JP2004046306A - Life event notification method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a life event notification method that eliminates hesitation and missed communication in notification of various life events such as ceremonial occasions, entrance, graduation, a move, employment and retirement. <P>SOLUTION: Information about an information-registered user whose life events are to be notified is registered in advance in a storage part (s130). A notification requesting user who requests notification of a life event of the information-registered user is checked for association in a control part (s150), and only if there is any association, the life event is notified (s160). Necessary life events can be thus communicated only to necessary persons without hesitation and missed communication while information disclosure to unassociated persons is prevented. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is based on personal information, purchasing information, and delivery information, and notifies the user of life events such as ceremonial occasions, entrance, graduation, relocation, employment, and leaving the work at the request of acquaintances and friends and permission of the user. Life event notification method.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various life events such as ceremonial occasions, entrance, graduation, relocation, employment, and withdrawal have been communicated by oneself to acquaintances and friends. In addition, the relationship range for contacting the acquaintance / friend is also determined by the person himself.
[0003]
Furthermore, in many cases, gifts are sent along with the above-mentioned life event, but in this case, the acquaintance / friend who has been notified of the life event selects and purchases a product from among a number of products, It is sent to an acquaintance / friend who has notified the life event.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the case of the above-mentioned life event, if the person himself / herself does not inform his / her acquaintance / friend, there is no means for notifying the person easily and it is easy to forget. In addition, it is hard to press me to announce such a life event as described above, and there is also a reluctance to do so.
[0005]
Also, when sending a gift along with a life event as described above, it is difficult to reflect the needs, preferences, and size of the gift recipient. In addition, life events occur infrequently, and there are few means of accumulating experience, information on customs, information on locality, and ways to know improvement points based on experience. In some cases, such as the case of a distributor, the information is influenced by the distributor's convenience.
[0006]
Therefore, according to the present invention, information of a user who is notified of a life event is registered in advance, and the user who requests notification of the life event of this user is checked for friendship, and only when there is a friendship, By notifying the life event, the information is not disclosed to the other party without friendship, the necessary life event only to the necessary party, the life event notification method that can contact without hesitation or omission The task is to provide
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a user basic information storing step of storing basic information relating to a life event of an information registered user and user identification information, and receiving a notification request from a notification request user. Step, a friend information determining step of determining whether to allow a life event notification according to friend information between the notification requesting user and the information registered user, and the life event notification is permitted in the friend information determining step. And a life event notifying step of notifying the notification requesting user of a life event of the information registered user.
[0008]
Therefore, since the information registration user who has registered information in advance and the notification request user who issued the notification request are checked for a friendship and the life event is notified, the information is not disclosed to a partner without friendship. The life event can be notified only to the necessary partner, and the life event notification can be performed without refraining or missing contact.
[0009]
Further, according to the present invention, the friend information has purchase information for the notification requesting user, the user basic information storing step stores a history of the purchase information, and the friend information determining step includes the purchase information. Is stored, the notification of the life event is permitted.
[0010]
Therefore, since the merchandise purchase information for the notification request user of the information registered user is used for the friendship information for determining the permission of the notification of the life event, the information serving as the determination criterion can be obtained from information such as a credit card, The notification permission determination can be performed without intentionally providing information from the information registration user or the notification requesting user.
[0011]
In addition, the present invention includes a gift candidate selection step of selecting a gift candidate to give to the information registered user for a life event to occur, wherein the life event notification step includes the selected gift. It is characterized by proposing a product candidate.
[0012]
Therefore, when the notification requesting user gives a gift to the information registered user, the gift can be selected based on the proposed gift candidate, and the burden of the gift selection can be reduced.
[0013]
Also, in the present invention, the user basic information storing step stores size information of a product purchased by the information registered user, and the gift candidate selecting step performs the information registration based on the size information and the basic information. The present invention is characterized in that a product size suitable for a user's body size is predicted, and the gift item candidate is selected.
[0014]
Therefore, it is possible to give a gift that matches the size of the information registered user. In addition, in the case where the information registered user or the body type of the family changes, for example, during a growth period, it is possible to estimate the size along the growth curve and select a product of the predicted size. It becomes.
[0015]
Further, the present invention is characterized in that the friend information determination step permits the notification of the life event when there is a mail transmission / reception record between the information registered user and the notification requesting user as the friend information. Is what you do.
