JP6110999B1 - Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

It is an object to make it possible to recommend a product suitable for the recipient attribute when there is a product more suitable for the recipient attribute than the selected product. The information processing apparatus accepts selection of any one of a plurality of products. The information processing apparatus receives destination information for specifying the destination of the selected product. The information processing apparatus identifies the attribute of the recipient of the selected product based on the destination information. When there is a substitute product having an attribute more suitable for the recipient's attribute than the attribute of the selected product among the plurality of products, the information processing apparatus displays substitute information that can identify the substitute product.

Description

  The present invention relates to the technical field of an information processing apparatus that accepts selection of a product and enables specification of a recipient of the product.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a system is known in which a user can select one of a plurality of products and purchase the product. For example, in Patent Document 1, a consumer clicks a content purchase button provided on a sales page of a sales site, and after a predetermined purchase procedure, downloads desired content from the sales site to a user computer. Is disclosed.

JP 2001-31601 A

  By the way, when a product is purchased and the giver gives it to someone, a product more suitable for the recipient may be sold than the product selected by the giver. For example, assume that the gift giver is a Japanese. It is assumed that the product selected by the gift giver is movie content, and the content corresponds to Japanese and English. Assume that the recipient is a French who lives in the United States, for example. Thus, although the recipient can use English, the French version of the content may be more suitable for the recipient than the content selected by the giver. In such a case, it is convenient if the giver can purchase the French version without having to confirm the preferred language with the recipient. It is also convenient if the giver can purchase the version without actively searching for the French version.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and when there is a product that is more suitable for the recipient attribute than the selected product, it is possible to recommend a product suitable for the recipient attribute. An object is to provide a processing device, an information processing method, and the like.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 1 specifies a product receiving means for receiving selection of a product from a user, and a recipient of the selected product that is different from the user. Receiving destination information for receiving from the user, and specifying means for specifying the recipient attribute based on the received destination information, the recipient's nationality and the receiving An alternative product having an identification unit that identifies a language used by the recipient based on at least one of sentences posted by a person, and an attribute that is more suitable for the attribute of the recipient than the attribute of the selected product in some cases, a display control means for displaying a particular possible alternative information to the terminal apparatus of the user the alternative product, and language language used by the selected item is the identified Made case, characterized in that it comprises a display control means for displaying the substitute information that can identify an alternate product wherein the specific language used.

According to the present invention, when there is an alternative product that is more suitable for the recipient attribute specified based on the destination information than the selected product, the alternative information that can specify the alternative product is displayed. Based on the user's operation regarding the displayed substitute information, the user can purchase a substitute product suitable for the designated recipient attribute.
According to the invention, the information processing apparatus specifies the language used by the recipient based on at least one of the recipient's nationality and the sentence posted by the recipient. When the language used in the selected product is different from the language used by the recipient, the information processing apparatus displays alternative information that can identify the alternative product using the language used by the recipient. Therefore, it is possible to recommend products that use the same language as the language used by the recipient.
The invention according to claim 2 is a product receiving means for receiving a selection of a product from a user, and a recipient of the selected product that is a recipient different from the user. A country that is specified based on the addressee receiving means for receiving at least one of the address and the e-mail address of the recipient from the user and the received addressee information, the address and the e-mail address. A means for identifying the recipient attribute based on a country identified from at least one of the domains included in the domain, and an attribute more suitable for the recipient attribute than the attribute of the selected product And display control means for displaying, on the user's terminal device, alternative information for specifying the alternative product when there is an alternative product.
According to the present invention, when there is an alternative product that is more suitable for the recipient attribute specified based on the destination information than the selected product, the alternative information that can specify the alternative product is displayed. Based on the user's operation regarding the displayed substitute information, the user can purchase a substitute product suitable for the designated recipient attribute.
According to the invention, the information processing apparatus specifies the attribute of the recipient based on the country specified from the domain included in the recipient's address or e-mail address. The address indicates the place where the recipient lives. In addition, the recipient is likely to be a citizen of the country where the address is located. Also, the recipient is likely to live in a country identified from the domain included in the email address or be a citizen of that country. Accordingly, it is possible to specify the attributes of the recipient according to the country in which the recipient lives or the nationality of the recipient.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus included in at least one of the plurality of server devices, the plurality of server devices can be connected to each other via a network, and can be used for electronic commerce in a plurality of countries. Corresponding to each of the websites, each of the plurality of server devices includes a database of products for the country to which the server device corresponds among the plurality of countries, and search means for searching for products from the database. The information processing apparatus includes: product accepting means for accepting product selection from a user; recipient information for identifying a recipient who is a recipient of the selected product and is different from the user; A destination receiving means for receiving the information, a specifying means for specifying an attribute of the recipient based on the received destination information, a plurality of countries A search control means for causing a server device corresponding to a country suitable for the recipient attribute to search for an alternative product having an attribute suitable for the recipient attribute rather than the attribute of the selected item; and the recipient When the substitute product is found by the server device corresponding to the country suitable for the attribute, the display control means for displaying the substitute information for specifying the substitute product on the terminal device of the user, .
According to the present invention, when there is an alternative product that is more suitable for the recipient attribute specified based on the destination information than the selected product, the alternative information that can specify the alternative product is displayed. Based on the user's operation regarding the displayed substitute information, the user can purchase a substitute product suitable for the designated recipient attribute.
Further, according to the present invention, there are a plurality of server devices corresponding to each of electronic commerce websites in a plurality of countries. Each of the plurality of server devices searches for a product from a database of products for a country corresponding to the server device among a plurality of countries. A server device corresponding to a country having an attribute suitable for the recipient's attribute among a plurality of countries searches for an alternative product. Accordingly, it is possible to increase the probability that an alternative product having an attribute suitable for the recipient's attribute can be found while suppressing the search processing load of the plurality of server apparatuses as a whole.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to the third aspect, the search control means follows an order according to the suitability of each of the plurality of attributes of the plurality of countries with respect to the attribute of the recipient. Until the substitute product is found, the plurality of server devices are sequentially searched for the substitute product, and the display control means uses the substitute information that can identify the substitute product found by any of the plurality of server devices. It is characterized by being displayed.
According to the present invention, a plurality of server devices sequentially search for alternative products in the order of server devices corresponding to countries having attributes that are highly compatible with recipient attributes. If a substitute product is found by any of the server devices during this period, the server device that has not yet performed the search for the substitute product does not perform the search. Therefore, it is possible to further increase the probability of finding an alternative product having an attribute suitable for the recipient's attribute while suppressing the load of the search processing of the plurality of server devices as a whole. Further, it is possible to find an alternative product having an attribute suitable for the attribute of the recipient more quickly.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to any one of the first , third, and fourth aspects, the addressee accepting unit is configured to receive the recipient from a friend list registered in a social networking service. The designation is accepted as the destination information, and the specifying means is configured to receive the receipt based on at least one of a profile registered by the recipient in the social networking service and information posted by the recipient in the social networking service. It is characterized by specifying human attributes.

  According to the present invention, when the friend of the user in the social networking service is designated as the recipient, the information processing apparatus can at least one of the recipient profile registered in the social networking service and the information posted by the recipient. The recipient's attributes can be identified based on

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, the display control unit is configured to make the selected product out of a plurality of versions of any one of the products. The version of the plurality of versions different from the selected product and having an attribute more suitable for the recipient attribute than the selected product attribute. The alternative information is displayed.

  According to this invention, the information processing apparatus displays alternative information that can identify a version having an attribute suitable for the recipient attribute rather than the attribute of the selected version of the product. A plurality of versions of a product may be regarded as basically the same product except that there is a difference depending on the version. Therefore, it is possible to recommend an alternative product having the same identity as the selected product.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the information processing apparatus according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, the display control means displays the replacement information so that the replacement product can be selected, and the replacement When a product is selected, the system further includes a replacement unit that replaces the selected product with the substitute product.

  According to this invention, alternative information is displayed so that alternative products can be selected. When the user selects an alternative product, the originally selected product is replaced with the alternative product. Therefore, the user can replace the purchased product with a product having an attribute more suitable for the recipient's attribute by a simple operation.

The invention according to claim 8 is an information processing method executed by a computer, wherein a product receiving step for receiving a selection of a product from a user, and a recipient of the selected product that is different from the user the destination information for identifying a person, and destination receiving step of receiving from the user, based on the accepted destination information, a specifying step of specifying an attribute of the recipient, the recipient A specific step of identifying a language used by the recipient based on nationality and / or a sentence posted by the recipient, and an attribute more suitable for the recipient attribute than the attribute of the selected product If there are alternative products having the a substitute certain possible alternative information item display control step of displaying on the terminal device of the user, said selected If different languages language used in products is the specified, characterized in that it comprises a display control step of displaying the substitute information that can identify an alternate product wherein the specific language used.
The invention according to claim 9 is an information processing method executed by a computer, a product receiving step for receiving selection of a product from a user, and a recipient of the selected product that is different from the user As destination information for specifying a person, at least one of the recipient's address and e-mail address is specified based on the destination receiving step for receiving from the user and the received destination information. A step of specifying a recipient attribute based on a country specified from at least one of the address and the domain included in the e-mail address; and the attribute of the selected product If there is an alternative product having an attribute suitable for the attribute of the recipient, alternative information that can identify the alternative product is provided for the user. Characterized by comprising a display control step of displaying on the end device.

