JP2011014065A - Mobile terminal, article information source specification system, and article information source specification method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To specify from whom and when a person who is going to purchase an article in an real space has obtained information about the article.SOLUTION: An information provider terminal reads an article ID from a tag given to an object existing in the circumference and, when the article ID is already stored in the information provider terminal, simultaneously informs the circumference of the information provider terminal of information including the article ID and a terminal ID. An information consumer terminal receives information including the article ID and the terminal ID, which have been informed by the information provider terminal, when approaching the information provider terminal and calculates the degree of influence on the basis of a difference between a reception time of received information and a reference time of received information and records the degree of influence together with the article ID and the terminal ID and receives the article ID as an inquiry about an information source from a payment terminal and, when the degree of influence of the article ID exceeds a prescribed threshold, informs the payment terminal of the terminal ID of the information provider. The payment terminal specifies an information source on the basis of the terminal ID of the information provider.

Description

  The present invention relates to a system for identifying a source for obtaining product information, and more particularly to a system for identifying from which mobile terminal the product information passed from the mobile terminal to the mobile terminal is acquired.

  At present, affiliate services are popular on the Internet as a means of promoting consumer purchasing behavior and improving profits of businesses. Affiliate service means that a website or e-mail magazine links to a company site, and when a viewer registers as a member or purchases a product on the company site via the link, the sponsor of the link source site This is an advertising method in which a reward is paid.

  Examples of affiliate services that are widely used today include the following services. First, banner advertisement etc. on EC (Electronic Commerce) site developed on WWW (World Wide Web), or on sites (blogs etc.) operated by individuals for products and services sold on the EC site To introduce. When a site visitor takes a purchasing action via a banner ad (such as visiting an EC site or purchasing a product or service on an EC site), the individual who is the site operator, that is, an introducer To pay a reward.

  In the affiliate service, rewards are incentive for introducers, and work such as enhancing the content of their own sites with the aim of increasing the number of visitors to the site, making their own introductions more buying behavior Strive to connect. As a result, the business operator operating the EC site can improve profits.

  By using the affiliate service, there is a merit that a company can easily reach a customer group that is potentially interested in products. In addition, because the amount of payment to the introducer is determined according to sales, the advertising method is extremely cost-effective compared to other methods that determine the advertising cost regardless of the outcome, such as the banner posting on the portal site. I can say that.

  However, affiliate services are just services on the Internet. At present, there is no mechanism for providing a service equivalent to an affiliate service in a real sense in real space.

  As a related technique, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-283094 (Patent Document 1) discloses a product information providing system and method, a center terminal, a user terminal, a facility side device, and a recording medium. In this related technology, a user who visits a store transmits a product tag code attached to the product together with a user ID from a portable user terminal to a facility apparatus installed in the store. The equipment side device transmits an electronic tag including a product code of a product desired by the user to the portable user terminal, and records the electronic tag transmitted in association with the received user ID. The portable user terminal stores the electronic tag transmitted from the equipment side device. The user uses the portable user terminal or the stationary user terminal to access the service center via the network, and transmits the product code in the electronic tag. The service center provides product information corresponding to the received product code via the network.

  Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2008-009950 (Patent Document 2) discloses an affiliate server device and an affiliate system. In this related technology, an affiliate server device transmits an advertisement Web page of a content service for mobile phones in response to access based on a URL described in a QR code of a pamphlet. Further, the affiliate server device identifies the store from the URL. In addition, the affiliate server device generates affiliate ID information for identifying the user. Further, the affiliate server device generates a URL of the content server including the affiliate ID information and switches the connection of the user. In addition, the affiliate server device acquires user registration information including affiliate ID information from the content server. The affiliate server device includes means for extracting a registered user based on an advertisement from a specific store based on the user registration information, and calculating an advertisement reward amount to be paid to the store. Thereby, the affiliate server device can identify the store through which the access has been made, and can accurately calculate the success fee type advertisement fee for each store.

JP 2001-283094 A JP 2008-009950 A

  An object of the present invention is to specify when and from whom a person who wants to take an action such as purchase or order with an interest in a certain product in a real space other than the Internet has obtained information about the product.

  The portable terminal of the present invention is a portable terminal capable of receiving an object information notification message transmitted from the surroundings. The portable terminal of the present invention includes an information transmission unit, an information reception unit, a storage unit, and a control unit. The information receiving unit receives the object information notification message transmitted from the surroundings and the information source inquiry message transmitted from the external terminal. The information transmission unit transmits a response message to the information source inquiry message to the external terminal. The storage unit stores a reception object table having the product ID and terminal ID included in the object information notification message as data elements. The control unit stores the product ID and the terminal ID included in the object information notification message received by the information receiving unit together with the reception time in the reception object table. Furthermore, when the product ID in the reception object table is referred to, the control unit calculates the influence degree of the product ID based on the difference between the reference time and the reception time, and stores the influence degree in the reception object table. Further, when the information receiving unit receives the information source inquiry message, the control unit searches the received object table for the influence degree of the product ID and the terminal ID included in the information source inquiry message, and the influence degree is larger than the threshold value. The terminal ID that satisfies the above condition is regarded as the information source of the product ID, and control is performed to transmit a response message including the information source from the information transmission unit.

  The product information source specifying system of the present invention includes a mobile terminal and a payment terminal. When the portable terminal receives the object information notification message including the object information and the terminal ID representing the transmission source, the portable terminal is based on the reference time of the object information included in the object information notification message and the reception time of the object information notification message. The degree of influence of the object information is calculated, and the object information, the terminal ID, the reception time, the reference time, and the degree of influence are associated as a set of information and stored in the reception object table. Furthermore, when the mobile terminal receives an information source inquiry message for inquiring about the information source of the object information, the mobile terminal searches the received object table for the object information, and based on the influence level associated with the object and the terminal ID An information source is determined, and a response message including the determined information source is returned. When the payment terminal receives a product query message used for product information inquiry and payment from the mobile terminal, the payment terminal transmits an information source query message with the product as a target object to the mobile terminal. A response message to the message is received, and the information source of the product is specified based on the information source included in the response message.

  In the product information source specifying method of the present invention, when the portable information terminal receives the object information notification message including the object information and the terminal ID representing the transmission source, the object information reference time and the object included in the object information notification message are received. The influence level of the object information is calculated based on the reception time of the information notification message. Furthermore, the object information, the terminal ID, the reception time, the reference time, and the influence degree are associated as a set of information and stored in the reception object table. Further, when an information source inquiry message for inquiring about the information source of the object information is received, the object information is searched from the received object table, and the information source is determined based on the degree of influence associated with the object and the terminal ID. To do. Further, a response message including the determined information source is returned. Further, when the settlement terminal receives a product query message for product information inquiry or payment from the mobile terminal, the settlement terminal transmits an information source query message with the product as a target object to the mobile terminal. Further, a response message for the information inquiry message is received. Furthermore, the information source of the product is specified based on the information source included in the response message.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to specify a source (information source) for obtaining product information in an actual space that is not the net. If the information source can be specified, it is possible to give some feedback to the information source. In other words, a service equivalent to an affiliate on the net is possible.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the merchandise information source identification system which is exemplary embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the registration process of object information. It is a figure for demonstrating the search process of object information. It is a figure for demonstrating the acquisition process of object information. It is a figure for demonstrating the calculation process of an influence degree. It is a figure for demonstrating the provision process of goods ID of object goods. It is a figure for demonstrating the provision process of an information source with a large influence degree. It is a figure for demonstrating the calculation method of the influence degree in the case of receiving object information from one information source. It is a figure for demonstrating the calculation method of the influence degree in the case of receiving the same object information "from many times" from one information source. It is a figure for demonstrating the calculation method of the influence degree in the case of receiving the same object information from several information sources. It is a figure for demonstrating the calculation method of the influence degree in the case of receiving the same object information from several information sources "simultaneously." It is a figure for demonstrating the "real space affiliate service" of the Example of this invention.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the product information source specifying system of the present invention includes an object 1, a tag 2, a first mobile terminal 10, a second mobile terminal 20, and a payment terminal 30.

