JP2009037435A - Service participating system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the convenience of a user by increasing security property. <P>SOLUTION: This service participation system is provided with a management server for providing a service; an invitor terminal for receiving the provision of the service; and a participant terminal who wants to participate in the service. The invitor terminal is provided with an invitor identification information transmission means for transmitting identification information for identifying the invitor terminal to the participant terminal according to communication access from the participant terminal, and the participant terminal is provided with a participation requesting means for transmitting the received identification information to the management server, and for requesting its participation in the service, and the management server is provided with a user information storage means for storing the identification information of the user terminal registered in the service and invitation authority information showing the presence/absence of the invitation authority of a user terminal; and a participation judgement means for permitting the participant terminal to participate in the service when judging that the identification information of the invitor terminal transmitted in response to the participation request from the participant terminal is belonging to the user terminal having the invitation authority based on the information in the user information storage means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a service participation system, and more particularly to a service participation system that receives an invitation from another person and participates in a predetermined service.

  In recent years, communication services via the Internet have become common due to the spread of personal computers and the development of communication network technology. In other words, it is performed that a user participates in a predetermined service using a personal computer via a network such as the Internet, thereby allowing users to communicate with each other. Such a service can also be used on a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone. Furthermore, some members-only services can be accessed only by users who have cleared predetermined conditions. For example, some existing users have a mechanism for inviting a service to another user.

JP 2003-216855 A

  However, in membership-based and invitation-based communities and services, e-mail is used to identify users and invite new members. There were problems such as being able to invite an unrelated person to the community that could not be invited if the person being invited was not acquainted, and diverting the issued invitation information. In addition, when a new member is invited, both the inviting side and the invited side need to communicate with the information management server and issue an e-mail from the information management server, which complicates the processing. There was a problem.

  Patent Document 1 discloses an introduction system that uses introducer identification information. In this system, first, a browser terminal is accessed by an introducer terminal having a function as a web server, and the source code of a web page is transmitted from the introducer terminal to the browser terminal. When the admission system is accessed via the web page browsed by the browser terminal, introducer identification information included in the access address is transmitted to the system. Thereby, the system can recognize which introducer introduces the viewer. However, even if the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 is used, if the introducer invites another person to the service without permission, it is possible for a person not worthy of participation to participate or an issued invitation. Problems such as diversion of information may occur.

  Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a service participation system that improves the above-described disadvantages, and that is particularly high in security and can improve user convenience.

Therefore, the present invention provides a management server that registers a user terminal and provides a predetermined service, an inviter terminal that is registered in the management server and receives provision of the predetermined service, and a participant who wants to participate in the predetermined service A service participation system comprising a terminal,
The inviter terminal includes inviter identification information transmitting means for transmitting identification information for identifying the inviter terminal to the participant terminal in response to communication access from the participant terminal,
The participant terminal includes a participation request unit that transmits the identification information received from the inviter terminal to the management server and requests participation in a predetermined service,
User information storage means for storing identification information of a user terminal registered for a predetermined service and invitation authority information indicating presence / absence of invitation authority of the user terminal, and a predetermined service from a participant terminal When it is determined that the identification information of the inviter terminal transmitted in response to the request for participation in the user terminal is that of the user terminal having the invitation authority based on the information in the user information storage means, the participant terminal is changed to a predetermined service. A participation determination means for permitting participation,
The structure is adopted.

  According to the present invention, since only the participant terminal invited from the inviter terminal having the invitation authority can participate in the service, the increase in the number of participants can be suppressed, and the quality of the service participant can be reduced. And security can be improved. In addition, the invitee transmits identification information to the participant using his / her terminal, and the participant only needs to send the received identification information to the management server to request participation, so that the operation is easy. It has an unprecedented excellent effect that the convenience of the user can be improved.

  The present invention provides a system for participating in a membership / invitation-based community or service used by a user via a user terminal such as a portable terminal. For example, when an existing user participating in the service invites a new user, the mobile terminal communicates with the application prepared in advance on the mobile terminal owned by the users, and the existing user who has the invitation authority The new user participates in the service by sending the identification information to the new user, inviting it, and sending it to the management server. Thereby, a new member can be invited securely and a new participation process can be performed.

  The present invention is a membership / invitation service / system, community, retail, service, network service, coupon / ticket distribution / distribution, advertising effectiveness measurement, and advertising agency fee (affiliate fee) payment system. It can also be applied to applications.

And the service participation system which is one form of this invention,
A management server that registers a user terminal and provides a predetermined service; an inviter terminal that is registered in the management server and receives the provision of the predetermined service; and a participant terminal that desires to participate in the predetermined service A service participation system,
The inviter terminal includes inviter identification information transmitting means for transmitting identification information for identifying the inviter terminal to the participant terminal in response to communication access from the participant terminal,
Participant terminal is provided with a participation request means for transmitting the identification information received from the inviter terminal to the management server and requesting participation in a predetermined service,
User information storage means for storing identification information of a user terminal registered for a predetermined service and invitation authority information indicating whether or not the user terminal has an invitation authority, and a predetermined service from a participant terminal When it is determined that the identification information of the inviter terminal transmitted in response to the request for participation in the user terminal is that of the user terminal having the invitation authority based on the information in the user information storage means, the participant terminal is changed to a predetermined service. And a participation determination means for permitting participation.

