TW201439942A - Provision apparatus, recording medium, and provision method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention is directed to a provision apparatus for a seller to provide promotion information for specific target users, without need of selecting a specific place. The invention provides a provision apparatus, a recording medium, and a provision method. The provision apparatus is an apparatus for providing promotion information and comprises: a display processing part, a distribution criteria acquisition part, and a distribution processing part. The display processing part is for selecting target users for distribution of promotion information, based on an access request from an external terminal, and for displaying, by a terminal, a setting screen for setting distribution criteria. The distribution criteria acquisition part is for receiving the distribution criteria set up from the setting screen in the terminal. The distribution processing part starts distributing the promotion information, based on the distribution criteria, according to execution instructions, received from the terminal, for executing distribution of the promotion information.

Description

Providing device, recording medium, and providing method

The present invention relates to a providing apparatus, a recording medium, and a providing method.

In the past, when a seller provides promotional information to a customer, it is necessary to set the content of the promotion information, the distribution target, the distribution method, and other distribution conditions and prices to select the customers to be distributed.

However, the methods of providing promotional information vary in a variety of forms, and vendors must set up a large number of items to screen for objects that should be distributed. In this case, the seller must directly access the agent or the like to determine the details.

In a first aspect of the invention, a providing apparatus, a recording medium, and a providing method are provided. The providing device provides a promotional information providing device, and includes: a display processing unit that screens the object for distributing the promotional information according to an access request of the external terminal device, and displays a setting screen for setting the dispatch condition on the terminal; a condition acquisition unit that receives a dispatch condition set on a setting screen on the terminal device from the terminal device; and a dispatch processing unit that receives the license received from the terminal device The execution instruction of the distribution of the promotion information, and the distribution of the promotion information is started based on the distribution condition.

Further, the above summary of the invention does not recite all of the essential features of the invention. Moreover, sub-combinations of these special groups can also be another invention.

100‧‧‧ Providing devices

110‧‧‧ Terminal Department

112‧‧‧Display Department

120‧‧‧Server Department

122‧‧‧Display Processing Department

124‧‧‧ Conditions Acquisition Department

126‧‧ ‧ Dispatch Processing Department

128‧‧‧Memory Department

130‧‧ ‧ shop

132‧‧‧Information Export Department

134‧‧‧Customer Information Input Department

1900‧‧‧ computer

2000‧‧‧CPU

2010‧‧‧ROM

2020‧‧‧RAM

2030‧‧‧Communication interface

2040‧‧‧ hard disk drive

2050‧‧‧Flexible disc drive

2060‧‧‧DVD drive

2070‧‧‧Input-Output Wafer

2075‧‧‧Graphics controller

2080‧‧‧ display device

2082‧‧‧Host Controller

2084‧‧‧Input-Output Controller

2090‧‧‧Flexible disc

2095‧‧‧DVD-ROM

Fig. 1 shows a configuration example of the providing device 100 according to the present embodiment together with the shop 130 and the object.

Fig. 2 is a view showing a first display example of the display unit 112 according to the embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a view showing a second display example of the display unit 112 according to the embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a view showing a third display example of the display unit 112 according to the embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a view showing a fourth display example of the display unit 112 according to the embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a view showing a fifth display example of the display unit 112 according to the embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a view showing a configuration of a modification of the display unit 112 according to the embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment.

Fig. 9 is a view showing an example of the hardware configuration of the computer 1900 according to the embodiment.

"The best way to implement the invention"

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described by way of embodiments of the invention. However, the following embodiments are not intended to limit the invention in the scope of the patent application. Moreover, not all combinations of the features described in the embodiments are necessary solutions for the invention.

Fig. 1 shows a configuration example of the providing device 100 according to the present embodiment together with a plurality of stores 130 and objects. Here, a plurality of stores 130 separately sell products and provide services to customers. In addition, each of the plurality of stores 130 purchases or utilizes a product by using a general membership card or a credit card, for example. Service, to provide general points of goods or services, etc. Each of the plurality of stores 130 may also form an affiliate group to provide services such as universal cards and/or general points.