  The object 1 is an object such as a bag, clothes, accessories, or a DVD. The object 1 is the property of the user of the first mobile terminal 10. That is, the first mobile terminal 10 itself may be the object 1. The object 1 may be an actual object (tangible object) or electronic data (intangible object) downloaded to the first mobile terminal 10. The tangible object is an object such as a bag, shoes, sandals, clothes, umbrellas, electronic devices, jewelry, accessories, food and drinks. An intangible object is electronic data such as image data, music data, video data, game data, and a web page being browsed.

  Tag 2 is like a nameplate attached to object 1. If the object 1 is a tangible object, the tag 2 is a tangible object having a shape. If the object 1 is an intangible object, the tag 2 is an intangible object such as electronic data. Note that the tag 2 may be integrated with the object 1 by embedding or the like. The tag 2 holds object information 3.

  The object information 3 is information related to the object 1. Since it is preferable that the information amount of the object information 3 is small, the object information 3 may include an address of a Web site that provides detailed information of the object 1. When the object 1 is a tangible object, the object information 3 is recorded in the tag 2 physically attached to the object 1. When the object 1 is intangible, the object information 3 is included in a tag 2 attached to the object 1 by an electromagnetic method. Alternatively, the object information 3 is physically given to a device (music player, game machine, or the like) for viewing the object 1 that is electronic data, or a storage medium (media) that stores the object 1 that is electronic data. It may be recorded in the tag 2. The object information 3 includes at least a product ID 4.

  The product ID 4 is identification information for specifying the object 1.

  The first portable terminal 10 is a terminal device that acquires object information 3 from the tag 2 and provides the object information 3 to the surroundings. The second mobile terminal 20 is a terminal device that receives the object information 3 from the first mobile terminal 10. The payment terminal 30 is a terminal device on the payment system side that is used when the second portable terminal 20 accesses the payment system of the business operator.

  Here, for the sake of simplicity, the user of the first mobile terminal 10 is an information provider and the user of the second mobile terminal 20 is an information consumer for convenience. The information provider is the owner of the object 1 and is a person who allows the object information 3 to be provided to the surroundings via the first portable terminal 10. The information consumer is a person who receives and uses the object information 3 via the second portable terminal 20. However, these are only examples. For example, if the first portable terminal 10 and the second portable terminal 20 are portable terminals having the same function, the user of the first portable terminal 10 and the user of the second portable terminal 20 are mutually information providers. At the same time, it can be an information consumer. That is, each of the first mobile terminal 10 and the second mobile terminal 20 may have both functions of the first mobile terminal 10 and the second mobile terminal 20.

  Note that a mobile phone is assumed as an example of the first mobile terminal 10 and the second mobile terminal 20. Other examples of the first portable terminal 10 and the second portable terminal 20 include a mobile notebook PC (personal computer) having a wireless communication function, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a car navigation system (car navigation system), a portable game machine, A portable music player or an electronic device having a similar wireless communication function can be considered. However, actually, it is not limited to these examples.

  Further, as an example of the payment terminal 30, an IC (Integrated Circuit) card payment terminal is assumed. Other examples of the payment terminal 30 include a PC that can communicate with the second mobile terminal 20 directly / via a peripheral device, a POS (Point of Sale) terminal, an information home appliance (OA), and an Office Automation (OA). ) Equipment is considered. Furthermore, the payment terminal 30 may be a server that operates an EC site on the Internet. However, actually, it is not limited to these examples.

  The first mobile terminal 10 includes a first control unit 11, a tag reading unit 12, a first storage unit 13, and a first information transmission unit 14.

  The first control unit 11 controls the first mobile terminal 10. The first control unit 11 includes an object information registration processing unit 111, an object information search processing unit 112, and an object information transmission processing unit 113. The first control unit 11 is realized by hardware such as a CPU that is driven by a program, and software that executes the desired processing by driving the hardware.

  The object information registration processing unit 111 reads the object information 3 held by the tag 2 attached to the object 1 by the tag reading unit 12 and stores the object information 3 in the property table 6 in the first storage unit 13. The possession table 6 is a table for storing object information 3 related to the object 1 owned by the user of the first mobile terminal 10.

  The object information search processing unit 112 uses the tag reading unit 12 to search for the tag 2 that holds the object information 3 already stored in the property table 6. Specifically, the object information search processing unit 112 collates the object information 3 read from the tag 2 with the object information 3 already stored in the possession table 6, and if there is a match, It is determined that tag 2 is found. If the corresponding tag 2 is found as a result of the search, the object information search processing unit 112 corrects the state of the object information 3 in the property table 6 corresponding to the object information 3 read from the tag 2 to the current possession state. The correction result is stored in the property table 6. The current possession state is a state in which the tag 2 storing the object information 3 can be read by the tag reading unit 12, that is, the object 1 to which the tag 2 is attached is present around the first mobile terminal 10. It means that.

  The object information transmission processing unit 113 transmits the object information 3 stored in the property table 6 in the first storage unit 13 to the second portable terminal 20 via the first information transmission unit 14.

  The tag reading unit 12 reads the object information 3 from the tag 2 using a wireless (light, radio wave, electricity, etc.) signal. The tag reading unit 12 has a function of starting communication with the tag 2 and a receiving function of reading a signal emitted from the tag 2. It is assumed that the tag 2 is in a range that can be read from the tag reading unit 12. In this case, the object 1 and the first portable terminal 10 are always within a range in which the tag 2 and the tag reading unit 12 can communicate without the user intentionally approaching both. Here, a passive RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tag is assumed as the tag 2. Other examples of the tag 2 include an active RFID, a two-dimensional code such as a barcode or a QR code (registered trademark), a semiconductor device that transmits a specific signal, and the like. If the object 1 and the tag 2 are electronic data, the tag reading unit 12 reads the object information 3 from a medium (semiconductor memory, optical disk, magnetic storage device, etc.) on which the electronic data is recorded.

  Further, as an example of wireless communication used by the tag reading unit 12 for reading the object information 3, in addition to RFID, human body communication such as BAN (Body Area Network) or Red Tacton (registered trademark) is also considered. It is done. However, actually, it is not limited to these examples.

  The first storage unit 13 holds a first terminal ID 5 for identifying the first mobile terminal 10 and an possession table 6. The object information 3 is stored in the property table 6.

  The first information transmission unit 14 transmits the object information 3 and the first terminal ID 5 that are currently possessed in the possession table 6 to the surroundings. Specifically, the first information transmission unit 14 simultaneously notifies the object information 3 and the first terminal ID 5 to the surroundings of the first mobile terminal 10.

  Here, short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth (registered trademark) is assumed as a means for simultaneous notification. Other examples of short-range wireless communication include IrDA (Infrared Data Association), wireless LAN (Wireless Local Area Network), UWB (Ultra Wide Band), millimeter wave communication, and other PAN (Personal Area Network). . However, actually, it is not limited to these examples.

  The second portable terminal 20 includes a second control unit 21, a second information reception unit 22, a second storage unit 23, and a second information transmission unit 24.

  The second control unit 21 controls the second mobile terminal 20. The second control unit 21 also includes an object information reception processing unit 211, an object information reference time recording processing unit 212, an information source inquiry reception processing unit 213, an information source search processing unit 214, and an information source transmission processing unit 215. Is provided. The second control unit 21 is realized by hardware such as a CPU that is driven by a program, and software that drives the hardware and executes a desired process.

  The object information reception processing unit 211 sets the object information 3 notified from the first portable terminal 10 all at once via the second information receiving unit 22, the first terminal ID 5, and the reception time of these pieces of information. And stored in the reception object table 8 in the second storage unit 23.

  The object information reference time recording processing unit 212 associates the time (reference time) when the object information 3 stored in the reception object table 8 is referred to by the user of the second portable terminal 20 with the object information 3, and receives the object information 3 8, and the influence degree is calculated based on the difference between the reception time and the reference time.