[0016]
Therefore, the friendship can be easily recognized based on the mail transmission / reception record.
[0017]
Further, according to the present invention, in order to solve the above problem, the user basic information storing step stores notification permission information indicating whether or not the information registered user permits notification of the life event, and the friend information determination The step is characterized in that it is determined whether or not the notification of the life event of the information registered user is permitted based on the notification permission information.
[0018]
Therefore, it is possible to determine whether or not the notification of the life event can be made based on the stored notification permission information. Therefore, it is possible to register whether or not the notification is possible in advance, and to permit the notification of the life event at the discretion of the information registration user. You can do it.
[0019]
Further, in order to solve the above problems, the present invention, the user basic information storage step stores notification permission event information that distinguishes whether or not the information registered user permits notification for each of the life events, The friend information determination step is characterized in that it is determined whether or not the notification of the life event of the information registered user is permitted based on the notification permission event information.
[0020]
Therefore, whether or not the notification of the life event can be determined based on the notification permission event information distinguished for each life event, the notification can be separately performed for each life event.
[0021]
The present invention also includes a questionnaire transmitting step of transmitting a questionnaire to the information registered user, and a questionnaire response receiving step of receiving a response to the questionnaire from the information registered user, wherein the user basic information storing step is performed. And storing the basic information based on a response to the questionnaire received in the questionnaire response receiving step.
[0022]
Therefore, the basic information of the information registered user can be obtained by the questionnaire.
[0023]
The present invention is also characterized in that the questionnaire transmitting step transmits a questionnaire with a prize for giving a prize to an answer to the questionnaire to the information registered user.
[0024]
Therefore, since the prize is added to the questionnaire, more answers can be expected and more information can be obtained.
[0025]
Further, according to the present invention, when notification of a life event is permitted to the notification requesting user in the friend information determination step, a confirmation notification for confirming the notification of the life event is transmitted to the information registered user. A confirmation notification step, and a notification permission receiving step of receiving a notification permission for the confirmation notification from the information registered user, which is an indication of intention to permit the notification of the life event, wherein the life event notification step includes the step of notifying the notification permission. Upon receipt, a life event of the information registered user is notified.
[0026]
Therefore, when notifying the notification requesting user of the life event of the information registered user, the information registered user can confirm the notification, and can select and change whether or not to notify each time a life event occurs. It becomes.
[0027]
In the present invention, the notification of the life event may not be permitted to the notification requesting user when the notification of the life event is not permitted in the friend information determination step. It is characterized by notifying.
[0028]
Therefore, it is possible to know that the notification of the life event has been requested, but the notification has been rejected, and it is possible to perform another response accompanying the rejection of the life event notification.
[0029]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[0030]
FIG. 1 shows a configuration diagram of a life event notification device that realizes the life event notification method according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the life event notification device 1000 includes a transmission / reception unit 1100, a storage unit 1200, and a control unit 1900.
[0031]
The transmission / reception unit 1100 performs transmission / reception of data (information) between the life event notification device 1000 and another device. The information registration user who registers his / her own personal information receives various events that occur in life. While receiving the basic information related to the occurrence of the event, the notification request is received from the notification requesting user requesting notification of the life event of the information registered user, and when the life event of the information registered user occurs, the notification requesting user is notified. The life event occurrence notification is transmitted. The transmission / reception unit 1100 also performs transmission / reception of a questionnaire described later, transmission / reception of a confirmation e-mail for permitting notification of a life event, and the like.
[0032]
The storage unit 1200 includes various databases (DBs) and stores data (information). For example, it stores basic information of the information registered user, friend information between the information registered user and the notification requesting user, and also stores purchase information, hobbies / taste information, product evaluation information, etc. of the information registered user. Things.
[0033]
The control unit 1900 controls the entire life event notification device 1000. For example, the control unit 1900 determines whether to permit a notification requesting user to be notified of a life event of an information registration user according to the friend information. It extracts a candidate for a gift from the notification requesting user to the information registration user to perform, and determines whether the gift selected by the notification requesting user matches the preference of the information registration user.
[0034]
Next, various databases (DB) included in the storage unit 1200 will be described.
[0035]
The storage unit 1200 includes a user basic information DB 1210, a user preference / hobby information DB 1220, a user life event occurrence schedule information DB 1230, a life event notification information DB 1240, a purchase information DB 1250, an event purchase model information DB 1260, a product evaluation information DB 1270, and an order information DB 1280. , A response rank determination information DB 1290. Some of these databases are registered in advance, while others are created in each process described later.
