gift recipients to select catalog items on a website. Patent Document 1 also introduces a technique in which a giver selects items listed in a catalog, composes an original catalog gift, and presents the gift to a recipient.

Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2007-11524

Many businesses have entered the catalog gift industry as mentioned above, and there are some aspects of the industry that are subject to excessive competition. In order to overcome competition with competitors, it has become necessary to come up with attractive features that other companies do not have.
The invention of the present application has been made in consideration of the above points, and aims to provide a system that can bring out attractive features in the catalog gift business.

In order to solve the above problems, an invention of a gift presentation system is disclosed in this specification. In the gift giving system according to the disclosed invention, a giver purchases the right to receive a gift from a gift business operator and presents it to a gift recipient, and the recipient exercises the right to receive the gift from the gift business operator. This is a gift presentation system used when receiving gifts.
This system includes a server that can be accessed via a network by a gift recipient terminal operated by a gift recipient, and a storage unit.
The storage unit stores a gift information file that records information on a plurality of candidate items that can be presented to the recipient.
The server is a server where the recipient logs in by transmitting and receiving the ID from the recipient's terminal when receiving the gift.
In the gift information file, information indicating that the candidate products whose number is smaller than the number of candidate products for which information is stored is a win is recorded.
When a candidate item is selected by the recipient or determined by lottery from among the candidate items whose information is recorded in the gift information file, that candidate item is stored in the gift information file as a winning candidate item. A winning notification program is implemented that sends and displays a notification to that effect on the recipient's terminal if it is recorded in . The notification program is a program that notifies the recipient terminal of the ID transmitted at the time of login by displaying the winning information on the recipient terminal and allowing the recipient to view the winning information.
In addition, this gift giving system
The server is a server that provides the recipient terminal with a recipient item selection page that allows the recipient to select one product or service as the recipient item from among the candidate items whose information is recorded in the gift information file;
The winning notification program may have a configuration that, when the candidate item selected on the received item selection page is recorded as a winning candidate item in the gift information file, this is displayed on the giftee's terminal.
In addition, this gift giving system
The server can be accessed via a network by the giver terminal, which is a terminal operated by the giver,
The storage unit stores a candidate product information master file that records information on products or services that can be candidate products.
The server is a server that provides the giver terminal with a candidate product selection page that allows the giver to select multiple products or services from among the products or services whose information is recorded in the candidate product information master file,
The candidate product selection page may be configured to be a page that can execute a candidate gift registration program that creates the gift information file, records each selected candidate product, and creates the gift information file.
In addition, this gift giving system
The server is equipped with a lottery program that determines one candidate item by lottery from among the candidate items whose information is recorded in the gift information file, and can be executed by accessing from the recipient's terminal. ,
The winning notification program may be configured to be a program that displays this on the giftee terminal when one candidate item drawn in the lottery program is recorded as a winning candidate item in the gift information file.

As explained below, according to the gift presentation system according to the disclosed invention, if a candidate item is a winning item in a multiple candidate gift, a gift is given to the recipient by the gift provider, and the gift is a gift item. Acts as a sales promotion. For this reason, it is expected that the product will be differentiated from gift products offered by other gift businesses, and sales will increase. That is, a system is provided that can bring out attractive features in the catalog gift business.

1 is a schematic diagram of a gift presentation system according to an embodiment. It is a schematic diagram showing an example of a top page of a gift site provided by a gift business operator. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the structure of a gift information file regarding a certain multiple candidate gift. It is a schematic diagram showing an example of a sales page of a certain multiple candidate gift. It is a schematic diagram showing an example of the structure of a gift sales information file. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a gift card created when a multiple candidate gift is issued. It is a schematic diagram showing each page for recipients in a gift site. It is a flowchart showing an outline of a winning inquiry module as a winning notification program. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the display on the recipient terminal after the received item shipping program is executed. It is a schematic diagram showing each page for the sale of a winning original catalog gift.