  The information source inquiry reception processing unit 213 receives the information source inquiry message from the payment terminal 30 via the second information reception unit 22 and notifies the information source search processing unit 214 of the product ID 9 included in the message. The information source inquiry message is a message for inquiring about the information source of the object information for a certain product ID 9. Thus, when the second portable terminal 20 receives the information source inquiry message, if it has the object information of the product ID 9, it returns the information source of the object information to the settlement terminal 30.

The information source search processing unit 214 searches the object information stored in the reception object table 8 for object information that satisfies the following conditions, and sets the terminal ID representing the information source of such object information as the information source transmission processing unit. 215 is notified.
Condition 1: Object information including product ID 9.
Condition 2: The influence degree of the object information is not less than a predetermined threshold.

  The information source transmission processing unit 215 creates a response message for the information source inquiry message based on the terminal ID notified from the information source search processing unit 214, and settles the response message via the second information transmission unit 24. It transmits to the terminal 30.

  The second information receiving unit 22 receives information transmitted from the first mobile terminal 10 or the payment terminal 30. The second information reception unit 22 receives a function capable of receiving the information notified from the first information transmission unit 14 of the first portable terminal 10 and the information transmitted from the third information transmission unit 34 of the payment terminal 30. It has both possible functions. The communication method from the first portable terminal to the second portable terminal and the communication method between the payment terminal 30 and the second portable terminal may be different or the same.

  The second storage unit 23 holds a second terminal ID 7 for identifying the second portable terminal 20 and the reception object table 8.

  In response to the instruction from the information source transmission processing unit 215, the second information transmission unit 24 transmits a response message to the information source inquiry message to the payment terminal 30. The communication method used by the second information transmission unit 24 is preferably the same as the communication method used by the third information transmission unit of the payment terminal 30.

  The payment terminal 30 includes a third control unit 31, a third information reception unit 32, a third storage unit 33, and a third information transmission unit 34.

  The third control unit 31 controls the payment terminal 30. The third control unit 31 includes an information source inquiry transmission processing unit 311 and an information source reception processing unit 312. The third control unit 31 is realized by hardware such as a CPU that is driven by a program, and software that executes the desired processing by driving the hardware.

  The information source inquiry transmission processing unit 311 is triggered by a request from the second mobile terminal 20 for product settlement, product reservation, product information inquiry, etc., based on the product ID 9 stored in the third storage unit 33. An inquiry message is created, and the information source inquiry message is transmitted to the second portable terminal 20 via the third information transmission unit 34.

  The information source reception processing unit 312 receives the response message transmitted from the second portable terminal 20 in response to the information source inquiry message via the third information reception unit 32, and uses the information source of the product ID 9 from the response message. A certain terminal ID is taken out and stored in the third storage unit 33.

  The third information reception unit 32 receives the response message transmitted from the second portable terminal 20 based on the instruction from the information source reception processing unit 312.

  The 3rd memory | storage part 33 memorize | stores product ID9 and terminal ID showing the information source.

  The third information transmission unit 34 transmits an information source inquiry message to the second portable terminal 20 based on an instruction from the information source inquiry transmission processing unit 311.

  The 1st control part 11, the 2nd control part 21, and the 3rd control part 31 are implement | achieved as what combined arithmetic processing apparatuses, such as CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a microprocessor (microprocessor), and software.

  Various processing units included in the first control unit 11, the second control unit 21, and the third control unit 31 (object information registration processing unit 111, object information search processing unit 112, object information transmission processing unit 113, object information reception processing 211, object information reference time recording processing unit 212, information source inquiry reception processing unit 213, information source search processing unit 214, information source transmission processing unit 215, information source reception processing unit 312, and information source inquiry transmission processing unit 311) May be implemented as a program for causing the CPU to execute each function.

  The first information transmission unit 14, the second information reception unit 22, the second information transmission unit 24, the third information reception unit 32, and the third information transmission unit 34 are realized by a modulation circuit or a demodulation circuit and an antenna.

  Examples of the first storage unit 13, the second storage unit 23, and the third storage unit 33 include a semiconductor storage device such as a memory, an external storage device (storage) such as a hard disk, or a storage medium (media). .

<Object Information Registration Process in First Mobile Terminal 10>
With reference to FIG. 2, the process in which the first portable terminal 10 first acquires the object information 3 and registers it in the property table 6 will be described.

(1) Step S101
The object information registration processing unit 111 of the first control unit 11 reads a tag 2 (a tag attached to the object 1) at a readable position triggered by a predetermined operation of the user of the first mobile terminal 10. The tag reading unit 12 is instructed.

(2) Step S102
The tag reading unit 12 starts a process of reading the information (object information 3) of the tag 2 attached to the object 1 in accordance with the reading instruction of the first control unit 11.

(3) Step S103
The tag 2 transmits the object information 3 to the tag reading unit 12. Here, since a passive RFID tag is assumed as the tag 2, it is assumed that the tag 2 transmits the object information 3 to the tag reading unit 12 when the tag reading unit 12 reads the object information 3 from the tag 2. deal with.

(4) Step S104
The tag reading unit 12 receives the object information 3 and notifies the object information registration processing unit 111 of the object information 3.

(5) Step S105
The object information registration processing unit 111 registers the object information 3 in the property table 6. Here, the object information registration processing unit 111 stores the object information 3 in the property table 6 in association with the registration time, the state, and the update time. In other words, the possession table 6 has information on the object information 3, the registration time, the state, and the update time. The registration time indicates the time when the object information 3 is first stored in the property table 6. The state indicates whether or not the object 1 is currently possessed. The update time indicates a time when information related to the object information 3 is updated.

<Object Information Search Process in First Mobile Terminal 10>
With reference to FIG. 3, a process for searching the object information 3 that can be read from the tag 2 by the first mobile terminal 10 in order to confirm whether or not the user currently holds the object 1 will be described. At this time, if there is object information 3 that can be read from the tag 2, the first mobile terminal 10 determines that the tag 2 is in a position where it can be read and that the user currently has the object 1 corresponding to the object information 3. To do.

(1) Step S201
The object information search processing unit 112 of the first control unit 11 is all registered in the property table triggered by a predetermined operation of the user of the first portable terminal 10 or periodically (for example, every 10 seconds). The tag reading unit 12 is instructed to read the tag 2 at the readable position in order to start searching for whether or not the object information 3 is currently readable.

(2) Step S202
Based on the instruction from the object information search processing unit 112, the tag reading unit 12 reads all the tags 2 at the readable position.

(3) Step S203
All the tags 2 in the readable position transmit the respective object information 3 to the tag reading unit 12.

(4) Step S204
The tag reading unit 12 receives the object information 3 of all the tags 2 at the readable position, and notifies the object information search processing unit 112 of the object information 3.

(5) Step S205
The object information search processing unit 112 selects only the object information already registered in the property table 6 that matches the object information 3 notified from the tag reading unit 12.

(6) Step S206
The object information search processing unit 112 changes the state of the selected object information in the property table 6 to “current possession state”. Furthermore, the object information search processing unit 112 changes the state of other objects in the property table 6 to “currently possessed state”. In FIG. 3, “-” in the “state” column indicates “currently possessed state”.

  At this time, the first control unit 11 may add some additional information to the “currently possessed” object information in the property table 6. As an example of the additional information, the first mobile terminal 10 collects from the manufacturer of the object 1 or the network based on the comment directly input by the user of the first mobile terminal 10 who is the owner of the object 1 or the object information 3 The latest information etc. that can be considered.

  Note that the first mobile terminal 10 may perform a process of changing the state of the object information when the object information is registered in the property table 6.

<Object Information Acquisition Processing in Second Mobile Terminal 20>
With reference to FIG. 4, a process when the second mobile terminal 20 acquires “currently possessed” object information from the first mobile terminal 10 will be described.

