JP2007264812A - Party support system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To increase the added value of a service by enriching the content of a party (wedding) and to congratulate a couple by allowing guests to participate in the wedding in a more positive manner. <P>SOLUTION: This party support system includes principal parts such as an invitation letter preparation means F2 for preparing an invitation letter 6 in which access information 7a, 7b to a guest site Vs is displayed according to initial data Df, a card preparation means F4 for preparing a welcome card 8 in which the access information 7a, 7b to the guest site Vs is displayed according to message data Dm, and a photographic data registering means F5 for registering photograph data Dp sent to a web server 2 from the terminal devices 5 and the like of guests Hc and the like who have accessed the guest site Vs provided on the web server 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a party support system using a terminal device related to a service provider, a party of a party, and an inviter connected to a website established on a web server so as to be accessible via the Internet.

  Conventionally, a website that supports a wedding (party: wedding reception) established on a web server, and a terminal device of a service provider or a party hosting a party that is connected to the website via the Internet. As a party support system using a terminal device of an inviter who is invited to a device and a party, for example, a wedding information browsing and exchange system disclosed in JP-A-2002-92201 is known.

The system disclosed in the gazette is a web server that can be used for weddings and receptions so that information can be exchanged at any time up to the day of the ceremony, the bride and groom can be introduced, and the number of participants who can attend the second party. Venue guidance data such as date and time, location, map, transportation and timetable, personal data such as married couple's profile, bulletin board function to guide and exchange information of the second party, and to married couples and relatives of both families With a mail function to receive the congratulatory mail of the web server, and it is possible to access the index page of the web server via the Internet or the mobile phone information service net with a password that was previously notified to the attendee in the invitation letter etc. .
JP 2002-92201 A

  However, the above-described conventional party support system (wedding information browsing and exchange system) has the following problems.

  First, in view of the inconvenience of conventional methods such as telephone, letter, FAX, etc., the Internet is used mainly from the viewpoint of focusing on communication, so convenience when making contact However, it is not enough from the viewpoint of enhancing the added value by enhancing the content of the party (wedding), and the service content is not enough for the service provider to implement as a business. .

  Second, for weddings, it is desirable for invitees to participate more actively so that they can congratulate couples (the parties of the wedding). Is not enough to allow more participation in weddings.

  The object of the present invention is to provide a party support system that solves such problems in the background art.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention provides a website Ws established on the web server 2 and the terminal device 3 of the service provider Ha connected to the website Ws through the Internet N so that the party can be accessed. When configuring the party support system 1 using the terminal device 4 of the party Hb to be sponsored and the terminal device 5 of the inviter Hc ... invited to the party, the terminal device 4 of the party Hb was transmitted to the web server 2. Initial data registration means F1 for registering initial data Df relating to at least the parties Hb and invitees Hc... And a service for creating an invitation 6 displaying at least access information 7a, 7b to the guest site Vs based on the initial data Df. The invitation creating means F2 attached to the terminal device 3 of the provider Ha and the action displayed on the invitation 6 Message data registration means for registering at least message data Dm transmitted from the terminal device 5 of the inviter Hc ... accessing the guest site Vs provided on the web server 2 to the web server 2 based on the service information 7a, 7b. F3 and the card creation means F4 attached to the terminal device 3 of the service provider Ha that creates the welcome card 8 displaying at least the access information 7a and 7b to the guest site Vs based on the message data Dm, and the welcome card 8 Based on the displayed access information 7a, 7b, a photo that registers at least photo data Dp transmitted from the terminal device 5 of the inviter Hc ... accessing the guest site Vs provided on the web server 2 to the web server 2 Data registration means F5 is provided.