[0036]
FIG. 2 shows the user basic information DB 1210. As shown in FIG. 2, the user basic information DB 1210 stores a user ID, a branch number, a name, a name (kana), a date of birth, a zip code, an address, a marriage flag, gender, a job type, an affiliation name (working place, school). , Affiliation postal code, affiliation address, title, relationship, child (male), child (female), parent, and e-mail.
[0037]
Here, the user ID is an identification code of the information registered user registered in the user basic information DB 1210, and the branch number is a number for identifying the person and family of the information registered user. The name (Kana) is the name in Kana notation, the affiliation name (employee, school) is the name of the employment or school, and the postal zip code, affiliation address, and title are the postal mail of the above work or school. Number, address, and title. The relationship indicates the relationship with the information registered user, the child (male) is the number of male children among this user including the branch number, the child (female) is the number of female children, and the parent is Similarly, the number of parents of this user is shown. e-mail indicates the e-mail address of this user.
[0038]
The user basic information DB 1210 is mainly registered by the basic information registration of the information registered user, and is updated by answering a questionnaire described later or participating in a game.
[0039]
FIG. 3 shows the user preference / hobby information DB 1220. As shown in FIG. 3, the user preference / hobby information DB 1220 includes a user ID, a branch number, a preference category, a preference code, a ratio, a remark, an item, a version number, a registration date, an update date, a purchase count, a deletion count. Has a flag.
[0040]
The user ID and the branch number are codes for identifying the user similarly to the user basic information DB 1210, and the same applies to the following databases. The preference category indicates what preference or hobby information the data is, and classifies, for example, color hobbies, favorite foods, shoe sizes, and the like.
[0041]
FIG. 4 shows the user life event occurrence schedule information DB 1230. As shown in FIG. 4, the user life event occurrence schedule information DB 1230 includes a user ID, a branch number, an event ID, a life event type, a scheduled occurrence date, an occurrence completion date, a notification permission flag, a status flag, and a scheduled location. , Remarks, information requirements, and regions.
[0042]
The event ID indicates an identification code for each life event. The notification permission flag indicates a range in which notification of the generated life event is permitted. In this case, whether to permit only part or all is permitted. However, it may be permitted only to relatives or to friends, or may be described as a friendship rank (friendship degree of friendship) described later. May be distinguished by a rank that represents
[0043]
Further, the occurrence of a life event can be automatically detected according to the user life event occurrence schedule information DB 1230.
[0044]
FIG. 5 shows the life event notification information DB 1240. As shown in FIG. 5, the life event notification information DB 1240 includes a user ID, a branch number, a serial number, a friend category, a rank, a request partner, a request partner ID, a partner branch number, a number of gift receptions, a number of gifts presented, and a disclosure. Includes decision range category, disclosure request category, number of disclosures, number of delivery slips, number of deliveries (number of presentations), last delivery date, number of emails received, number of emails sent, last sent / received date, updated date are doing.
[0045]
FIG. 6 shows the purchase information DB 1250. As shown in FIG. 6, the purchase information DB 1250 includes a user ID, a branch number, an event ID, a purchaser ID, a purchaser branch number, a product category, a product type, a product code, an article ID, a necessary flag, a desired size, and a desired size. It has a color, other desired, quantity, desired unit price, consumption tax, non-specific flag, desired product arrival date, settlement flag, product arrival date, procurement flag, and order ID.
[0046]
The event purchase model information DB 1260 is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the event purchase model template information DB 1260 includes a model ID, a life event type, a region, a necessary flag, a product classification, a gender, a product type, a product code, a quantity, a use frequency, an evaluation, an additional classification, and a version number. , Has a popular color.
[0047]
FIG. 8 shows the product evaluation information DB 1270. As shown in FIG. 8, the product evaluation information DB 1270 includes a user ID, a branch number, an event ID, a product classification, a date, a product code, an article ID, a necessary flag, a desired size, a desired color, an evaluation, a comment, and a selection evaluation. (Color), selection evaluation (design), and region.
[0048]
FIG. 9 shows the order information DB 1280. As shown in FIG. 9, the order information DB 1280 includes an order ID, an order date, a user ID, a branch number, an event ID, a product classification, a product type, a product code, an article ID, a quantity, a desired unit price, an orderer ID, and a product. It has a desired arrival date, sales price and consumption tax.