(1) Step S301
The object information transmission processing unit 113 of the first control unit 11 is possessed periodically, when an approach of the second mobile terminal 20 is sensed, or when an information provision request is received from the second mobile terminal 20 The first information transmission unit is configured to notify all of the object information “currently held” and the first terminal ID 5 among the object information already registered in the object table 6 to the periphery of the first portable terminal 10. 14 is instructed.

(2) Step S302
The first information transmission unit 14 notifies the surroundings of the first portable terminal 10 of the object information of the “current possession state” and the first terminal ID 5 according to the instruction of the object information transmission processing unit 113.

(3) Step S303
The second information receivers 22 of all the second mobile terminals 20 that are present at a position where the simultaneous notification from the first mobile terminal 10 can be received include the object information transmitted from the first mobile terminal 10 and the first terminal ID 5. Is sent to the object information reception processing unit 211.

(4) Step S304
The object information reception processing unit 211 sets the information notified from the second information receiving unit 22 (object information and the first terminal ID 5) and the time (reception time) when these pieces of information are received as a set of information. In association with each other, the received object table 8 of the second storage unit 23 is stored.

<Influence level calculation process in second mobile terminal 20>
With reference to FIG. 5, processing when the second mobile terminal 20 calculates the degree of influence of the object information on the user will be described.

(1) Step S401
The object information reference time recording processing unit 212 of the second control unit 21 displays the object information when the user of the second portable terminal 20 confirms the content of the object information stored in the reception object table 8 by reading or confirming it. The information reference time (reference time), the object information, the first terminal ID, and the reception time are associated with each other as a set of information and stored in the reception object table 8.

  At this time, the second control unit 21 automatically provides detailed information of the object 1 based on the object information 3 when the user of the second portable terminal 20 tries to confirm the contents of the object information 3. You may make it access a Web site.

  The object information stored in the reception object table 8 may be browsed not on the second mobile terminal 20 but on a PC (personal computer) having a display larger than the second mobile terminal 20. When the object information is browsed by an electronic device other than the second portable terminal 20, the time when the second portable terminal 20 transfers the object information to the other electronic device is set as the reference time of the object information. Or you may make it the said other electronic device notify the 2nd portable terminal 20 of the time (reference time) when object information was browsed in the other electronic device.

(2) Step S402
The object information reference time recording processing unit 212 calculates the influence degree of the object information based on the difference obtained by subtracting the reception time of the object information from the reference time of the object information. Here, the object information reference time recording processing unit 212 calculates the degree of influence of the object information in consideration of the fact that human interest decreases exponentially with time. The calculation formula and calculation method of the influence degree will be described in detail later.

(3) Step S403
The object information reference time recording processing unit 212 stores the calculated influence degree in the reception object table 8 in association with the object information.

<Transmission processing of information source inquiry message in settlement terminal 30>
With reference to FIG. 6, processing when the payment terminal 30 transmits an information source inquiry message to the second mobile terminal 20 will be described.

  At this time, the second control unit 21 makes a request (product query message) such as a product settlement, product reservation or product information query to the settlement terminal 30 triggered by a predetermined operation by the user of the second portable terminal 20. The second information transmission unit 24 is instructed to transmit to the payment terminal 30. The second control unit 21 instructs the second information transmission unit 24 to transmit the second terminal ID 7 for identifying the second portable terminal 20 to the settlement terminal 30 together with the product query message. Also good. The second information transmission unit 24 transmits a product query message to the payment terminal 30 in accordance with an instruction from the second control unit 21.

(1) Step S501
The third information receiving unit 32 of the third control unit 31 receives the product query message transmitted from the second portable terminal 20 and notifies the information source inquiry transmission processing unit 311.

(2) Step S502
The information source inquiry transmission processing unit 311 performs a response process to the product query message notified from the third information receiving unit 32, reads the product ID 9 indicating the target product from the product query message, and includes the product ID 9 therein. The third information transmission unit 34 is instructed to transmit the information source inquiry message to the second portable terminal 20.

  When the second mobile terminal 20 inquires the settlement terminal 30 about product information, the second mobile terminal 20 transmits the product query message including the product ID of the product to the settlement terminal 30. When the second mobile terminal 20 pays the price for the product to the payment terminal 30 (settlement), it is possible that the second mobile terminal 20 does not know the product ID, and therefore the product ID needs to be included in the product query message. There is no. When the purpose of the product query message is payment, it is considered that the payment terminal 30 holds the product ID of the product that the second mobile terminal 20 is willing to pay. Even if this is not the case, it is considered easy for the payment terminal 30 to know the product ID of the product for which the second portable terminal 20 is willing to pay. In this case, when the payment terminal 30 receives the product query message, the payment terminal 30 creates an information source inquiry message using the product ID held by the payment terminal 30. That is, when the product ID is included in the product query message, the payment terminal 30 creates an information source inquiry message using the product ID. If not, the payment terminal 30 searches the third storage unit 33 for the product ID targeted by the product query message, and creates an information source inquiry message using the product ID.

(3) Step S503
The third information transmission unit 34 transmits an information source inquiry message to the second portable terminal 20 in accordance with an instruction from the information source inquiry transmission processing unit 311.

(4) Step S504
The second information receiving unit 22 of the second portable terminal 20 receives the information source inquiry message transmitted from the settlement terminal 30.

<Processing for Providing Information Source with Large Impact on Second Mobile Terminal 20>
With reference to FIG. 7, a process when the second mobile terminal 20 searches for an information source having a large influence and provides it to the settlement terminal 30 will be described.

(1) Step S601
The second information receiving unit 22 of the second portable terminal 20 notifies the information source inquiry processing unit 214 of the received information source inquiry message, and requests to start searching for the information source of the target product.

(2) Step S602
The information source search processing unit 214 reads the product ID 9 from the information source inquiry message notified from the second information receiving unit 22, and reads the product ID 9 and the read product ID 9 from the object information stored in the reception object table 8. The object information including the matching product ID is searched. If the object information including the product ID is not stored in the receiving object table 8, the information source search processing unit 214 creates a response message indicating that there is no information source of the product ID, and the process proceeds to step S605. .

(3) Step S603
If the object information including the product ID is stored in the reception object table 8, the information source search processing unit 214 determines whether or not the influence degree of the object information is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold value. The threshold used here may be a predetermined value, or may be stored in the information source inquiry message. The information source search processing unit 214 creates a response message indicating that there is no information source for the product ID if the degree of influence of the object information is not equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, and the response message is sent to the information source transmission processing unit. 215 is notified.

(4) Step S604
The information source search processing unit 214 determines that the user (information consumer) of the second portable terminal 20 is affected by the object information if the influence degree of the object information is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold. A terminal ID representing the transmission source (information source) of the object information is read from the reception object table 8, a response message is generated indicating that the information source of the product ID is the terminal ID, and the response message is transmitted to the information source. The processing unit 215 is notified.

(5) Step S605
The information source transmission processing unit 215 instructs the second information transmission unit 24 to transmit the response message notified from the information source search processing unit 214 to the payment terminal 30.

(6) Step S606
The second information transmission unit 24 transmits a response message to the payment terminal 30 in accordance with an instruction from the information source transmission processing unit 215.

(7) Step S607
The third information receiving unit 32 of the payment terminal 30 receives the response message transmitted from the second portable terminal 20 and notifies the information source reception processing unit 312 of the received response message.

(8) Step S608
When the terminal ID is represented as the information source in the response message notified from the third information receiving unit 32, the information source reception processing unit 312 reads the terminal ID and identifies the information source based on the terminal ID. . The information source reception processing unit 312 determines that there is no information source when the response message notified from the third information receiving unit 32 indicates that there is no information source.

  Next, with reference to FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, the calculation methods 1 to 4 of the influence degree of the object information in the present invention will be described below.

The calculation formula for the degree of influence a is as follows.

Formula (1) is a formula for calculating the degree of influence a. The initial value of the influence degree a is 0 (a = 0). Influence a is calculated based on the difference x _i obtained by subtracting the reception time of object information from the reference time of the object information. The degree of influence per reference count is expressed by g (x _i ) in Equation (2). When the number of references is N, g (x _i ) is calculated for each reference, and the sum thereof is set as the influence degree a of the object information.