Hereinafter, modes (embodiments) for carrying out the invention of this application will be described. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a gift presentation system according to an embodiment.
The gift presentation system of the embodiment is a system used when a giver presents a gift to a recipient. As shown in FIG. 1, the gift presentation system of the embodiment includes a server that can be accessed via a network by a giver terminal 3, which is a terminal operated by a giver, and a gift recipient terminal 4, which is operated by a gift recipient. 1 and a storage section 2.

In this embodiment, the network is the Internet 100 and therefore the server 1 is a web server. The gift is sold by the gift business to the giver and presented to the recipient. The server 1 is operated and managed by this gift business operator, and is hereinafter referred to as the gift server 1. The gift server 1 does not need to be a single server, and may be composed of a plurality of server computers.

The storage unit 2 is a storage such as a hard disk provided in the gift server 1, but may be provided in a server other than the gift server 1, such as a storage server. The number of storage units 2 does not necessarily have to be one, and a plurality of storage units 2 may be provided and files may be stored in separate storage units 2.
The giver terminal 3 and the giftee terminal 4 can be used without any particular restriction as long as they can access the gift server 1 via the Internet 100, but typically they are smartphones or PCs.

The gift presentation system of the embodiment provides a kind of catalog gift in the sense that one gift is finally presented to the recipient from among the gifts that can be presented. However, since it includes types that are not provided in booklet catalogs, it can be called a catalog gift in a broad sense. Hereinafter, a type of gift in which "one gift is finally presented to the recipient from among items (candidates) that can be presented as a gift" will be referred to as a multiple-candidate gift. Moreover, each candidate in a multiple candidate gift is called a "candidate item." The candidate product may be a service as well as a product. In the case of services, something like a service usage ticket is often provided to the recipient.

In the gift presentation system of the embodiment, when a multiple candidate gift is presented from a giver to a recipient, the gift business that sold the gift gives a special benefit to the recipient. This is a characteristic point. In this embodiment, the candidate item is selected by the recipient, and the benefit is awarded if the candidate item selected by the recipient is a winner. In addition to some products or services, the benefits may also be points (discounts) that can be used at the gift company's gift site or other shopping.

Gift businesses sell various gifts including multiple candidate gifts, and these are sold on a site (gift site) provided by the gift server 1. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a top page of a gift site provided by a gift business operator. Although FIG. 2 shows a smartphone version of the page, it goes without saying that it may also be a PC version. The gift site is a site that can be used by registering as a member, and the giver has registered as a member in advance. Once registered as a member, a member ID and password will be issued. When you press the login button on the top page, a login page is displayed, and you log in by entering your member ID and password. However, in the configuration of the embodiment, membership registration is not necessarily required.

As shown in FIG. 2, the top page introduces various gifts provided by gift businesses. Among these, the gift of the winning catalog gift type is an example of a gift in the gift presentation system of the embodiment, that is, a multi-candidate gift.
Catalog gifts are gift products classified by price, and gift product names are assigned by price, such as 3000 yen course, 5000 yen course, and so on. The portion where each gift product name is displayed is a link button (hereinafter referred to as a sales page button) 51, which links to the sales page of the catalog gift of the displayed product name.
Further, the button 52 labeled "Original Catalog Gift (with prize)" is a sales page for original catalog gifts with prizes. This gift also falls under the category of multiple candidate gifts.

The storage unit 2 stores various files recording information on various gifts (products or services) that are sold as gifts on gift sites or provided to recipients. These include a file (hereinafter referred to as gift information file) 21 in which information on candidate gifts in multiple candidate gifts is recorded.
FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the structure of the gift information file 21 regarding a certain multiple candidate gift. For example, in FIG. 2, the file is a file in which information about each candidate product of a plurality of candidate gifts sold by the sales page button 51 labeled "Catalog gift with prize (5000 yen course)" is recorded.

The gift information file 21 is a database file, and as shown in FIG. 3, it includes "candidate product ID", "candidate product name", "genre ID", "genre name", "supplier ID", "image file name", etc. A large number of records consisting of fields are recorded. The candidate product ID is information that identifies each candidate product. The genre ID is information specifying the genre of the candidate product. The supplier ID is specific information of the supplier of the candidate product. The image file name is the file name of an image file that shows the contents of the candidate product as an image, and in this example, it is recorded including the path name. In addition, although not shown, there is also a field in which text describing the contents of each gift is recorded.

