JP2018010519A - Information notification device, information notification system, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide an appropriate service according to a customer. According to one embodiment, an information notification apparatus includes a first determination unit, a second determination unit, and a processing unit. The first determining means determines the customer attribute based on the sensing data obtained by measuring the customer state. The second determination unit determines information to be notified to the customer based on the attribute determined by the first determination unit. The processing means performs processing for notifying the customer of the information determined by the second determining means. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  Embodiments described herein relate generally to an information notification device, an information notification system, and a program.

It is known to determine customer attributes based on actual purchases and provide customers with services according to these attributes.
However, depending on the attribute determined based on the purchase record, an appropriate service may not be provided to the customer.
For this reason, it has been desired that an appropriate service according to the customer can be provided.

JP 2009-54102 A

  The problem to be solved by the embodiments of the present invention is an information notification apparatus, an information notification system, and a program capable of providing an appropriate service according to a customer.

  The information notification apparatus according to the embodiment includes a first determination unit, a second determination unit, and a processing unit. The first determining means determines the customer attribute based on the sensing data obtained by measuring the customer state. The second determination unit determines information to be notified to the customer based on the attribute determined by the first determination unit. The processing means performs processing for notifying the customer of the information determined by the second determining means.

The block diagram which shows each principal part circuit structure of the apparatus contained in the information notification system which concerns on 1st Embodiment-5th Embodiment. The figure which shows an example of the table memorize | stored in the auxiliary storage device of the server in FIG. The flowchart of the control processing in 1st Embodiment-3rd Embodiment by CPU of the server in FIG. 1, or the control processing in 4th Embodiment or 5th Embodiment by CPU of the information terminal in FIG. The flowchart of the control processing in 1st Embodiment by CPU of the server in FIG. The flowchart of the control processing in 2nd Embodiment or 5th Embodiment by CPU of the information terminal in FIG. The flowchart of the control processing in 2nd Embodiment or 5th Embodiment by CPU of the server in FIG. The flowchart of the control processing in 4th Embodiment by CPU of the information terminal in FIG.

  The information notification system according to the first to fifth embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a main circuit configuration of each device included in the information notification system 1 according to the first to fifth embodiments. The information notification system 1 provides an information notification service. The information notification service is a service for notifying information such as advertisements, coupons or notifications (hereinafter referred to as “notification information”) to customers such as members. The information notification system 1 includes a server 10, an information terminal 20 and a POS (point of sales) terminal 30. The server 10, the information terminal 20, and the POS terminal 30 are each connected to the network NW. The network NW is a communication network including the Internet, a mobile communication network, or a local area network (LAN). The network NW may include a dedicated line or other communication line.

  The server 10 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 11, a main memory 12, an auxiliary storage device 13, a network I / F (interface) 14, and a bus 15.

  The CPU 11 corresponds to a central part of a computer that performs processing and control necessary for the operation of the server 10. The CPU 11 controls each unit to realize various functions of the server 10 based on programs such as an operating system and application software stored in the main memory 12.

  The main memory 12 corresponds to the main memory portion of the computer. The main memory 12 stores programs such as an operating system and application software. The main memory 12 stores data that the CPU 11 refers to when performing various processes. Further, the main memory 12 is used as a so-called work area that stores data temporarily used when the CPU 11 performs various processes.

  The auxiliary storage device 13 corresponds to the auxiliary storage portion of the computer. The auxiliary storage device 13 is, for example, an EEPROM (electrically erasable programmable read-only memory), an HDD (hard disc drive), or an SSD (solid state drive). The auxiliary storage device 13 stores data used when the CPU 11 performs various processes or data generated by the processes in the CPU 11. The auxiliary storage device 13 may store a program such as the above operating system or application.

  The program stored in the main memory 12 or the auxiliary storage device 13 includes a control program described regarding control processing described later. As an example, the server 10 is transferred to a provider of an information notification service, for example, with the control program stored in the main memory 12 or the auxiliary storage device 13. However, the server 10 may be transferred to the provider in a state where the control program is not stored in the main memory 12 or the auxiliary storage device 13. A control program separately transferred to the provider may be written into the main memory 12 or the auxiliary storage device 13 under the operation of the provider or a service person. The transfer of the control program at this time can be realized by recording on a removable recording medium such as a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, an optical disk, or a semiconductor memory, or by downloading via a network.

  In the network I / F 14, the server 10 communicates via the network NW.

  The bus 15 includes an address bus, a data bus, and the like, and transmits signals transmitted and received by each unit of the server 10.

The information terminal 20 is a portable information terminal such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, or a tablet PC (personal computer). Alternatively, the information terminal 20 may be a stationary computer such as a desktop PC or a notebook PC.
The information terminal 20 includes a CPU 21, a main memory 22, an auxiliary storage device 23, a network I / F 24, a touch panel 25, a sensor unit 26, and a bus 27.

  The CPU 21 corresponds to a central part of a computer that performs processing and control necessary for the operation of the information terminal 20. The CPU 21 controls each unit to realize various functions of the information terminal 20 based on programs such as an operating system and application software stored in the main memory 22.

  The main memory 22 corresponds to the main memory portion of the computer. The main memory 22 stores programs such as an operating system and application software. The main memory 22 stores data that is referred to when the CPU 21 performs various processes. Further, the main memory 22 is used as a so-called work area that stores data temporarily used when the CPU 21 performs various processes.

  The auxiliary storage device 23 corresponds to the auxiliary storage portion of the computer. The auxiliary storage device 23 is, for example, an EEPROM, HDD, or SSD. The auxiliary storage device 23 stores data used when the CPU 21 performs various processes or data generated by the processes in the CPU 21. The auxiliary storage device 23 may store programs such as the above operating system or application software. The auxiliary storage device 23 also stores an individual member ID (identifier) assigned to each member of the information notification service.