Formula (2) is a calculation formula of g (x _i ) included in Formula (1). g (x _i ) is a probability density function of a normal distribution. In Equation (2), σ represents standard deviation, and σ ² represents variance. Exp is a numerical operation function for calculating an exponential function (a power of a mathematical expression with e as the base).

<Influence calculation method 1>
With reference to FIG. 8, a method of calculating the influence when object information is received from one information source will be described.

Each time the second mobile terminal 20 refers to the object information, the second mobile terminal 20 recalculates the influence degree. Note that the initial value of the influence degree is 0. When the reference count of the object information is N, when the object information is referred to i-th (i = 1 to N), the difference x _i between the reference time t _i and the reception time t ₀ is calculated. Here, x _i = t _i −t ₀ . For example, when it is the third time (i = 3), x ₃ = t ₃ −t ₀ . Furthermore, the second mobile terminal 20 calculates g (x _i ) based on the difference x _i . In FIG. 8, in the graph showing the relationship between x _i and g (x _i ), the case of σ ² = 0.2 is indicated by a broken line, and the case of σ ² = 5.0 is indicated by a solid line. Based on these, the second mobile terminal 20 calculates Σg (x _i ), which is the sum of g (x _i ) up to the Nth time, and sets Σg (x _i ) as the new influence a.

In the example of FIG. 8, the influence degree a is calculated using the probability density function g (x _i ) of the normal distribution. Assuming that human interest decreases exponentially over time, a normal distribution is used. If the function decreases exponentially, a calculation formula other than the normal distribution may be used.

<Influence calculation method 2>
With reference to FIG. 9, a method of calculating the influence when the same object information is received “severally” from one information source will be described.

  When the same object information is received many times from one information source, the reception time of the object information is changed to the latest time, and the influence level up to that time is taken over.

  FIG. 9 shows how to calculate the degree of influence of an information source when the same object information P is received three times from one information source.

9, has received object information P from the information source S1 is the time t _0. In other words, the time _{t 0} is the reception time. At this time, since the object information P received from the information source S1 has not been referred to yet, the influence degree a (S1) is 0.

Since the first object information P at time _{t 1} is referenced adds _{g (t} 1 -t ₀₎ in the impact a (S1).

Subsequently, have received from the same source S1 is time t ₂ the same object information P again. This is the second reception of the object information P. Since the same information source, as it takes over the results of the time t ₁ for impact a (S1). Here, since the latest reception time of the object information P is the time t ₂ at this time, the reception time in the subsequent calculation is changed from the time t ₀ to the time t ₂ .

The object information P is referenced again at time t ₃ , but since the reception time is changed to time t ₂ , g (t ₃ −t ₂ ) is added to the influence degree a (S 1).

Have received the same object information P again from the same source S1 is time t _4. This is the third reception of the object information P. Since the same information source, as it takes over the results of the time t ₃ for impact a (S1). Since the latest reception time of the object information P is made at time t ₄ at this point, changing the reception time in the subsequent calculation from time t ₂ to time t _4.

<Influence calculation method 3>
With reference to FIG. 10, a method of calculating the influence when the same object information is received from a plurality of information sources will be described.

When the second portable terminal 20 receives the same object information from a plurality of information sources (N), each time the object information is referred to by the user, which information of the plurality of information sources (N) The degree of influence is calculated for each information source on the assumption that it is also affected by the source. However, each time the object information is referred to, the value added to the influence degree so far is set to g (x _i ) / N for each of the plurality of information sources (N pieces) of the object information.

  FIG. 10 shows how the influence of each information source is calculated when the same object information P is received from two information sources. For example, the influence degree a (S1) indicates the influence degree of the object information P received from the information source S1 (the influence degree of the information source S1). The influence level a (S2) indicates the influence level of the object information P received from the information source S2 (the influence level of the information source S2).

In Figure 10, has received object information P from the information source S1 is the time _{t 0.} That is, the reception time of the object information P from the source S1 is a time t _0. At this time, since the object information P received from the information source S1 has not been referred to yet, the influence degree a (S1) is 0. Since the first object information P at time _{t 1} is referenced adds _{g (t} 1 -t ₀₎ in the impact a (S1).

Subsequently, we have received the same object information P at time t ₂ from the information source S2. That is, the reception time of the object information P from the source and S2 is a time t _2. At this time, since the object information P received from the information source S2 has not been referred to yet, the influence degree a (S2) is zero. Since nothing is performed on the object information P received from the information source S1, the influence a (S1) is not changed.

Although the object information P is referenced again at time t ₃ , the number of information sources of the object information P has increased to two, so g (t ₃ −t ₀ ) is the number of information sources for the influence a (S 1). Then, g (t ₃ -t ₀ ) / 2 is added to the degree of influence a (S1). Further, for the influence degree a (S2), g (t ₃ −t ₂ ) is equally divided by the number of information sources, and g (t ₃ −t ₂ ) / 2 is added to the influence degree a (S2). .

<Influence calculation method 4>
With reference to FIG. 11, a method of calculating the influence when the same object information is received “simultaneously” from a plurality of information sources will be described. As a situation, there may be a case where there are a plurality of information sources around the user of the second portable terminal 20, each information source possesses the same type of object, and provides the same object information.

  Even when the same object information is received simultaneously from a plurality of information sources, the influence degree of each information source is calculated by the above-described method (FIG. 10: influence degree calculation method 3).

  FIG. 11 shows how the influence of each information source is calculated when the same object information P is simultaneously received from two information sources and the same object information is subsequently received from another information source. It is.

In Figure 11, it has received object information P simultaneously from sources S1 and S2 at time _{t 0.} That is, the reception time of the object information P from sources S1 and S2 is the time t _0. At this time, since the object information P received from the information sources S1 and S2 has not been referred to yet, the influences a (S1) and a (S2) are both 0.

The object information P is referred to for the first time at the time t ₁ , but there are two information sources of the object information P, and the object information P is received from each information source at the same time, so g (t ₃ −t ₀ ) is equally divided by the number of information sources, respectively in the impact a (S1) and _{a (S2) g (t 1} -t 0) / 2 is added to.

Subsequently, we have received the same object information P at time t ₂ from the information source S3. That is, the reception time of the object information P from the source S3 are a time t _2. At this time, since the object information P is not referred to, the influences a (S1) and a (S2) are not changed. The influence degree a (S3) is zero.

Although the object information P is referenced again at the time t ₃ , the number of information sources of the object information P has increased to three. Therefore, for the influences a (S 1) and a (S 2), g (t ₃ −t ₀ ) Are equally divided by the number of information sources, and g (t ₃ −t ₀ ) / 3 is added to the influences a (S1) and a (S2), respectively. For the information source S3, g (t ₃ −t ₂ ) is equally divided by the number of information sources, and g (t ₃ −t ₂ ) / 3 is added to the degree of influence a (S3).

<Countermeasures for providing spam-like information>
Currently, spam (SPAM), which distributes mass-produced commercial mail indiscriminately, is a problem in electronic mail. Also in the present invention, although not essential, it is desirable to prevent provision of spam information. For example, when the second mobile terminal 20 continuously receives an obviously abnormal number of object information from one information source in a short time, it is considered that spam-like information is provided. When use (abuse) contrary to the gist of the present invention such as provision of spam information is made, the second mobile terminal 20 becomes difficult to receive other object information, or the user of the second mobile terminal 20 Since it becomes difficult to find object information that should be referred to, normal use of the object information is hindered.

In the present invention, the following methods can be considered as countermeasures against spam-like information provision.
(1) Limit the number of object information received at one time from one information source.
(2) The number of object information received from one information source within a predetermined period (for example, one day or one hour) is limited.
(3) Register an information source to be refused information provision in the NG list, and block information provision from the information source registered in the NG list.
(4) The type (genre, category) of object information received from the information source is limited, and when object information of a non-target type is received, it is immediately discarded.