Such a gift information file 21 is provided corresponding to a plurality of candidate gifts sold by a gift business. That is, there is a gift information file for the winning catalog gift 3000 yen course, a gift information file for the winning catalog gift 5000 yen course, and so on. A gift product ID is assigned to each of the multiple candidate gifts, and each gift information file 21 can be identified by the gift product ID by a method such as naming the file using the gift product ID.

Although not shown, the storage unit 2 stores a gift product information master file that records information on each gift product sold by this gift business operator. The gift product information master file is a database file in which records are recorded for each gift product, and each record is identified by a gift product ID.

As shown in FIG. 3, the gift information file 21 has a field named "Win". This field is a field in which a value indicating whether the candidate product of the record is a hit is recorded, and is of Boolean type, for example.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a sales page for a certain multiple candidate gift. For example, FIG. 4 shows a page linked to the sales page button 51 for "5,000 yen prize catalog gift course."
As shown in FIG. 4, a detail display button 52 is provided on the sales page. The detail display button 52 is linked to a candidate product detail display page that displays information about each candidate product in the multiple candidate gift. Although illustration of the candidate product details display page is omitted, information (product name, explanatory text, image) of each listed product recorded in the gift information file 21 shown in FIG. 3 is displayed.

As shown in FIG. 4, the sales page is provided with a purchase button 53 labeled "Purchase." The purchase button 53 is linked to an order page where the purchase quantity is input and payment is made. The configuration of this part can be done in the same way as the configuration of normal online shopping, so the explanation will be omitted.

The storage unit 2 stores a gift sales information file 22 in which sales information of each of the multiple candidate gifts is recorded. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the structure of the gift sales information file 22. As shown in FIG.
The gift sales information file 22 is a database file, and as shown in FIG. 5, it includes "sales ID", "member ID", "giver's name", "gift product ID", "gift product name", and "sales date". , "Application Deadline,""Gift Recipient PW,""Receipt Application Date,""ShippingDate," and other fields are recorded.

“Sales ID” is a field in which information identifying each sale is recorded. "Member ID" is a field that records the member ID of the giver as the gift sales destination. In this embodiment, the gift is sold to the giver by having the giver register as a member, and the storage unit 2 stores a member information file (not shown). The member information file is a database file that records the personal information of each member, and is uniquely identified by the member ID. The member ID recorded in the member information file is transferred to the "member ID" of the gift sales information file 22.
"Giver name" is a field in which the member's name (or name in the case of an organization or corporation) recorded in the member information file is transferred.
"Sales amount" is a field in which the payment amount is recorded.
“Application deadline” is a field in which the deadline for receiving applications is recorded. Typically, a deadline of six months from the date of sale is recorded.
"PW for gift recipient" is a field in which a password for the gift recipient to log into the gift site is recorded.
"Receipt application date" is a field in which the date on which the recipient applied for receipt of the listed item is recorded, and "Shipping date" is a field in which the date on which the listed item was shipped is recorded.

The multi-candidate gift in the gift presentation system of the embodiment is such that the recipient can receive one published item by accessing the gift site. There are several possible configurations for this purpose. A multiple-candidate gift is the right to receive one item from among multiple candidates, so create a card proving that you have such a right and mail it to the giver (or by courier). It is conceivable to send it by. Another possibility is to issue a receiving ID and password as evidence of the right to receive a gift of one of the posted items, and provide it to the giver via e-mail. The giver presents the gift by forwarding the email containing the ID and password to the recipient.

In either case, it is necessary for the recipient to log into the gift site as a person who has the rights, and an ID and password are required. A gift issuing program 11 is installed in the gift server 1 as a program for issuing these. The gift issuing program 11 is automatically executed by the gift server 1 when the payment is completed. In this embodiment, the sales ID is also used as the receiving ID. The gift issuing program 11 generates a receiving password and records it in the "recipient's PW" of the gift sales information file 22.