The providing device 100 provides the promotional information to a specific object based on the dispatch conditions set by the vendor. Here, the vendor, for example, may be a manager or a clerk belonging to a store included in a plurality of stores 130. Alternatively, the vendor may be the manager or clerk of a store other than the plurality of stores 130. In this case, the providing device 100 may also include the store in the affiliate group of the plurality of stores 130 according to the fact that the other store utilizes the provision of the promotional information. The providing device 100 includes a terminal unit 110, a server unit 120, and an information output unit 132 and a customer information input unit 134 installed in the store 130.

The terminal unit 110 transmits an access request based on the user's input. Further, the terminal unit 110 can input the setting of the dispatch condition by the user. Taking the terminal unit 110 as an example, the user can be set by the touch input method. Alternatively, the terminal unit 110 can also input the settings by the gesture input method. Alternatively, the terminal unit 110 can also input settings by an input device such as a keyboard, a mouse, and/or a joy stick.

Here, the user refers to a vendor who sells goods, a manager of the store 130, or an employee of the store 130. Further, the terminal unit 110 may be a mobile terminal held by a user, or may be a personal computer or the like. The terminal unit 110 has a communication function for connecting a network or the like, a data processing function for executing a program, and the like. The terminal unit 110 is, for example, a smart phone, a mobile phone, or a tablet computer. The terminal unit 110 may have a GPS receiver, and in this case, the location information of the terminal unit 110 can be acquired. The terminal unit 110 has a display unit 112.

The display unit 112 displays an access screen, a setting screen, and the like of the providing device 100 according to an instruction from the user, and can input an instruction of the user. To display For example, the unit 112 displays an access screen, a setting screen, and the like in a software such as a browser.

The server unit 120 is connected to the network, and transmits setting information to the terminal unit 110 according to the user's access request. The server unit 120 can be connected to the terminal unit 110 via a network, or can be connected through a dedicated network. Further, the server unit 120 is connected to a plurality of stores 130 to acquire customer information and construct a database or the like. The server unit 120 may construct the database regardless of the user's access request. The server unit 120 includes a display processing unit 122, a dispatch condition acquisition unit 124, a dispatch processing unit 126, and a memory unit 128.

The display processing unit 122 displays a setting screen for setting the dispatch condition of the distribution promotion information on the terminal unit 110 based on the access request from the external terminal unit 110. The display processing unit 122 displays a plurality of setting screens, for example, a website displayed in the form of a web page. In this case, the display processing unit 122 switches and displays the web page based on the user's input.

The dispatch condition acquisition unit 124 receives the dispatch condition set on the setting screen of the terminal unit 110 from the terminal unit 110. The dispatch condition acquisition unit 124 stores the set dispatch condition in the memory unit 128. Further, the dispatch condition acquisition unit 124 transmits an execution instruction to the dispatch processing unit 126 based on the execution instruction of the distribution promotion information received from the user.

The distribution processing unit 126 starts distribution of the promotion information in accordance with the distribution condition based on the execution instruction of the distribution promotion information distribution received from the terminal unit 110 by the distribution condition acquisition unit 124. The dispatch processing unit 126 distributes the promotion information in accordance with the distribution processing method selected by the user in a plurality of predetermined distribution processing methods. The distribution processing unit 126 distributes the promotion information, for example, by a distribution processing method such as display on the corresponding website, mail transmission, mail delivery, coupon distribution, and display on an electronic signage.

The memory unit 128 classifies customer information into a plurality of sections as a capital The library to remember. Taking the memory unit 128 as an example, a plurality of customer information are individually classified according to attributes, purchase performance, point performance, and card type.

Here, the attribute section is formed, for example, by information such as the gender of the customer, the age, the address, the presence or absence of the car, the presence or absence of the house, the presence or absence of the spouse, the presence or absence of the child, and the interest. In addition, the purchase performance section is formed by information such as the product purchased by the customer, the amount of the product, the product type, the popularity index of the product, and the purchase place (store).

In addition, when the customer purchases a product or uses a service, the number of points is formed based on the number of points to be given in accordance with the product or service. Further, the card type section is formed by information such as a credit card held by the customer and a membership card issued by the shop 130 connected to the server unit 120.

In the store 130 connected to the server unit 120, when the customer purchases a product or uses a service, the storage unit 128 updates the database of the customer information classified into the plurality of sections. For example, when the customer joins the membership card issued by the store 130 in the store 130, the storage unit 128 updates the information of the card type section and updates the attribute area based on the content described by the customer in the application or the like at the time of joining. Segment information.