  In this case, according to a preferred aspect of the invention, the access information (7a, 7b) can be the URL 7a and / or the two-dimensional code 7b accessible from the personal computer Pc and / or the mobile phone Th, and the URL 7a and The ID code 7ai..., 7bi... Different for each invitee Hc. In addition, the initial data Df includes at least one or more party data Do, list data Dn of the inviter Hc... And one or more selection data Dc of the design related to the invitation 6 and the welcome card 8 set on the website Ws. Can be included. Further, attendance data Da relating to a party can be included in the message data Dm. On the other hand, in the website Ws, a bulletin board that can exchange information between at least invitees Hc... By setting the invitees Hc. An information exchange means F6 such as a chat can be provided, and a service provider Ha that creates a recording medium including at least the recording disk 12 such as a CD or DVD based on the photo data Dp registered in the photo data registration means F5 The media creation means F7 attached to the terminal device 3 can be provided.

  The party support system 1 according to the present invention having such a configuration has the following remarkable effects.

  (1) Based on the message data Dm, on the basis of the access information 7a, 7b displayed on the card creation means F4 or the welcome card 8 for creating the welcome card 8 displaying at least the access information 7a, 7b to the guest site Vs Since there is at least photo data registration means F5 for registering photo data Dp transmitted from the terminal device 5 of the inviter Hc ... accessing the guest site Vs provided on the server 2 to the web server 2, a party (wedding In addition to improving the convenience when making a contact concerning), the content of the party can be further enhanced to increase the added value of the service.

  (2) Based on the access information 7a and 7b displayed on the invitation 6, at least sent to the web server 2 from the terminal device 5 ... of the inviter Hc ... accessing the guest site Vs provided on the web server 2, From the terminal device 5 of the inviter Hc... Accessing the guest site Vs provided on the web server 2 based on the message data registration means F3 for registering the message data Dm and the access information 7a and 7b displayed on the welcome card 8. Since the photo data registration means F5 for registering at least the photo data Dp transmitted to the web server 2 is provided, the invitee Hc... ) Can be a better blessing.

  (3) According to a preferred embodiment, if the URL 7a and / or the two-dimensional code 7b accessible from the personal computer Pc and / or the mobile phone Th is used for the access information (7a, 7b), the inviter Hc ... Vs can be easily accessed not only from the personal computer Pc but also from the mobile phone Th.

  (4) According to a preferred embodiment, if the URL 7a and / or the two-dimensional code 7b includes different ID codes 7ai ..., 7bi ... for each invitee Hc ..., for example, a guest with the personal name of the inviter Hc ... Access to the site Vs becomes possible, and it is possible to further increase the sense of familiarity, and it is possible to easily and reliably identify the accessor, thereby contributing to the improvement of the security function.

  (5) According to a preferred embodiment, if the message data Dm includes attendance / absence data Da related to a party, attendance / absence such as parties and secondary meetings can be easily and quickly confirmed.

  (6) According to a preferred embodiment, information is exchanged at least between the invitees Hc... By setting the invitees Hc... In the group unit divided into one or two or more groups on the website Ws. If information exchange means F6 such as a bulletin board and chat can be provided, information exchange can be carried out smoothly, for example, in a group meeting.

  (7) According to a preferred embodiment, if a medium creation means F7 for creating a recording medium including at least the recording disk 12 such as a CD or a DVD is provided based on the photograph data Dp registered in the photograph data registration means F5, it is more possible. The service can be provided in a specific form, and the added value of the party (wedding) can be increased.

  Next, the best embodiment according to the present invention will be given and described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  First, the configuration of the party support system 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the party support system 1 has a basic system configuration, a service provider that is connected to the website Ws established on the web server 2 and is accessible to the website Ws via the Internet N. The terminal device 3 of Ha, the terminal device 4 of the party Hb that hosts the party, and the terminal device 5 of the invitee Hc ... invited to the party are used.

  A storage device 21 for registering various data as a database is attached to the web server 2, and this storage device 21 is sent to at least the party Hb and the invitee Hc... Transmitted from the terminal device 4 of the party Hb to the web server 2. The terminal device of the inviter Hc... Accessing the guest site Vs provided on the web server 2 on the basis of the access information 7a, 7b displayed on the invitation 6 described later, the initial data registration means F1 for registering the initial data Df. 5... Sent to the web server 2 from the message data registration means F3 for registering at least the message data Dm, and a guest site provided on the web server 2 based on the access information 7a and 7b displayed on the welcome card 8 described later Sent to the web server 2 from the terminal device 5 of the inviter Hc. , Constitutes a major portion of the photo data registration means F5 for registering at least picture data Dp.