FIG. 6 shows an example of how the gift issuing program 11 issues a gift card. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a gift card created when a multiple candidate gift is issued. The gift card 7 shown in Figure 6 indicates the right to receive multiple candidate gifts, and also indicates that access to the gift site is required to receive the candidate items, and an ID and password are required to access the gift site. Yes, and it states that you should log in using the specified ID and password. Login information printing units 71 and 72 are provided that print ID and password for login.

Two login information printing sections are provided: a login information printing section 71 that prints character information including the gift site URL into a two-dimensional code symbol, and a login information printing section 72 that prints it as is. It is provided. In this example, the two-dimensional code symbol is a QR code (registered trademark). The two-dimensional code symbol includes an ID and password in addition to the URL of the gift site, and when the gift recipient terminal 4 reads and accesses the gift site, the user is automatically logged in.
Furthermore, the multiple candidate gift has a deadline for receiving the candidate products, and is provided with a deadline date printing section (numerals omitted). The receipt deadline is, for example, six months from the sale date, and the deadline date of six months from the sale date is printed as the deadline date print section. In addition, the name of the giver and the company name of the gift provider are printed.

The gift issuing program 11 has a card printing module, and after generating a password and recording it in the "recipient's PW" of the gift sales information file 22, executes the card printing module. The card printing module creates a gift card 7 by printing as shown in FIG. 6 on card paper. The created gift card 7 is sent to the giver according to the information at the time of membership registration.
Alternatively, the recipient's name and address may be entered when purchasing a multiple candidate gift, recorded in the gift sales information file 22, and sent directly to the recipient from the gift business. . In this case, a program that displays a page for entering the recipient's information before or after executing the payment module, and records the information entered there in the record of the sales ID in the gift sales information file 22. will be implemented.

When sending the ID and password to the giver by e-mail, the gift issuing program 11 writes the ID and password in an e-mail template having a standard e-mail text. Additionally, an ID and password are added to the gift site URL to create a login URL, which is incorporated into the email template in the form of hypertext. The e-mail thus created is sent to the giver's e-mail address included in the member registration information.

In this case as well, a configuration may be adopted in which the gift is directly transmitted from the gift server 1 to the recipient. The gift sales information file 22 is provided with a field for "recipient email address." Then, when purchasing a multi-candidate gift, a page is provided for the giver to enter the recipient's email address, and the address entered there is the "recipient email address" in the record of the ID in the gift sales information file 22. ” is recorded.

Next, a configuration for receiving candidate items for multiple candidate gifts issued in this manner will be described.
As mentioned above, in order to receive the candidate item, the giftee needs to access the gift server 1 using the giftee terminal 4, and the gift site includes an area for the giftee. It is. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing each page for the recipient on the gift site. Among these, FIG. 7(1) shows the top page for the gift recipient (gift recipient top). When the user logs in using the login information printing units 71 and 72 shown in FIG. 6, the recipient top shown in FIG. 7(1) is displayed on the recipient terminal 4.

As shown in Figure 7 (1), the name of the multiple candidate gifts presented and the name of the giver are displayed on the recipient top page for confirmation, and the genre is selected as a display condition for each candidate item. A genre selection field 61 and a candidate product display button 62 are provided.
The genre selection field 61 is a field for inputting the genre of the gift to be presented. In this example, the genre selection column 61 is a check box, and it is possible to select a plurality of genres or to select all genres.
The candidate product display button 62 is linked to a received product selection page. When a genre is selected in the genre selection column 61 and the candidate product display button 62 is pressed, a received product selection page shown in FIG. 7(2) is displayed.

As shown in FIG. 7(2), the receiving item selection page is a page displaying a list of receivable candidate items. Each frame displaying a candidate product displays a product name, text indicating the content of the candidate product, and an image. The script embedded in the received item selection page searches the gift information master file 22 according to the genre selected in the genre selection field 61, and displays the name and manual of the candidate item corresponding to the genre selected in the genre selection field 61. Get the text, image file name, etc. The image is then coded to be incorporated and displayed in each frame as shown in FIG. 7(2).