Further, in the store 130, when the customer purchases the product using the membership card, the storage unit 128 may update the information of the purchase performance section and the information of the point performance section. Alternatively, the storage unit 128 may update the information of the attribute portion and the information of the actual performance section based on the answer made by the client through the website, email, or the like. Here, questionnaires or questions, etc. can also be included in promotional information and the like.

In this way, the storage unit 128 acquires customer information based on the products purchased by the customer and the answers to the promotion information, etc., and constructs a database. Further, the storage unit 128 sets the dispatch condition set by the user and the use in accordance with the instruction of the dispatch condition acquisition unit 124. The user corresponds to the memory unit 128.

The store 130 has an information output unit 132 and a customer information input unit 134. The information output unit 132 outputs promotional information to the customer. For example, the information output unit 132 may be connected to the dispatch processing unit 126, and issue a coupon ticket such as a coupon, a merchandise coupon, or a point increment coupon according to the instruction of the dispatch processing unit 126.

The customer information input unit 134 inputs the customer information of the customer with the membership card held by the customer. Further, the customer information input unit 134 may input customer information such as the gender and the age range in the range in which the store clerk can determine in the store 130. The customer information input unit 134 transmits the customer information, customer information associated with the product purchased by the customer or the service used by the customer to the storage unit 128.

Here, the information output unit 132, the customer information input unit 134, and the server unit 120 are taken as an example to form a sales information management system for managing the sale status of the instant information. In this case, the system may be a POS system, and the information output unit 132 and the customer information input unit 134 are part of one or a plurality of temporary registers included in the store 130.

Fig. 2 is a view showing a first display example of the display unit 112 according to the embodiment. FIG. 2 is an example of a setting screen of the dispatch condition displayed after the user logs in to the access screen of the providing device 100. The display processing unit 122 displays the dispatch condition in a menu form for the user to select the menu. FIG. 2 shows an example in which the display processing unit 122 displays "dispatch target area", "dispatch object", "dispatch object", and "dispatch processing method" in a menu.

The display processing unit 122 displays the number of customers who meet the dispatch conditions. Further, the display processing unit 122 may display a fee at the time of distributing the promotion information by the set distribution condition. FIG. 2 shows an example in which the display processing unit 122 displays the number of people who meet the assignment condition as 1,250, and the cost of distributing the promotion information to the object of 1,250, based on the assigned dispatch condition. .

Fig. 3 is a view showing a second display example of the display unit 112 according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a view showing an example of a setting screen displayed by the display processing unit 122 when the user selects the "dispatch target area" in the dispatch condition menu shown in FIG. 2. In other words, the display processing unit 122 displays on the display unit 112 of the terminal unit 110 an area setting screen for setting a distribution target of the promotion information as a distribution condition, and can be used to input the assignment condition.

FIG. 3 shows an example in which the display processing unit 122 displays the "distance from the store", "map input", and "selection by registration information" as setting conditions of the assignment target region. For example, when the user selects "distance from the store", the display processing unit 122 can input the distance information for the user. The condition acquisition unit 124 is a distribution target shop in which the shop 130 within the distance range input from the shop operated by the user to the user is used as the promotion information.

Further, when the user selects "map input", the display processing unit 122 displays a map of the store including the user, and the user inputs the assignment target. In this case, the user can instruct one or more stores 130 shown on the map, or can indicate the area within the map. When the shop 130 is instructed, the condition acquisition unit 124 sets the instructed shop 130 as the distribution target shop, and when the area in the map is instructed, the shop in the area is the distribution target shop.

Alternatively, the display processing unit 122 may acquire the GPS information of the terminal unit 110 used by the user, and display the dispatch condition based on the GPS information. Thereby, the display processing unit 122 can omit the time when the user inputs the information of the current location. Further, when the user wants to distribute the promotion information at the current location where he or she is moving, the user can easily designate the distribution based on the location of the terminal unit 110 by logging in to the providing device 100 from the portable terminal unit 110. The area of information.

Further, when the user selects "selected by registration information", the display processing unit 122 displays the information of the object to be distributed in the user's previous registration or setting. News. The display processing unit 122 displays no registration information when there is no registration information corresponding to the user. When the registration information is plural, it can be displayed in the form of a menu. The condition acquisition unit 124 sets the registration information as a distribution target based on the registration information displayed by the user.