  According to the above invention, first, the management server stores the identification information of the inviter terminal and the invitation authority information indicating the presence of the invitation authority so that the inviter terminal can receive provision of a predetermined service. ing. Thereafter, when the inviter terminal invites the participant terminal to the service, communication is performed between these terminals, and the identification information of the inviter terminal is transmitted to the participant terminal. Then, the participant terminal sends the identification information received from the inviter terminal to the management server, and requests participation in the service. Then, the management server determines whether or not the user terminal corresponding to the identification information transmitted from the participant terminal is registered, and has the invitation authority. Allow the device to participate in the service. As a result, the participant terminal can participate in the service only when invited from an inviter terminal that has legitimate invitation authority, thereby suppressing unnecessary participation of participants and improving the quality of service participants, Security can be improved. In addition, the invitee transmits identification information to the participant using his / her terminal, and the participant only needs to send the received identification information to the management server to request participation, so that the operation is easy. User convenience can be improved.

  Further, in the present invention, the inviter terminal stores invitation authority information indicating whether or not it has the invitation authority, and the inviter identification information transmitting means of the inviter terminal has the invitation authority based on the invitation authority information. In this case, the system can be operated when it is determined. Thereby, only the inviter terminal having the invitation authority can execute the invitation process of other users. Therefore, unnecessary invitations can be further suppressed and security can be improved.

  Moreover, in this invention, the inviter identification information transmission means of an inviter terminal takes the structure of transmitting identification information to a participant terminal by near field communication. Thereby, since the inviter terminal transmits identification information directly to the participant terminal through short-range wireless communication, unnecessary invitations can be further suppressed, and security can be improved.

  Moreover, in this invention, an inviter terminal takes the structure that it has a function which provides an invitation authority with respect to a participant terminal. For example, the inviter terminal includes an invitation authority grant request unit that requests the management server to grant the invitation authority to the participant terminal, and the management server invites the participant terminal to the invitation terminal in response to the invitation authority grant request from the inviter terminal. Is provided with an invitation authority giving means for updating the information in the user information storage means. Furthermore, the invitation authority granting means of the management server notifies the participant terminal that the invitation authority is to be granted, and the participant terminal has an invitation authority indicating that it has the invitation authority in response to the grant notification from the management server. A configuration is adopted in which invitation authority information storage means for storing information in the terminal is provided.

  As a result, the inviter terminal having the invitation authority makes a request for granting the invitation authority to the participant terminal that has joined the service via the management server or the like, whereby the invitation authority is granted to the participant terminal. The Thereby, the participant terminal given the invitation authority can invite other users to the service.

  Another aspect of the present invention is a user terminal that can receive a predetermined service by being registered in a management server that provides the predetermined service, and is registered in the management server. In response to communication access from another user terminal, inviter identification information transmitting means for transmitting identification information for identifying the terminal to the other user terminal, and when not registered in the management server, A participation request unit that accesses another registered user terminal to obtain identification information of the other user terminal, transmits the identification information to the management server, and requests participation in a predetermined service; The identification information transmitted to the management server is determined to be that of the user terminal having the invitation authority in the management server. It is possible to participate to a given service in the case, it adopts a configuration that.

  And in this invention, while storing the invitation authority information showing whether it has an invitation authority, it is judged that an inviter identification information transmission means has an invitation authority based on the invitation authority information memorize | stored in the terminal. In such a case, the system is operable. Moreover, in this invention, the structure of having the function to provide an invitation authority with respect to another user terminal is taken.

  A program according to another embodiment of the present invention is registered in the management server in a user terminal that can receive the predetermined service by being registered in the management server that provides the predetermined service. And an inviter identification information transmitting means for transmitting identification information for identifying the terminal to the other user terminal in response to communication access from the other user terminal, and the management server when not registered in the management server. A requesting device for accessing another user terminal registered in the server to obtain the identification information of the other user terminal, transmitting the identification information to the management server, and requesting participation in a predetermined service; The user terminal that has made a participation request to the management server has the identification information transmitted to the management server having the invitation authority at the management server. It is possible to participate in the predetermined service if it is determined to be of a user terminal that adopts the configuration that.

  And in this invention, the said inviter identification information transmission means is operable when it is determined that it has the invitation authority based on the invitation authority information indicating whether or not the user terminal has the invitation authority stored. , Is adopted. Moreover, the structure which implement | achieves the function which gives an invitation authority with respect to another user terminal further to a user terminal is taken.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a management server for registering a user terminal and providing a predetermined service, the identification information of the user terminal registered for the predetermined service and the invitation authority of the user terminal User information storage means for storing invitation authority information indicating presence / absence of information and a predetermined service together with transmission of the identification information from another user terminal that has acquired the identification information of the user terminal from the user terminal registered in the management server When it is determined that the identification information transmitted in response to the participation request belongs to the user terminal having the invitation authority based on the information in the user information storage means, the other user terminal And a participation determination means for permitting participation in a predetermined service.