The invention according to claim 10 is a computer for receiving product selection means for receiving a selection of a product from a user, and recipient information for identifying a recipient who is a recipient of the selected product and is different from the user. Is a destination receiving means for receiving from the user and a specifying means for specifying the attributes of the recipient based on the received destination information, the nationality of the recipient and the sentence posted by the recipient. If there is an alternative product having a specification means for specifying a language used by the recipient based on at least one of the above and an attribute more suitable for the attribute of the recipient than the attribute of the selected product, a display control means for displaying a particular possible alternative information to the terminal device of the user to substitute product, different place the language language used by the selected products is the specific , Wherein the function as a display control means for displaying the substitute information that can identify an alternate product wherein the specific language used.
According to an eleventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a product receiving means for receiving a selection of a product from a user by a computer, and destination information for identifying a recipient different from the user who is a recipient of the selected product As a country specified based on the received address information and the addressee receiving means for accepting at least one of the address and the e-mail address of the recipient from the user, the address and the A means for identifying the recipient attribute based on a country identified from at least one of the domains included in the e-mail address, and a more suitable attribute of the recipient than the attribute of the selected item When there is an alternative product having an attribute, display control means for displaying alternative information that can identify the alternative product on the terminal device of the user, Characterized in that to.

  According to the present invention, when there is an alternative product that is more suitable for the attribute of the recipient specified based on the destination information than the selected product, the alternative information that can specify the alternative product is displayed. Based on the user's operation regarding the displayed substitute information, the user can purchase a substitute product suitable for the designated recipient attribute.

It is a figure showing an example of outline composition of information processing system S concerning one embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of schematic structure of the sales site server 1 which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the content registered into the database memorize | stored in the memory | storage part. It is a block diagram which shows an example of schematic structure of the SNS server 2 which concerns on one Embodiment. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of contents registered in a database stored in a storage unit 22. FIG. It is a figure which shows an example of the functional block of the system control part 14 of the sales site server 1 which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of a goods page. It is a figure which shows an example of the SNS recipient designation | designated page. It is a figure which shows an example of the recipient specification page for mail. It is a figure which shows an example of an alternative information window. It is an example of an order content confirmation page. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the main process of the system control part 14 of the sales site server 1 which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of a recipient information acquisition process of the system control part 14 of the sales site server 1 which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the alternative goods search process of the system control part 14 of the sales site server 1 which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure showing an example of outline composition of information processing system SS concerning one embodiment. It is a block diagram which shows an example of schematic structure of the overseas sales site server 4 which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of each order | rank of the conformity of several countries with respect to the attribute of a recipient. It is a figure which shows the example of each order | rank of the conformity of several countries with respect to the attribute of a recipient. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the alternative goods search process of the system control part 14 of the sales site server 1 which concerns on one Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows an example of the alternative goods search request reception process of the system control part 44 of the overseas sales site server 4 which concerns on one Embodiment.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The embodiment described below is an embodiment when the present invention is applied to an information processing system.

[1. First Embodiment]
[1-1. Overview of information processing system configuration and functions]
First, the configuration and functional overview of the information processing system S according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of an information processing system S according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing system S includes a sales site server 1, an SNS (social networking service) server 2, and a plurality of user terminals 3. The sales site server 1, the SNS server 2, and each user terminal 3 can exchange data with each other using, for example, TCP / IP as a communication protocol via the network NW. The network NW is constructed by, for example, the Internet, a dedicated communication line (for example, a CATV (Community Antenna Television) line), a mobile communication network (including a base station), a gateway, and the like.

  The sales site server 1 is a server device that executes various processes related to the sales site. The sales site is a website on which various contents that can be downloaded via the network NW are sold as products. The content is an example of the product of the present invention. Examples of the content include moving image data such as movies, audio data such as music files, still image data, electronic books, games, application software, and the like. The sales site is an example of an electronic commerce site according to the present invention. In response to a request from the user terminal 3, the sales site server 1 transmits, for example, a web page of the sales site, or performs processing related to product search, order, download, and the like.

  The SNS server 2 is a server device that executes various processes related to SNS. The SNS is a platform for building a social network between users via the network NW. In response to a request from the user terminal 3, the SNS server 2 transmits, for example, an SNS web page, or performs processing related to profile registration, friend addition, information posting, and the like.

  The user terminal 3 is a terminal device of a user who uses the sales site. For example, at least some users may be members of a sales site and may be members of an SNS. The user terminal 3 receives and displays a web page from the sales site server 1 or the SNS server 2 by accessing the sales site server 1 or the SNS server 2 based on an operation from the user. Software such as a browser and an e-mail client is incorporated in the user terminal 3. As the user terminal 3, for example, a personal computer, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a portable information terminal such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, or the like is used.

  The user can select and purchase any product from among a plurality of products sold on the sales site. The user can download the purchased product from a sales site, for example. Moreover, the user can purchase goods as a present to others. For example, after the user selects a product, the gift owner specifies destination information for specifying the destination of the selected product. In the present embodiment, the giver designates the recipient of the selected product as the destination information. After the product is purchased, the recipient can download the product from, for example, a sales site or SNS.

  Among the products sold on the sales site, there may be a product that is more suitable for the attributes of the recipient than the product selected by the giver. However, the giver may not know the attributes of the recipient. In such a case, it is convenient if the giver can purchase a more suitable product without confirming the attribute of the recipient with the recipient. Further, when the product is selected, the giver may not know whether there is a product more suitable for the recipient's attribute. In this case, it is convenient if the giver can purchase such a product without actively searching for a more suitable product. The same applies when a user purchases a product for the user himself. That is, the same applies when the recipient of the product is the user who has selected the product. It is convenient if the user can purchase such a product without actively searching for a product that is more suitable for the user than the selected product.

  Therefore, the sales site server 1 can specify the product as a substitute product when there is a product more suitable for the recipient's attribute than the product selected by the user among the plurality of products sold on the sales site. Alternative information is displayed on the user terminal 3. Thereby, the user can know that there is a product more suitable for the attribute of the recipient than the selected product. Further, by selecting and purchasing an alternative product specified by the alternative information, the user does not need to actively search for whether or not there is a product more suitable for the recipient than the selected product.

[1-2. Configuration of sales site server]
Next, the configuration of the sales site server 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of the sales site server 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the sales site server 1 includes a communication unit 11, a storage unit 12, an input / output interface 13, and a system control unit 14. The system control unit 14 and the input / output interface 13 are connected via a system bus 15.

  The communication unit 11 is connected to the network NW and controls the communication state with the SNS server 2, the user terminal 3, and the like.

  The storage unit 12 is configured by, for example, a hard disk drive. The storage unit 12 stores databases such as a member DB 12a, a language DB 12b, a store DB 12d, and a purchase DB 12d. “DB” is an abbreviation for database.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of contents registered in the database stored in the storage unit 12. In the member DB 12a, member information regarding users who are registered as members of the sales site is registered. Specifically, in the member DB 12a, user information such as user ID, password, nickname, name, date of birth, gender, postal code, address, telephone number, e-mail address, credit card information, SNS user ID, etc. are provided as member information. Is registered in association with each user. The user ID is identification information for identifying the user at the sales site. The SNS user ID is identification information that the user indicated by the user ID has in the SNS site. When the user is registered as a member in both the sales site and the SNS, the user can associate the account in the user's sales site with the account in the SNS site. The SNS user ID is registered in the member DB 12a only for the user who has made such association.

  Information related to the language of each country is registered in the language DB 12b. Specifically, a country code and country language information are registered in the language DB 12b in association with each country. The country code is identification information for identifying the country. The country language information is information indicating a language used in the country. For example, the country language information includes at least one language ID for identifying a language. The country language information may include an official language ID. The country language information may include language IDs of a plurality of languages, for example. For example, a country's laws may specify more than one official language. The plurality of language IDs may be stored in the country language information in association with the ranking of the corresponding languages. For example, among the people who live in the country, the language with a higher percentage of people who use it may have a higher ranking of the language. The language in which the ranking is i-th is called the i-th language. Therefore, the language with the highest percentage of users is the first language. The language with the second highest percentage of users is the second language. For example, Japanese language information may include only a Japanese language ID as the first language. For example, the Canadian language information may include an English language ID as the first language and a French language ID as the second language.

  In the product DB 12c, product information related to content including attributes of content sold as products on the sales site is registered. Specifically, in the product DB 12c, product ID, category ID, product name, price, language information, content, and the like are registered in association with each content as product information. The product ID is identification information for identifying a product. The product name may include, for example, a content title. The language information is information related to the language used in the content. For example, the language information includes at least one language ID that identifies the language being used.

  In the order DB 12d, order information related to product orders is registered. Specifically, in the order DB 12d, as order information, an order number, order date / time, user ID, product ID, recipient information, and the like are registered in association with each time the sales site server 1 receives an order from the user. . The order number is an order identification number. The order date and time indicates the date and time when the order was accepted. The user ID indicates the user who ordered the product. The recipient information is information indicating the recipient. For example, the recipient information may be the recipient's email address. For example, the recipient information may be the SNS user ID of the recipient. The SNS user ID is identification information that the recipient has in the SNS.

  Further, the storage unit 12 stores various data for displaying a web page, such as an HTML (HyperText Markup Language) document, an XML (Extensible Markup Language) document, image data, text data, an electronic document, and the like. The storage unit 12 stores various setting values. There is a product page as one of the types of web pages in which HTML documents stored in the storage unit 12 are stored. The product page is a web page on which product information is displayed. The sale site server 1 may automatically generate the sale item page based on, for example, the sale item information registered in the sale item DB 12c.

  The storage unit 12 stores various programs such as an operating system, a WWW (World Wide Web) server program, a DBMS (Database Management System), and an electronic commerce control program. The electronic commerce control program is a program for performing processing related to electronic commerce at a sales site. The various programs may be acquired from, for example, another server device or the like via the network NW, or may be recorded on a recording medium such as a magnetic tape, an optical disk, or a memory card and read via the drive device. You may be made to do. The electronic commerce control program or the like may be a program product.

  The input / output interface 13 performs interface processing between the communication unit 11 and the storage unit 12 and the system control unit 14.

  The system control unit 14 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 14a, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 14b, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 14c, and the like. The CPU 14a is an example of a processor. The present invention can also be applied to various processors different from the CPU. Each of the storage unit 12, the ROM 14b, and the RAM 14c is an example of a memory. The present invention can also be applied to various memories different from the hard disk, ROM, and RAM.