Fig. 4 is a third display example of the display unit 112 according to the embodiment. FIG. 4 is an example of a setting screen displayed on the display processing unit 122 when the user selects "dispatch target" in the menu of the dispatch condition shown in FIG. In other words, the display processing unit 122 displays a setting screen for setting the condition of the distribution target of the promotion information as the assignment condition on the display unit 112 of the terminal unit 110, and can input the assignment condition.

FIG. 4 shows an example in which the display processing unit 122 displays "weather, time", "number of people", and "object" as a setting condition of the assignment target. For example, when the user selects "weather, time", the display processing unit 122 displays a screen that allows the user to input conditions such as weather, time, and/or schedule. At this time, the display processing unit 122 can also display information such as current weather, weather forecast information, current time, and/or calendar. The condition acquisition unit 124 includes information on the climate and/or date and time input by the user in the dispatch condition.

Further, when the user selects "number of people", the display processing unit 122 displays a screen for allowing the user to input the number of people. For example, the display processing unit 122 displays a screen for inputting information on the number of first-time persons or all persons in the target. Here, the display processing unit 122 may update the information of the budget based on the update of the number of people. Further, the display processing unit 122 may display the distribution number information corresponding to the input budget based on the budget selected and input by the user. The condition acquisition unit 124 includes the number of people input by the user in the dispatch condition.

Further, when the user selects "object", the display processing unit 122 displays a screen for allowing the user to input the condition of the object. For example, the display processing unit 122 displays A screen for inputting information such as screening objects of men, women, and/or ages.

Further, the display processing unit 122 may display a setting screen for setting the conditions of the person who is in the store 130 of the affiliated store and the person who passed by as the target of the distribution promotion information. In this case, for example, the display unit 112 displays a setting screen for setting the time when the customer has purchased the product in the store 130 and the time when the product was purchased. The dispatch condition of the condition acquisition unit 124 includes information on an object input by the user.

Here, the display processing unit 122 may update the information on the number of people and the budget based on the update of the condition of the object. Further, the display processing unit 122 may display information on the number of assignments corresponding to the input budget based on the budget input by the user to select the budget. In this way, the user can recognize immediately after setting: the number of dispatchers corresponding to the dispatch conditions and the budget amount.

Further, since the display processing unit 122 displays the assigned number of people and the budget amount based on the database stored in the storage unit 128 forming the POS system, it is possible to display about the correct information immediately. The dispatch condition of the condition acquisition unit 124 includes the number of people input by the user.

Fig. 5 is a view showing a fourth display example of the display unit 112 according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 shows an example of a setting screen displayed by the processing unit 122 when the user selects "dispatch" in the menu of the dispatch conditions shown in FIG. 2. In other words, the display processing unit 122 displays a setting screen capable of setting a condition as a distribution item of the dispatch condition promotion information on the display unit 112 of the terminal unit 110, and can input the assignment condition.

FIG. 5 shows an example of the "discount coupon", the "product redemption ticket", and the "point number" in which the display processing unit 122 displays the setting conditions of the distribution item. For example, when the user selects "discount coupon", the display processing unit 122 displays The screen allows the user to enter discount rates, discounted items, and discount periods for discount coupons. The dispatch condition of the condition acquisition unit 124 includes information on the distribution object input by the user.

Fig. 6 is a view showing a fifth display example of the display unit 112 according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 shows an example in which the user selects the "dispatch processing method" in the menu of the dispatch conditions shown in FIG. 2, and the display processing unit 122 displays an example of the setting screen. In other words, the display processing unit 122 displays a setting screen for setting the conditions of the distribution processing method of the promotion information as the assignment condition on the display unit 112 of the terminal unit 110, and can input the assignment condition.

FIG. 6 shows an example of "coupon", "web display", "E-mail", and "DM" in which the display processing unit 122 displays the setting conditions of the dispatch processing method in a menu. For example, when the user selects a "coupon", the condition of the condition acquisition unit 124 includes: distribution of the promotion information by the POS coupon. Similarly, the dispatch condition of the condition acquisition unit 124 includes: when the user selects "web display", "E-mail", or "DM", the promotion information is displayed on the web according to the selected item, and is sent by E-mail. Or by post.