  The program stored in the main memory 22 or the auxiliary storage device 23 includes application software (hereinafter referred to as “information notification application”) for providing an information notification service. As an example, the information terminal 20 is transferred to the user of the information terminal 20 in a state where the information notification application is not stored in the main memory 22 or the auxiliary storage device 23. Then, the information notification application separately transferred to the user of the information terminal 20 is written into the main memory 22 or the auxiliary storage device 23 under the operation of the user of the information terminal 20 or the like. However, the information terminal 20 may be transferred to the user of the information terminal 20 with the information notification application stored in the main memory 22 or the auxiliary storage device 23. The above-described transfer of the information notification application can be realized by recording on a removable recording medium such as a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, an optical disk, or a semiconductor memory, or by downloading via a network.

  In the network I / F 24, the information terminal 20 communicates via the network NW.

  The touch panel 25 functions as a display device that displays a screen for notifying the operator of the information terminal 20 of various information. The touch panel 25 functions as an input device that receives a touch operation by the operator.

  The sensor unit 26 includes one or a plurality of sensors. The sensor unit 26 measures the state of the operator of the information terminal 20 and outputs it as data. The operator's state is, for example, the operator's position, speed, acceleration, posture, body temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, calorie consumption or weight, or temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, illuminance, or gravity acceleration near the operator. . Data output from the sensor unit 26 is sensing data. Each sensor constituting the sensor unit 26 is, for example, a gyro sensor, an acceleration sensor, a GPS (Global Positioning System) sensor, an illuminance sensor, a proximity sensor, a magnetic sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a rotation vector sensor, or a gravity sensor. A thermometer, a heart rate monitor, a blood pressure monitor, a weight scale or an activity meter. In FIG. 1, the sensor unit 26 is illustrated as being built in the information terminal 20. However, the sensors constituting the sensor unit 26 are not limited to those built in the information terminal 20. Each sensor constituting the sensor unit 26 may be externally attached to the information terminal 20. The sensor unit 26 may include a built-in sensor and an external sensor. The externally attached sensor may be connected to the information terminal 20 by wire or may be wirelessly connected.

  The bus 27 includes an address bus, a data bus, and the like, and transmits signals transmitted and received by each unit of the information terminal 20.

  The POS terminal 30 is installed in a store or the like for operations such as registration of goods to be settled and settlement. Since the process related to the registration and settlement of the product to be settled is a well-known process, detailed description thereof is omitted. The POS terminal 30 is typically a face-to-face system operated by a store clerk. However, the POS terminal 30 can also use a self method operated by a shopper. Moreover, the registration part which performs a registration process, and the payment part which performs a payment process can be isolate | separated, a shop assistant operates a registration part, and the semi-self system which a shopper operates about a payment part can also be used. The POS terminal 30 includes a CPU 31, a main memory 32, an auxiliary storage device 33, a network I / F 34, a touch panel 35, a printer 36, a scanner 37, and a bus 38. The POS terminal 30 is an example of a receipt issuing device.

  The CPU 31 corresponds to a central part of a computer that performs processing and control necessary for the operation of the POS terminal 30. The CPU 31 controls each unit to implement various functions of the POS terminal 30 based on programs such as an operating system and application software stored in the main memory 32.

  The main memory 32 corresponds to the main memory portion of the computer. The main memory 32 stores programs such as the operating system and application software. The main memory 32 stores data that is referred to when the CPU 31 performs various processes. Further, the main memory 32 is used as a so-called work area that stores data temporarily used when the CPU 31 performs various processes.

  The auxiliary storage device 33 corresponds to the auxiliary storage portion of the computer. The auxiliary storage device 33 is, for example, an EEPROM, HDD, or SSD. The auxiliary storage device 33 stores data used when the CPU 31 performs various processes or data generated by the processes in the CPU 31. The auxiliary storage device 33 may store a program such as the above operating system or application.

  The program stored in the main memory 32 or the auxiliary storage device 33 includes a control program described regarding control processing described later. As an example, the POS terminal 30 is transferred to the user of the POS terminal 30 with the control program stored in the main memory 32 or the auxiliary storage device 33. However, the POS terminal 30 may be transferred to the user of the POS terminal 30 in a state where the control program is not stored in the main memory 32 or the auxiliary storage device 33. A control program separately transferred to the user of the POS terminal 30 may be written into the main memory 32 or the auxiliary storage device 33 under the operation of the user of the POS terminal 30 or a serviceman. The transfer of the control program at this time can be realized by recording on a removable recording medium such as a magnetic disk, a magneto-optical disk, an optical disk, or a semiconductor memory, or by downloading via a network.

  The network I / F 34 communicates with the POS terminal 30 via the network NW.

  The touch panel 35 functions as a display device that displays a screen for notifying the operator of the POS terminal 30 of various information. The touch panel 35 functions as an input device that receives a touch operation by the operator.

  The printer 36 prints a receipt or the like. The printer 36 can use various methods such as a dot impact printer, an ink jet printer, a thermal printer, a laser printer, or other printers.

  The scanner 37 reads a barcode displayed on a product or the like, and outputs a product code represented by the barcode. The scanner 37 may be a handheld type or a type fixed to a cash register.

  The bus 38 includes an address bus, a data bus, and the like, and transmits signals exchanged in each unit of the POS terminal 30.

[First Embodiment]
Hereinafter, the information notification system 1 according to the first embodiment will be described. In the first embodiment, the server 10 operates as an information notification device.