  The sales site server 1 may be composed of a plurality of server devices. For example, even if a server device that processes a product order at a sales site, a server device that transmits a web page in response to a request from the user terminal 3, a server device that manages a database, and the like are connected to each other via a LAN or the like. Good.

[1-3. Configuration of SNS server]
Next, the configuration of the SNS server 2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of the SNS server 2 according to the present embodiment. As illustrated in FIG. 4, the SNS server 2 includes a communication unit 21, a storage unit 22, an input / output interface 23, and a system control unit 24. The system control unit 24 and the input / output interface 23 are connected via a system bus 25.

  The communication unit 21 is connected to the network NW and controls the communication state with the sales site server 1, the user terminal 3, and the like.

  The storage unit 22 is configured by, for example, a hard disk drive. The storage unit 22 stores databases such as a profile DB 22a, a friend DB 22b, a posting DB 22c, and a content DB 22d.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of contents registered in the database stored in the storage unit 22. In the profile DB 22a, profile information indicating a profile of a user registered as a member in the SNS is registered. Specifically, in the profile DB 22a, user attributes such as SNS user ID, name, date of birth, sex, nationality, address, e-mail address, educational background, work history, etc. are registered as profile information in association with each user. Is done. The user ID is identification information for identifying the user in the SNS site.

  In the friend DB 22b, information of friends of users who are registered as members of the SNS is registered. Specifically, in the friend DB 22b, an SNS user ID and a friend list are registered in association with each user. The friend list is a list of SNS user IDs of friends.

  Post information posted by the user to the SNS is registered in the post DB 22c. The posted information may include one or more sentences or sentences, for example. The posted information may be, for example, a diary, an opinion, an article, a message, an image, a comment on information posted by another person, or the like. In the posting DB 22c, an SNS user ID, posting date, posting information, and the like are registered in association with each posting information. The SNS user ID indicates the user who posted the posting information. The posting date / time indicates the date / time when the posting information was posted.

  Contents that can be downloaded from the SNS by SNS members are registered in the content DB 22d. Specifically, the SNS user ID, product ID, and content are registered in the content DB 22d for each content that can be downloaded. The SNS user ID indicates a user who can download the content. The product ID indicates downloadable content.

  Furthermore, the storage unit 22 stores various data for displaying a web page, such as an HTML document, an XML document, image data, text data, an electronic document, and the like. The storage unit 22 stores various setting values.

  The storage unit 22 stores various programs such as an operating system, a WWW server program, a DBMS, and an SNS control program. The SNS control program is a program for performing processing related to the SNS site. The various programs may be acquired from, for example, another server device or the like via the network NW, or may be recorded on a recording medium such as a magnetic tape, an optical disk, or a memory card and read via the drive device. You may be made to do. The electronic commerce control program or the like may be a program product.

  The input / output interface 23 performs interface processing between the communication unit 21 and the storage unit 22 and the system control unit 24.

  The system control unit 24 includes a CPU 24a, a ROM 24b, a RAM 24c, and the like. The system control unit 24 controls each unit of the SNS server 2 by the CPU 24a reading and executing a program such as an SNS control program.

[1-4. Overview of the functions of the system controller of the sales site server]
Next, the functional outline of the system control unit 14 of the sales site server 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9B. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of functional blocks of the system control unit 14 of the sales site server 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 6, when the CPU 14a reads out and executes a program such as an electronic commerce management program, the system control unit 14 includes an information providing unit 141, a product selection receiving unit 142, a recipient designation receiving unit 143, an attribute determination Functions as a unit 144, a substitute product search unit 145, a substitute information providing unit 146, an order processing unit 147, and the like.

  The product selection receiving unit 142 is an example of a product receiving unit of the present invention. The recipient designation receiving unit 143 is an example of a destination receiving unit of the present invention. The attribute determination unit 144 is an example of a specifying unit of the present invention. The substitute product search unit 145 is an example of search means and search control means of the present invention. The alternative information providing unit 146 is an example of a display control unit and a replacement unit of the present invention.

  The information providing unit 141 transmits a predetermined web page of the sales site to the user terminal 3 in response to a request from the user terminal 3. For example, the information providing unit 141 transmits a product page or the like stored in the storage unit 12. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a product page. As shown in FIG. 7, detailed information regarding one product is displayed on the product page. For example, a product name, product ID, price, description, product image, and the like are displayed. In addition, the product language displays a language used 110 and a purchase button 120. The language used 110 indicates a language used in a product whose information is displayed on the product page. The purchase button 120 is a button for selecting a product whose information is displayed on the product page as a product to be ordered or purchased. By pressing the purchase button 120, the user selects a product to order or purchase. Accordingly, FIG. 7 shows a product page of a movie content whose language is Japanese and English and whose title is “XYZ”.

  The product selection receiving unit 142 receives a selection of a product for ordering or purchasing from the user. For example, when the purchase button 120 is pressed by the user on the product page, the user terminal 3 transmits an order procedure request to the sales site server 1. The order procedure request includes the product ID of the selected product and the user ID of the selected user. The product selection receiving unit 142 acquires the order procedure request received through the communication unit 11. Thereby, the merchandise selection accepting unit 142 accepts the selected merchandise.

  In addition, when the user presses the purchase button 120, the system control unit 14 may function so that the product whose information is displayed on the product page is put in the shopping cart. The shopping cart is a virtual container in which a product selected by the user to place an order is placed in the sales site. The shopping basket may be a shopping cart, for example. The user can put a plurality of products in the shopping basket. When the user selects an order procedure for a product placed in the shopping cart, the product selection receiving unit 142 may determine that the product placed in the shopping cart is the product selected by the user. Further, for example, the product selection receiving unit 142 may determine that the product selected by the user as the product to be ordered among the products put in the shopping cart is the product selected by the user.

  The recipient designation accepting unit 143 accepts delivery destination information for specifying the delivery destination of the selected product from the user as the orderer after the product selection accepting unit 142 accepts the selection of the product. In the present embodiment, the recipient designation receiving unit 143 receives a recipient designation. Specifically, the recipient designation receiving unit 143 receives information that can identify the recipient. For example, the recipient designation receiving unit 143 may transmit a recipient designation page to the user terminal 3. The recipient designation page is a web page for designating a recipient. Based on the orderer's operation on the recipient designation page, the user terminal 3 transmits the recipient information to the sales site server 1. The recipient information is information indicating the recipient. By acquiring the recipient information received via the communication unit 11, the recipient designation receiving unit 143 receives the recipient designation.

  When the account at the sales site of the orderer is associated with the account at the SNS, the recipient designation receiving unit 143 may allow the orderer to designate the recipient from the friend list of the orderer, for example. FIG. 8A is a diagram illustrating an example of an SNS recipient designation page. As shown in FIG. 8A, the SNS recipient designation page includes an orderer display area 210, a friend list 220, and a decision button 230. The orderer display area 210 is an area for designating the orderer itself as a recipient. The friend list 220 is a list of friends registered in the SNS. The orderer can designate a recipient from among the orderer and friends whose names are displayed in the friend list 220. The determination button 230 is a button for determining designation of a recipient. When the orderer presses the decision button 230, the user terminal 3 transmits recipient information including the SNS user ID of the designated recipient.

  The recipient designation receiving unit 143 may allow the orderer to designate the recipient's email address. The orderer may specify the mail address of the orderer himself or may specify the mail address of another person. FIG. 8B is a diagram illustrating an example of a mail recipient designation page. As shown in FIG. 8B, the mail recipient designation page includes a name input area 310, a mail address input area 320, and a decision button 330. The name input area 310 is an input area for inputting a recipient's name. The mail address input area 320 is an input area for inputting the recipient's mail address. The determination button 330 is a button for determining the designation of the recipient's mail address. When the orderer presses the enter button 330, the user terminal 3 transmits recipient information including the name input in the name input area 310 and the mail address input in the mail address input area 320.

  The attribute determination unit 144 specifies the attribute of the recipient designated as the orderer. For example, when a recipient is specified from the friend list, the attribute determination unit 144 may acquire information registered in the SNS by the recipient from the SNS server 2. And the attribute determination part 144 may specify a recipient's attribute based on the acquired information. The attribute determination unit 144 may acquire at least one of profile information and post information, for example. The attribute determination unit 144 may estimate any item included in the profile information as a recipient attribute. Alternatively, for example, the attribute determination unit 144 may estimate another attribute of the recipient based on the profile information. Further, for example, the attribute determination unit 144 may estimate the recipient's attribute based on the posting information. Further, for example, when the recipient's email address is designated, the attribute determination unit 144 may estimate the recipient's attribute from the email address.

  In the present embodiment, the attribute determination unit 144 specifies the language used by the recipient as the recipient attribute. The language used may be, for example, the recipient's first language, or may be a language that the recipient uses on a daily basis. For example, the first language may be the recipient's native language or the language of the country in which the recipient has nationality. Further, for example, the first language and the second language may be the recipient's language.

  For example, when a recipient is specified from the friend list, the attribute determination unit 144 may estimate the recipient's language from the nationality of the recipient in the profile information. For example, the attribute determination unit 144 may acquire language information corresponding to the nationality of the recipient from the language DB 12b as the recipient's attribute. For example, when the recipient is Canadian, the attribute determination unit 144 may determine that the recipient's language is English as the first language and French as the second language. For example, the attribute determination unit 144 may estimate the recipient's language based on the language used in the sentence included in the recipient's posted information. For example, when almost all are in Japanese, the attribute determination unit 144 may determine that the recipient's language is Japanese. Further, for example, when the post information of the recipient includes sentences in a plurality of languages, the attribute determination unit 144 may estimate the recipient's language based on the ratio of each language. For example, it is assumed that 60% of sentences included in the posted information include French, 20% include English, 15% include German, and 5% include Italian. In this case, the attribute determination unit 144 may determine, for example, that the recipient's language is French as the first language, English as the second language, and German as the third language. The attribute determination unit 144 may determine that Italian is not the language used. For example, the attribute determination unit 144 may estimate the recipient's language using both nationality and post information. For example, when the recipient is French and the language of the sentence included in the posting information is English, the attribute determination unit 144 uses, for example, the recipient's language as French as the first language and as the second language. May be determined to be in English.