[0049]
FIG. 10 shows the response rank determination information DB 1290. As shown in FIG. 10, the response rank determination information DB 1290 has a rank, a gift response rate, a mail response rate, and remarks.
[0050]
The rank indicates the response rank, and the friendship is classified by the following response rate. The gift response rate indicates the response rate of a gift obtained by dividing the number of times a gift is received by the number of presentations, and the email response rate indicates the response rate of an email obtained by dividing the number of received emails by the number of transmitted emails. It is.
[0051]
FIG. 11 shows an operation process in such a life event notification device 1000. As shown in FIG. 11, the life event notification device 1000 first performs an information registration / update process (s130).
[0052]
In the information registration / update process, the information registration user registers the user basic information, and thereafter, the user basic information is updated based on the purchase information and the questionnaire of the information registration user.
[0053]
In the registration of the user basic information, the information registered user inputs his / her name, date of birth, address, etc., and registers it in the server (life event notification device 1000) of the mediation center.
[0054]
The update of the user basic information is updated by the evaluation of gifts, fortune-telling, participation in games, and the like, in addition to the purchase information and the questionnaire. In addition, by giving a prize to a questionnaire, a user can be motivated to participate, and information can be easily collected.
[0055]
Next, an event disclosure request process (s140) is performed. In the event disclosure request process, the notification requesting user issues an event disclosure request of the information registered user. At this time, the notification requesting user transmits the friendship proof information for certifying the friendship with the information registered user together with the event to be disclosed. For this friendship information proof, home delivery information indicating the gift of a gift, receipt and reception of mail, and the like are used.
[0056]
Next, friendship determination processing (s150) is performed. Upon receiving the event disclosure request from the notification requesting user and receiving the friendship proof, the server (life event notification device 1000) of the mediation center determines whether or not the information registration user and the notification requesting user who have the disclosure request have a friendship. Is determined.
[0057]
In the friendship determination process, when it is determined that there is no friendship between the two, the notification requesting user is notified that there is no friendship.
[0058]
When it is determined that there is a friendship relationship, the information registration user is notified that an event disclosure request has been issued from the notification requesting user. In response to the event disclosure request, the information registration user notifies the mediation center (life event notification device 1000) of the event disclosure permission. The mediation center (life event notification device 1000) notifies the notification requesting user that the event disclosure permission has been issued in response to the event disclosure permission received from the information registered user.
[0059]
Next, an event occurrence and merchandise gift processing (s160) are performed. When an event occurs, the information registration user notifies the mediation center of the occurrence of the event. Upon receiving the event occurrence notification from the information registered user, the mediation center (life event notification device 1000) notifies the notification requesting user of the event occurrence.
[0060]
Next, in the mediation center (life event notification device 1000), a model is generated in search of necessities and expected desired products for the event that has occurred. The generated event necessity template is provided to the information registration user. The information registration user selects from the provided event necessities, inputs a purchase schedule and a product desired to be purchased, and notifies the mediation center (life event notification device 1000) of the event necessity purchase record.
[0061]
The mediation center (life event notification device 1000) proposes a gift to the notification requesting user based on the received event necessities purchase record and the user basic information of the information registered user. The notification requesting user selects a gift with reference to the proposed gift, and replies to the mediation center (life event notification device 1000) with a purchase request for the gift.
[0062]
In the mediation center (life event notification device 1000), when a request for purchase of a gift is returned from the notification requesting user, the gift selected by the notification requesting user is judged from the information registered user's preference and matched with the preference. It is determined whether or not there is, and the determination result is notified to the notification request user.
[0063]
Next, a commodity delivery process (s180) is performed. In the merchandise delivery process, when the notification requesting user selects a gift in the merchandise gift process, ordering and delivery of the gift are performed.
[0064]
Further, the mediation center (life event notification device 1000) notifies the information registered user of the gift request evaluation time when the gift is delivered. The information registration user notifies the mediation center (life event notification device 1000) of the evaluation of the received gift.
[0065]
Upon receiving the evaluation of the gift, the mediation center (life event notification device 1000) transmits a gift delivery completion notification and a reward mail to the notification requesting user, and makes an event disclosure request to the notification requesting user.
[0066]
Here, if the notification requesting user accepts the event disclosure request, this notification requesting user becomes the next information registration user, and the same processing as described above can be performed as an information registration user for another notification requesting user. .