  Further, the image of the website (homepage) Ws is configured as shown in FIG. FIG. 10 shows a web album Va described later. Furthermore, at the website Ws (guest site Vs), by setting the inviter Hc... To be divided into one or two or more groups so that information can be exchanged, at least the invitees Hc. The information exchange means F6 using the bulletin board which can be provided is provided.

  On the other hand, the terminal device 3 of the service provider Ha represents a computer system. The terminal device 3 is provided with a printing device (printer) 22 and a CD drive 23. The printing device 22 displays at least the guest site Vs access information 7a, 7b, which will be described later, based on the initial data Df. Of the card creating means F4 for creating a welcome card 8 (to be described later) displaying at least the access information 7a, 7b to the guest site Vs based on the message data Dm. It constitutes the main part. The CD drive 23 constitutes a main part of media creating means F7 that creates a recording medium using a CD (recording disc) 12. For this reason, the terminal device 3 stores a processing program 24 for executing the invitation creating means F2, the card creating means F4, and the media creating means F7. Note that the computer system of the terminal device 3 may be a single computer or a plurality of computers.

  On the other hand, the terminal device 4 of the party Hb is a personal computer (personal computer). Moreover, the terminal device 5 ... of the inviter Hc ... shows the personal computer Pc and the mobile phone Th. Therefore, the inviter Hc... Can access the guest site Vs described later by using either the personal computer Pc or the mobile phone Th. In addition, various mobile devices such as PDAs and various computing devices can be used for the terminal devices 5.

  Next, the usage method and function of the party support system 1 according to this embodiment will be described according to the flowchart shown in FIG. 2 with reference to FIGS.

  First, a couple (party Hb) performing a wedding (party) accesses the website (homepage) Ws from the terminal device 4 via the Internet N. Then, various data are registered on the premise that the party support system 1 receives a service (step S1). In this case, the initial data registration means F1 registers the initial data Df related to at least the parties Hb and the invitees Hc. The initial data Df includes party data Do of the party Hb's address, name, party venue, date, etc., list data Dn of the inviter Hc..., The invitation 6 set on the website Ws and the design related to the welcome card 8. Since the selection data Dc and the like are included, data is input and transmitted according to the registration procedure on the website (homepage) Ws. The name list data Dn of the inviters Hc... Includes data for dividing the inviters Hc... Into one or more groups, and the use of the bulletin board is divided for each group by this data. These data are transmitted from the terminal device 4 to the web server 2 and registered as a database in the storage device 21 of the web server 2 (step S2). Further, the party Hb makes an application for receiving the service and pays a fee by card settlement (step S3). Thereby, the service application is officially accepted (step S4). Then, a dedicated site for the party Hb is launched on the web server 2 (step S5).

  On the other hand, when the registration of the initial data Df is completed, the service provider Ha uses the printing device 22 shown in FIG. 1 constituting the invitation creation means F2 based on the initial data Df to at least access information 7a to the guest site Vs. , 7b are created (printed), and the created invitations 6 ... are sent (mailed) to the inviter Hc ... (step S6). FIG. 6 shows the front surface of the invitation 6. Although not shown, a general invitation (guide) paper is displayed on the back side of the invitation 6. As shown in FIG. 3, the service provider Ha is divided into a management section Hac and a processing section Ham, and the management section Hac sends the registered initial data Df to the status management system (management computer) 31. Further, it is transmitted to the processing section Ham. Then, in the processing section Ham, the invitations 6 are created and sent out. In the invitation 6, front and back surfaces are created by a design based on the selection data Dc selected in advance. In particular, as shown in FIG. 6, access information for accessing the guest site Vs is provided on the front surface ( 7a, 7b), that is, a URL 7a and a two-dimensional code (QR code) 7b accessible from the personal computer Pc and the mobile phone Th are displayed. The URL 7a and the two-dimensional code 7b include, for example, ID codes 7ai..., 7bi.