  When the nationality is not registered in the profile information, the attribute determination unit 144 may estimate, for example, the language of the country with the address in the profile information as the recipient's language.

  When the recipient's email address is specified, the attribute determination unit 144 may estimate the recipient's language based on the top-level domain of the email address. For example, the attribute determination unit 144 determines that the recipient is Japanese when the top level domain is “jp”, and determines that the recipient is British when the top level domain is “uk”. May be. The attribute determination unit 144 may estimate that the language indicated in the language information corresponding to the estimated nationality is the recipient's language.

  The attribute determination unit 144 determines whether the attribute of the product selected by the orderer is most suitable for the attribute of the recipient. For example, when the language used in the selected product matches the recipient's language, the attribute determination unit 144 determines that the attribute of the selected product is most suitable for the recipient's attribute. Also good. In this case, the attribute determination unit 144 determines that the attribute of the selected product is not the most appropriate attribute for the recipient attribute when the language used in the selected product is different from the recipient's language. judge. Alternatively, for example, only when the language used in the selected product is the recipient's first language, the attribute determination unit 144 determines that the attribute of the selected product is most suitable for the recipient's attribute. You may judge. In this case, the attribute determination unit 144 determines that the language used for the selected product is not the first language of the recipient even if the language used for the selected product is the recipient's language. , It is determined that the attribute of the selected product is not the attribute most suitable for the attribute of the recipient.

  When the attribute of the selected product is not the most suitable attribute for the recipient attribute, the substitute product search unit 145 has an attribute that is more suitable for the recipient attribute than the attribute of the selected product. Search for products. The substitute product search unit 145 may search for one substitute product or a plurality of substitute products. For example, when the selected product is one of a plurality of versions of a product, the alternative product may be a version different from the selected product among the plurality of versions. A plurality of versions of a product may be divided on the basis of an attribute that determines whether or not the product is suitable for the recipient's attribute. For example, in this embodiment, the versions are divided based on the language. The products of a plurality of versions are basically the same product except that there is a difference depending on the version. For example, the Japanese version of the movie “XYZ” and the English version of the movie “XYZ” are the same movie except that the audio language is different. Thereby, it is possible to recommend to the orderer a product that is basically the same as the selected product as an alternative product that is more suitable for the recipient than the selected product.

  When the language used in the selected product is different from the language used by the recipient, the alternative product search unit 145 may search for an alternative product that uses a language that matches the language used by the recipient. When there are a plurality of recipients' use languages, the substitute product search unit 145 may search for substitute products using a language that matches, for example, any of the recipient's languages. For example, assume that the selected product is a Japanese version. Also, assume that the recipient's first language is French and the second language is English. In this case, the substitute product search unit 145 may search for a substitute product of a version that uses at least one of French and English.

  Because the language used in the selected product is not the recipient's first language, the attribute determination unit 144 determines that the attribute of the selected product is not the attribute most suitable for the recipient's attribute. To do. In this case, the substitute product search unit 145 may search for a substitute product that matches a language that has a higher ranking as the recipient's language of use than the language used in the product. For example, assume that the selected product is a version corresponding to Japanese and English. Also, assume that the recipient's first language is French and the second language is English. In this case, the substitute product search unit 145 may search for a substitute product of a version using French.

  Further, for example, the substitute product search unit 145 may search for substitute products in the order of attributes that are highly compatible with the attributes of the recipient. For example, assume that the selected product is a Japanese version. Also, assume that the recipient's first language is French, the second language is English, and the third language is Japanese. In this case, the substitute product search unit 145 may first search for a French version of the substitute product. Then, if the French version of the alternative product is not found, the English version of the alternative product may be searched.

  The substitute information providing unit 146, when there is a substitute product having an attribute more suitable for the attribute of the recipient than the attribute of the product selected by the orderer among the plurality of products sold on the sales site, the substitute product Is displayed on the user terminal 3. Specifically, the substitute information providing unit 146 displays the substitute information of the substitute product found by the substitute product searching unit 145. The replacement information may include at least information capable of specifying the replacement product. For example, the substitute information may include at least an attribute of the substitute product. When the selected product and the substitute product are included in a plurality of versions of a certain product, the orderer can specify the substitute product by displaying the attribute. Further, for example, the substitute information may include at least one of a trade name, an image, a trademark, and the like of the substitute product. The replacement information may include information indicating a difference between the selected product and the replacement product. This difference may be, for example, a price difference. For example, when displaying a product name as alternative information, you may emphasize the part different from the product name of the selected product among the product names of alternative products.

  The alternative information providing unit 146 may display the alternative information so that alternative products can be selected. For example, the alternative information providing unit 146 may display elements such as buttons in association with the alternative information, or may display the alternative information providing unit 146 itself so as to be selectable. When the user selects an alternative product, the alternative information providing unit 146 replaces the purchased product with the selected alternative product from the originally selected product. As a result, the user can replace the product with a simple operation.

  For example, the alternative information providing unit 146 may display an alternative information window on the user terminal 3. FIG. 9A is a diagram illustrating an example of an alternative information window. 9A is a product page shown in FIG. 7, the version of the movie “XYZ” corresponding to Japanese and English is selected, and the friend “BBB BBB” is designated as the recipient in the SNS recipient list shown in FIG. 8A. An example of this is shown. The first language of the friend “BBB BBB” is French and the second language is English. The alternative product is a version of the movie “XYZ” corresponding to English and French. As shown in FIG. 9A, the alternative information window includes alternative information 410, a replacement button 420, and a non-replacement button 430. As alternative information 410, for example, how about “XYZ” in English / French version instead of “XYZ in Japanese / English version”? May be displayed. The replacement button 420 is an operation element for replacing the purchased product with the selected alternative product from the originally selected product. The non-replacement button 430 is an operation element for not replacing the purchased product. When a plurality of alternative products are found, the alternative information providing unit 146 may display a plurality of combinations of the alternative information 410 and the replacement button 420.

  The alternative information providing unit 146 may not display the alternative information so that alternative products can be selected. For example, when the user selects the product name of the alternative product in the alternative information 410, the information providing unit 141 transmits the product page of the alternative product to the user terminal 3. The user can change the purchased product from the originally selected product to the substitute product by pressing the purchase button 120 on the product page.

  Note that the user terminal 3 may determine whether the attribute of the selected product is the most suitable attribute for the recipient attribute instead of the attribute determining unit 144 of the sales site server. For example, the attribute determination unit 144 may transmit an HTML document including a script for performing this determination to the user terminal 3 as an HTML document of the SNS recipient designation page or the mail recipient designation page. In this case, the attribute determination unit 144 adds, for example, the attribute of the selected product to the HTML document. Moreover, when transmitting the HTML document of the SNS recipient designation page, the attribute determination unit 144 specifies the attribute of each friend registered in the user's friend list. Then, the attribute determination unit 144 adds the specified attribute to the HTML document. When the determination button 230 is pressed, the user terminal 3 may make a determination using attributes included in the HTML document according to a script described in the HTML document. Further, for example, when the determination button 330 on the mail recipient designation page is pressed, the user terminal 3 may perform the determination using the attribute included in the HTML document and the input mail address.

  The order processing unit 147 receives an order for a product selected by the user. When the user presses the replacement button 420 or the non-replacement button 430 in the alternative information window, the alternative information providing unit 146 causes the user terminal 3 to display an order content confirmation page. The order details confirmation page is a web page for the user to confirm the order details of the product. FIG. 9B is an example of an order details confirmation page. FIG. 9B shows an example when the user presses the replacement button 420 in the alternative information window shown in FIG. 9A. As shown in FIG. 9B, the order content confirmation page includes product information 510, recipient information 520, and a confirmation button 530. The product information 510 includes information on the selected product. For example, as the product information 510, a product name, an attribute, a price, and the like may be displayed. In the example shown in FIG. 9B, information on a movie “XYZ” of a version corresponding to English and French as alternative products is displayed. Recipient information 520 includes information regarding the recipient. For example, when a recipient is specified from the friend list, the recipient's name may be displayed as the recipient information 520. When the recipient's email address is designated, the recipient's name and email address may be displayed as the recipient information 520. In the example shown in FIG. 9B, the name “BBB BBB” is displayed.

  The order processing unit 147 generates order information based on the order confirmation request transmitted from the user terminal 3 when the order confirmation button 530 is pressed on the order content confirmation page. The order processing unit 147 registers the generated order information in the order DB 12d. Further, the order processing unit 147 enables the recipient to download the ordered product. For example, when a recipient is specified from the friend list, the order processing unit 147 may be able to download a product from the SNS. At this time, the order processing unit 147 may download the product from the SNS server 2, or may download the product from the sales site server 1 via the SNS. For example, the order processing unit 147 may cause the SNS server 2 to register content in the content DB 22d. When the recipient's e-mail address is specified, the order processing unit 147 may transmit an e-mail for downloading the product to the recipient, for example. When the recipient selects the URL described in the electronic mail, the recipient can download the product from the sales site server 1. Note that the order processing unit 147 may transmit the content by e-mail addressed to the recipient, for example. Therefore, the recipient's e-mail address indicates the destination of the content.

[1-5. Operation of information processing system]
Next, the operation of the information processing system S will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an example of main processing of the system control unit 14 of the sales site server 1 according to the present embodiment. For example, a user searches for a product on a sales site, and the user terminal 3 displays a search result page. Search results are displayed on the search result page. The user selects any product from the search results. Then, the user terminal 3 transmits a request for a product page to the sales site server 1. The request for the product page includes the product ID of the selected product. When receiving the request for the product page, the system control unit 14 executes main processing.