  For example, the second control unit 21 of the second mobile terminal 20 performs the settings as described in the above (1) to (4) according to the input operation from the user of the second mobile terminal 20 in advance. Alternatively, the second control unit 21 of the second portable terminal 20 sets information provision conditions (such as provision of a large amount of information from the same information source, continuous provision of information within a short time) estimated to be spam. In addition, when there is provision of information that conflicts with this condition, the above settings (1) to (4) may be automatically performed.

<Omitting method of object information search process>
The first control unit 11 of the first mobile terminal 10 updates the state of the object information 3 registered in the possession table 6 periodically or triggered by a predetermined operation by the user of the first mobile terminal 10. Processing (object information search processing) is executed.

However, the object information search process can be omitted by using the following methods (1) and (2) alone or in combination.
(1) Increase the execution cycle of the object information search process.
(2) Periodically, using an acceleration sensor (not shown) mounted on the first portable terminal 10, the change in acceleration applied to the first portable terminal 10 is examined, and if there is almost no change in acceleration (for example, If it is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold), it is determined that both the first portable terminal 10 and its owner are stationary, and the execution cycle of the object information transmission process is lengthened, or the object information search process is skipped / suspended . Thereafter, if there is a change in acceleration, the object information search process is executed / resumed from that point. In addition, you may make it investigate the change of the positional information on the 1st portable terminal 10 instead of the change of an acceleration.

  By omitting the object information search process, it is possible to reduce the processing load and power waste of the first mobile terminal 10.

<Transmission method of object information>
The first mobile terminal 10 transmits the object information 3 stored in the property table 6 of the first mobile terminal 10.

  The first candidate of the transmission means by the first portable terminal 10 is a simultaneous notification (broadcast) by short-range wireless communication. The first mobile terminal 10 simultaneously notifies the object information 3 to nearby mobile terminals (second mobile terminals 20) using radio waves or infrared rays without specifying the receiving party. A nearby mobile terminal (second mobile terminal 20) receives the radio and infrared rays transmitted from the first mobile terminal 10.

  The second candidate of the transmission means by the first mobile terminal 10 is a simultaneous notification via the radio base station. The first mobile terminal 10 transmits the position information of the first mobile terminal 10 and the object information 3 to a distribution server on the Internet via a radio base station near the first mobile terminal. The distribution server simultaneously notifies the information received from the first mobile terminal 10 via the radio base station toward the mobile terminal existing in the vicinity of the first mobile terminal 10. At this time, the distribution server receives the position information by the GPS (Global Positioning System) function installed in the first portable terminal 10, the position information of the wireless base station communicating with the first portable terminal 10, etc. Used as position information of the mobile terminal 10.

<Omitted method of object information transmission processing>
The first portable terminal 10 is a process of simultaneously notifying the surrounding portable terminals of the object information 3 registered in the possession table 6 periodically or triggered by a predetermined operation by a user of the first portable terminal 10 (Object information transmission processing) is executed.

However, the object information transmission process can be omitted by using the following methods (1) to (4) alone or in combination.
(1) Increase the execution cycle of the object information transmission process.
(2) Periodically, the acceleration sensor mounted on the first mobile terminal 10 is used to check the change in acceleration applied to the first mobile terminal 10, and if there is almost no change in acceleration, the first mobile terminal 10 is also The owner is also determined to be stationary, and the execution cycle of the object information transmission process is lengthened, or the object information transmission process is skipped / suspended. Thereafter, if there is a change in acceleration, the object information transmission process is executed / resumed from that point. In addition, you may make it investigate the change of the positional information on the 1st portable terminal 10 instead of the change of an acceleration.
(3) A radio base station (not shown) communicating with the first mobile terminal 10 notifies the first mobile terminal 10 of the number of mobile terminals existing in the vicinity of the first mobile terminal 10, If the number does not change, the execution cycle of the object information transmission process is lengthened, or the object information transmission process is skipped / suspended. Thereafter, if there is a change in the number, the object information transmission process is executed / resumed from that point.
(4) The mobile terminals that are close to each other wirelessly notify the presence of the terminal, and by the notification, the first mobile terminal 10 determines whether there is a new mobile terminal nearby, If no new portable terminal is found, the execution cycle of the object information transmission process is lengthened, or the object information transmission process is skipped / suspended. Thereafter, when a new portable terminal is found, the object information transmission process is executed / resumed from that point.

  By omitting the object information transmission process, it is possible to reduce the processing load and power waste of the first portable terminal 10.

<Display method of received object information>
The second control unit 21 of the second mobile terminal 20 may classify the received object information 3 for each object information or for each information source and display it on the display of the second mobile terminal 20. .

  Further, the second control unit 21 of the second mobile terminal 20 may display the object information on the display of the second mobile terminal 20 so that the positional relationship between the information source and the second mobile terminal 20 can be understood.

  For example, the second control unit 21 of the second mobile terminal 20 displays a map around the second mobile terminal 20 on the display, and displays the position of the information source on the map. Or the 2nd control part 21 of the 2nd portable terminal 20 displays the position of an information source on the picture photoed with the 2nd portable terminal 20 or the camera of the neighborhood.

<Reference method of information sources on EC sites via the Internet>
The second control unit 21 of the second mobile terminal 20 uses the second mobile terminal 20 to pay the price of a certain product at the payment terminal 30 between the second mobile terminal 20 and the payment terminal 30. A process for searching for information sources of products is performed. The processing for searching for the information source of the target product includes “information source inquiry message transmission processing in the payment terminal 30” shown in FIG. 6 and “information source having a large influence on the second mobile terminal 20” shown in FIG. Provision processing ”.

  The above processing can also be applied when ordering (purchasing) a product at an EC site (not shown) on the Internet. For example, the second control unit 21 of the second portable terminal 20 copies the received object table 8 to a management server (not shown) on the Internet periodically or at the time of update, and thereafter corresponds to the payment terminal 30 by the management server. A process of sending a request for product settlement, product reservation, product information inquiry, etc. to the EC site that receives it, receiving an information source inquiry message from the EC site as a response, and searching for the information source of the target product (information with a large influence) Source provision processing) may be performed. At this time, the management server corresponds to a part of the second portable terminal 20. The EC site corresponds to a part of the payment terminal 30. The EC site performs transmission processing of an information source inquiry message to the management server instead of the payment terminal 30. Instead of the second mobile terminal 20, the management server performs a response message transmission process including a terminal ID indicating an information source having a large influence.

  Alternatively, the second control unit 21 of the second portable terminal 20 creates the reception object table 8 on the management server, and when the object information is received, the object information and the reception time are displayed on the reception object table 8 on the management server. When the object information is referred to, the object information on the management server is referred to, and the management server calculates the influence degree and stores the calculated influence degree in the reception object table 8. You may make it perform the process to perform.

<Example: Real space affiliate>
With reference to FIG. 12, a “real space affiliate service”, which is an example of a service using an example in the embodiment of the present invention, will be described. The real space affiliate service is the realization of the “affiliate service” that is actively performed on the Internet.

  In the present embodiment, the information provider “A” wears a bag, a watch, clothes, and the like with the tag 2 and has the first mobile terminal 10. The object 1 is a bag with a tag 2, a watch, clothes, or the like. The tag 2 is an RFID tag or the like. The tag 2 stores object information 3 that is information related to the object 1. For example, the tag 2 attached to the bag stores the product ID 4, the product name, the production number, etc. of the bag as the object information 3.

  In this embodiment, in order to distinguish the property of the information provider “A” (object 1) from the property of another person, the object information 3 is previously stored in the first mobile phone by the information provider “A” itself. It is registered in the possession table 6 of the terminal 10.

  The information provider “A” uses the first mobile terminal 10 to read the object information 3 from the tag 2 attached to the object 1 by using a wireless (light, radio wave, electricity, etc.) signal (FIG. 2). Steps S101 to S103 / Steps S201 to S203 in FIG. 3).