  And in this invention, the invitation which accepts the invitation authority grant request to the other user terminal from the user terminal which has the invitation authority, and updates the information in the user information storage means so as to grant the invitation authority to the other user terminal It adopts the configuration of having authority granting means.

  A program according to another aspect of the present invention includes a service providing unit that registers a user terminal and provides a predetermined service, identification information of the user terminal registered for the predetermined service, and the user terminal From the other user terminal that has acquired the identification information of the user terminal from the user terminal registered in the management server to the management server provided with user information storage means for storing the invitation authority information indicating the presence or absence of the invitation authority, A request to participate in a predetermined service is received together with the transmission of the identification information, and it is determined that the identification information transmitted in response to the participation request belongs to a user terminal having an invitation authority based on information in the user information storage means In such a case, a configuration is adopted in which participation determination means for permitting another user terminal to participate in a predetermined service is realized.

  And in this invention, the said management server receives the invitation authority grant request | requirement from the user terminal which has an invitation authority to another user terminal, and gives an invitation authority to the said other user terminal so that an invitation authority may be provided to the said other user terminal A configuration of further realizing invitation authority granting means for updating information is adopted.

  In another aspect of the present invention, a management server that registers a user terminal and provides a predetermined service, an inviter terminal that is registered in the management server and receives the provision of the predetermined service, and participates in the predetermined service. An identification information for identifying the inviter terminal in response to communication access from the participant terminal, wherein the inviter terminal participates in a predetermined service. An invitation process for transmitting a message to a participant terminal, a participation request process in which the participant terminal transmits the identification information received from the inviter terminal to the management server to request participation in a predetermined service, and the management server Based on the identification information of the user terminal registered for the predetermined service stored in advance and the invitation authority information indicating the presence or absence of the invitation authority of the user terminal, Service participation process for permitting participation of a participant terminal in a predetermined service when it is determined that the identification information of the inviter terminal transmitted in response to the request for participation in the service belongs to a user terminal having an invitation authority It has the structure of having.

  And in this invention, the said invitation process operate | moves when it is judged that it has invitation authority based on the invitation authority information showing whether the inviter terminal has the invitation authority memorize | stored. take. Further, in the present invention, after the service participation process, the inviter terminal requests the invitation authority to the management server for granting the invitation authority to the management server, and the management server requests the invitation authority from the inviter terminal. The invitation authority granting step of updating the information in the user information storage means so as to grant the invitation authority to the participant terminal is adopted.

  Even if it is invention of the user terminal of the structure mentioned above, a management server, a program, and a method, since it acts similarly to the service participation system mentioned above, the objective of the said invention can be achieved. Hereinafter, an example of a specific configuration and operation of the present invention will be described in Examples.

  A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the service participation system. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the user terminal, and FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram showing the details thereof. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the management server. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of data stored in the user terminal, and FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of data stored in the management server. 7 to 8 are explanatory diagrams showing the operation of the system, FIGS. 9 to 10 are flowcharts, and FIGS. 11 to 12 are sequence diagrams.

[Constitution]
As described above, the service participation system according to the present embodiment is a system in which a user who operates a mobile phone participates in a membership system / invitation system community service. As shown in FIG. 1, the system includes a management server 3 that provides community services, a user terminal A (1) that is a mobile phone that can be connected via a network N, a user terminal B (2), It has. The number of user terminals is not limited to this. Hereinafter, each configuration will be described in detail.

  The user terminal A (1) is an information processing terminal capable of data communication, such as a mobile phone, PHS, PDA, personal computer, pocket computer, etc. possessed by the user A. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, a terminal that is a short-range wireless communication means including non-contact communication (RFID) represented by FeliCa (registered trademark), infrared communication, BlueTooth, voice, direct connection, and the like An intercommunication unit 11 is provided. In addition, a network communication unit 12 that performs LAN, wireless LAN, BlueTooth, Internet connection by packet communication or voice communication, and the like is provided. Also, a user interface unit 13 that is an operation unit such as a keyboard for inputting operation content, a control unit 14 that controls the operation of the terminal itself, an information management application 15 that is an application read and executed by the control unit 14, It has. In addition, a data storage for storing a terminal identification ID 16 such as a telephone number, an individual manufacturing number, and an e-mail address for identifying a user terminal, and further storing information such as the service usage status and presence / absence of an invitation authority by the user terminal An area 17 is provided. The configuration of the user terminal B (2) is the same as that of the user terminal A (1) shown in FIG.

