JP2001331589A - Method for providing use charge deduction service of portable telephone - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To allow an information provider to obtain more access users by reducing the use charge of a user according to access to information that a specific information provider provides and then lightening the burden of the user of portable telephone on the user. SOLUTION: This providing method for the use charge deduction service of portable telephone includes a step for obtaining the address of the server of the information provider that the portable telephone is accessing, a step for comparing the obtained address with addresses registered in an address database, a step for the addition, update, and registration of a specific value to the value registered corresponding to the ID of the mentioned accessing portable telephone when the addresses match each other, a step for calculating the deduced amount corresponding to the stored value, and a step for outputting the deduced amount to a use charge managing computer while making it correspond to the ID of the portable telephone or a step for subtracting the deduced amount from the use charge of the portable telephone.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a method for providing a service charge reduction service accompanying use of a mobile phone.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art With the rapid spread of information and communication technology in recent years, particularly the Internet, which is a computer network, various types of information, particularly advertisement information, etc., are accessed (used) by using a computer server connected to the computer network. ) Have been implemented.

Further, with the recent trend toward higher performance of mobile phones, especially digitalization, a mobile phone service provider has provided a connection server that enables the mobile phones to access the Internet which is the computer network. A mobile phone service provider has provided an Internet connection service that allows a mobile phone to access various servers on the Internet to browse or obtain various information.

[0004]

However, when accessing the server provided by the information provider using the mobile phone as described above, the user of the mobile phone is required to add to the relatively expensive normal telephone charge. In addition, since the connection fee to the Internet is separately required, the usage fee is high, and there has been a problem that the information provider is reluctant to use (access) the information providing service.

[0005] Further, the purpose of the information provider is to acquire more access users and to provide the information. However, in the access using a mobile phone as described above, Since the communication and connection costs borne by the access user will be high, the user will be reluctant to access the server by considering the increase in communication and connection costs, and more There is a problem that it is difficult to acquire the access user of the.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and the communication cost and the connection cost (use fee) of a user are reduced by accessing information provided by a predetermined information provider. Mobile phone usage fee reduction service that can reduce the burden on users in using mobile phones and promote user access, so that information providers can acquire more access users The purpose is to provide a method of providing.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a method of providing a service charge reduction service of a portable telephone according to the present invention is provided by a computer network such as the Internet, in which a plurality of computer terminals are connected to enable data communication. For a mobile phone connected to a computer server of an information provider on the computer network and capable of browsing at least advertising information, the usage fee for reducing the usage fee of the mobile phone A method for providing a reduction service, wherein the connection server has an address database in which addresses of computer servers of information providers to which a usage fee is to be reduced on a computer network are registered in advance. Information provider's computer server that the phone is accessing An obtaining step of obtaining an address, a comparing step of comparing the address obtained in the obtaining step with an address registered in the address database, and setting a predetermined value when the address matches in the comparing step. An addition updating step of adding and updating the registered value by associating the accessed mobile phone with the identifiable information;
A reduction amount calculating step of calculating a reduction amount corresponding to the magnitude of the accumulated value, and an output step of outputting the amount of the reduction amount to the charge management computer in association with the information capable of specifying the mobile phone, or And a reduction step of reducing the size of the reduction amount from the usage fee of the mobile phone. According to this feature, when the user accesses the server of the information provider registered in advance, the usage fee of the mobile phone of the user is reduced, and not only can the burden on the user be reduced,
Since these usage fees are appropriately suppressed, the user becomes active in accessing information provided by the information provider, and the information provider can acquire more access users.

[0008] It is preferable that the method of providing a service for reducing the usage charge of a mobile phone according to the present invention includes a reduction amount notification step of notifying the corresponding mobile phone of the reduction amount calculated in the reduction amount calculation step. If you do this,
The mobile phone holder can recognize the amount of the reduced amount.