[0067]
Next, each of the above processes will be described in detail.
[0068]
First, the information registration / update processing will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. In the information registration / update process, the user basic information is registered actively and passively by the information registration user.
[0069]
First, the information registration user accesses the server (life event notification device 1000) of the mediation center and registers user basic information (s311). 13 and 14 show registration screens of the user basic information.
[0070]
As shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, in the user basic information registration, information of the information registered user himself / herself, such as name, date of birth, address, gender, work place, work address, post, and e-mail address, is registered. register. In addition, the information of the family of the information registered user is similarly registered together with the relationship. Further, default disclosure information, that is, a prescribed value of an event for which disclosure is permitted and a friendship range for which disclosure of the event is permitted are registered. By this user basic information registration, a user basic information DB 1210 and a user life event occurrence schedule information DB 1230 of the registered information registered user are created.
[0071]
Next, when the information registration user purchases a product, the color, size, characteristics, evaluation of the product, and the like of the purchased product are registered in the user preference / interest information DB (s312). By this registration, the hobbies and preferences of the information registered user can be grasped, and suggestions and advice on gifts described later can be made. In addition, by receiving the evaluation information after the delivery of the product by the present gift, the interest and preference information can be updated, and the hobby and preference determination accuracy of the information registered user can be further improved.
[0072]
In addition, an event such as a questionnaire, a prize, a fortune-telling, a game, or the like may be performed by the mediation center (life event notification device 1000), and the information registered user may participate to further collect information on interests and preferences (s313).
[0073]
Next, the event disclosure request processing will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. In the event disclosure request process, the notification requesting user performs registration in advance so that an event occurrence notification can be received when an event of the information registered user occurs.
[0074]
First, the server (life event notification device 1000) of the mediation center receives an event registration request from an information registration user from a notification requesting user (s411). In the event disclosure request reception, the notification requesting user inputs the ID of the information registration user to be disclosed by name search or the like. Next, the friendship with the disclosure target and the type of event to be disclosed are registered.
[0075]
When the registration is performed by the notification requesting user, the information requesting information proving friendship with the information registered user is requested to the notification requesting user (s412). In response to this request, the notification requesting user presents friendship proof information. In the presentation of the friendship certificate, the delivery slip number of the courier company indicating that the product has been exchanged with the disclosure target, or the mail transmission / reception history with the disclosure target is registered. The mediation center (life event notification device 1000) receives the home delivery information or the mail transmission / reception history (s414).
[0076]
Here, an information disclosure request input screen for inputting a request for information disclosure is shown in FIG. As described above, on the information disclosure request input screen, first, the user ID of the notification requesting user is input, and then the user ID or name of the disclosure requester, the friendship, and the disclosure desired event are input. Enter courier information and mail history to certify.
[0077]
Next, in the above processing, when the delivery slip number of the home delivery company is input, the delivery information is referred to the home delivery company. When delivery is confirmed or mail transmission / reception history is confirmed by the delivery information inquiry by the home delivery company, the life event notification information DB 1240 is updated (s416).
[0078]
Next, the friendship determination processing will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. In the friendship determination process, the life event notification information DB 1240 determines whether the notification requesting user and the information registered user have a friendship.
[0079]
First, the server (life event notification device 1000) of the mediation center determines whether there is a home delivery that can be determined to be a gift within the past five years based on the home delivery information received in the event disclosure request process (s511). According to the home delivery information determination, if it is determined that there is a gift within five years, it is determined that there is a friendship, and if it is determined that there is no gift, the friendship is determined based on the mail transmission / reception history.
[0080]
In the determination of the friendship based on the mail transmission / reception history, it is determined whether or not the mail transmission / reception has been performed 15 times or more between the notification requesting user and the information registered user within the past two years (s512). By this mail history determination, if the mail has been transmitted and received 15 times or more, it is determined that there is a friendship. If the mail has not been transmitted or received 15 times or more, it is determined that there is no friendship. An event disclosure disable notification mail is transmitted to the notification requesting user (s513), and the process ends.
[0081]
If the friendship is determined by the home delivery information determination or the mail history determination, the friendship rank between the notification requesting user and the information registered user is confirmed (s514).