  The configuration of the information management application 15 is shown in FIG. As shown in this figure, the information management application 15 is incorporated in each of the user terminals A and B, so that the own terminal determination processing units 15a and 25a and the counterpart terminal determination processing units 15b and 25b are included in each terminal. The invitation processing units 15c and 25c and the participation request processing units 15d and 25d are constructed. Hereinafter, each processing unit will be described. In the following description, the user terminal A (1) is already registered in the management server 3, and can receive service provided by the management server 3. At this time, the user terminal A (1) has the authority to invite other user terminals to the service (inviter terminal). Further, the user terminal B (2) is a terminal that wishes to participate in the service from now on (participant terminal).

  First, in the data storage areas 17 and 27 of the user terminals A and B, information indicating the status for the service provided by the management server 3 is stored. A specific example is shown in FIG. As shown in this figure, first, there is an item “Member” indicating whether or not the terminal is participating in the service. If it is participating, “Yes” is stored as the state, and the user terminal The ID of the user A who operates A (1) is stored. In addition, there is an item “Invited (Join)” indicating whether the terminal can participate in the service, and if it can participate (invited), “Yes” is stored as the status, and the ID of the invitee Is stored. Furthermore, there is an item “Can you invite others (Intro)” indicating whether or not the service can be invited to other users, and “Yes” is stored as the state if the service can be invited.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 7, since the data storage area 17 of the user terminal A (1) of the user A has already been invited to participate in the service, “Member: Yes (user A ID)”, “ “Join: Yes (ID of user X)” is stored, and “Intro: Yes” is stored because there is an invitation authority. On the other hand, the user terminal B (2) of the user B stores “No” for all items. Note that the ID of the user A is also identification information for identifying the user terminal A (1). “Intro” is invitation authority information indicating whether or not the user terminal has the invitation authority. In “Intro”, the number of invitations (invited number) may be set. In such a case, as will be described later, the number of invitations decreases each time the invitation process is executed, and when the number reaches “0”, the invitation cannot be performed.

  Then, when the own terminal determination processing unit 15a starts the invitation process for another user terminal, first, the own terminal data storage area 17 is checked to check the service participation status. In addition, the partner terminal determination processing unit 15b examines the participation status of other user terminals to be invited to the service when the other user terminal invitation process is started. Then, the invitation processing unit 15c (inviter identification information transmitting means) sends the terminal unique ID 16 which is its own identification information to the other user terminal to be invited (user terminal B (2)) or “in the data storage area”. The user A ID, which is the value of “Member”, is transmitted to the user terminal and invited to the service. At this time, the invitation processing unit 15c is operable when the user terminal A (1) is “Intro: Yes” and has an invitation authority. Moreover, the invitation process part 15c transmits with respect to user terminal B (2) invited by near field communication via the inter-terminal communication part 11. FIG. That is, the user terminals A and B are invited when they are located at a short distance from each other.

  On the other hand, the invitation processing unit 25c on the user terminal B (2) side acquires identification information such as the ID of the user A transmitted from the user terminal A (1) on the invitation side, and participates in the data storage area 27. That is, it is rewritten to “Join: Yes (user A's ID)” (see FIG. 7). Thereby, user terminal B (2) will be in the state invited. Then, the participation request processing unit 25d (participation request unit) of the user terminal B (2) transmits the ID of the user A and the terminal unique ID of the user terminal A acquired at the time of the invitation to the management server 3, and the management server 3. Request service participation. Further, when the participation request processing unit 25d is permitted to participate in the service by the management server 3, the participation request processing unit 25d rewrites the participation status in the data storage area 27, that is, “Member: Yes (user B ID)” (FIG. 8).

  Next, the management server 3 will be described. The management server 3 is a general server computer, and provides community services to user terminals over the network as described above. A specific configuration is shown in FIG. As shown in this figure, a network communication unit 31 for communicating with user terminals 1 and 2, a control unit 32 for controlling the operation of the entire server, a server application 33 for providing a service, and a service are provided. An ID database 34 for managing user information. The server application 33 is incorporated in the management server 3 to construct a service participation processing unit 33a and a service provision processing unit 33b.

  The service provision processing unit 33 b is a processing unit (service provision unit) that provides a service such as a community to the user terminal registered in the ID database 34. In addition, as described above, the service participation processing unit 33a (participation determination unit), when there is a participation request from the user terminal B (2), the identification information of the inviter transmitted from the user terminal B (2) Here, the ID of the user A is received, and it is checked from the ID database 34 whether this user is participating in the service and has the invitation authority.

  Here, FIG. 6 shows details of the ID database 34. As shown in this figure, in the ID database 34 (user information storage means), information of registered users who can participate in the service is stored for each user, and the user ID and the invitee at the time of service participation are stored. ID, presence / absence of invitation authority, and user terminal ID are stored. The user ID and the user terminal ID are treated as user terminal identification information. The service participation processing unit 33b stores the user A ID or the user terminal A ID, which is the inviter information transmitted from the user terminal B, in the user ID or user terminal ID in the ID database 34. And whether or not the user's invitation authority is “Yes” is checked. If the information of the user A who is an inviter has already been registered and has the invitation authority, the user terminal B who has requested to participate is permitted to participate, and the ID database 34 stores the information of the user terminal B. Register. At this point, the newly registered user terminal B is registered as having no invitation authority.