Here, when the user selects one of "web display", "E-mail", and "DM", the display processing unit 122 can display the web display content and the E-mail according to the selected item. A setting screen such as the addressee and the contents of the mailer and the contents of the mailer and the contents of the mailing. In this case, the display processing unit 122 can display a predetermined standard file. The user can set the description by editing the standard file. The dispatch condition of the condition acquisition unit 124 includes the content of the description that has been set.

Further, the display processing unit 122 may display a setting screen on which information of the combination of the assignment processing method and the number of assignments can be input. In this case, the display processing unit 122 can display the distribution number information corresponding to the number of persons information described in FIG. 4, and the number of persons information of FIG. 4 can be updated when the user updates the number of assignments.

Here, the user can set a plurality of dispatch processing methods for one promotion information. In FIG. 6, it is shown that the user uses the terminal unit 110 to set a setting example of assigning 500 POS coupons, 500 E-mails, and 250 mails for one piece of promotion information. The dispatch processing unit 126 distributes the promotion information to the store or the object corresponding to the region based on the dispatch condition thus set.

As such, the apparatus 100 is provided, because the assignment condition for the user to input the distribution promotion information from the mobile terminal unit 110 can be performed, so that the user can set the assignment condition no matter where. Moreover, since the promotion can be immediately instructed at the place where the user wants to perform the promotion, it is possible to promptly start the promotion.

Moreover, since a system capable of updating data in real time such as a POS system is used, it is possible to distribute the promotion information according to the latest trend of the customer. Further, since the service included in the POS system or the like can be directly used and executed, the cost of constituting the providing device 100, the cost of maintenance/maintenance, and the like can be reduced.

The display processing unit 122 according to the above-described embodiment of the mobile type has described the setting screen for displaying the dispatch condition using the plurality of menus on the display unit 112 of the terminal unit 110. Alternatively, the display processing unit 122 may display the plurality of menus in the form of a label. Fig. 7 is a view showing a configuration of a modification of the display unit 112 according to the embodiment. Fig. 7 is a view showing a modification of Fig. 2 showing a setting screen of the dispatch condition. In Fig. 7, the display processing unit 122 displays an example of a plurality of menus in the form of a label.

Fig. 8 is a flowchart showing the operation of the providing apparatus 100 according to the embodiment. The providing device 100 starts operating according to the access made by the user on the access screen (S800). Here, the access screen, for example, refers to a web page that can be accessed at a pre-defined URL. The user inputs a preset ID, password, and the like on the access screen. Here, the providing device 100 can acquire the GPS information of the terminal unit 110 of the user, and when the user accesses the pre-registered shop 130, the setting of the shop 130 is started. Promotional information.

The display processing unit 122 checks, based on the information of the registered user, whether or not the distribution condition previously set by the user is stored in the storage unit 128 (S810). The display processing unit 122 displays the dispatch condition when the distribution condition set in the past is stored (S815). In this case, the user can set the dispatch condition based on the previously input set value, or can also clear the previously entered set value and instead input the new set value.

Here, the display processing unit 122 can display the pre-specified assignment condition in the form of a menu. For example, the user sets a detailed setting or the like in advance, and selects an item that must be set in the input of the terminal unit 110, and stores the set and selected information in the memory unit 128 in association with the user. Thereby, the display processing unit 122 can display the pre-selected items in the form of a menu. In this case, the user can input a detailed setting or the like in advance using a dedicated terminal or the like connected to the server unit 120 by a dedicated line. Alternatively, the user can input a detailed setting or the like in advance using a personal computer or the like.

As described above, when the user has previously stored data, the display processing unit 122 displays the data based on the data, and the user sets the dispatch condition (S820). Further, when the user does not have previously stored data, the user can set the assignment condition by setting the display in advance. The input of the dispatch condition made by the user has been explained in Figs. 2 to 7, and is omitted here. The memory unit 128 associates the assignment conditions set by the user with the user.

Next, the dispatch processing unit 126 distributes the promotion information based on the dispatch condition (S830). For example, when the "coupon" is set as the distribution processing method, the distribution processing unit 126 transmits the information from the information output unit 132 of the shop 130 set in the dispatch condition: the distribution condition is set for the object set in the dispatch condition. Instructions for the set POS coupon. The information output unit 132 is based on the instruction in the object. In the case of purchasing a product, the POS coupon is output.