  When the information provider “A” reads the object information 3 from the tag 2 attached to the object 1, the information table 6 stores the information read from the tag 2 in the first portable terminal 10 at the first time (at the time of registration). (Steps S104 to S105 in FIG. 2). On the other hand, after the second time (at the time of checking the possession state), only when the information read from the tag 2 is already registered in the possession table 6 of the first mobile terminal 10, the “current possession state” is set. (Step S204 to Step S206 in FIG. 3).

  By reading the information (object information 3) from the tag 2, the information (product ID 4, product name, serial number, etc.) of the item that the information provider “A” is currently wearing can be known. At this time, the first mobile terminal 10 may add additional information for indicating details of the object 1 to the information (object information 3) read from the tag 2.

  In addition, the information provider “A” periodically uses the first mobile terminal 10 to store the object information 3 that he / she currently wears together with the first terminal ID 5 held in the first mobile terminal 10. Then, the surroundings are notified all at once (steps S301 to S302 in FIG. 4).

  The first terminal ID 5 is information for specifying the information provider “A” and the first mobile terminal 10. Here, the first terminal ID 5 is recorded in a SIM card (Subscriber Identity Module card), an EEPROM (Electrically Erasable and Programmable Read Only Memory) or the like mounted on the first mobile terminal 10.

  In this embodiment, it is assumed that the third party “B” has the second mobile terminal 20. When the third party “B” passes near the information provider “A”, the second portable terminal 20 receives the object information 3 transmitted from the first portable terminal 10 and the first terminal ID 5 (FIG. 4 step S303 to step S304). At this time, the received object information 3 corresponds to a banner advertisement in a normal affiliate service.

  In the present embodiment, the second mobile terminal 20 does not directly read the tag 2 attached to the object 1. By obtaining information transmitted from the first portable terminal 10, the second portable terminal 20 does not need to directly read the tag 2 at medium and long distances. At present, it is difficult to reduce the size / power saving of a device that reads an RFID tag at medium and long distances, and it is easier to reduce the size / power saving of a device that supports short-range wireless communication.

  When the third party “B” likes the object 1, the third person “B” refers to the object information 3 received by the second portable terminal 20 and checks the detailed information about the object 1 via the Internet, or the contents about the object 1 on the blog. There is a possibility that the same thing as the object 1 is actually ordered (purchased) from the seller / manufacturer of the object 1.

  The second portable terminal 20 may fetch additional information such as an image of the object 1 from a product introduction server (not shown) on the Internet based on the object information 3.

  If the third party “B” actually orders (purchases) the same object as the object 1 after referring to the object information 3, the information acquired from the information provider “A” is the order of the third party “B” ( It can be said that it made the opportunity for purchase. The contribution degree of the information provider “A” at this time is quantitatively calculated as the influence degree.

  Here, the second mobile terminal 20 affects the information acquired from the information provider “A” based on the difference between the reception time of the object information 3 and the reference time of the object information 3 by the third party “B”. The degree is calculated (steps S401 to S402 in FIG. 5). The second mobile terminal 20 associates the object information 3, the reception time, the reference time, and the calculated influence degree as a set of information and stores them in the reception object table 8 of the second mobile terminal 20. (Step S403 in FIG. 5).

  When the third party “B” orders (purchases) the same object as the object 1, the second portable terminal 20 requests the same object as the object 1 from the seller / manufacturer of the object 1 via the payment terminal 30. Send a product query message. Thereafter, the second portable terminal 20 receives an information source inquiry message including a product ID 9 for identifying the same object as the object 1 from the seller / manufacturer of the object 1 via the payment terminal 30 (step of FIG. 6). S501 to step S504).

  The second mobile terminal 20 extracts the product ID 9 from the information source inquiry message, searches the object information 3 stored in the reception object table 8 for object information having a product ID that matches the product ID 9, and retrieves the object It is determined whether or not the degree of influence associated with the information is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold (steps S601 to S603 in FIG. 7).

  The second mobile terminal 20 determines that the information acquired from the information provider “A” has affected the behavior of the third party “B” when the degree of influence is greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold, and sets the settlement terminal 30 Then, a response message including the first terminal ID 5 indicating the information source of the object information 3 including the product ID 9 is transmitted to the seller / manufacturer of the object 1 (steps S604 to S606 in FIG. 7). Note that the second mobile terminal 20 indicates that there is no information source of the object information 3 including the product ID 9 in the seller / manufacturer of the object 1 via the payment terminal 30 when the degree of influence is less than the predetermined threshold. Send response message.

  The seller / manufacturer of the object 1 receives the response message, and if the response message includes the first terminal ID 5, takes out the first terminal ID 5, and based on the first terminal ID 5, the object information including the product ID 9 3 is identified as the information provider “A” or the first portable terminal 10 (steps S607 to S608 in FIG. 7).

  At this time, the vendor / manufacturer of the object 1 determines that the provision of the object information 3 by the information provider “A” has triggered the merchandise order of the third party “B”, and provides information as an information source. Some incentives (points, coupons, comments, money, goods, electronic data, etc.) may be fed back to the person “A” or the first portable terminal 10. If the seller / manufacturer of the object 1 stores the first terminal ID 5 and the contact information (phone number, mail address, address, etc.) of the information source in association with each other as customer information in advance, Contact information can be acquired based on the first terminal ID 5 to contact the information provider “A” or the first portable terminal 10. However, actually, it is not limited to these examples.

  Also, if the third party “B” is given a part of the incentive to feed back to the information provider “A”, another incentive, or a part of the price is kicked back, the information provider It is considered that it leads to promotion of the use of the “real space affiliate service” (increase of users, improvement of usage frequency, etc.).

  The user of the second portable terminal 20 does not purchase the object 1 directly at a store or the like based on the object information 3 but orders the object 1 from the seller / manufacturer of the object 1 through the payment terminal 30. In the case of shipping, “affiliate service” may be read as “drop-shipping” in the above. The case where the “real space affiliate service” is used as drop shipping performed in the real space can also be handled by the same processing as the case where it is used as the affiliate service performed in the real space. In the case of an affiliate service, the user of the first mobile terminal 10 corresponds to the advertiser of the object 1, but in the case of drop shipping, the user of the first mobile terminal 10 is a virtual seller of the object 1. It corresponds to. When the user of the first mobile terminal 10 does not have the inventory of the object 1 and the user of the second mobile terminal 20 orders (purchases) the object 1 based on the object information 3, the distributor / manufacturer of the object 1 There is no difference between the case of the affiliate service and the case of drop shipping in that the object 1 is shipped directly to the user of the second mobile terminal 20 who is the purchaser. In the case of drop shipping, since the user of the first mobile terminal 10 can determine the price of the object 1, it may be possible to add this price to the object information 3 as additional information. Further, the object information 3 received by the second portable terminal 20 corresponds to product introduction in normal drop shipping.

  As described above, the product information source specifying system according to the present invention is characterized in that a person who is going to purchase a product can specify from whom the information related to the product is obtained from.

  The information provider terminal (first mobile terminal 10) possessed by the information provider reads the product ID 4 from the tag 2 attached to an object (product) existing around the information provider, and the product ID 4 is the information provider. When already stored in the terminal (first mobile terminal 10), the product ID 4 and the first terminal ID 5 are simultaneously notified around the mobile terminal by radio. 1st terminal ID5 shows the 1st portable terminal 10, and also shows the information provider who possesses the 1st portable terminal 10. FIG.

  The information consumer terminal (second mobile terminal 20) possessed by the information consumer receives the product ID 4 and the first terminal ID 5 notified from the information provider terminal (first mobile terminal 10), together with the received acquisition time. The received information (product ID 4 and first terminal ID 5) is recorded.

  The information consumer terminal (second mobile terminal 20) has an influence degree indicating whether or not the information consumer has received the information based on the difference between the acquisition time and the time when the content of the received information is confirmed. And the degree of influence is recorded together with the product ID 4.

  In the first method, the settlement system (settlement terminal 30) of the store stores the product ID 9 corresponding to the product when the information consumer inquires about or purchases the product. Notification to the second portable terminal 20).