[0082]
The friendship rank indicates the degree of intimacy between the two. Here, the friendship rank is determined by the response rank determination information. The response rank determination information includes, as shown in FIG. 10, the response rate of the gift (the ratio between the number of times the gift was received and presented) and the response rate of the mail (the ratio between the number of times the mail was transmitted and the number of times it was received). And indicate the friendship rank.
[0083]
In the friendship rank confirmation (s514), if it is determined that the rank is A (intimate friendship), the following disclosure confirmation processing (s515, s516) is omitted, and event disclosure is permitted. In the confirmation of the friendship rank (s514), when it is determined that the rank is equal to or less than the B rank, the disclosure target person (information registered user) is confirmed whether or not the event can be disclosed to the notification requesting user. Is transmitted (s515).
[0084]
Next, it is determined whether or not the event disclosure permission has been granted by the disclosure target person (information registration user) (s516). If the event disclosure permission has not been granted, an event disclosure disable notification mail is transmitted to the notification requesting user. (S513), and terminates the process. If permission of event disclosure has been granted from the disclosure target person (information registration user), or if it is determined to be rank A in the confirmation of the friendship rank (s514), an event disclosure permission notification mail is sent to the notification requesting user. Is transmitted and registered in the user life event notification information DB 1240 (s517), and the process ends.
[0085]
Next, a flow chart of the event occurrence notification and the gift giving process will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. In the event occurrence notification and product gift processing, when a life event occurs, the notification requesting user is notified of the occurrence of the life event, and a gift suitable for the generated life event is made.
[0086]
First, when a life event occurs, the information registered user notifies the mediation center (life event notification device 1000) of the occurrence of the life event (s611). Regarding the life event that can be grasped from the registered basic user information, the occurrence may be automatically confirmed at the mediation center (life event notification device 1000).
[0087]
In the occurrence of a life event, the event event name, the event occurrence target person, the relationship with the information registered user, the occurrence date or scheduled occurrence date and time, the location (school name, company name, relocation place, funeral home, etc.) are registered, and the event occurrence The event disclosure is confirmed by setting a flag. The confirmation of event disclosure means that the information registration user confirms the notification target of the event, corrects if necessary, and makes a final confirmation. For example, when a marriage is decided, even if an acquaintance who did not initially allow notification can decide to allow it as a notification destination, by checking the event disclosure, the notification destination can be reviewed when the event occurs it can.
[0088]
At this time, information corresponding to the life event may be provided to the information registered user in which the life event has occurred. For example, the information registration user is presented with past cases and local information of the life event that has occurred, rankings of products purchased in accordance with the life event, and a list of necessary items.
[0089]
On the other hand, the information registration user performs addition, correction, and deletion to the above-mentioned necessary item list. At this time, if you input the desired color, size, etc., it will be reflected in the proposal of gifts to the notification request user and the preference check of the information registered user, which will be described later. Can be expected.
[0090]
Next, the notification requesting user is notified that the life event of the information registered user has occurred (s614). In addition, an appropriate gift product is proposed for the life event that has occurred (s616). At this time, as described above, a product that matches the hobby and taste of the information registered user is selected and proposed for the product proposal.
[0091]
The notification request user receives the event occurrence notification and the proposal of the gift, and notifies the mediation server (life event notification device 1000) of the gift-scheduled product (s617).
[0092]
The mediation server (life event notification device 1000) determines whether the selected gift matches the preference of the gift recipient (information registered user) in response to the gift-scheduled product notification from the notification requesting user (s618). ). According to this determination, if the gift-scheduled product does not match the preference of the information registered user, the notification requesting user again examines the gift, and if a product that matches the information registered user's preference is selected, the purchase decision processing is performed. , Product purchase processing and purchase / gift history recording.
[0093]
Next, the merchandise delivery processing will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. In the product delivery process, ordering, delivery, and evaluation by the information registered user are performed on the gift product selected by the notification requesting user in the product gift process.
[0094]
First, an order is placed to a merchandise seller for a gift item selected by the notification requesting user in the merchandise gift processing, and a delivery request is made to a merchandise delivery (delivery) agent (s811). When the home delivery company delivers the gift item to the information registered user, a delivery completion notification is received (s813).
[0095]
Upon receiving the delivery completion notification from the courier, the delivery completion information is recorded, and an e-mail is transmitted to the recipient (information registered user) of the product (s815). This e-mail requests evaluation of the received product, and in the case of a gift, invites the user to send a letter of thanks e-mail to the giver (notification requesting user) of the product and send a request for a life event notification.