In addition, when the dispatch processing method is set to "web display", the dispatch processing unit 126 displays the web display content set in the dispatch condition based on the URL registered in advance. Here, the user may include a display of the coupon, the coupon, the merchandise exchange coupon, and/or the point increment coupon in the web display setting. In this case, the dispatch processing unit 126 can display a coupon or the like including a number or a symbol corresponding to the dispatch condition set by the user.

In addition, when the "E-mail" is set as the dispatch processing method, the dispatch processing unit 126 transmits the E-mail of the description content set by the dispatch condition to the recipient set by the dispatch condition. In this case, the user may add a description of the coupon or the like and a number corresponding to the dispatch condition in the setting of the description content of the E-mail.

In addition, when the "DM" is set as the distribution processing method, the dispatch processing unit 126 can mark the address set by the dispatch condition as the address, and form the mailing mail of the description content set by the dispatch condition. Here, the user may include the description of the coupon or the like, the number corresponding to the assignment condition, and the like in the setting of the content of the mailing.

The customer information input unit 134 may input customer information including information such as the used coupon, when the user purchases the product using the web, the received E-mail, or the coupon described in the received mail. . Here, for example, the customer information input unit 134 inputs the customer information of the customer by the member card held by the customer who receives the promotion information.

Further, the storage unit 128 stores the distribution conditions of the promotion information and the promotion information in association with the customer information of the customer. In other words, when the customer information includes information such as a coupon, the memory unit 128 stores the customer information in association with the distribution condition set by the user. The memory unit 128 can retrieve the customer information from the data memorized by the memory unit 128 by using the corresponding number or the like of the dispatch condition included in the customer information. Dispatch conditions.

In this manner, the storage unit 128 stores the result of the distribution information assigned to the distribution condition set by the user, and stores it in association with the assignment condition (S840). Thereby, in the case of the next distribution of the promotion information, the user can confirm the result of the previous assignment and set the next assignment condition. That is, when the user distributes the promotion information again, the providing device 100 returns to step S810 (S850). Next, the display processing unit 122 displays the promotion information stored in the storage unit 128, the distribution condition of the promotion information, and the customer information of the customer.

In this manner, the providing apparatus 100 repeats the actions of step S800 to step S850, and the user can assign the promotion information according to the dispatch condition set at the mobile terminal unit 110. Further, since the providing device 100 can display the distribution conditions previously set by the user and the customer history of the store 130 operated by the user through the distributed promotion information, the user can assign the promotion information to the most. Jiahua.

Therefore, the seller or the manager or the like can provide the promotion information in units of mail by using such a providing device 100. Further, the seller or the manager or the like can select the distribution condition by using the mobile terminal unit 110, and can quickly start the promotion at the time when the promotion is suddenly desired. In addition, the seller or the store manager can use the rest time or the like to implement the promotion.

Fig. 9 is a view showing an example of the hardware configuration of the computer 1900 according to the embodiment. The computer 1900 according to the present embodiment includes a CPU peripheral unit including a CPU 2000, a RAM 2020, a graphics controller 2075, and a display device 2080 that are connected to each other by a host controller 2082, and an input/output unit having a self-input/output. The communication interface 2030, the hard disk drive 2040, and the DVD drive 2060 connected to the host controller 2082; and the conventional input/output portion having the ROM 2010 connected to the input-output controller 2084 and the flexible disk drive 2050, and Input-output wafer 2070.

The host controller 2082 is connected to the RAM 2020, the CPU 2000 that drives the RAM 2020 at a high transfer rate, and the graphics controller 2075. The CPU 2000 operates based on programs stored in the ROM 2010 and the RAM 2020, and controls each unit. The graphics controller 2075 acquires image data generated by the CPU 2000 or the like on the frame buffer provided in the RAM 2020, and displays it on the display device 2080. Alternatively, the graphics controller 2075 may also include a frame buffer that stores image data such as the CPU 2000 and the like.