[Operation]
Next, the operation of the system configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. First, the operation when the user A who is already registered in the management server 3 and is a user of the service provided by the management server 3 invites the user B to the service will be described with reference to FIGS. This will be described with reference to FIG. 11 (invitation process).

  In addition, the information management application for managing the participation state of a service is mounted in advance on the terminals A and B of the users A and B. This information management application is installed in each of the terminals A and B by means such as being installed in a mobile terminal in an initial state, downloaded via the Internet, or via a communication function between terminals.

  First, the user A has already registered in the membership service provided by the management server 3 at the user terminal A (1). Then, the user A sends the user B having the user terminal B (2) who is not yet registered in the service, and invites the user B to the service between the user terminal A (1) and the user terminal B (2). Short-distance wireless communication is started through the communication unit 11 or the like (arrow Y1 in FIG. 7, step S1 in FIG. 9, steps S31 and S32 in FIG. 11). Then, the user terminal A (1) checks whether or not the user A is registered in the service based on the information in the data storage area 17 (step S2 in FIG. 9 and step S33 in FIG. 11). If not registered (No in step S2 in FIG. 9), the communication between the user terminal A (1) and the user terminal B (2) is terminated (step S7 in FIG. 9).

  Subsequently, when the user A is registered in the service (Yes in step S2 in FIG. 9), the user terminal A (1) is notified that the user A is in the service storage area 17 from the user terminal A (1). It is checked whether or not the invitation authority is possessed (step S3 in FIG. 9 and step S33 in FIG. 11). If the user has no invitation authority (No in step S3 in FIG. 9), the communication between the user terminal A (1) and the user terminal B (2) ends (step S7 in FIG. 9).

  Subsequently, when the user A owns the invitation authority (Yes in step S3 in FIG. 9), the user terminal A (1) receives the service from the data storage area 27 of the user terminal B (2). Is registered (step S4 in FIG. 9 and step S34 in FIG. 11). If it has already been registered (Yes in step S4 in FIG. 9), the communication between the user terminal A (1) and the user terminal B (2) ends (step S7 in FIG. 9).

  Subsequently, when the user B is not registered in the service (No in step S4 in FIG. 9), the user terminal A (1) is registered in the service registration from the data storage area 27 of the user terminal B (2). It is checked whether an invitation has already been received (step S5 in FIG. 9 and step S34 in FIG. 11). If it has already been invited (Yes in step S5 in FIG. 9), the communication between the user terminal A (1) and the user terminal B (2) ends (step S7 in FIG. 9).

  Subsequently, when the user B is not invited to register for the service (No in step S5 in FIG. 9), the user terminal A (1) determines that the user terminal A (1) has its own terminal unique ID or user. The ID of A, that is, the identification information of the user terminal A is transmitted to the user terminal B (2) (step S35 in FIG. 11), and the user terminal B (2) is invited to the service. Upon receiving this, the user terminal B (2) records the identification information of the user terminal A in its own data storage area 27 (step S6 in FIG. 9, step S36 in FIG. 11). Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 7, “Join” of the user terminal B (2) becomes “Yes (ID of the user A or ID of the user terminal A)”. Thereafter, the communication between the user terminal A (1) and the user terminal B (2) ends (step S7 in FIG. 9). As described above, the user terminal B (2) is invited to the service from the user terminal A (1).

  Next, an operation when user B who has received an invitation for service registration from user A newly applies for service registration will be described with reference to FIGS. 8, 10, and 12 (participation request process, service participation). Process).

  First, the user B who receives the invitation from the user A starts communication with the management server 3 through the network communication unit of the user terminal B (2) (arrow Y2 in FIG. 8, step S11 in FIG. 10), and a service participation request. (Step S41 in FIG. 12, participation request process). Then, the management server 3 first checks whether the user B is registered in the service from the data storage area 27 of the user terminal B (2) (step S12 in FIG. 10, step S42 in FIG. 12). If it has already been registered (Yes in step S12 in FIG. 10), the communication between the user terminal B (2) and the management server 3 ends (step S21 in FIG. 10).

  Subsequently, when the user B is not registered in the service (No in step S12 in FIG. 10), the management server 3 registers the service in the user terminal B (2) from the data storage area 27 of the user terminal B (2). Is checked (step S13 in FIG. 10, step S42 in FIG. 12). When the invitation has not been received (No in step S13 in FIG. 10), the communication between the user terminal B (2) and the management server 3 ends (step S21 in FIG. 10).