[0096]
When the information registration user is notified of the product evaluation, the product evaluation is analyzed and stored as the evaluation, hobbies, and preference information in the product evaluation information DB 1270 and the user preference / interest information DB 1220 (s816). When a letter of thanks is sent from the information registered user, a letter of thanks is sent to the sender of the gift (notification requesting user) and the registration to the information registered user who discloses the event is prompted (s818). . Further, when the notification requesting user permits the registration to the information registration user, the notification permission range of the life event is registered and recorded.
[0097]
As described above, according to the present invention, the notification of the life event is determined and notified according to the friendship between the user who desires disclosure and the user who is disclosed, and is disclosed to a partner without friendship. You can communicate the necessary life events only to the necessary people without any.
[0098]
Further, the following will be additionally described with respect to the present invention.
[0099]
(Appendix 1)
A user basic information storage step of storing basic information related to occurrence of a life event, which is an event in the life of an information registered user who registers information, and user identification information for specifying the information registered user,
From a notification request user requesting notification of the life event of the information registered user, a notification request receiving step of receiving a notification request,
A friendship information determination step of determining whether to permit the notification requester to notify the life event of the information registered user according to the friendship information between the notification requester and the information registered user when receiving the notification request When,
When notification of the life event is permitted in the friend information determination step, a life event notification step of notifying the notification request user of a life event of the information registration user,
A life event notification method comprising:
[0100]
(Appendix 2)
In the life event notification method described in Supplementary Note 1,
The friend information, the information registration user has purchased the product, delivery to the notification request user, having purchase information,
The user basic information storage step stores a history of the purchase information,
The life event notification method, wherein the friend information determination step permits the notification of the life event when the purchase information is stored.
[0101]
(Appendix 3)
In the life event notification method described in Supplementary Note 1 or 2,
A life event notification method, wherein the friend information determination step permits the notification of the life event when there is a record of transmission and reception of an email between the information registered user and the notification request user as the friend information.
[0102]
(Appendix 4)
4. The life event notification method according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 3, wherein the user basic information storage step stores notification permission information indicating whether or not the information registered user permits the notification of the life event. And
Life event notification, wherein the friend information determination step permits the notification requesting user to be notified of the life event of the information registered user only when the notification of the life event is permitted by the notification permission information. Method.
[0103]
(Appendix 5)
5. In the life event notification method according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 4, wherein the user basic information storage step discriminates, for each of the life events, whether or not the information registered user permits the notice. Memorize information,
A life event notification method, wherein the friend information determination step permits the notification requesting user to be notified of the life event of the information registered user only for the life event permitted by the notification permission event information.
[0104]
(Appendix 6)
6. In the life event notification method according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 5, when notification of a life event is permitted to the notification requesting user in the friendship information determination step, An acknowledgment notification step for sending an acknowledgment to confirm the notification permission of the life event;
A notification permission receiving step of receiving a notification permission for the confirmation notification, which is an intention display of the notification permission of the life event from the information registered user,
The life event notification method, wherein the life event notification step notifies a life event of the information registered user when the notification permission is received.
[0105]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, basic information relating to a life event of an information registration user and user identification information are stored, a notification request is received from a notification request user, and friend information between the notification request user and the information registration user is stored. It is determined whether or not to permit the notification of the life event according to, and when the notification of the life event is permitted, the notification request user is notified of the life event of the information registered user. Can be notified of a life event only to a necessary partner without any disclosure, and a life event notification without refrain or contact omission can be performed.
[0106]
Further, according to the present invention, the friend information has purchase information for the notification requesting user, stores a history of the purchase information, and when the purchase information is stored, the notification of the life event Is permitted, the information serving as the criterion can be obtained from the information of the credit card or the like, and the notification permission determination can be performed without intentionally providing the information from the information registration user or the notification requesting user.
[0107]
Further, according to the present invention, for a life event to occur, a candidate for a gift to be given to the information registered user is selected and the candidate for the selected gift is proposed. When giving a gift to a user, a gift can be selected based on a proposed gift candidate as a clue, and the burden of gift selection can be reduced.
[0108]
According to the present invention, the size information of the product purchased by the information registered user is stored, and from the size information and the basic information, a product size suitable for the body size of the information registered user is predicted. Since the candidate for the gift is selected, a gift suitable for the size of the information registered user can be given. In addition, in the case where the information registered user or the body type of the family changes, for example, during the growth period, the size can be estimated along the growth curve, and the product of the predicted size can be selected. .