In the first embodiment, the auxiliary storage device 13 of the server 10 stores an attribute table.
FIG. 2 is an example of the attribute table T. The attribute table T associates a plurality of attributes with each of a plurality of member IDs. Each of the attributes A1 to An associated with the member ID has a value of TRUE or FALSE. When the value of the attribute A1 is TRUE, it indicates that the member corresponds to the attribute A1, and when the value of the attribute A1 is FALSE, the member corresponds to the attribute A1. The same applies to the attributes A2 to An.
The attributes B1 to Bm indicate the age and sex of each member. Each value of attribute B1-attribute Bm is predetermined by each member. Each value of attribute B1 to attribute Bm is a value that is not based on sensing data.

  In the first embodiment, the program stored in the main memory 12 or the auxiliary storage device 13 of the server 10 includes a description related to the control processing shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.

First, an operation for determining an attribute based on sensing data will be described.
The CPU 21 of the information terminal 20 stores the sensing data output from the sensor unit 26 in the auxiliary storage device 23. Then, the CPU 21 instructs the network I / F 24 to periodically transmit the sensing data stored in the auxiliary storage device 23 together with the member ID to the server 10. In response to this instruction, the network I / F transmits the sensing data to the server 10. The transmitted sensing data and member ID are received by the network I / F 14 of the server 10. The sensing data transmitted here is sensing data that has not been transmitted to the server 10 among the sensing data stored in the auxiliary storage device 23. The CPU 21 may delete the sensing data that has been transmitted to the server 10 from the auxiliary storage device 23.

  On the other hand, the CPU 11 of the server 10 waits for sensing data and a member ID to be received by the network I / F 14. When the sensing data and the member ID are received, the CPU 11 stores the sensing data in the auxiliary storage device 13 in association with the member ID.

  The CPU 11 periodically starts the control process shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a flowchart of control processing by the CPU 11. The CPU 11 executes the control process of FIG. 3 based on the control program stored in the main memory 12 or the auxiliary storage device 13. In the following description, only processing for one member is shown. The CPU 11 performs the same process for each of the other members.

In Act1, the CPU 11 sets 1 as the value of the variable k.
In Act 2, the CPU 11 determines whether the member corresponds to the attribute Ak based on the sensing data stored in the auxiliary storage device 13. For example, the CPU 11 determines the attribute A1 indicating whether or not jogging is performed as follows as an example. The CPU 11 determines, based on the sensing data stored in the auxiliary storage device 13, the time during which jogging per day is performed based on the temporal change of the member position and the temporal change of the speed. If the jogging time per day is equal to or greater than a certain value, the CPU 11 determines that the member falls under the attribute A1. Or you may determine based on the movement distance which the member moved by jogging. The determination may be made based on the calorie consumed by the member by jogging in combination with the member's consumed calorie stored as sensing data in the auxiliary storage device 13. In addition, for example, the CPU 11 determines the attribute A2 indicating whether there are many restaurants as follows as an example. If the number of times the user enters the restaurant within the most recent fixed period from the sensing data stored in the auxiliary storage device 13 based on the time-dependent change of the member's position is equal to or greater than the predetermined number, the CPU 11 It is determined that it falls under. If the attribute corresponds to the attribute Ak, the CPU 11 determines Yes in Act2 and proceeds to Act3.
In Act 3, the CPU 11 sets the value of the attribute Ak for the member to TRUE.

On the other hand, if it does not correspond to the attribute Ak, the CPU 11 determines No in Act2 and proceeds to Act4.
In Act 4, the CPU 11 sets the value of the attribute Ak for the member to FALSE.

After the processing of Act3 or Act4, the CPU 11 proceeds to Act5.
In Act 5, the CPU 11 determines whether or not the value of the variable k is n or more. If the value of k is not greater than or equal to n, the CPU 11 determines No in Act5 and proceeds to Act6.
In Act 6, the CPU 11 increases the value of the variable k by 1. After the process of Act6, the CPU 11 returns to Act2.
On the other hand, if the value of k is greater than or equal to n, the CPU 11 determines Yes in Act 5 and ends the control process shown in FIG. As described above, the member attributes are determined by the control process shown in FIG. Therefore, by performing the control process shown in FIG. 3, the computer having the CPU 11 as the center operates as a first determination unit that determines the customer attribute based on the sensing data.

Next, an operation for notifying members of notification information using the member attributes determined as described above will be described.
In the operation described below, when the operator of the server 10 sets conditions for transmitting notification information such as advertisements, coupons, or notifications, the notification information is transmitted only to the information terminals 20 of the members that satisfy the conditions. The The operator is, for example, a store clerk who wants to send specific notification information to the member. The store clerk typically operates the server 10 via the network NW using a computer (not shown) connected to the network NW. The CPU 11 of the server 10 starts the control process shown in FIG. 4 in response to an operation by the operator. FIG. 4 is a flowchart of control processing by the CPU 11. The CPU 11 executes the control process of FIG. 4 based on the control program stored in the main memory 12 or the auxiliary storage device 13.

In Act 11, the CPU 11 determines notification information to be transmitted to the information terminal 20. The notification information is input to the information terminal 20 by an operation by an operator, for example. The CPU 11 determines the input notification information as notification information to be transmitted to the information terminal 20.
In Act 12, the CPU 11 determines a condition for transmitting the notification information. The condition is input to the information terminal 20 by, for example, an operation by the operator. The CPU 11 determines the input condition as a condition for transmitting the notification information. The condition is input as “attribute A1 = TRUE”, for example. Moreover, AND, OR, NOT, parentheses, etc. may be used for the conditions. As such a condition, for example, “attribute A1 = TRUE AND attribute A2 = TRUE” is input. In addition, attributes B1 to Bm may be used for the condition. As such a condition, for example, “attribute B1> 20” or “attribute A3 = TRUE AND attribute B2 = male” is input.