The input-output controller 2084 is connected to the host controller 2082, the communication interface 2030 of the higher speed input/output device, the hard disk drive 2040, and the DVD drive 2060. The communication interface 2030 communicates with other devices through the network. The hard disk drive 2040 stores programs and data used by the CPU 2000 in the computer 1900. The DVD drive 2060 reads programs or data from the DVD-ROM 2095 and supplies them to the hard disk drive 2040 through the RAM 2020.

Further, the input-output controller 2084 can be connected to the ROM 2010, the flexible disk drive 2050, and the input-output chip 2070 with a lower speed input/output device. The ROM 2010 is a storage program, a boot program executed when the computer 1900 is started up, and/or a hardware program depending on the computer 1900. The flexible disc drive 2050 reads the program or data from the flexible disc 2090 and provides it to the hard disk drive 2040 through the RAM 2020. The input-output chip 2070 connects the flexible disk drive 2050 with the input-output controller 2084, for example, through a parallel port, a serial port, a keyboard port, a mouse pad, etc., to input various input and output devices and input-output control. The 2084 are connected.

The program supplied to the hard disk drive 2040 via the RAM 2020 is stored in a recording medium such as a flexible disk 2090, a DVD-ROM 2095, or an IC card, and is provided to a user. The program can be read from the recording medium, installed to the hard disk drive 2040 in the computer 1900 by the RAM 2020, and executed in the CPU 2000.

The program is installed in the computer 1900, so that the computer 1900 has the function of the server unit 120.

Since the information processing described in the program can be read by the computer 1900, it has the function of the server unit 120 which can be used as a specific means for cooperating the software with the above various hardware resources. Furthermore, since the information calculation or processing corresponding to the purpose of use of the computer 1900 in the present embodiment can be carried out by such a specific means, the unique server unit 120 corresponding to the purpose of use can be constructed.

For example, in the case where the computer 1900 communicates with an external device or the like, the CPU 2000 can execute a communication program loaded on the RAM 2020, and instructs the communication processing of the communication interface 2030 based on the processing content described in the communication program. The communication interface 2030 can receive the control of the CPU 2000, and read the transfer data stored in the transfer buffer set on the memory device such as the RAM 2020, the hard disk drive 2040, the flexible disk 2090, or the DVD-ROM 2095, and the like. The transmission, or the received data received from the network, is written to a trusted buffer or the like set on the memory device. In this manner, the communication interface 2030 may transfer the delivery or the received data between the memory devices by the DMA (Direct Memory Access) method, or alternatively, the CPU 2000 may also read the data from the memory device or the communication interface 2030 of the transmission element. The transmitted or received data is transmitted by writing data to the communication interface 2030 or the memory device of the transmitting end.

Further, the CPU 2000 is stored in a file or a database of an external memory device such as a hard disk drive 2040, a DVD drive 2060 (DVD-ROM 2095), and a flexible disk drive 2050 (flexible disk 2090). The required portion is read by the RAM 2020 through DMA transfer or the like, and various processing is performed on the data on the RAM 2020. Furthermore, the CPU 2000 can write back the processed data to the external memory device by DMA transfer or the like. In such a process, since the RAM 2020 is regarded as temporarily holding the contents of the external memory device, in the present embodiment, The RAM 2020, an external memory device, and the like are collectively referred to as a memory, a memory unit, or a memory device. Various kinds of information such as various programs, data, tables, and databases in the present embodiment are stored in the memory device and become information processing targets. In addition, the CPU 2000 can hold a portion of the RAM 2020 in the cache memory and can read and write on the cache memory. In such a form, since the cache memory assumes a part of the functions of the RAM 2020, in the present embodiment, the cache memory is included in the RAM 2020, the memory, and/or the memory device in addition to the differential display.

Further, the CPU 2000 specifies the data read from the RAM 2020 through the command line of the program, and performs various processes including various calculations, information processing, condition determination, information search/replacement, and the like described in the present embodiment, and writes back. Into RAM2020. For example, in the case of performing the condition determination, the CPU 2000 compares the various variables shown in the present embodiment with other variables or constants, thereby judging whether or not the conditions of the large, small, upper, lower, equal, etc. are met, and the condition is established. The situation (or in the case of non-establishment) divergence to different orders, or sub-path.