Each frame displaying each candidate product is a command button, and a code is embedded in it that uses the displayed candidate product as an argument to display a receipt application page. Figure 7 (3) shows an example of the receipt application page. As shown in FIG. 7(3), the receipt application page includes a name input field 63, an address input field 64, and the like. The OK button 65 provided on the receipt application page is linked to a confirmation page for confirming the input contents, and the send button provided on the confirmation page is the execution button of the received item shipping program 12 on the gift server 1. It has become. The storage unit 2 stores a received product shipping information file (not shown), and the received product shipping program 12 stores the candidate product ID (candidate product ID passed as an argument) of the selected candidate product (received product). ) and each information entered on the receipt application page is recorded in the gift shipping information file, and the received item is sent to the recipient.

The received item shipping program 12 includes a winning inquiry module. After the received item shipping program 12 performs the processing for receiving as described above, it executes the win inquiry module and ends the program. FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an outline of the hit inquiry module. The win inquiry module corresponds to a win notification program in the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 8, the win inquiry module searches the gift sales information file 22 using the sales ID held at the time of login, and acquires the gift product ID from the corresponding record. Then, the gift information file 21 corresponding to the gift product ID is searched, the candidate product ID of the candidate product selected by the giftee is searched, and the value of the "win" field of the corresponding record is obtained.
The winning inquiry module displays on the gift recipient terminal 4 that the application for receiving the selected candidate item has been completed and ends, but the display at this time differs depending on the winning value. FIG. 9 illustrates this point and is a schematic diagram showing the display on the recipient terminal 4 after the received item shipping program 12 is executed.

Figure 9 (A) shows the receipt application page when the "win" field has a false value (miss), and Figure 9 (B) shows the receipt application page when the "win" field has a true value (win). The receipt application page is shown. As shown in FIG. 9B, in the case of a win, a message to that effect is displayed on the recipient terminal 4, which includes a details viewing button 66. The details viewing button 66 is linked to an explanation page that displays the details of the benefit, how to receive it, etc. If the benefit is a coupon for some product or service, it will be shipped together with the received product.

The "win" field in the gift information file 21 is a field that records important information that determines whether or not a benefit will be awarded, and is changed once a day or once a week. . As shown in FIG. 1, a management terminal 10, which is a terminal operated by a person in charge of management at a gift business, is connected to the gift server 1. The management terminal is given special access authority and can change the value of the "win" field in the gift information file 21.

Once a winner is found, the recipient of the gift will be aware of it, and by informing other candidates who received the same multiple-choice gift, they can intentionally select the winning candidate. . Therefore, the value of the "win" field changes frequently.
In some cases, the candidate product that is a "win" may be changed for each recipient. For example, the win inquiry module extracts only the "candidate item ID" and "win" fields from the fields of the gift information file 21, copies the file contents (it is also possible to copy all fields), and creates a temporary file. create. Then, the order of the records is randomly changed using the RAND function, and the first record is determined to be a win, or a plurality of records are determined to be a win from the beginning. Even for the same multiple candidate gift, the winning candidate item ID will be different every time the inquiry module is executed, so it is not possible to intentionally select the winning candidate item.

The operation of the gift presentation system according to the embodiment having the above configuration will be briefly described below.
A giver intends to present a catalog gift to a recipient and browses several gift sites. At this time, I discovered that a catalog gift with a prize is being sold on the site of a certain gift business, so I registered as a member on this gift site, and clicked the sales page button 51 corresponding to the catalog gift with a prize according to the budget amount. Press to display the sales page on the giver's terminal 3. After checking the candidate product information on the candidate product details display page, the user presses the purchase button 53, makes payment, and purchases the product. As a result, the gift issuing program 11 is executed, a gift card 7 is created, and the gift card 7 is mailed to the giver. The giver hands this gift card 7 to the recipient.

The recipient accesses the gift server 1 on the recipient terminal 4 using the login information printing parts 71 and 72 printed on the gift card 7, and displays the recipient top on the recipient terminal 4. Then, the user selects the genre, displays information on each candidate item on the recipient terminal 4, and presses the display part (frame) of any candidate item to display the receipt application page. Then, input each information on the receipt application page, press the OK button 65, press the send button on the confirmation page, and execute the received item shipping program 12 on the gift server 1.
At this time, the win inquiry module is executed, and if a win is recorded in the gift information file 21, a notification to that effect is displayed on the gift recipient terminal 4 upon completion of the shipping process.