  On the other hand, the inviter Hc who has received the invitation 6 can access the guest site Vs provided on the web server 2 based on the URL 7a and the two-dimensional code 7b displayed in the invitation 6 (steps S7 and S8). ). That is, as shown in FIG. 7, when the terminal device 5 of the inviter Hc is a personal computer Pc, the URL 7a including the ID code 7ai is input to the URL input unit (address bar) 41 of the web browser. When the terminal device 5 of the inviter Hc is the mobile phone Th, the mobile phone Th is caused to read the two-dimensional code 7b including the ID code 7bi. Thereby, the web server 2 confirms the ID code 7ai or 7bi, and displays the guest site (screen) Vs corresponding to the ID code 7ai or 7bi (step S9). FIG. 7 shows a screen of the guest site Vsp displayed on the personal computer Pc, and FIG. 8 shows a screen of the guest site Vst displayed on the mobile phone Th. Since the guest sites Vsp and Vst are displayed for each invitee Hc..., The personal name 42 of the inviter Hc is displayed on the guest site Vsp screen. Therefore, it is possible to contribute to the improvement of the security function because the closeness can be further enhanced and the accessor can be easily and reliably identified. Since the two-dimensional code 7b for the mobile phone Th is displayed on the screen of the guest site Vsp of the personal computer Pc, the guest site Vst of the mobile phone Th can be easily accessed.

  Since the menu 43 is displayed on the screen of the guest site Vsp as shown in FIG. 7, the “Attendance Report” 44, “Message / Photo Send” 45, “Web Album” 46, and “Group Bulletin Board” 47 are displayed. You can choose. When the invitation 6 is received, it is before the party (wedding), so the “Attendance Report” 44 is selected to send (contact) the attendance for the party (banquet) or the secondary party, and “message / photo transmission” "45" is selected and a congratulatory message (message data Dm) and a past photo (photo data Dp) for the bride and groom are transmitted (step S10). By providing such an “attendance / absence report” 44, attendance / absence such as parties and secondary meetings can be easily and quickly confirmed. The message, photograph, etc. transmitted at this time are posted on a welcome card 8 to be described later distributed at the party. When the web server 2 receives the message data Dm and the photograph data Dp, it registers them as a database by the message data registration means F3 (step S11).

  On the other hand, on the screen of the guest site Vsp, it is possible to write on the bulletin board by further selecting “group bulletin board” 47 (step S12). In this case, the bulletin board is used in groups that are grouped in advance. The group includes, for example, a “university circle” group, a “university seminar” group, a “company colleague” group, a “high school classmate group”, and the like, and these groups are set so that information can be exchanged. Therefore, information exchange can be performed smoothly, such as having a festive meeting within the group.

  The same usage can be basically performed on the screen of the guest site Vst accessed by the mobile phone Th shown in FIG. In FIG. 8, if “party information” 48 is selected, information relating to the party can be displayed. “Attendance notice” 49 corresponds to “Attendance notice” 44 described above, and “message transmission” 50 corresponds to “message / photo transmission” 45 described above. The photograph can be transmitted as an attached photograph by the mail transmission function of the mobile phone Th. Further, the “group bulletin board” 51 corresponds to the “group bulletin board” 47 described above.

  On the other hand, the service provider Ha creates (prints) and creates the welcome card 8 using the printing device 22 shown in FIG. 1 constituting the card creation means F4 based on the registered message data Dm and photo data Dp. The welcome card 8 is sent (mailed) to the party Hb by the wedding day (steps S13 and S14). The welcome card 8 is created and shipped in the processing section Ham. An example of the design of the welcome card 8 is shown in FIG. In the example, nine congratulatory messages are listed in the message posting column 49. The design of the welcome card 8 is created by a design based on the selection data Dc selected in advance. In addition, the welcome card 8 is provided with an explanation column 50 for requesting a photograph taken at a party or the like and a message to be transmitted, and as in the case of the invitation 6, access information (7a, 7b) to the guest site Vs, That is, the URL 7a and the two-dimensional code (QR code) 7b accessible from the personal computer Pc and / or the mobile phone Th are displayed. Also in this case, as in the case of the invitation 6, the URL 7a and the two-dimensional code 7b include ID codes 7ai..., 7bi. in this case. The URL 7a and the two-dimensional code 7b of the invitation 6 and the URL 7a and the two-dimensional code 7b of the welcome card 8 may be the same or different.