  As illustrated in FIG. 10, the information providing unit 141 transmits the product page of the product indicated by the product ID included in the request for the product page to the user terminal 3 (Step S1). The user terminal 3 displays the product page transmitted from the sales site server 1 on the display. The user who has viewed the product page performs some operation on the user terminal 3. For example, the user may press the purchase button 120 or may perform an operation for requesting another web page. The user terminal 3 transmits a request according to the user operation. When the purchase button 120 is pressed, the user terminal 3 transmits an order procedure request.

  When receiving the request from the user terminal 3, the product selection receiving unit 142 determines whether or not the request is an order procedure request (step S2). At this time, if the product selection receiving unit 142 determines that the request is not an order procedure request (step S2: NO), the product selection receiving unit 142 transmits a web page corresponding to the request to the user terminal 3 and ends the main process. . On the other hand, if the product selection receiving unit 142 determines that the request is an order procedure request (step S2: YES), the product ID included in the order procedure request is stored in the RAM 14c as the product ID of the selected product. Let Then, the product selection receiving unit 142 proceeds to step S3.

  In step S3, the merchandise selection accepting unit 142 executes a recipient information acquisition process. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an example of recipient information acquisition processing of the system control unit 14 of the sales site server 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 11, the recipient designation receiving unit 143 determines whether or not the orderer's sales site account and the SNS account are associated (step S21). For example, the recipient designation receiving unit 143 acquires the user ID of the orderer from the order procedure request. The recipient designation receiving unit 143 acquires member information corresponding to the orderer's user ID from the member DB 12a. When the acquired member information includes the SNS user ID, the recipient designation receiving unit 143 determines that the orderer's sales site account and the SNS account are associated with each other (step S21: YES), and step S22. Proceed to If the acquired member information does not include the SNS user ID, the recipient designation receiving unit 143 determines that the account of the orderer's sales site is not associated with the SNS account (step S21: YES), and step Proceed to S27.

  In step S21, the recipient designation receiving unit 143 acquires the orderer's friend list from the SNS. For example, the recipient designation receiving unit 143 transmits a friend list request including the SNS user ID of the orderer to the SNS server 2. The SNS server 2 acquires a friend list corresponding to the SNS user ID included in the friend list request from the friend DB 22. The SNS server 2 transmits the acquired friend list to the sales site server 1, and the recipient designation receiving unit 143 receives the friend list.

  Next, the recipient designation receiving unit 143 generates an SNS recipient designation page based on the acquired friend list, and transmits the created recipient designation page to the user terminal 3 (step S23). The user terminal 3 displays the SNS recipient designation page transmitted from the sales site server 1 on the display. The orderer selects a recipient from the orderer himself and friends and presses the decision button 230. Then, the user terminal 3 transmits the SNS user ID of the selected recipient to the sales site server 1, and the recipient designation receiving unit 143 receives the SNS user ID (step S24).

  Next, the recipient designation receiving unit 143 acquires information registered in the SNS by the recipient from the SNS server 2 (Step S25). For example, the recipient designation receiving unit 143 transmits an information request including the recipient's SNS user ID to the SNS server 2. The SNS server 2 acquires at least one of profile information and post information corresponding to the SNS user ID included in the information request from the profile DB 22a and the friend DB 22b. The SNS server 2 transmits the acquired information to the sales site server 1, and the recipient designation receiving unit 143 receives the information.

  Next, the attribute determination unit 144 estimates the recipient's language based on the information registered by the recipient in the SNS (step S26), and ends the recipient information acquisition process. The method of estimating the recipient's language has already been explained.

  In step S <b> 27, the recipient designation receiving unit 143 transmits a mail recipient designation page to the user 3. The user terminal 3 displays the mail recipient designated page transmitted from the sales site server 1 on the display. The orderer inputs the recipient's email address and presses the enter button 330. Then, the user terminal 3 transmits the input mail address to the sales site server 1, and the recipient designation receiving unit 143 receives the mail address (step S28).

  Next, the attribute determination unit 144 estimates the recipient's language based on the received mail address (step S29), and ends the recipient information acquisition process.

  When the recipient information acquisition process is completed, the attribute determination unit 144 acquires the language used for the selected product as shown in FIG. 10 (step S4). For example, the attribute determination unit 144 acquires the product ID of the selected product from the order procedure request. The attribute determination unit 144 acquires language information corresponding to the acquired product ID from the product DB 12c.

  Next, the attribute determination unit 144 determines whether or not the language information of the selected product includes the language ID of the recipient's first language (step S5). At this time, if the attribute determination unit 144 determines that the language information includes the language ID of the recipient's first language (step S5: YES), the process proceeds to step S11. On the other hand, when the attribute determination unit 144 determines that the language information does not include the language ID of the recipient's first language (step S5: NO), the process proceeds to step S6.

  In step S6, the substitute product search unit 145 executes a substitute product search process. FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an example of alternative product search processing of the system control unit 14 of the sales site server 1 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 12, the substitute product search unit 145 sets the rank i to 1 (step S31). Next, the substitute product search unit 145 searches for a substitute product having the recipient's i-th language as the language of use among products having the same title as the title of the selected product (step S32). For example, the alternative product search unit 145 acquires a title from the product name of the selected product. The substitute product search unit 145 searches the product DB 12c for product information including the same title as the title of the selected product. The substitute product search unit 145 searches the found product information for product information having language information including the language ID of the recipient's i-th language as the product information of the substitute product.

  Next, the alternative product search unit 145 determines whether an alternative product is found (step S33). At this time, if the substitute product search unit 145 determines that a substitute product has been found (step S33: YES), the substitute product search process is terminated. On the other hand, if the substitute product search unit 145 determines that no substitute product has been found (step S33: NO), the process proceeds to step S34.

  In step S <b> 34, the substitute product search unit 145 determines whether the rank i is less than the number of languages used by the recipient. At this time, if the substitute product search unit 145 determines that the rank i is less than the number of recipients' language (step S34: YES), the process proceeds to step S35. On the other hand, if the substitute product search unit 145 determines that the ranking i is not less than the number of languages used by the recipient (step S34: NO), the substitute product search process ends.

  In step S35, the substitute product search unit 145 adds 1 to the rank i. Next, the substitute product search unit 145 determines whether or not the language information of the selected product includes the recipient's i-th language (step S36). At this time, if the alternative product search unit 145 determines that the language information of the selected product does not include the i-th language of the recipient (step S36: NO), the process proceeds to step S32. On the other hand, if the alternative product search unit 145 determines that the language information of the selected product includes the i-th language of the recipient (step S36: YES), the alternative product search process is terminated. If it is determined by this determination that no product that uses a language more suitable for the recipient than the language used by the selected product is found, the substitute product search process ends.

  When the substitute product search process is finished, the substitute information providing unit 146 determines whether or not a substitute product is found as shown in FIG. 10 (step S7). At this time, if the alternative information providing unit 146 determines that an alternative product has been found (step S7: YES), the process proceeds to step S8. On the other hand, if the alternative information providing unit 146 determines that no alternative product has been found (step S7: NO), the process proceeds to step S11.

  In step S8, the alternative information providing unit 146 causes the user terminal 3 to display an alternative information window. For example, the substitute information providing unit 146 may generate an HTML document of the substitute information window based on the product information of the found substitute product. At this time, the alternative information providing unit 146 may generate the HTML document so that at least the language used for the alternative product is displayed, for example. Further, the alternative information providing unit 146 generates an HTML document including a tag for displaying the replacement button 420. The alternative information providing unit 146 may generate information indicating the difference between the selected product and the alternative product based on, for example, the product information of the selected product and the product information of the alternative product. Then, the alternative information providing unit 146 may add information indicating the difference to the HTML document. The alternative information providing unit 146 transmits the generated HTML document to the user terminal 3. The user terminal 3 displays an alternative information window based on the HTML document received from the sales site server 1. The user who has seen the alternative information window presses the replacement button 420 or the non-replacement button 430. When the replacement button 420 is pressed, the user terminal 3 transmits a replacement request to the sales site server 1. The replacement request includes the product ID of the selected substitute product. When the non-replacement button 430 is pressed, the user terminal 3 transmits a non-replacement button request to the sales site server 1. The alternative information providing unit 146 receives a request from the user terminal 3.

  Next, the alternative information providing unit 146 determines whether or not the received request is a replacement request (step S9). At this time, if the alternative information providing unit 146 determines that the received request is not a replacement request (step S9: NO), the process proceeds to step S11. On the other hand, if the alternative information providing unit 146 determines that the received request is a replacement request (step S9: YES), the process proceeds to step S10. In step S10, the alternative information providing unit 146 changes the product ID stored in the RAM 14c as the product ID of the selected product to the product ID of the alternative product, and proceeds to step S11.

  In step S <b> 11, the alternative information providing unit 146 transmits an order detail confirmation page to the user terminal 3. For example, the alternative information providing unit 146 generates and transmits an order content confirmation page including the product name, language, price, and recipient name of the selected product or alternative product indicated by the product ID stored in the RAM 14c. To do. The user terminal 3 displays the order content confirmation page transmitted from the sales site server 1 on the display. The user who sees the order content confirmation page presses the confirm button 530. Then, the user terminal 3 transmits an order confirmation request to the sales site server 1, and the order processing unit 147 receives the order confirmation request (step S12).

  Next, the order processing unit 147 executes processing for confirming the order (step S13). For example, the order processing unit 147 generates a new order number. The order processing unit 147 also generates order information including an order number, an orderer's user ID, a product ID of the ordered product, and recipient information. The order processing unit 147 registers the generated order information in the order DB 12d. Further, the order processing unit 147 performs processing for paying the order price.

  Next, the order processing unit 147 determines whether or not the recipient information is an SNS user ID (step S14). At this time, if the order processing unit 147 determines that the recipient information is an SNS user ID (step S14: YES), the order processing unit 147 proceeds to step S15. On the other hand, if the order processing unit 147 determines that the recipient information is not an SNS user ID (step S14: NO), the order processing unit 147 proceeds to step S16.