  The information consumer terminal (second mobile terminal 20) checks whether or not the product ID 9 matches the product ID 4 of the information provider recorded in the mobile terminal. When the product ID 9 and the product ID 4 of the information provider match, the information consumer terminal (second mobile terminal 20) checks whether or not the influence degree of the product ID 4 of the information provider exceeds a predetermined threshold. The information consumer terminal (second portable terminal 20) notifies the first terminal ID5 to the settlement system (settlement terminal 30) of the store when the influence degree of the product ID4 of the information provider exceeds a predetermined threshold.

  The settlement system (settlement terminal 30) of the store identifies the information source based on the first terminal ID 5 notified from the information consumer terminal (second mobile terminal 20).

  In this way, by recording the first terminal ID 5, the product ID 4, the acquisition time and the information consumer terminal (second mobile terminal 20), from whom and when the information consumer received the product information that the consumer liked. Can know.

  In addition, by knowing the information source of the information consumer, the store can pay the information provider a reward for providing information to the information consumer.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was explained in full detail, actually, it is not restricted to said embodiment, Even if there is a change of the range which does not deviate from the summary of this invention, it is included in this invention. For example, a part of the processing of the first mobile terminal 10, the second mobile terminal 20, and the payment terminal 30 in the present invention may be delegated to another device.

1 ... Object 2 ... Tag 3 ... Object information 4 ... Product ID
5 ... 1st terminal ID
6 ... Property table 7 ... 2nd terminal ID
8 ... Reception object table 9 ... Product ID
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... 1st portable terminal 11 ... 1st control part 111 ... Object information registration process part 112 ... Object information search process part 113 ... Object information transmission process part 12 ... Tag reading part 13 ... 1st memory | storage part 14 ... 1st information transmission Unit 20 ... second mobile terminal 21 ... second control unit 211 ... object information reception processing unit 212 ... object information reference time recording processing unit 213 ... information source inquiry reception processing unit 214 ... information source search processing unit 215 ... information source transmission processing Unit 22 ... second information reception unit 23 ... second storage unit 24 ... second information transmission unit 30 ... settlement terminal 31 ... third control unit 311 ... information source inquiry transmission processing unit 312 ... information source reception processing unit 32 ... third Information receiving unit 33 ... Third storage unit 34 ... Third information transmitting unit

Claims (10)

A portable terminal capable of receiving an object information notification message transmitted from the surroundings,
An information receiving unit for receiving an object information notification message transmitted from the surroundings and an information source inquiry message transmitted from an external terminal;
An information transmission unit that transmits a response message to the information source inquiry message to the external terminal;
A storage unit for storing a reception object table having a product ID and a terminal ID included in the object information notification message as data elements;
The product ID and the terminal ID included in the object information notification message received by the information receiving unit are stored in the received object table together with the reception time, and further referred to when the product ID in the received object table is referenced. Based on the difference between the time and the reception time, the influence degree of the product ID is calculated, the influence degree is stored in the reception object table, and when the information receiving unit receives the information source inquiry message, The influence level of the product ID and the terminal ID included in the information source inquiry message are searched from the reception object table, and the terminal ID that satisfies the condition that the influence level is greater than a threshold is the information source of the product ID. A control unit that performs control to transmit a response message including the information source from the information transmission unit. Remarks to the mobile terminal. The mobile terminal according to claim 1,
A tag reading unit that reads object information from a tag attached to the object;
A storage unit for storing a property table having the object information as a data element;
An information transmitting unit that transmits object information notification message created using the object information stored in the storage unit and the terminal ID of the mobile terminal to the surroundings;
Further comprising
The control unit registers the object information read by the tag reading unit in the possession table together with a registration time, and further, the tag reading unit applies the tag information to the object information registered in the possession table. The state flag indicating whether or not the object information can be read is recorded in the possession table in association with the object information, and the state flag can be read from the object information registered in the possession table. Is selected, and the object information notification message is generated using the selected object information and the terminal ID of the portable terminal, and transmitted from the information transmitting unit to the surroundings. Terminal. When the object information notification message including the object information and the terminal ID representing the transmission source is received, based on the reference time of the object information included in the object information notification message and the reception time of the object information notification message, An object information influence degree is calculated, the object information, the terminal ID, the reception time, the reference time, and the influence degree are associated with each other as a set of information and stored in a reception object table. When an information source inquiry message for inquiring an information source of information is received, the object information is searched from the received object table, and the information source is determined based on the degree of influence and the terminal ID associated with the object, A response mem- ber including the determined information source. And the first of a mobile terminal sends back a sage,
When receiving a product query message used for merchandise information inquiry and payment from the first mobile terminal, an information source query message with the product as a target object is transmitted to the first mobile terminal. And a payment terminal that receives a response message to the information inquiry message and specifies the information source of the product based on the information source included in the response message. The product information source identification system according to claim 3,
A tag that records object information including the product ID of the object;
The object information read from the tag is registered in the possession table together with the registration time, and further represents whether or not the object information can be read from the tag with respect to the object information registered in the possession table. A state flag is associated and recorded in the possession table, and object information indicating that the state flag is readable is selected from object information registered in the possession table, and the selected object is selected. A product information source specifying system further comprising: a second portable terminal that transmits an object information notification message created using information and a terminal ID representing a transmission source to the surroundings. The product information source identification system according to claim 4,
When the second mobile terminal transmits the object information notification message, the second mobile terminal notifies the object information notification of the location information of the second mobile terminal via a radio base station in the vicinity of the second mobile terminal. The message is transmitted to the distribution server together with the message, and the object information notification message is again transmitted to the plurality of first portable terminals existing in the vicinity of the second portable terminal by the distribution server via the wireless base station. Send product information source identification system. The product information source identification system according to any one of claims 3 to 5,
Using the copy of the reception object table held by the first mobile terminal, accepting an information source inquiry message transmitted from the payment terminal instead of the first mobile terminal, and responding to the information source inquiry message A product information source identification system further comprising a management server capable of creating a response message and sending it back to the payment terminal. In the first mobile device,
When the object information notification message including the object information and the terminal ID representing the transmission source is received, based on the reference time of the object information included in the object information notification message and the reception time of the object information notification message, Calculating the degree of influence of the object information, associating the object information, the terminal ID, the reception time, the reference time, and the degree of influence as a set of information and storing them in a reception object table;
When an information source inquiry message for inquiring an information source of object information is received, the object information is searched from the received object table, and the information source is determined based on the degree of influence associated with the object and the terminal ID. Return a response message including the determined information source,
At the payment terminal,
When receiving a product query message for product information inquiry or price payment from the first mobile terminal, an information source query message with the product as a target object is transmitted to the first mobile terminal, A product information source specifying method for receiving a response message to an information inquiry message and specifying an information source of the product based on an information source included in the response message. The product information source specifying method according to claim 7,
In the tag attached to the object, record object information including the product ID of the object,
In the second mobile device,
Register the object information read from the tag with the registration time in the possession table,
The object information registered in the possession table is recorded in the possession table in association with a state flag indicating whether the object information can be read from the tag,
Created by selecting object information indicating that the status flag is readable from object information registered in the property table, and using the selected object information and the terminal ID of the portable terminal A product information source identification method that sends an object information notification message to the surroundings. The product information source specifying method according to claim 8,
In the second mobile terminal,
When transmitting the object information notification message, the location information of the second mobile terminal is transmitted to the distribution server together with the object information notification message via a radio base station near the second mobile terminal, The distribution server transmits the object information notification message again to the plurality of first portable terminals existing in the vicinity of the second portable terminal via the radio base station. Source identification method. The product information source specifying method according to any one of claims 7 to 9,
In the management server,
Using the copy of the received object table held by the first portable terminal, accepting an information source inquiry message transmitted from the payment terminal instead of the first portable terminal, and receiving the information source inquiry message A product information source specifying method of creating a response message to the payment terminal and returning the response message to the payment terminal.

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