  Subsequently, when the user B has been invited (Yes in step S13 in FIG. 10), the management server 3 is the user A who is the invitee recorded in the data storage area 27 of the user terminal B (2). The ID is acquired, and the management server 3 checks whether the ID is a regular ID registered in the ID database 34 (step S14 in FIG. 10, step S42 in FIG. 12). If it is not registered as a regular ID (No in step S14 in FIG. 10), the ID of the user A who is the invitee recorded in the data storage area 27 of the user terminal B (2) is deleted (Join: No) Then, the user terminal B (2) is changed to a state where no invitation has been received (step S19 in FIG. 10). And the management server 3 transmits the alert to the effect that regular registration and invitation are not performed with respect to user terminal A (1) and user terminal B (2) (step S20 of FIG. 10), and user terminal Communication between B (2) and the management server 3 ends (step S21 in FIG. 10).

  Subsequently, when the ID of the user A who invited the user B is genuine (Yes in step S14 in FIG. 10), the management server B determines the terminal unique ID for the user terminal B (2). (Step S43 in FIG. 12), and in response, the user terminal B (2) transmits the terminal unique ID to the management server 3 (Step S15 in FIG. 10, Step S44 in FIG. 12). Then, the management server 3 issues a unique user ID of the user B in association with the terminal unique ID received from the user terminal B (2) (step 16 in FIG. 10, step S45 in FIG. 12). Then, the management server 3 registers the issued user ID of the user B, the user ID of the user A who is the invitee, and the terminal unique ID received from the user terminal B (2) in the ID database 34 (step of FIG. 10). S17, step S46 of FIG. 12). Thereafter, the management server 3 transmits the issued user ID of the user B to the user terminal B (2) (step S47 in FIG. 12). Receiving this, the user terminal B (2) stores the user ID issued in the data storage area 27, records that it is registered as a service member (step S18 in FIG. 10, step S48 in FIG. 12), and the user terminal Communication between B (2) and the management server 3 is terminated (step S21 in FIG. 10, service participation process).

  Thereby, the user B who received the service invitation from the user A is newly registered in the service. As a result, the user B can receive the service provided by the management server 3 using the user terminal B (2).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, since only users invited directly from an invitee who has legitimate invitation authority can participate in the service, it is possible to suppress an increase in the number of participants, Quality can be improved and security can be improved. In addition, since the inviter can invite by sending identification information to the participant using his / her terminal, communication to the management server 3 is not necessarily required, and operation is easy. The convenience of the user can be improved.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the user terminal, and FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the management server. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the system, FIG. 16 is a flowchart, and FIG. 17 is a sequence diagram.

[Constitution]
The service participation system in the present embodiment has a configuration that is substantially the same as that described in the first embodiment, and further includes a configuration that grants an invitation authority to other users. Specifically, first, invitation authority processing units 15e and 25e are constructed in the terminal by the information management applications 15 and 25 of the user terminals A (1) and B (2). The invitation authority processing units 15e and 25e (invitation authority grant request means, invitation authority information storage means) first access the management server 3 when operating on the user terminal A (1) having the invitation authority, and As described above, the user terminal B (2) invited to the service is requested to grant the invitation authority. Also, when operating on the user terminal B (2), upon receiving notification that the invitation authority has been granted by the management server 3, the invitation authority information in its own data storage area 17 is updated to have the invitation authority. (“Intro: Yes”).

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 14, the management server 3 according to the present embodiment has a new invitation authority grant processing unit 33 c constructed by the server application 33. This invitation authority grant processing unit 33c (invitation authority granting means) performs more than granting invitation authority to another user terminal B (2) in response to a request from the user terminal A (1) having invitation authority. Specifically, the ID database 34 of the user terminal B (2) to which the invitation authority is granted is updated, and the invitation authority of the user B is set to be present. Then, the user terminal B is notified so that the invitation authority information in the user terminal B (2) is set to exist.

  In addition, although the case where grant authority was given via the management server 3 was illustrated here, user terminal A (1) having invitation authority directly accesses user terminal B (2) not having invitation authority. Invitation authority may be granted.

[Operation]
Next, an operation in the case where the user A gives an invitation authority to the user B invited by the user A to the service will be described. First, as described in the first embodiment, the user A who invited the user B starts communication with the management server 3 through the network communication unit of the user terminal A (1) (arrow Y3 in FIG. 15, FIG. 16). Step S51), an invitation authority grant request is made (step S61 in FIG. 17, invitation authority grant request step). Then, the management server 3 checks whether the user ID of the user A is a regular user registered in the ID database 34 held by the management server 3 (step S52 in FIG. 16 and step S62 in FIG. 17). If the user does not have a regular user ID or is not registered as a user (No in step S52 in FIG. 16), the communication between the user terminal A (1) and the management server 3 ends (step S58 in FIG. 16).

  Subsequently, when the user A is a regular user of the service (Yes in step S52 in FIG. 16), the management server 3 acquires a list of users invited by the user A from the ID database 34 of the management server 3 ( Step S53 in FIG. 16 and Step S63 in FIG. 17). Then, it is checked whether there is a user who has invited or there is a user who has not yet approved the invitation authority in the list of acquired users (step S54 in FIG. 16). If there is no unapproved user (No in step S54 in FIG. 16), the communication between the user terminal A (1) and the management server 3 ends (step S58 in FIG. 16).