  In step S15, the order processing unit 147 registers the ordered product in the SNS so that it can be downloaded. For example, the order processing unit 147 acquires content from the product information of the ordered product. The order processing unit 147 transmits a content registration request including the acquired content and the SNS user ID of the recipient to the SNS server 2 and ends the main process. The SNS server 2 registers the content included in the received content registration request and the SNS user ID in the content DB 22d. The SNS server 2 transmits an e-mail notifying that the content has been registered to the recipient indicated by the registered SNS user ID. The recipient who saw the e-mail operates the user terminal 3 to access the SNS server 2 and logs in to the SNS. The SNS server 2 transmits to the user terminal 3 a web page for downloading content registered in the content DB 22d. The user terminal 3 downloads content from the SNS server 2 via this web page.

  In step S16, the order processing unit 147 transmits an e-mail for downloading the ordered product to the e-mail address of the recipient. This e-mail includes, for example, a URL for download. From this URL, the order processing unit 147 can specify an order number, for example. The recipient who saw the e-mail selects the URL described in the e-mail. Then, the user terminal 3 transmits the selected URL to the sales site server 1. The order processing unit 147 specifies an order number from the URL, and acquires a product ID corresponding to the order number from the order DB 12d. The sales site server 1 transmits a web page for downloading content corresponding to the acquired product ID to the user terminal 3. The user terminal 3 downloads content from the sales site server 1 via this web page.

[1-6. Modified example]
[1-6-1. attribute]
The present invention may be applied to attributes different from the recipient's language. For example, the recipient attribute may be age, religion, gender, address, and the like.

  For example, some contents such as movies and games have age restrictions. For example, there is content that includes expressions inappropriate for viewing by a certain age group, or content that is prohibited from being viewed by a certain age group. For example, content designated as R18 in Japan is not suitable for viewing by people under the age of 18. Also, the content designated as PG12 is not suitable for people under 12 years of age. In this case, the recipient attribute is age, and the product attribute is age restriction type and age restriction type. When the age limit of the selected product is not suitable for the age of the recipient, the sales site server 1 may display the substitute information of the substitute product suitable for the age of the recipient. For example, assume that the original version of the movie “ABC” is designated as R18. It is assumed that a version of the movie “ABC” edited so that people under the age of 12 may see it is designated as PG12. Assume that the orderer selects the original version and designates a recipient whose age is 15 years old. In this case, the sales site server 1 may determine the version designated in the PG 12 as an alternative product. Further, for example, if there is a version without age restriction, the sales site server 1 may determine the version as an alternative product.

[1-6-2. Tangible material]
The present invention may be applied to a tangible product. Examples of tangible products include DVDs and Blu-Ray discs. Such products have a region code. Only a device having a region code that matches the region code of the product can play the product. Accordingly, a product having a region code corresponding to the area where the recipient lives is suitable for the recipient. In this case, the recipient attribute is, for example, the country in which the recipient lives, and the product attribute is a region code. For example, the sales site server 1 may specify the country in which the recipient lives from the address of the recipient. The sales site server 1 may accept, for example, a recipient's address as the destination information. In this case, for example, when ordering a product, the sales site server 1 is configured so that the orderer can specify the address to which the product is to be sent. For example, when the orderer designates the orderer's own address, the sales site server 1 may acquire the orderer's address from the member DB 12a. For example, when the orderer inputs the address of another person, the sales site server 1 acquires the input address from the user terminal 3. For example, the sales site server 1 may receive a recipient's designation from the SNS friend list and acquire the recipient's address from the profile DB 22a. Further, for example, the sales site server 1 may specify the country in which the recipient lives from the top level domain of the recipient's email address. When the region corresponding to the region code of the product selected by the orderer does not include the country in which the recipient lives, the sales site server 1 selects the alternative product having the region code corresponding to the region including the country in which the recipient lives. Alternative information may be displayed.

  Further, the present invention may be applied to products such as electric products. For example, depending on the product, the country in which support is available may differ. Examples of support include receiving an inquiry from a user, repairing a product, and the like. Therefore, products that are supported in the country where the recipient lives are suitable for the recipient. In this case, the attribute of the recipient is the country in which the recipient lives, and the attribute of the product is the country where the support is performed. When the country where the product selected by the orderer is supported is not the country where the recipient lives, the sales site server 1 displays the alternative information of the alternative products supported in the country where the recipient lives. May be. In addition, voltage standards may vary depending on the product, and voltage standards vary depending on the country. In this case, the recipient attribute is the country in which the recipient lives, and the product attribute is a voltage standard. When the voltage standard of the product selected by the orderer does not match the voltage standard of the country where the recipient lives, the sales site server 1 displays the replacement information of the alternative product that matches the standard of the country where the recipient lives. You may let them. In these cases, the replacement product may be a product that is the same as or similar to the selected product except that, for example, the supported country or voltage standards are different. The product similar to the selected product may be, for example, a product in the same category as the category of the selected product, a product having a product name similar to the product name of the selected product, or the like.

[1-6-3. Electronic coupon for service]
The present invention may be applied to an electronic coupon for receiving a service at a store. In this case, the electronic coupon is a product. For example, the user may purchase an electronic coupon for the user himself or give the electronic coupon to someone. The recipient can receive the service by presenting the electronic coupon to the store.

  Examples of the store include a nail salon, an esthetic salon, and a beauty salon. In the product DB 12c, for example, product information regarding an electronic coupon corresponding to the provided service is registered for each store providing the service or for each provided service. For example, the store name, address, service content, and the like are registered in the product DB 12c.

  There are various places where the corresponding service can be received depending on the electronic coupon. For example, one nail salon may be in Japan and another nail salon may be in France. For example, assume that an orderer selects an electronic coupon for a nail salon in Japan and designates a friend who lives in France as a recipient. In this case, it is difficult for the recipient to receive the service. In this case, the attribute of the recipient is the area where the recipient lives, and the attribute of the product is the area where the store corresponding to the electronic coupon is available. Regions are not limited to countries. The region may be, for example, a region, a state, a prefecture, a city, a ward, a town, a village, or an island.

  When the area where the service corresponding to the electronic coupon selected by the orderer is available is different from the area where the recipient lives, the sales site server 1 replaces the electronic coupon of the store in the area where the recipient lives. Alternate information that can be specified as may be displayed. Alternatively, for example, if the sales site server 1 has an electronic coupon of a store in a region closer to the region where the recipient lives than the region where the service corresponding to the electronic coupon selected by the orderer is available, the nearby region Alternative information that can specify an electronic coupon of a store in as a substitute product may be displayed.

  The electronic coupon as the substitute product may be an electronic coupon that can receive the same or similar service as the service corresponding to the selected electronic coupon. For example, in the case of a nail salon, an electronic coupon of a nail salon where the same device or the same material is used for providing a service may be an alternative product.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the system control unit 14 accepts selection of one of a plurality of products. Further, the system control unit 14 receives destination information for specifying the destination of the selected product. Further, the system control unit 14 specifies the attribute of the recipient of the selected product. In addition, when there is a substitute product having an attribute more suitable for the recipient attribute than the attribute of the selected product among the plurality of products, the system control unit 14 displays substitute information that can identify the substitute product. . Therefore, it is possible to recommend an alternative product that is more suitable for the attributes of the recipient than the selected product.

  Further, the system control unit 14 may accept the recipient designation from the friend list registered in the SNS as the destination information. Further, the system control unit 14 may specify the attributes of the recipient based on at least one of the profile registered by the recipient in the SNS and the information posted by the recipient in the SNS. When the friend of the user in the SNS is designated as the recipient, the system control unit 14 determines the attribute of the recipient based on at least one of the recipient profile registered in the SNS and the information posted by the recipient. Can be specified.

  Further, the system control unit 14 may accept at least one of the address of the recipient and the e-mail address as the destination information. Further, the system control unit 14 may specify the recipient attribute based on the country specified from at least one of the domain included in the recipient address and the email address. In this case, it is possible to specify the attributes of the recipient according to the country where the recipient lives or the nationality of the recipient.

  Further, the system control unit 14 may specify the language used by the recipient based on the nationality of the recipient and / or the sentence posted by the recipient. Further, when the language used in the selected product is different from the specified language, the system control unit 14 may display alternative information that can specify the alternative product using the language used by the recipient. Therefore, it is possible to recommend products that use the same language as the language used by the recipient.

  In addition, when the selected product is one of a plurality of versions of any product, the system control unit 14 is a version different from the selected product among the plurality of versions and is selected. Alternatively, alternative information that can identify a version having an attribute more suitable for the recipient attribute than the product attribute may be displayed. In this case, an alternative product having the same identity as the selected product can be recommended.

  Further, the system control unit 14 may display alternative information so that alternative products can be selected. Moreover, when the alternative product is selected, the system control unit 14 may replace the selected product with the alternative product. In this case, the user can replace the product to be purchased with a product having an attribute more suitable for the recipient's attribute with a simple operation.

[2. Second Embodiment]
[2-1. Overview of system control functions]
Next, a second embodiment will be described. Except for the points described below, the second embodiment is the same as the first embodiment. FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configuration of the information processing system SS according to the present embodiment. In FIG. 13, elements similar to those in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the information processing system SS includes a sales site server 1, an SNS server 2, one or a plurality of overseas sales site servers 4, and a plurality of user terminals 3. The sales site server 1, the SNS server 2, each overseas sales site server 4 and each user terminal 3 can transmit and receive data via the network NW.

  In the present embodiment, each of the sales site server 1 and the overseas sales site server 4 is a server device that executes various processes related to the sales site. In each sales site, for example, various contents that can be downloaded via the network NW may be sold as products.