  In Act 13, the CPU 11 extracts a member ID that matches the conditions. When the condition is “attribute A1 = TRUE”, the CPU 11 refers to the attribute table T stored in the auxiliary storage device and extracts the member ID whose attribute A1 value is TRUE. If the condition is “attribute A1 = TRUE AND attribute A2 = TRUE”, the CPU 11 refers to the attribute table T stored in the auxiliary storage device, and the member ID whose attribute A1 and attribute A2 values are TRUE. To extract. Further, when the condition is “attribute B1> 20”, the CPU 11 refers to the attribute table T stored in the auxiliary storage device, and extracts a member ID whose attribute B1 value exceeds 20. When the condition is “attribute A3 = TRUE AND attribute B2 = male”, the CPU 11 refers to the attribute table T stored in the auxiliary storage device, and the value of the attribute A3 is TRUE and the value of the attribute B2 is The member ID that is a man is extracted. Each time the control process shown in FIG. 4 is performed, whether or not to notify the notification information to each member is determined by the processes of Act11 to Act13. In other words, the CPU 11 determines the notification information as information to be notified to the member extracted as described above. Therefore, by performing the processes of Act11 to Act13, the computer having the CPU 11 as the center operates as a second determination unit that determines information to be notified to the customer.

In Act 14, the CPU 11 instructs the network I / F 24 to transmit the notification information determined in Act 11 to each of the information terminals 20 specified by the extracted member ID. In response to this instruction, the network I / F 24 transmits the notification information to the information terminals 20. The notification information is transmitted using a push notification or an e-mail. The push notification or the e-mail is displayed on the information terminal 20 automatically or in response to an instruction from the user of the information terminal 20. This display notifies the member of notification information. In other words, the processing of the CPU 11 in Act 14 is an example of processing for notifying members of notification information. Therefore, by performing the process of Act14, the computer having the CPU 11 as the center operates as a processing unit that performs a process for notifying the customer of information. The CPU 11 ends the control process shown in FIG. 4 after the process of Act14.
As described above, the server 10 according to the first embodiment can transmit the notification information only to the member information terminals 20 that satisfy the conditions.

  In the information notification system 1 of the first embodiment, the server 10 determines a member attribute based on sensing data obtained by measuring the member state. And in the information notification system 1 of 1st Embodiment, the server 10 determines whether notification information is notified for every member based on the attribute determined as mentioned above. Therefore, according to the information notification system 1 of the first embodiment, whether or not the notification information is to be notified to a certain member is based on the purchase information based on the sensing data obtained by measuring the state of the member. It is determined in consideration of the member attributes determined from a different point of view, and an appropriate service according to the customer can be provided.

  Moreover, according to the information notification system 1 of the first embodiment, the server 10 determines the attribute based on the position information. Therefore, whether or not to notify the notification information to a certain member can be determined in consideration of the movement of the member.

  Further, according to the information notification system 1 of the first embodiment, the server 10 uses not only attributes determined based on the sensing data but also attributes not based on the sensing data such as the age and sex of the member. It is also possible to determine information to be notified. In this case, it is possible to provide an appropriate service according to the customer as compared with the case based only on the attribute determined based on the sensing data.

[Second Embodiment]
Hereinafter, the information notification system 1 according to the second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, the server 10 operates as an information notification device.

  In the second embodiment, the auxiliary storage device 13 of the server 10 stores a notification information database. The notification information database includes a plurality of notification information. The notification information database associates conditions with each piece of notification information. The conditions are the same as the conditions set in the notification information in the first embodiment.

In the second embodiment, the program stored in the main memory 12 or the auxiliary storage device 13 of the server 10 includes a description related to the control processing shown in FIGS. 3 and 6.
In the second embodiment, the program stored in the main memory 22 or the auxiliary storage device 23 of the information terminal 20 includes a description related to the control process shown in FIG.

The second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment until the attribute is determined. Hereinafter, an operation for notifying the member of the notification information using the member attribute determined in the same manner as in the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of the control process by the CPU 21 of the information terminal 20. The CPU 21 executes the control process of FIG. 5 based on the information notification application stored in the main memory 22 or the auxiliary storage device 23.

  In Act 21, the CPU 21 stores the current date and time in the main memory 22.

  In Act 22, the CPU 21 confirms whether or not a specific operation has been performed by the operator. If the specific operation is not performed, the CPU 21 determines No in Act 22 and proceeds to Act 23. The specific operation is an operation predetermined by an information notification application designer or the like.

  In Act 23, the CPU 21 confirms whether or not a predetermined time has elapsed from the date and time stored in Act 21. If the predetermined time has not elapsed, the CPU 21 determines No in Act 23 and returns to Act 22. Thus, the CPU 21 repeats Act22 and Act23 until a specific operation is performed or a predetermined time elapses. If the CPU 21 is in the standby state of Act 22 and Act 23 and a specific operation is performed, the CPU 21 determines Yes in Act 22 and proceeds to Act 24. In addition, when the CPU 21 is in the standby state of Act 22 and Act 23 and a certain time has elapsed, the CPU 21 determines Yes in Act 23 and proceeds to Act 24.

  In Act 24, the CPU 21 generates an information request for requesting transmission of the notification information, and instructs the network I / F 24 to transmit this information request to the server 10. Note that the CPU 21 generates the information request as including the member ID stored in the auxiliary storage device 23. In response to the instruction from the CPU 21, the network I / F 24 transmits an information request to the server 10. The transmitted information request is received by the network I / F 14 of the server 10.

On the other hand, the CPU 11 of the server 10 executes the control process shown in FIG. The CPU 11 executes the control process of FIG. 6 based on the control program stored in the main memory 12 or the auxiliary storage device 13.
In Act 31, the CPU 11 waits for an information request to be received by the network I / F 14. If the information request is received, the CPU 11 determines Yes in Act 31 and proceeds to Act 32.