According to the gift presentation system of such an embodiment, if a candidate item is a winner in a multiple candidate gift, a benefit from the gift business is given to the recipient, and the benefit has the effect of promoting sales of the gift product. Fulfill. For this reason, it is expected that the product will be differentiated from gift products offered by other gift businesses, and sales will increase. That is, a system is provided that can bring out attractive features in the catalog gift business.

In the above aspect, each candidate item included in the multiple candidate gift was selected by the gift business operator, but there may also be an aspect in which the candidate item is selected by the giver. This aspect will be explained below.
The top page shown in FIG. 2(2) is provided with a button 54 (hereinafter referred to as OC gift button) labeled "Original Catalog Gift with Win". The OC gift button 54 is linked to a winning original catalog gift (hereinafter referred to as a winning OC gift) sales page.

The winning OC gift is a type of gift in which the giver selects each candidate item. Selection is performed by extracting products or services from the candidate product information master file 23, which is a database file that records information on products or services as a population, and recording them as candidate products in another database file. This other database file corresponds to the gift information file 21 in this embodiment. Note that the candidate product information master file 23 can be a file with the same content as the gift information file for a normal winning catalog gift, and is created according to the price of the catalog gift and stored in the storage unit 2. ing.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram showing each page for selling a winning OC gift, and FIG. 10(1) is a schematic diagram showing an example of a winning OC gift sales page. The winning OC gift sales page is provided with a genre selection column 81 for selecting the category of the candidate product, and a selection page display button 82.
In this example, the genre selection column 81 is a check box, and it is possible to select a plurality of genres or to select all genres.

The selection page display button 82 is linked to a candidate product selection page. A script for displaying the candidate product selection page according to the input in the genre selection field 81 is embedded in the candidate product selection page. FIG. 10(2) shows an example of a candidate product selection page.
As shown in FIG. 10(2), the candidate product selection page is a page displaying a list of products or services that can be selected as candidate products. Each frame displaying a product or service displays the name of the product or service and an image showing the content of the product or service. The script embedded in the candidate product selection page searches the candidate product information master file according to the genre selected in the genre selection field 81, and obtains the name, explanatory text, and image file name of the corresponding product or service. The image is then coded to be incorporated and displayed in each frame as shown in FIG. 10(2).

As shown in FIG. 10(2), a selection column 83 is provided in each frame displaying products or services. The selection field 83 is a check box in this example. Further, a candidate product registration button is provided in the bottom column of the candidate product selection page (not shown in FIG. 10(2)). When the candidate product selection page is displayed all the way to the bottom, a candidate product registration button is displayed.
A candidate product registration program 13 is installed in the gift server 1, and the candidate product registration button is an execution button for the candidate product registration program 12. The candidate product registration program 13 extracts information about the product or service selected (checked) in the selection field 83 from the candidate product information master file 23 and records it in the gift information file 21 created as a separate file. It is a program to do this. At this time, a "win" field is also provided. A true value or a pseudo value is separately recorded in the "win" field by the management terminal 10.

The candidate product registration program 13 creates the gift information file 21 and stores it in the storage unit 2, and then executes the payment module. Thereafter, the gift issuing program 11 is executed and a winning OC gift is issued. At this time, a gift sales ID is generated and recorded in the gift sales information file 22. The gift information file 21 described above has a temporary file name at the time of creation, but it is given a file name using the gift sales ID, and is a file that can be identified by the gift sales ID.

Such a winning OC gift is also presented to the recipient in the same manner as described above, and is received by the recipient by logging into the gift site using the ID (gift sales ID) and password for the recipient. The recipient views the receipt selection page, selects any candidate product, and displays the receipt application page. Then, enter each information and apply for receipt. At this time, similarly, if the selected candidate item is recorded as a win in the gift information file 21, it will be notified that it is a win after the gift shipping program is executed.
In the case of a winning OC gift, each candidate item recorded in the gift information file 21 is selected based on the giver's wishes, so although it is ultimately the recipient's choice, he or she would like to receive this product or service. This has the advantage of being able to present a gift that reflects the giver's intentions to some extent.