  Each of the sales site server 1 and the overseas sales site server 4 corresponds to a sales site for a predetermined country, for example. The sales site for a certain country may be, for example, a sales site mainly used by residents or citizens of the country. For example, in a sales site for a certain country, products suitable for the residents or citizens of the country are mainly sold. For example, products that use the language of the country are sold, products that comply with the laws and standards set in the country, or products that can be supported in the country are sold. Or you may. Further, in a sales site for a certain country, the country language may be used, or the price of a product may be displayed in the currency of the country. Further, for example, in the case of a tangible product, a product sold at a sales site for a certain country may be delivered to at least that country. The countries to which the sales site server 1 and the overseas sales site server 4 correspond may be different from each other, for example. At least one sales site server may correspond to a plurality of countries. Each of the sales site server 1 and the overseas sales site server 4 may be installed in a country corresponding to the sales site server, or may be installed in a country different from the country.

  The sales site server 1 is an example of an information processing apparatus of the present invention. The country corresponding to the sales site server 1 may be any country. The sales site corresponding to the sales site server 1 is referred to as “domestic sales site”. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the sales site server 1 corresponds to Japan.

  Each overseas sales site server 4 corresponds to a sales site for any foreign country as seen from the country (for example, Japan) to which the sales site server 1 corresponds. Sales sites for foreign countries are called “overseas sales sites”. For example, a certain overseas sales site server 4 corresponds to a sales site in the United States, another certain overseas sales site server 4 corresponds to a sales site in China, and another certain overseas sales site server 4 corresponds to a sales in the United Kingdom. May correspond to the site. In response to a request from the user terminal 3, each overseas sales site server 4 transmits, for example, a web page of a sales site, or performs processing related to product search, order, download, and the like.

  A user who uses the user terminal 3 may be a member of at least a domestic sales site among a plurality of sales sites.

[2-2. Configuration of overseas sales site server]
Next, the configuration of each overseas sales site server 4 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of the overseas sales site server 4 according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 14, each overseas sales site server 4 includes a communication unit 41, a storage unit 42, an input / output interface 43, and a system control unit 44. The system control unit 44 and the input / output interface 43 are connected via a system bus 45.

  The communication unit 41 is connected to the network NW and controls the communication state with the sales site server 1, the user terminal 3, and the like.

  The storage unit 42 is configured by, for example, a hard disk drive. The storage unit 42 stores a database such as a product DB 42a. In the product DB 42a, product information related to products sold at a sales site in a country supported by the overseas sales site server 4 is registered. The data configuration of the product DB 42a may be basically the same as the data configuration of the product DB 12c, for example. The storage unit 42 may store a member DB and an order DB having basically the same data structure as the member DB 12a and the order DB 12d.

  Furthermore, the storage unit 42 stores various data for displaying a web page such as a product page, such as an HTML document, an XML document, image data, text data, an electronic document, and the like.

  The storage unit 42 stores various programs such as an operating system, a WWW server program, a DBMS, and an electronic commerce control program. The electronic commerce control program is a program for performing processing related to electronic commerce at an overseas sales site. The various programs may be acquired from, for example, another server device or the like via the network NW, or may be recorded on a recording medium such as a magnetic tape, an optical disk, or a memory card and read via the drive device. You may be made to do. The electronic commerce control program or the like may be a program product.

  The input / output interface 43 performs interface processing between the communication unit 41 and the storage unit 42 and the system control unit 44.

  The system control unit 44 includes a CPU 44a, a ROM 44b, a RAM 44c, and the like. The system control unit 44 controls each unit of the overseas sales site server 4 by the CPU 44a reading and executing a program such as an electronic commerce control program.

  The overseas sales site server 4 may be composed of a plurality of server devices. For example, a server device that performs processing such as ordering products at an overseas sales site, a server device that transmits a web page, a server device that manages a database, and the like may be connected to each other via a LAN or the like.

[2-3. Overview of the functions of the system controller of the sales site server]
Next, the functional outline of the system control unit 14 of the sales site server 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 15A and 15B. In the present embodiment, the substitute product search unit 145 selects a country having an attribute suitable for the recipient's attribute among a plurality of countries corresponding to the plurality of sales site servers including the sales site server 1 and the overseas sales site server 4. Let the corresponding sales site server search for alternative products. Examples of country attributes include language, geographic location, laws or standards defined by standards. At a sales site in a certain country, products suitable for the residents or citizens of that country are mainly sold. Therefore, the sales site suitable for the recipient attribute is more likely to be sold the product suitable for the recipient attribute than the sales site in the country not suitable for the recipient attribute. Therefore, it is possible to increase the probability of searching for an alternative product suitable for the recipient's attribute while suppressing the load of the search processing for the plurality of sales site servers as a whole.

  For example, it is assumed that the product selected by the orderer is a Japanese version of content, and the recipient's language is French. The alternative product in this case is the French version of the content. For example, it is assumed that the sales site server 1 corresponds to Japan and includes an overseas sales site server 4 corresponding to the United States and an overseas sales site server 4 corresponding to France. In this case, the substitute product search unit 145 may search for substitute products only in the overseas sales site server 4 corresponding to, for example, France.

  Further, the substitute product search unit 145 follows the order according to the suitability of the attributes of the plurality of countries corresponding to the plurality of servers including the sales site server 1 and the overseas sales site server 4 with respect to the attributes of the recipient. These sales site servers may be sequentially searched for alternative products or may not be searched. The more the sales site server corresponding to the country with the higher relevance, the faster the search is executed. At this time, the alternative product search unit 145 may cause the plurality of sales site servers to sequentially search for alternative products until an alternative product is found. As a result, the probability of searching for an alternative product suitable for the recipient's attributes is further increased while suppressing the load of the search processing of the plurality of sales site servers as a whole, compared to the case where all the sales site servers perform the search processing. Can do. Further, it is possible to find an alternative product having an attribute suitable for the attribute of the recipient more quickly.

  The substitute product search unit 145 may cause these sales site servers to sequentially search for substitute products until, for example, a predetermined number of substitute products are found. In this case, the substitute information providing unit 146 may display substitute information for specifying a predetermined number of substitute products. For example, one sales site server may find a predetermined number of alternative products. Further, for example, the total number of substitute products found by a plurality of sales site servers may be a predetermined number of substitute products. Also in this case, an alternative product having an attribute suitable for the recipient's attribute can be found more quickly.

  For example, when the attribute of the recipient is the language used, the search is executed in the order of the sales site server corresponding to the country having the highest ranking of the recipient's language used. FIG. 15A and FIG. 15B are diagrams showing examples of rankings of suitability of each of a plurality of countries with respect to recipient attributes. For example, assume that there are sales site servers corresponding to Japan, the United States, China, the United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, and France. FIG. 15A shows an example where the recipient's language is English. The United States, United Kingdom and Canada are countries where English is the primary language. Therefore, the ranking of conformity for the US, UK and Canada is first. In this case, the substitute product search unit 145 first causes the sales site server corresponding to the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada to search for products. At this time, the substitute product search unit 145 may cause these sales site servers to search for substitute products in any order. For example, the substitute product search unit 145 may randomly determine the order, or may cause these sales site servers to search for substitute products in the order of the number of products being sold. Alternatively, for example, the substitute product search unit 145 may cause these sales site servers to search for substitute products at the same time. In the example shown in FIG. 15A, the United States is first, the United Kingdom is second, and Canada is third. When the sales site server in any country finds an alternative product, the alternative product search unit 145 does not execute any further search. English is not a Japanese, Chinese, German or French language. Therefore, these countries are ranked 4th in suitability. The substitute product search unit 145 sequentially causes the sales site server corresponding to these countries to search for products. In the example shown in FIG. 15A, Germany is fourth, France is fifth, Japan is sixth, and China is seventh.

  FIG. 15B shows an example where the recipient's language is French. France is a country where French is the primary language. Therefore, since the ranking of suitability in France is first, the substitute product search unit 145 first causes the sales site server corresponding to France to search for substitute products. Canada is a country where French is the second language. Accordingly, since the suitability ranking of Canada is second, the substitute product search unit 145 secondly causes the sales site server corresponding to Canada to search for substitute products. French is not a Japanese, American, Chinese, British or German language. Therefore, the ranking of conformity in these countries is third. The substitute product search unit 145 sequentially causes the sales site server corresponding to these countries to search for products. In the example shown in FIG. 15B, Germany is third, United Kingdom is fourth, United States is fifth, Japan is sixth, and China is seventh.

  The storage unit 12 stores a server table. In the server table, for each of a plurality of sales site servers including the sales site server 1 and the overseas sales site server 4, the IP address of the sales site server and the country number corresponding to the sales site server are stored in association with each other. Is done.

[2-4. Operation of information processing system]
Next, the operation of the information processing system SS will be described with reference to FIGS. 16A and 16B.

  FIG. 16A is a flowchart illustrating an example of alternative product search processing of the system control unit 14 of the sales site server 1 according to the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 16A, the substitute product search unit 145 determines the order of the plurality of sales site servers corresponding to the recipient's first language (step S41). For example, the alternative product search unit 145 acquires the country codes of all sales site servers from the server table. Next, the substitute product search unit 145 acquires language information corresponding to the country code from the language DB 12b for each acquired country code. Next, the alternative product search unit 145 determines whether the acquired language information includes the language ID of the recipient's first language. For each country whose language information includes the language ID of the recipient's first language, the rank of the recipient's first language in that country is identified. The substitute product search unit 145 sorts the country codes in descending order of the recipient's first language. The substitute product search unit 145 arranges the country numbers whose language information does not include the language ID of the recipient's first language, behind the country numbers whose language information includes the language ID of the recipient's first language. In this way, the substitute product search unit 145 determines the order.

  Next, the substitute product search unit 145 sets the sequence number j to 1 (step S42). Next, the substitute product search unit 145 acquires the jth country code among the arranged country codes. The country indicated by the jth country code is called country j. Next, the substitute product search unit 145 determines whether or not the country j is Japan (step S43). At this time, if the alternative product search unit 145 determines that the country j is Japan (step S43: YES), the process proceeds to step S44. On the other hand, if the alternative product search unit 145 determines that the country j is not Japan (step S43: NO), the process proceeds to step S45.