  Then, the welcome card 8 is distributed to the invitees Hc ... who came from the party Hb on the day of the party (reception party) (steps S15, S16). Therefore, the inviter Hc... Can see various congratulatory messages posted on the welcome card 8 and can add flowers to the party.

  Further, the invitee Hc... Can access the guest site Vs provided on the web server 2 based on the URL 7a and the two-dimensional code 7b displayed on the welcome card 8 at a later date (step S17). That is, as in the case of the invitation 6, when the terminal device 5 of the inviter Hc is a personal computer Pc, as shown in FIG. 7, the ID code 7ai is set in the URL input part (address bar) 41 of the web browser. Enter the URL 7a to be included. When the terminal device 5 of the inviter Hc is the mobile phone Th, the mobile phone Th is caused to read the two-dimensional code 7b including the ID code 7bi. Thereby, the web server 2 confirms the ID code 7ai or 7bi, and displays the guest site (screen) Vs corresponding to the ID code 7ai or 7bi (step S18).

  As described above, the menu 43 is displayed on the screen of the guest site Vs as shown in FIG. 7, and at the time of accessing the guest site Vs based on the welcome card 8, after the party (wedding) ends. Therefore, the “message / photo transmission” 45 is selected to transmit the impression of the bride and groom after the wedding (message data Dm) and the photograph taken at the party (photo data Dp) (step S19). Thereby, if the web server 2 receives the message data Dm and the photo data Dp, the web server 2 performs registration by the photo data registration means F5 (step S20). Further, the message and photo at this time are posted on the web album Va (FIG. 10) provided on the website Ws. FIG. 10 shows an example of the web album Va. This web album Va can be viewed by the inviter Hc... By selecting “Web album” 46 in the menu 43.

  On the other hand, the web album Va is finally written on the CD (recording disk) 12 by the CD drive 23 constituting the medium creating means F7 to create a recording medium, and the created recording medium is sent to the party Hb ( Steps S21 and S22). If necessary, the same recording medium may be sent to all the invitees Hc... With the meaning of gratitude for providing the photos (steps S21 and S23). By creating such a CD 12, it is possible to provide services in a more specific form, and further increase the added value of a party (wedding).

  Thereby, the basic service by the service provider Ha ends. FIG. 3 is a system diagram showing a flow of a series of processes according to the above description. Further, since such a series of processing flows is transmitted from the web server 2 to the status management system 31 as status information, the status management system 31 manages the series of processes. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the welcome card 8 is created 10 days before the party date, and the CD (recording disc) 12 is created 10 days after the party date. And the period is set. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the sending of the guide 6, the welcome card 8, the CD 12, etc. are managed by the status management system 31.

  As described above, according to the party support system 1 according to the present embodiment, the card creating means F4 and the welcome card for creating the welcome card 8 displaying at least the access information 7a and 7b to the guest site Vs based on the message data Dm. Register at least photo data Dp transmitted from the terminal device 5 of the inviter Hc ... accessing the guest site Vs provided on the web server 2 to the web server 2 based on the access information 7a, 7b displayed in FIG. Since the photo data registration means F5 and the like are provided, it is possible to increase the added value of the service by enhancing the contents of the party, in addition to improving convenience when making a contact regarding the party (wedding). Further, based on the access information 7a, 7b displayed on the invitation 6, at least a message transmitted from the terminal device 5 of the inviter Hc ... accessing the guest site Vs provided on the web server 2 to the web server 2. Based on the message data registration means F3 for registering the data Dm and the access information 7a, 7b displayed on the welcome card 8, from the terminal device 5 ... of the inviter Hc ... accessing the guest site Vs provided on the web server 2 Since the photo data registration means F5 for registering at least the photo data Dp transmitted to the server 2 is provided, the invitee Hc... A better blessing can be done.