  Subsequently, when there is a user (user B) who has invited the user A and has not yet approved the invitation authority (Yes in step S54 in FIG. 16), the management server 3 still approves the invitation authority. A list of users who have not been sent is transmitted to the user terminal A (1) (step S55 in FIG. 16, step S64 in FIG. 17). User A displays a list on user terminal A (1) (step S55 in FIG. 17, step 65 in FIG. 17), selects a user (user B) who approves the invitation authority through the user interface device, and manages it. It transmits to the server 3 (step S56 in FIG. 16, step S66 in FIG. 17).

  Then, the management server 3 updates the ID database 34 to grant the invitation authority to the user B (step S57 in FIG. 16, step S67 in FIG. 17), and notifies the user terminal B (2) of the user B (FIG. 15 arrow Y4, step S68 in FIG. Receiving this, the user terminal B (2) sets the invitation authority information in the data storage area 27 to be present (Intro: Yes) (see FIG. 15, step S57 in FIG. 16, step S69 in FIG. 17, invitation authority). Application step). Thereafter, the communication between the user terminal A (1) and the management server (3) is terminated (step S58 in FIG. 16).

  As described above, the user terminal A (1) having the invitation authority can grant the invitation authority to other users, and thereafter, the user terminal B (2) to which the invitation authority is granted is further added to the other users. Can be invited to the service. Therefore, as described above, since the invitation authority can be expanded while restricting the invitees to the service and maintaining security, the convenience can be improved.

  The system in the present invention includes a membership / invitation service system, community, retail trade, service trade, network service trade, coupon / ticket distribution / distribution, advertising effectiveness measurement and advertising agency fee (affiliate fee) payment system, It can be used for a system in which the user participates.

It is a functional block diagram which shows the whole structure of the service participation system in Example 1. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the user terminal disclosed in FIG. It is a functional block diagram which shows the detail of the user terminal disclosed in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the management server disclosed in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the data stored in the data storage area disclosed in FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the data stored in ID database disclosed in FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an operation of the system in the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an operation of the system in the first embodiment. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the system in the first embodiment. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the system in the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation of the system in the first embodiment. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation of the system in the first embodiment. It is a functional block diagram which shows the detail of a structure of the user terminal in Example 2. FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the management server in Example 2. FIG. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an operation of a system according to a second embodiment. 10 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the system in the second embodiment. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram illustrating an operation of a system in a second embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 User terminal A
2 User terminal B
3 management server 11 inter-terminal communication unit 12 network communication unit 13 user interface device 14 control unit 15, 25 information management application 15a, 25a own terminal determination processing unit 15b, 25b partner terminal determination processing unit 15c, 25c invitation processing unit 15d, 25d Participation request processing unit 15e, 25e Invitation authority processing unit 16, 26 Terminal unique ID
17, 27 Data storage area 31 Network communication unit 32 Control unit 33 Server application 33a Service participation processing unit 33b Service provision processing unit 33c Inviting authority granting processing unit 34 ID database A, B User N network

Claims (19)