Further, the CPU 2000 can retrieve files in the memory device or information stored in a database or the like. For example, when the attribute value of the first attribute and the attribute value of the second attribute are respectively stored in the memory device, the CPU 2000 can retrieve the plurality of front ports stored from the memory device. The entry that matches the condition specified by the attribute value of the first attribute reads the attribute value of the second attribute stored in the entry, and obtains the attribute value of the second attribute corresponding to the first attribute that satisfies the predetermined condition.

The program or module shown above can also be stored in an external recording medium. In addition to the flexible disk 2090 and the DVD-ROM 2095, the recording medium may be an optical recording medium such as a DVD or a CD, a magneto-optical recording medium such as an MO, a semiconductor memory such as a magnetic tape medium or an IC card, or the like. Moreover, a memory device such as a hard disk or a RAM provided on a server system connected to a dedicated communication network or network is used as a recording medium. Use, and provide the program to the computer 1900 through the network.

Although the hardware configuration of the computer 1900 has been described above, the server unit 120 may include a plurality of computers 1900, and may be distributed and controlled by the plurality of computers 1900. For example, a part of the program is installed in each of the plurality of computers 1900, so that the plurality of computers 1900 have the functions of the server unit 120.

The present invention has been described above by way of embodiments, but the technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the scope described in the above embodiments. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications or improvements can be made in the above-described embodiments. It is to be understood from the description of the scope of the patent application that such changes or modifications may be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that the order of execution of the actions, sequences, steps, and stages in the devices, systems, programs, and methods shown in the scope of the patent application, the specification, and the drawings does not specifically indicate "early", "before", etc., and can be implemented in any order as long as the output of the previous processing is not used for subsequent processing. The operation flow in the patent application scope, the specification, and the drawings, even if it is used for convenience, "first", "second", etc., does not mean that it must be implemented in this order.

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Claims (13)

A providing device for providing promotional information, and comprising: a display processing unit that screens an object for distributing the promotional information according to an access request of an external terminal device, and displays a setting dispatch condition on the terminal device a setting screen acquisition unit that receives the assignment condition set on the setting screen on the terminal device from the terminal device, and a dispatch processing unit that executes the foregoing based on the received terminal device The execution instruction of the distribution of the promotional information, and the distribution of the aforementioned promotional information is started based on the aforementioned distribution conditions. The display device according to claim 1, wherein the display processing unit displays a setting screen for setting conditions of an area to be assigned as the distribution information of the promotion information on the terminal, and inputs the assignment condition. The dispatch processing unit distributes the aforementioned promotion information to the shop or object corresponding to the aforementioned area based on the aforementioned dispatch condition. The providing device according to claim 1, wherein the display processing unit displays the foregoing dispatching condition in a menu form. The providing device according to claim 1, wherein the display processing unit displays the number of customers who meet the distribution condition. The providing device according to claim 1, wherein the display processing unit displays the information of the assigned number based on the input budget. The providing device according to claim 1, wherein the display processing unit displays a setting screen for setting a condition for the person in the affiliate store and the nearby person as the target of the assignment. The providing device according to claim 1, wherein the display processing unit displays a setting screen capable of inputting combined information of the dispatch processing method and the number of assignments. The providing device according to claim 1, wherein the display processing unit displays the pre-specified dispatch condition in a menu form. The providing device according to claim 1, wherein the display processing unit acquires GPS information of the external terminal device and displays a dispatch condition corresponding to the GPS information. The providing device according to claim 1, further comprising: a customer information input unit that inputs customer information of the customer by a member card held by a customer who receives the promotional information; and a memory unit Correspondingly, the above-mentioned promotional information and the distribution conditions of the aforementioned promotional information are related to the customer information of the aforementioned customers. The providing device according to claim 10, wherein the display processing unit displays the promotion information stored in the memory unit, the distribution condition of the promotion information, and the customer information of the customer. A computer readable recording medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as a providing device as recited in any one of claims 1 to 11. A providing method for providing a promotional information, and having: a displaying step of screening an object for distributing the promotional information according to an access request from an external terminal, and displaying a setting assignment on the terminal a condition setting screen; a dispatch condition obtaining step of receiving, from the terminal device, the dispatch condition set on the setting screen on the terminal device; and a dispatch processing step based on receiving from the terminal device Execute the execution instruction of the distribution of the aforementioned promotion information, and start to distribute the foregoing promotion information based on the foregoing distribution conditions.