  In Act 32, the CPU 11 extracts information satisfying the condition associated with the notification information from the notification information included in the notification information database. The CPU 11 refers to the attribute table T and determines whether each notification information satisfies the condition based on the member attribute specified by the member ID included in the information request.

  In Act 33, the CPU 11 selects one of the notification information extracted in Act 32. For example, the CPU 11 performs the selection at random. Note that the notification information may be different in ease of selection. The ease of selection in this case is set in advance by the operator of the server 10 for each notification information, for example. In this way, for example, when an advertisement is selected as the notification information, it is possible to vary the ease of selection for each advertisement according to the amount of the advertisement fee. Further, for example, when there is notification information that is particularly desired to be notified, the notification information can be easily selected. The CPU 11 determines the notification information to be transmitted to the information terminal 20 by the processes of Act32 and Act33. Therefore, by performing the processes of Act32 and Act33, the computer having the CPU 11 as the center operates as a second determination unit.

  In Act 34, the CPU 11 transmits the notification information selected in Act 33 to the information terminal 20 that has transmitted the information request received in Act 31. That is, the CPU 11 instructs the network I / F 14 to transmit the notification information. In response to this instruction, the network I / F 14 transmits the notification information to the information terminal 20. The transmitted notification information is received by the network I / F 24 of the information terminal 20. After the process of Act 34, the CPU 11 returns to Act 31.

  On the other hand, in Act 25 of FIG. 5, the CPU 21 of the information terminal 20 waits for notification information to be received by the network I / F 24. When the notification information is received, the CPU 21 determines Yes in Act 25 and proceeds to Act 26.

  In Act 26, the CPU 21 instructs the touch panel 25 to display the notification information received in Act 25. In response to this instruction, the touch panel 25 displays the notification information. This display notifies the member of notification information. In other words, the processing of the CPU 11 in Act 34 is an example of processing for notifying members of notification information. Therefore, by performing the process of Act 34, the computer having the CPU 11 as the center operates as a processing unit that performs a process for notifying the customer of information. If the notification information is already displayed on the touch panel 25, the CPU 21 instructs the touch panel 25 to update the display of the notification information to the one selected in Act 25. In response to this instruction, the touch panel 25 displays the notification information.

  In Act 27, as in Act 22, the CPU 21 confirms whether or not a specific operation has been performed by the operator. If the specific operation is not performed, the CPU 21 determines No in Act 27 and proceeds to Act 28.

  In Act 28, the CPU 21 confirms whether or not an operation for ending the display of the notification information displayed on the touch panel 25 in Act 26 has been performed. If the operation for ending the display of the notification information is not performed, the CPU 21 determines No in Act 28 and returns to Act 27. Thus, the CPU 21 repeats Act 27 and Act 28 until a specific operation is performed or an operation for ending the display of notification information is performed. If the CPU 21 is in the standby state of Act 27 and Act 28 and a specific operation is performed, the CPU 21 determines Yes in Act 27 and returns to Act 24. In addition, when an operation for ending the display of the notification information is performed in the standby state of Act 27 and Act 28, the CPU 21 determines Yes in Act 28 and proceeds to Act 29.

  In Act 29, the CPU 21 instructs the touch panel 25 to end the display of the notification information displayed on the touch panel 25. In response to this instruction, the touch panel 25 ends the display of the notification information. After the processing of Act 29, the CPU 21 returns to Act 21.

  As the information notification system 1 operates as described above, while the information notification application is being executed on the information terminal 20, notification information is displayed on the touch panel 25 in response to a specific operation performed by the operator. The Further, while the information notification application is being executed on the information terminal 20, the notification information is also displayed on the touch panel 25 even when the notification information is not displayed on the touch panel 25 for a certain time or longer.

Since the information notification system 1 of the second embodiment determines the attribute of the member as in the first embodiment and selects the notification information to notify the member based on the attribute, the information notification of the first embodiment An effect similar to that obtained by the notification system 1 can be achieved.
Furthermore, in the information notification system 1 of the second embodiment, the server 10 transmits notification information that satisfies a condition based on the attribute of the member among the plurality of notification information to the information terminal. Therefore, according to the information notification system 1 of the second embodiment, highly-relevant information is notified to the member, and an appropriate service according to the customer can be provided. If the conditions and attributes used for selecting the notification information are appropriately set, the information to be notified is likely to be information that is interesting or interesting to the member.

[Third Embodiment]
Hereinafter, an information notification system 1 according to the third embodiment will be described. In the third embodiment, the server 10 operates as an information notification device.

  In the third embodiment, the program stored in the main memory 12 or the auxiliary storage device 13 of the server 10 includes a description related to the control processing shown in FIG.

  In the third embodiment, the information terminal 20 has a function of outputting a member ID. The information terminal 20 outputs the member ID by a method such as displaying a barcode including the member ID on the touch panel 25, printing a barcode including the member ID, or transmitting the member ID to another device.

  The third embodiment is the same as the first embodiment until the attribute is determined. Hereinafter, the operation of notifying the member of notification information using the member attribute determined in the same manner as in the first embodiment will be described.

  The operator of the POS terminal 30 causes the scanner 37 to read the barcode on which the member ID is recorded at the time of product registration or payment. In response to this, the CPU 31 of the POS terminal 30 stores the member ID read by the scanner 37 in the main memory 32 or the auxiliary storage device 33. Then, the CPU 31 makes an inquiry to the server 10 as to whether or not the member ID is a member ID of the information notification service, and determines that the settlement person is a member of the information notification service. Then, the CPU 31 of the POS terminal 30 instructs the network I / F 34 to transmit an information request to the server 10 if the settlement person is a member of the information notification service. This information request is for requesting the server 10 to transmit notification information, similar to the information request transmitted by the information terminal 20 in the second embodiment. However, in the third embodiment, the CPU 31 generates an information request as including the member ID stored in the main memory 32 or the auxiliary storage device 33 instead of the member ID stored in the auxiliary storage device 23. In response to an instruction from the CPU 31, the network I / F 34 transmits an information request to the server 10.