[0109]
Also, according to the present invention, when there is a mail transmission / reception record between the information registered user and the notification requesting user as the friend information, the notification of the life event is permitted. A friendship can be certified.
[0110]
Furthermore, according to the present invention, notification permission information indicating whether or not the information registered user permits notification of the life event is stored, and the notification of the life event of the information registered user is permitted by the notification permission information. Since it is determined whether or not the notification is possible, it is possible to register in advance whether or not the notification is possible, and it is possible to permit the notification of the life event at the discretion of the information registration user.
[0111]
According to the present invention, notification permission event information for discriminating whether or not the information registration user permits notification is stored for each life event, and the notification permission event information is used to store a life event of the information registration user. Since it is determined whether or not to permit the notification, it is possible to separately determine whether or not to notify for each life event.
[0112]
According to the present invention, a questionnaire is transmitted to the information registered user, an answer to the questionnaire is received from the information registered user, and the basic information is stored based on the received answer to the questionnaire. The basic information of the information registered user can be obtained by the questionnaire.
[0113]
Further, according to the present invention, since a questionnaire with a prize for giving a prize to the answer to the questionnaire is transmitted to the information registered user, more answers can be expected and more information can be obtained.
[0114]
According to the present invention, when notification of a life event is permitted to the notification requesting user, a confirmation notification for confirming permission of the life event notification is transmitted to the information registered user, and the information registration is performed. A notification permission for the confirmation notification, which is an intention display of notification of the life event notification, is received from the user, and when the notification permission is received, the life event of the information registered user is notified. When notifying the notification requesting user, the information registration user can confirm the notification, and can select and change whether or not the notification can be made each time a life event occurs.
[0115]
Further, according to the present invention, when the notification of the life event is not permitted, the notification of the life event is notified to the notification requesting user that the notification of the life event is not permitted. However, it is possible to know that the notification has been rejected, and it is possible to perform another response accompanying the rejection of the life event notification.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing a life event notification device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a user basic information DB.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a user preference / hobby information DB.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a user life event occurrence schedule information DB.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a life event notification information DB.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a purchase information DB.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an event purchase model information DB;
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a product evaluation information DB.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an order information DB.
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a response rank determination information DB.
FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation process of the life event notification device.
FIG. 12 is a flowchart illustrating information registration / update processing.
FIG. 13 is a view showing a registration screen of user basic information.
FIG. 14 is a view showing a registration screen of user basic information.
FIG. 15 is a flowchart illustrating an event disclosure request process.
FIG. 16 is a diagram showing an input screen for requesting information disclosure.
FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing friendship determination processing.
FIG. 18 is a flowchart illustrating an event occurrence notification and a gift giving process.
FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a commodity delivery process.
[Explanation of symbols]
1000 Life event notification device
1100 transceiver
1200 storage unit
1210 User basic information DB
1220 User preference / hobby information DB
1230 User life event occurrence schedule information DB
1240 Life event notification information DB
1250 Purchasing Information DB
1260 Event purchase model information DB
1270 Product evaluation information DB
1280 Ordering information DB
1290 Response rank judgment information DB
1900 control unit

Claims (3)

A user basic information storage step of storing basic information related to occurrence of a life event, which is an event in the life of an information registered user who registers information, and user identification information for specifying the information registered user,
From a notification request user requesting notification of the life event of the information registered user, a notification request receiving step of receiving a notification request,
A friendship information determination step of determining whether to permit the notification requester to notify the life event of the information registered user according to the friendship information between the notification requester and the information registered user when receiving the notification request When,
When notification of the life event is permitted in the friend information determination step, a life event notification step of notifying the notification request user of a life event of the information registration user,
A life event notification method comprising: In the life event notification method according to claim 1,
The user basic information storage step stores notification permission information indicating whether the information registered user permits notification of the life event,
Life event notification, wherein the friend information determination step permits the notification requesting user to be notified of the life event of the information registered user only when the notification of the life event is permitted by the notification permission information. Method. In the life event notification method according to claim 1 or claim 2,
The user basic information storage step stores notification permission event information that distinguishes, for each life event, whether or not the information registration user permits notification,
A life event notification method, wherein the friend information determination step permits the notification requesting user to be notified of the life event of the information registered user only for the life event permitted by the notification permission event information.

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