In each of the above embodiments, the fact that a win is displayed after the received product shipping program 12 is executed has the significance of notifying whether or not there is a win at a stage where the received product cannot be changed. When the received item shipping program 12 finally completes the application for shipping the received item, it displays on the gift recipient terminal 4 that the received item cannot be changed. After the button indicating acceptance is pressed on the recipient terminal 4, if it is a win, a message to that effect is displayed. For this reason, the configuration is such that if the item is a winner, it is not possible to cancel the shipment of the received item and use another candidate item. Therefore, it is not possible to finally obtain a winning candidate product by repeatedly changing the received product.

In each of the above embodiments, the recipient selects the item to be received, but there may also be a configuration in which the item is selected by some sort of lottery. For example, a lottery program is implemented on the gift server 1. The lottery program is a program that randomly selects a candidate item from a plurality of candidate gifts and displays a receipt application page for the selected candidate item on the giftee terminal 4. For example, when the number of records in the gift information file 21 is n, the program will randomly select one integer from 1 to n, and the selected number will be recorded in the record whose record number (pointer) is It is assumed that the selected candidate product is a candidate product that can be received by the recipient.

Also in this aspect, if the selected candidate item is a winner, a benefit from the gift company is awarded to the recipient. In this aspect, since the candidate products themselves are selected at random, there is no need to frequently change the winning candidate products.
In this case, the recipient cannot freely select the candidate item, but on the other hand, it creates a feeling of excitement as to what he or she will receive, which makes it suitable.

1 Gift server 11 Gift issuing program 12 Received item shipping program 13 Candidate item registration program 2 Storage unit 21 Gift information file 22 Gift sales information master file 23 Candidate item information master 3 Giver terminal 4 Recipient terminal 7 Gift card

Claims (4)

A gift giving system used when a giver purchases the right to receive a gift from a gift provider and presents it to the recipient, and the recipient exercises that right to receive the gift from the gift provider. This is a gift giving system in which the recipient is given an ID that indicates that he/she has the right to receive the gift.
a server that can be accessed via a network by the recipient terminal operated by the recipient ;
It is equipped with a storage section,
The storage unit stores a gift information file that records information on a plurality of candidate items that can be presented to the recipient,
The gift information file records information indicating that the number of candidate products whose number is smaller than the number of candidate products for which information is stored is that the candidate product is a win.
The server is a server where the recipient logs in by transmitting and receiving the ID from the recipient's terminal when receiving the gift,
When a candidate item is selected by the recipient or determined by lottery from among the candidate items whose information is recorded in the gift information file, that candidate item is stored in the gift information file as a winning candidate item. A winning notification program is implemented that sends and displays a notification to that effect on the recipient's terminal if the winning ID is recorded in the recipient's terminal associated with the ID sent at the time of login. A gift presentation system characterized by being a program that notifies the user by displaying and viewing a certain message . The server is a server that provides a recipient terminal with a recipient item selection page that allows the recipient to select one product or service as a recipient item from among the candidate items whose information is recorded in the gift information file. ,
The winning notification program is a program that displays a notification to that effect on the gift recipient terminal when the candidate item selected on the received item selection page is recorded as a winning candidate item in the gift information file. The gift presentation system according to claim 1. The server can be accessed via a network by a giver terminal that is operated by the giver,
The storage unit stores a candidate product information master file that records information on products or services that can be candidate products,
The server is a server that provides the giver terminal with a candidate product selection page that allows the giver to select multiple products or services from among the products or services whose information is recorded in the candidate product information master file;
Gift presentation according to claim 1, characterized in that the candidate product selection page is a page that can execute a candidate gift registration program that creates the gift information file and records each selected candidate product in the gift information file. system. The server is equipped with a lottery program that determines one candidate item by lottery from among the candidate items whose information is recorded in the gift information file, and can be executed by accessing from the giftee terminal. has become,
The winning notification program is a program that displays a notification to that effect on the giftee terminal when one candidate item drawn in the lottery program is recorded as a winning candidate item in the gift information file. The gift presentation system according to claim 1.

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