On the other hand, the CPU 11 of the server 10 executes the control process shown in FIG. 6 as in the second embodiment. However, in the third embodiment, the information request transmission source and the notification information transmission destination are not the information terminal 20 but the POS terminal 30.
When the CPU 11 performs the processes of Act32 and Act33 in the control process shown in FIG. 6, the computer having the CPU 11 as the center operates as the second determining unit, as in the second embodiment.
The notification information is transmitted to the POS terminal 30 by the CPU 11 executing the control process shown in FIG. Therefore, by performing the process of Act 34, the computer having the CPU 11 as the center operates as a transmission unit that transmits information to the POS terminal 30 as an example of a receipt issuing device in cooperation with the network I / F 14.

  The CPU 31 of the POS terminal 30 waits for the notification information to be received by the network I / F 34 after transmitting the information request. When the notification information is received, the CPU 31 stores the notification information in the main memory 32 or the auxiliary storage device 33. By performing this process, the CPU 31 operates as a receiving unit in cooperation with the network I / F 34. Then, when printing a receipt, the CPU 31 instructs the printer 36 to print the notification information together with the receipt. Note that the CPU 31 may cause the notification information to be printed at the end of the receipt or the like, or may be printed on a paper different from the receipt. By performing this process, the computer having the CPU 31 as a center operates as an issuing means for issuing a receipt in cooperation with the printer 36.

  The information notification system 1 may issue an electronic receipt. In this case, the POS terminal 30 also sends notification information when sending receipt data to an electronic receipt server (not shown). Thereby, the electronic receipt server can include the notification information in the electronic receipt. Alternatively, the POS terminal 30 may generate an electronic receipt including the notification information and transmit data of the electronic receipt to the information terminal 20. Even by performing this process, the computer having the CPU 31 as the center operates as an issuing means for issuing a receipt.

  As described above, the notification information is notified to the member by issuing a receipt including the notification information. In other words, the process of Act 34 is an example of a process for notifying members of notification information. Therefore, by performing the process of Act 34, the computer having the CPU 11 as the center operates as a processing unit that performs a process for notifying the customer of information as in the second embodiment.

  The information notification system 1 of the third embodiment issues a receipt including notification information by the operation of the server 10 and the POS terminal 30. When the notification information is an advertisement or a coupon for a product sold in a store, when the member sees the notification information leads to the motive for the member to purchase the product in the store There is. Therefore, according to the information notification system 1 of the third embodiment, it is easy to use the notification information for sales promotion of products sold in the store. Further, the information notification system 1 of the third embodiment can obtain the same effects as those obtained by the server 10 of the first embodiment.

[Fourth Embodiment]
Hereinafter, the information notification system 1 according to the fourth embodiment will be described. In the fourth embodiment, the information terminal 20 operates as an information notification device.

  In the fourth embodiment, the program stored in the main memory 22 or the auxiliary storage device 23 of the information terminal 20 includes a description related to the control processing shown in FIGS. 3 and 7.

In the fourth embodiment, the auxiliary storage device 23 of the information terminal 20 stores the attribute table. However, the member ID and attribute for only one operator of the information terminal 20 are recorded in the attribute table of the fourth embodiment. Other than that, it is the same as the attribute table T of the first to third embodiments. Hereinafter, the attribute table stored in the auxiliary storage device 23 is referred to as a terminal table.
In the fourth embodiment, the auxiliary storage device 23 of the information terminal 20 stores a notification information database. The notification information database is the same as that in the second embodiment. The notification information database is updated regularly or irregularly. That is, the CPU 21 acquires data for updating the notification information database from the server 10 or the like through the network NW. Then, the CPU 11 updates the notification information database using the data.

Hereinafter, the operation of the information notification system 1 according to the fourth embodiment will be described.
The information terminal 20 stores the sensing data output from the sensor unit 26 in the auxiliary storage device 23.

  The CPU 21 of the information terminal 20 starts the control process shown in FIG. 3 periodically. The CPU 21 executes the control process of FIG. 3 based on the information notification application stored in the main memory 22 or the auxiliary storage device 23. The control process in FIG. 3 is executed by the CPU 11 in the first embodiment, but is executed by the CPU 21 in the fourth embodiment. However, the CPU 21 uses the sensing data stored in the auxiliary storage device 23. Further, the CPU 21 uses a terminal table stored in the auxiliary storage device 23 instead of the attribute table T. As described above, the CPU 21 executes the control process shown in FIG. Therefore, by performing the control process shown in FIG. 3, the computer having the CPU 21 as the center operates as the first determining means.

Next, an operation for notifying members of notification information using the member attributes determined as described above will be described.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of control processing by the CPU 21. The CPU 21 executes the control process of FIG. 7 based on the information notification application stored in the main memory 22 or the auxiliary storage device 23.
For Act 21 to Act 23, the CPU 21 performs the same processing as in FIG. However, if a specific operation is performed in the standby state of Act 22 and Act 23, the CPU 21 determines Yes in Act 22 and proceeds to Act 41. Further, when the CPU 21 is in the standby state of Act 22 and Act 23 and a predetermined time has elapsed, the CPU 21 determines Yes in Act 23 and proceeds to Act 41.