  In step S44, the substitute product search unit 145 searches for a substitute product having the recipient's first language as the language of use among products having the same title as the title of the selected product, and proceeds to step S47. This search method is basically the same as the search method in step S32 shown in FIG.

  In step S45, the substitute product search unit 145 transmits a substitute product search request to the overseas sales site server 4 corresponding to the country j. By sending the substitute product search request, the substitute product search unit 145 causes the overseas sales site server 4 to search for a substitute product. The substitute product search request includes a search condition for substitute products. For example, the substitute product search request may include a title of the selected product and a first language that is an attribute of the recipient.

  FIG. 16B is a flowchart showing an example of a substitute product search request reception process of the system control unit 44 of the overseas sales site server 4 according to the present embodiment. When the substitute product search request is received from the sales site server 1, the system control unit 44 executes substitute product search request reception processing. As illustrated in FIG. 16B, the system control unit 44 selects the first of the recipients among the products having the same title as the title of the selected product based on the title and the first language included in the substitute product search request. The product information of the alternative product having the language as the language used is searched from the product DB 42a (step S51). Next, the system control unit 44 transmits the search result to the sales site server 1 (step S52), and ends the substitute product search request receiving process.

  As shown in FIG. 16A, the substitute product search unit 145 receives the search result from the overseas sales site server 4 (step S46), and proceeds to step S47.

  In step S47, the substitute product search unit 145 determines whether a substitute product has been found. At this time, if the substitute product search unit 145 determines that a substitute product has been found (step S47: YES), the substitute product search process ends. On the other hand, if the substitute product search unit 145 determines that no substitute product has been found (step S47: NO), the process proceeds to step S48. In step S48, the substitute product search unit 145 determines whether or not the order number j is less than the number of countries corresponding to the sales site server 1 and the overseas sales site server 4. At this time, if the substitute product search unit 145 determines that the order number j is less than the number of countries (step S45: YES), the process proceeds to step S49. In step S49, the substitute product search unit 145 adds 1 to the sequence number j, and proceeds to step S43. On the other hand, if the substitute product search unit 145 determines that the sequence number j is not less than the number of countries (step S48: NO), the substitute product search process is terminated.

  In the present embodiment, there are modifications similar to the modifications described in the first embodiment. For example, when a product is a tangible item, a product that can be delivered to a country corresponding to the sales site may be sold to each sales site. For example, when the product is an electronic coupon, an electronic coupon of a store in a country corresponding to the sales site may be sold to each sales site.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, the system control unit 14 causes the sales site server corresponding to a country suitable for the recipient's attribute among a plurality of countries to search for alternative products. In addition, the system control unit 14 displays the substitute product found by the sales site server corresponding to the country suitable for the recipient attribute. Therefore, it is possible to increase the probability that an alternative product having an attribute suitable for the attribute of the recipient can be found while suppressing the load of search processing for the plurality of sales site servers as a whole.

  Further, the system control unit 14 causes the plurality of sales site servers to sequentially search for alternative products until an alternative product is found according to the order according to the suitability of the plurality of attributes of each of the plurality of countries with respect to the recipient attribute. Also good. Further, the system control unit 14 may display alternative information that can identify an alternative product found by any sales site server. In this case, it is possible to further increase the probability that an alternative product having an attribute suitable for the recipient's attribute will be found while suppressing the load of the search processing of the plurality of sales site servers as a whole.

1 Sales site server 2 SNS server 3 User terminal 4 Overseas sales site server 11 Communication unit 12 Storage unit 12a Member DB
12b Language DB
12c Product DB
12d Order DB
13 Input / output interface 14 System controller 14a CPU
14b ROM
14c RAM
15 System bus 21 Communication unit 22 Storage unit 22a Profile DB
22b Friends DB
22c Posting DB
22d Content DB
23 I / O interface 24 System controller 24a CPU
24b ROM
24c RAM
25 System Bus 41 Communication Unit 42 Storage Unit 42a Product DB
43 I / O interface 44 System controller 44a CPU
44b ROM
44c RAM
45 System bus 141 Information providing unit 142 Product selection receiving unit 143 Recipient designation receiving unit 144 Attribute determining unit 145 Alternative product searching unit 146 Alternative information providing unit 147 Order processing unit NW Network S, SS Information processing system

Claims (11)

Product acceptance means for accepting selection of a product from a user;
A recipient accepting means for accepting, from the user, recipient information for identifying a recipient different from the user who is the recipient of the selected product;
A means for identifying attributes of the recipient based on the received destination information, wherein the recipient is based on at least one of a nationality of the recipient and a sentence posted by the recipient; A specific means of identifying the language used by
Display control means for displaying, on the user's terminal device, alternative information that can identify the alternative product when there is an alternative product having an attribute more suitable for the recipient attribute than the attribute of the selected product; A display control means for displaying the substitute information capable of specifying an alternative product using the specified language when a language used in the selected product is different from the specified language ;
An information processing apparatus comprising: Product acceptance means for accepting selection of a product from a user;
A recipient of the selected product, and a recipient that receives from the user at least one of the recipient's address and email address as recipient information for identifying a recipient different from the user Receiving means;
Identifies the recipient attribute based on the country identified based on the accepted destination information and identified from at least one of the domain included in the address and the email address Specific means to
If there is a substitute product having an attribute more suitable for the recipient attribute than the selected product attribute, display control means for displaying on the user terminal device alternative information that can identify the substitute product;
An information processing apparatus comprising: In an information processing device included in at least one of a plurality of server devices,
The plurality of server devices can be connected to each other via a network, and correspond to each of electronic websites of a plurality of countries,
Each of the plurality of server devices is
A database of products for the country corresponding to the server device of the plurality of countries;
Search means for searching for products from the database;
With
The information processing apparatus includes:
Product acceptance means for accepting selection of a product from a user;
A recipient accepting means for accepting, from the user, recipient information for identifying a recipient different from the user who is the recipient of the selected product;
A specifying means for specifying the attribute of the recipient based on the received destination information;
Search control means for causing a server device corresponding to a country suitable for the attribute of the recipient among the plurality of countries to search for an alternative product having an attribute more suitable for the attribute of the recipient than the attribute of the selected product. When,
Display control means for displaying, on the user's terminal device, alternative information capable of specifying the alternative product when the alternative product is found by a server device corresponding to a country suitable for the recipient attribute;
An information processing apparatus comprising: The information processing apparatus according to claim 3.
The search control means sequentially searches the plurality of server devices for the substitute product until the substitute product is found according to an order according to the suitability of each of the plurality of attributes of the plurality of countries with respect to the attribute of the recipient. Let
The information processing apparatus, wherein the display control means displays the substitute information that can identify a substitute product found by any of the plurality of server devices. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1, 3, and 4,
The destination accepting means accepts designation of the recipient as the destination information from a friend list registered in a social networking service,
The identifying means identifies an attribute of the recipient based on at least one of a profile registered by the recipient with the social networking service and information posted by the recipient to the social networking service. Information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
The display control means, when the selected product is one of a plurality of versions of any product, is a version different from the selected product among the plurality of versions, An information processing apparatus that displays the alternative information that can specify a version having an attribute that is more suitable for the recipient attribute than the attribute of the selected product. The information processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
The display control means displays the alternative information so that the alternative product can be selected,
An information processing apparatus, further comprising a replacement unit that replaces the selected product with the substitute product when the substitute product is selected. An information processing method executed by a computer,
A product acceptance step for accepting selection of a product from the user;
A recipient accepting step for accepting recipient information from the user, which is recipient of the selected product and is different from the user;
A specifying step of identifying attributes of the recipient based on the accepted destination information, wherein the recipient is based on at least one of the nationality of the recipient and a sentence posted by the recipient; Specific steps to identify the language used by
A display control step of displaying, on the user's terminal device, alternative information capable of specifying the alternative product when there is an alternative product having an attribute more suitable for the recipient attribute than the attribute of the selected product; A display control step of displaying the alternative information that can specify an alternative product using the specified language when a language used in the selected product is different from the specified language;
An information processing method comprising: An information processing method executed by a computer,
A product acceptance step for accepting selection of a product from the user;
A recipient of the selected product, and a recipient that receives from the user at least one of the recipient's address and email address as recipient information for identifying a recipient different from the user A reception step;
Identifies the recipient attribute based on the country identified based on the accepted destination information and identified from at least one of the domain included in the address and the email address Specific steps to
A display control step of displaying, on the user's terminal device, alternative information that can identify the alternative product when there is an alternative product having an attribute that is more suitable for the recipient attribute than the attribute of the selected product;
An information processing method comprising: Computer
Product acceptance means for accepting selection of a product from a user;
A recipient accepting means for accepting, from the user, recipient information for identifying a recipient different from the user who is the recipient of the selected product;
A means for identifying attributes of the recipient based on the received destination information, wherein the recipient is based on at least one of a nationality of the recipient and a sentence posted by the recipient; A specific means of identifying the language used by
Display control means for displaying, on the user's terminal device, alternative information that can identify the alternative product when there is an alternative product having an attribute more suitable for the recipient attribute than the attribute of the selected product; A display control means for displaying the substitute information capable of specifying an alternative product using the specified language when a language used in the selected product is different from the specified language ;
An information processing program that functions as a computer program. Computer
Product acceptance means for accepting selection of a product from a user;
A recipient of the selected product, and a recipient that receives from the user at least one of the recipient's address and email address as recipient information for identifying a recipient different from the user Receiving means;
Identifies the recipient attribute based on the country identified based on the accepted destination information and identified from at least one of the domain included in the address and the email address Specific means to
If there is a substitute product having an attribute more suitable for the recipient attribute than the selected product attribute, display control means for displaying on the user terminal device alternative information that can identify the substitute product;
An information processing program that functions as a computer program.

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