  Although the best embodiment has been described in detail above, the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment, and departs from the gist of the present invention in the detailed configuration, shape, material, quantity, numerical value, and the like. It can be changed, added, or deleted as long as it is not. For example, the contents of the initial data Df, the message data Dm, and the photo data Dp are not limited to examples, and various data can be included. Further, although the bulletin board is used as the information exchange unit F6, the information exchange unit F6 that enables chatting may be used. Furthermore, although the CD (recording disk) 12 has been exemplified as the recording medium, it may be another recording disk such as a DVD or another recording medium such as a video tape. Therefore, “photograph” in the present invention is a concept including a photograph with a message, a moving image, and the like.

The system block diagram which shows the whole party support system which concerns on the best embodiment of this invention, A flowchart for explaining step by step how to use the party support system; Block system diagram showing the flow of a series of processes when using the party support system, Explanatory diagram of status management in the party support system, Another explanatory diagram of status management in the party support system, Front view of invitation used when using the party support system, A screen layout of the guest site displayed on the PC in the party support system, A screen configuration diagram of the guest site displayed on the mobile phone in the party support system, Front view of welcome card used when using the party support system, Web album screen configuration diagram in the party support system,

Explanation of symbols

  1: party support system, 2: web server, 3: terminal device, 4: terminal device, 5 ...: terminal device, 6: invitation, 7a: URL (access information), 7b: two-dimensional code (access information), 7ai: ID code, 7bi: ID code, 8: Welcome card, 12: Recording disk, Ws: Website, Vs: Guest site, N: Internet, Ha: Service provider, Hb: Party, Hc ...: Invite, Df: initial data, Dm: message data, Dp: photo data, Do: party data, Dn: name list data, Dc: selection data, Da: attendance data, F1: initial data registration means, F2: invitation creation means, F3: Message data registration means, F4: Card creation means, F5: Photo data registration means, F6: Information exchange means, F7: Media creation means Pc: the personal computer, Th: mobile phone

Claims (7)

  A web site established on a web server and a terminal device of a service provider, a terminal device of a party hosting a party, and a terminal device of an invitee invited to the party, which are connected to the web site through the Internet. In the party support system used, initial data registration means for registering at least initial data relating to the party and the invitee transmitted from the terminal device of the party to the web server, and at least access information to the guest site based on the initial data Invitation creating means attached to the terminal device of the service provider that creates the invitation displaying the message, and the terminal device of the inviter who accessed the guest site provided on the web server based on the access information displayed in the invitation Sent to the web server from at least the message data Message data registration means for registering data, card creation means attached to the service provider's terminal device for creating a welcome card displaying at least the access information to the guest site based on the message data, and displayed on the welcome card A party support system comprising: photo data registration means for registering at least photo data transmitted from a terminal device of an inviter who has accessed a guest site provided on a web server based on access information to the web server .   The party support system according to claim 1, wherein the access information uses a URL and / or a two-dimensional code accessible from a personal computer and / or a mobile phone.   3. The party support system according to claim 2, wherein the URL and / or the two-dimensional code includes an ID code that differs for each invitee.   2. The initial data includes at least one or more of party data, inviter list data, invitations set on the website, and design selection data related to a welcome card. The party support system described.   The party support system according to claim 1, wherein the message data includes attendance / absence data related to a party.   Information exchange means such as a bulletin board, chat, etc. that can exchange information between at least invitees by setting the website so that information can be exchanged in groups of one or more groups. The party support system according to claim 1, further comprising:   A media creating unit attached to a terminal device of a service provider that creates at least a recording medium including a recording disk such as a CD or a DVD based on the photograph data registered in the photograph data registering unit. Item 1. The party support system according to Item 1.