  In Act 41, the CPU 21 extracts information that satisfies the condition associated with the notification information from the notification information included in the notification information database stored in the auxiliary storage device 23. The CPU 21 determines whether or not the condition is satisfied based on the value of each attribute with reference to the terminal table stored in the auxiliary storage device 23.

  In Act 42, the CPU 21 selects one of the notification information extracted in Act 44. For example, the CPU 21 performs the selection at random. Note that the notification information may be different in ease of selection. The ease of selection in this case is set in advance for each piece of notification information by a distributor of the notification information database, for example. In this way, for example, when an advertisement is selected as the notification information, it is possible to vary the ease of selection for each advertisement according to the amount of the advertisement fee. Further, for example, when there is notification information that is particularly desired to be notified, the notification information can be easily selected. The notification information displayed on the touch panel 25 is determined by the processing of Act 41 and Act 44. Therefore, by performing the processing of Act 41 and Act 44, the computer having the CPU 21 as the center operates as the second determination unit.

  In Act 43, the CPU 21 instructs the touch panel 25 to display the notification information selected in Act 42. In response to this instruction, the touch panel 25 displays the notification information. If the notification information has already been displayed on the touch panel 25, the CPU 21 instructs the touch panel 25 to update the display of the notification information to the one selected in Act 42. In response to this instruction, the touch panel 25 displays the notification information. By performing the process of Act 43, the computer having the CPU 21 as the center operates as a processing unit that performs a process for notifying the customer of information. After the process of Act 43, the CPU 21 proceeds to Act 27. For the processing of Act 27 to Act 29, the CPU 21 performs the same processing as in FIG.

  As the information notification system 1 operates as described above, while the information notification application is being executed on the information terminal 20, notification information is displayed on the touch panel 25 in response to a specific operation performed by the operator. The Further, while the information notification application is being executed on the information terminal 20, the notification information is also displayed on the touch panel 25 even when the time during which the notification information is not displayed on the touch panel 25 becomes a certain time or longer.

As described above, in the fourth embodiment, the information terminal 20 operates as an information notification device. In the fourth embodiment, the information terminal 20 performs the attribute determination and notification information selection processing performed by the server 10 in the first to third embodiments. Therefore, in 4th Embodiment, the effect similar to the information notification system 1 of 1st Embodiment can be achieved only by the information terminal 20. FIG.
In the information notification system 1 of the fourth embodiment, the information terminal 20 updates the notification information database stored in the auxiliary storage device 23 regularly or irregularly. Therefore, the information terminal 20 can select notification information to notify the member from the new notification information.

[Fifth Embodiment]
The information notification system 1 according to the fifth embodiment will be described below. In the fifth embodiment, the server 10 and the information terminal 20 cooperate to operate as an information notification device.

In the fifth embodiment, the program stored in the main memory 12 or the auxiliary storage device 13 of the server 10 includes a description related to the control processing shown in FIG.
In the fifth embodiment, the program stored in the main memory 22 or the auxiliary storage device 23 of the information terminal 20 includes a description related to the control processing shown in FIGS. 3 and 5.

  In the fifth embodiment, the auxiliary storage device 13 of the server 10 stores a notification information database, as in the second embodiment. The auxiliary storage device 23 of the information terminal 20 stores a terminal table as in the fourth embodiment.

Hereinafter, the operation of the information notification system 1 according to the fifth embodiment will be described.
The information terminal 20 stores the sensing data output from the sensor unit 26 in the auxiliary storage device 23.

  The CPU 21 of the information terminal 20 starts the control process shown in FIG. 3 periodically. The CPU 21 executes the control process of FIG. 3 based on the information notification application stored in the main memory 22 or the auxiliary storage device 23. The control process in FIG. 3 is executed by the CPU 11 in the first embodiment, but is executed by the CPU 21 in the fifth embodiment. However, the CPU 21 uses the sensing data stored in the auxiliary storage device 23. Further, the CPU 21 uses a terminal table stored in the auxiliary storage device 23 instead of the attribute table T. As described above, the CPU 21 executes the control process shown in FIG. Therefore, by performing the control process shown in FIG. 3, the computer having the CPU 21 as the center operates as the first determining means.

Next, an operation for notifying members of notification information using the member attributes determined as described above will be described.
The CPU 21 executes the control process of FIG. 5 based on the information notification application stored in the main memory 22 or the auxiliary storage device 23.
For Act 21 to Act 24, the CPU 21 performs the same process as in the second embodiment. However, in the fifth embodiment, in Act 24, the CPU 21 generates an information request as including the terminal table stored in the auxiliary storage device 23 instead of the member ID stored in the auxiliary storage device 23. Then, the information request is transmitted to the server 10 by the processing of Act 24. The transmitted information request is received by the network I / F 14 of the server 10.

On the other hand, the CPU 11 of the server 10 executes the control process shown in FIG. The CPU 11 executes the control process of FIG. 6 based on the control program stored in the main memory 12 or the auxiliary storage device 13. The CPU 11 performs the control process of FIG. 6 as in the second embodiment. However, in Act 32, the CPU 11 refers to the terminal table included in the information request instead of the attribute table T, and determines whether each notification information satisfies the condition based on the attribute of the member included in the terminal table. judge.
In the control process of FIG. 6, the server 10 receives the information request by the process of Act31. This information request includes a terminal table including member attributes. Therefore, by performing the process of Act31, the CPU 11 operates as an acquisition unit that acquires attribute information representing customer attributes in cooperation with the network I / F14. Similarly to the second embodiment, by performing the processes of Act32 and Act33 in the control process of FIG. 6, the computer having the CPU 11 as the center operates as a second determining unit. Further, in the control process of FIG. 6, the server 10 transmits the notification information to the information terminal 20 that is the transmission source of the information request by the process of Act 34. Therefore, by performing the process of Act 34, the CPU 11 operates as a transmission unit that transmits information to the information terminal in cooperation with the network I / F 14.