A management server that registers a user terminal and provides a predetermined service; an inviter terminal that is registered in the management server and receives the provision of the predetermined service; and a participant terminal that desires to participate in the predetermined service. A service participation system provided,
The inviter terminal includes an inviter identification information transmitting unit that transmits identification information for identifying the inviter terminal to the participant terminal in response to communication access from the participant terminal.
The participant terminal comprises participation request means for transmitting the identification information received from the inviter terminal to the management server and requesting participation in the predetermined service,
User information storage means for storing identification information of a user terminal registered for the predetermined service and invitation authority information indicating the presence / absence of invitation authority of the user terminal, and the management server from the participant terminal When it is determined that the identification information of the inviter terminal transmitted in response to a request to participate in a predetermined service belongs to a user terminal having an invitation authority based on information in the user information storage means Participation determination means for permitting the terminal to participate in the predetermined service,
Service participation system characterized by that. The inviter terminal stores invitation authority information indicating whether or not it has invitation authority,
The inviter identification information transmitting means of the inviter terminal is operable when it is determined that it has an invitation authority based on the invitation authority information.
The service participation system according to claim 1. The inviter identification information transmitting means of the inviter terminal transmits the identification information to the participant terminal by short-range wireless communication.
The service participation system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that The inviter terminal has a function of giving an invitation authority to the participant terminal.
The service participation system according to claim 1, 2, or 3. The inviter terminal comprises an invitation authority grant request means for requesting the management server to grant an invitation authority to the participant terminal,
The management server includes an invitation authority grant unit that updates information in the user information storage unit to grant an invitation authority to the participant terminal in response to an invitation authority grant request from the inviter terminal.
The service participation system according to claim 4, wherein: The invitation authority grant means of the management server notifies the participant terminal that the invitation authority is granted,
The participant terminal is provided with invitation authority information storage means for storing invitation authority information indicating that it has an invitation authority in response to a grant notification from the management server.
The service participation system according to claim 5. A user terminal that can receive the predetermined service by being registered in the management server that provides the predetermined service,
When registered in the management server, inviter identification information transmitting means for transmitting identification information for identifying the own terminal to the other user terminal in response to communication access from the other user terminal;
If not registered in the management server, access to another user terminal registered in the management server to obtain identification information of the other user terminal, and transmit the identification information to the management server And participation request means for requesting participation in the predetermined service,
The user terminal that has made a participation request to the management server is assigned to a predetermined service when it is determined that the identification information transmitted to the management server belongs to a user terminal having an invitation authority. Participation is possible,
A user terminal characterized by that. Invite authority information indicating whether or not you have invitation authority,
The inviter identification information transmitting means is operable when it is determined that the invitation authority information is based on the invitation authority information stored in the terminal.
The user terminal according to claim 7. With the function to give invitation authority to another user terminal,
9. The user terminal according to claim 7 or 8, wherein: By registering with a management server that provides a predetermined service, a user terminal that can receive the predetermined service,
When registered in the management server, inviter identification information transmitting means for transmitting identification information for identifying the own terminal to the other user terminal in response to communication access from the other user terminal;
If not registered in the management server, access to another user terminal registered in the management server to obtain identification information of the other user terminal, and transmit the identification information to the management server And a participation request means for requesting participation in the predetermined service, and a program for realizing
The user terminal that has made a participation request to the management server is assigned to a predetermined service when it is determined that the identification information transmitted to the management server belongs to a user terminal having an invitation authority. Participation is possible,
A program characterized by that. The inviter identification information transmitting means is operable when it is determined that the user terminal has an invitation authority based on invitation authority information indicating whether or not the user terminal has an invitation authority stored.
The program according to claim 10.   The program according to claim 10 or 11, for further realizing a function of giving an invitation authority to another user terminal in the user terminal. A management server that registers a user terminal and provides a predetermined service,
User information storage means for storing identification information of a user terminal registered for the predetermined service and invitation authority information indicating presence / absence of invitation authority of the user terminal;
A request to participate in a predetermined service is received together with the transmission of the identification information from another user terminal that has acquired the identification information of the user terminal from the user terminal registered in the management server, and transmitted in response to the participation request. Participation that allows the other user terminal to participate in a predetermined service when it is determined that the identification information belongs to a user terminal having an invitation authority based on information in the user information storage means Judgment means,
A management server comprising: An invitation authority granting unit for accepting an invitation authority granting request from a user terminal having an invitation authority to another user terminal and updating information in the user information storage unit so as to grant the invitation authority to the other user terminal is provided. The
The management server according to claim 13. Service providing means for registering a user terminal to provide a predetermined service, identification information of the user terminal registered for the predetermined service, and invitation authority information indicating presence / absence of the user terminal's invitation authority are stored A management server comprising user information storage means;
A request to participate in a predetermined service is received together with the transmission of the identification information from another user terminal that has acquired the identification information of the user terminal from the user terminal registered in the management server, and transmitted in response to the participation request. Participation that allows the other user terminal to participate in a predetermined service when the identification information is determined to be that of a user terminal having an invitation authority based on information in the user information storage means A program for realizing the determination means.   An invitation that accepts an invitation authority grant request from a user terminal having an invitation authority to another user terminal and updates the information in the user information storage means so as to grant the other authority to the other user terminal. The program according to claim 15 for further realizing an authority granting means. A management server that registers a user terminal and provides a predetermined service; an inviter terminal that is registered in the management server and receives the provision of the predetermined service; and a participant terminal that desires to participate in the predetermined service. A service participation method for allowing the participant terminal to participate in the predetermined service,
An invitation step in which the inviter terminal transmits identification information identifying the inviter terminal in response to communication access from the participant terminal, to the participant terminal;
A participation request step in which the participant terminal sends the identification information received from the inviter terminal to the management server to request participation in the predetermined service;
Based on the identification information of the user terminal registered for the predetermined service stored in advance by the management server and the invitation authority information indicating the presence / absence of the invitation authority of the user terminal, the predetermined number from the participant terminal A service that permits participation of the participant terminal in a predetermined service when it is determined that the identification information of the inviter terminal transmitted in response to the service participation request belongs to a user terminal having an invitation authority Participation process,
A service participation method characterized by comprising: The invitation step operates when it is determined that the invitation terminal has the invitation authority based on the invitation authority information indicating whether or not the inviter terminal has the invitation authority stored.
The service participation method according to claim 17. After the service participation step, the inviter terminal requests an invitation authority grant request step for requesting the management server to invite authority to the participant terminal, and the management server sends an invitation authority grant request from the inviter terminal. The service participation method according to claim 17 or 18, further comprising an invitation authority granting step of updating information in the user information storage means so as to grant an invitation authority to the participant terminal accordingly.

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