  On the other hand, in Act 25 of FIG. 5, the CPU 21 of the information terminal 20 waits for notification information to be received by the network I / F 24 as in the second embodiment. When the notification information is received, the CPU 21 determines Yes in Act 25 and proceeds to Act 26. By performing the processing of Act 25, the CPU 21 operates as a receiving unit that receives information in cooperation with the network I / F 24. Then, the CPU 21 performs the processes of Act26 to Act29 as in the second embodiment. Here, the CPU 21 causes the touch panel 25 to display the notification information received in Act 25 by the processing of Act 26. Thus, notification information is displayed on a touch panel 25, and notification information is shown to a member. Therefore, by performing the processing of Act 26, the CPU 21 operates as a presentation unit that presents the received information to the member in cooperation with the touch panel 25. By this presentation, the notification information is notified to the member. In other words, the processing of the CPU 11 in Act 34 is an example of processing for notifying members of notification information. Therefore, by performing the process of Act 34, the computer having the CPU 11 as the center operates as a processing unit that performs a process for notifying the customer of information.

  As described above, in the information notification system 1 of the fifth embodiment, the information terminal 20 determines the attribute, and the server 10 selects the notification information based on the attribute. Therefore, the information notification system 1 of the fifth embodiment can achieve the same effect as that obtained by the information notification system 1 of the first embodiment. Furthermore, in the information notification system 1 according to the fifth embodiment, as in the second embodiment, the server 10 transmits notification information satisfying the condition based on the member attribute among the plurality of notification information to the information terminal. To do. Therefore, the information notification system 1 of the fifth embodiment can also achieve the same effect as that obtained by the information notification system 1 of the second embodiment. And in the 5th embodiment, the information terminal 20 is performing the process for the attribute determination which the server 10 performed in 1st Embodiment-3rd Embodiment. Therefore, in the fifth embodiment, the computing capacity and storage capacity of the server 10 may be lower than those in the first to third embodiments. In the fourth embodiment, the server 10 performs the process for selecting the notification information performed by the information terminal 20 in the fifth embodiment. Therefore, the calculation capability and storage capacity of the information terminal 20 may be lower than those in the fourth embodiment.

  The first to fifth embodiments described above can be modified as follows.

  The values of the attributes A1 to An may not be limited to TRUE and FALSE. For example, one of the attributes A1 to An is set as an attribute indicating blood pressure, and the value of the attribute is set as an average value of blood pressure calculated from sensing data.

  The attributes B1 to Bm may include attributes based on past purchase history. For example, the attribute is whether or not a specific product has been bought or the total purchase price of a specific type of product. When the attributes B1 to Bm include an attribute based on the past purchase history, the notification information to be notified to the member can be determined using both the attribute and the attributes A1 to An. In this case, it is possible to provide an appropriate service according to the customer as compared with the case based only on the attribute determined based on the sensing data.

  The server 10 of the fifth embodiment may store the terminal table transmitted from each of the plurality of information terminals 20 in the auxiliary storage device 13. In this case, by using a plurality of terminal tables instead of the attribute table T, the server 10 can perform an operation of notifying members of notification information, similar to the first to third embodiments. .

  Although several embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented by way of example and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. These embodiments and modifications thereof are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are included in the invention described in the claims and the equivalents thereof.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Information notification system, 10 ... Server, 11, 21, 31 ... CPU, 12, 22, 32 ... Main memory, 13, 23, 33 ... Auxiliary storage device, 14, 24, 34 ... Network I / F, 15, 27, 38 ... bus, 20 ... information terminal, 25, 35 ... touch panel, 26 ... sensor unit, 30 ... POS terminal, 36 ... printer.

Claims (6)

First determination means for determining an attribute of the customer based on sensing data obtained by measuring the state of the customer;
Second determining means for determining information to be notified to the customer based on the attribute determined by the first determining means;
An information notification apparatus comprising: processing means for performing processing for notifying the customer of the information determined by the second determination means.   The information notification apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the processing unit displays the information on a display device as a process for notifying the customer of the information determined by the second determination unit.   The second determination unit determines information to be notified to the customer based on the attribute determined by the first determination unit and a predetermined attribute of the customer not based on the sensing data. The information notification device according to claim 1 or 2. An information notification system comprising an information terminal and a server,
The information terminal
First determining means for determining the attribute of the customer based on sensing data obtained by measuring the state of the customer,
The server
Acquisition means for acquiring attribute information representing the attribute determined by the first determination means from the information terminal;
Second determining means for determining information to be notified to the customer based on the attribute information acquired by the acquiring means;
Transmitting means for transmitting the information determined by the second determining means to the information terminal,
The information terminal further includes:
Receiving means for receiving the information transmitted by the transmitting means;
Presenting means for presenting the information received by the receiving means to a customer, an information notification system. An information notification system comprising an information notification device and a receipt issuing device,
The information notification device includes:
First determination means for determining an attribute of the customer based on sensing data obtained by measuring the state of the customer;
Second determining means for determining information to be notified to the customer based on the attribute determined by the first determining means;
Transmitting means for transmitting the information determined by the second determining means to the receipt issuing device,
The receipt issuing device
An information notification system comprising: a receiving unit that receives the information transmitted by the transmitting unit; and an issuing unit that issues a receipt to the customer so as to include the information received by the receiving unit. The computer provided in the information notification device
First determination means for determining an attribute of the customer based on sensing data obtained by measuring the state of the customer;
Second determining means for determining information to be notified to the customer based on the attribute determined by the first determining means;
A program for functioning as processing means for performing processing for notifying the customer of the information determined by the second determination means.