[0009] In the method of providing a service for reducing the use fee of a mobile phone according to the present invention, the connection server stores personal information, such as gender and age, of the user who owns the mobile phone, The connection server is registered in association with the information provider, the extraction step for extracting a user related to the information provided by the information provider, and the provided information, for the extracted user's mobile phone, And a notifying step of notifying the presence. In this way, the information provider informs the user related to the provided information provided by the information provider of the existence of the provided information that is also useful for the user, so that the access from the user can be performed. Can be promoted, and the information provider can acquire more access users.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. (Embodiment) A usage fee reduction service providing system to which a method of providing a mobile phone usage fee reduction service according to the present embodiment is applied, as shown in FIG. A computer server 5 of an information provider, a connection server 3 of a mobile phone service provider that also provides a service of using a mobile phone connected to the Internet network 4, and a user possessed by the mobile phone service provider; It comprises a connection server 3 and a plurality of mobile phones 1 that can be connected to the Internet network 7 via each base station 2 and the central control station 6. Each mobile phone 1 is connected to the connection server 3. The computer server 5 of the information provider can be accessed via the Internet 7.

As shown in FIG. 2, the connection server 3 used in this embodiment has a data bus 10 for transmitting and receiving data at a relatively high speed inside the connection server.
In addition, the conversion process between the file format for the mobile phone and the file format used in the Internet network 7 and the value to the mobile phone of the user based on the access to the computer server 5 of the information provider registered in advance. Information that is highly relevant to the user based on the process of granting a certain point, calculating the amount of reduction from the accumulated number of points, and performing reduction processing from the usage fee, notification of the amount of reduction, and personal information of the user. A central processing unit (CPU) 11 having an excellent calculation capability capable of performing a notification process for notifying the existence of
M12, a real-time clock (RT) capable of outputting current time information and calendar information such as the day of the week of any date
C) 16, a first communication interface 13 connected to the communication device 4 for transmitting and receiving data to and from each computer terminal connected to the Internet network 7, and each mobile phone 1 connected to the central control station 6 A second communication interface 14 for performing data communication with the user, comprising a magnetic disk or a magneto-optical disk, as shown in FIG. 3, personal information such as a user's name, age, and gender, and a mobile phone terminal carried by the user And a user database (DB) in which the user's call charge, the Internet connection charge, and the points given to the user's mobile phone are registered. A file conversion program in which file conversion processing executed by the central processing unit (CPU) 11 is described; An address database (DB) in which the address of the computer server 5 of the information provider to which the points are awarded is registered, a point awarding program for awarding the points, and a money to be subtracted by the awarded points. And a storage device 15 storing a reduction notification program or the like for notifying the mobile phone of the present invention is connected to a server computer having relatively high processing capability.

Further, the connection server 3 is provided with a link page linking the information provider to the computer server 5, and the information provider makes a financial contract with the mobile phone service provider. As a result, a column of information to be provided on the link page is established (stored), and the user selects a title of the information column of the information provider to be accessed on the link page by using a mobile phone, whereby the information is provided. Provider's computer server 5
Is accessible.

As shown in FIG. 3, in the connection server 3 of the mobile phone service provider, the user or the mobile phone assigned in advance to the mobile phone possessed by the user as information capable of specifying the user or the mobile phone is specified. Terminal identification information (ID)
In association with the name of the user carrying the mobile phone corresponding to the terminal ID, user type information including personal information such as age, gender, etc., and the phone number of the mobile phone corresponding to the terminal ID, When viewing the information provided by the information provider and the connection charge added when accessing the information provided by the information provider separately from the call charge added to the mobile phone call In addition, when such information is information required for a questionnaire survey or recruitment of users, that is, return required information that requires a response (reply information) by the user, a predetermined number of points are given and the number of points to be cumulatively added ( 5 points for each browsing, 10 points when reply information is transmitted) and a discount amount (100 yen for every 5 points) added according to the size of the accumulated points. A user database (DB) in which a usage fee obtained by subtracting a discount amount from the total amount of the call fee and the connection fee is stored, and based on the user's usage status of the mobile phone, Connection fee,
A process is performed in which the number of points, the discount amount, and the usage fee are sequentially updated to the latest information.

The processing status of the connection server 3 of the mobile phone service provider will be described below with reference to FIG.

FIG. 4 shows a terminal ID in the user DB.
Is a diagram showing a change situation of each item corresponding to the mobile phone of “A-0001”. First, the terminal ID is “A-000”.
When the status of each item corresponding to the mobile phone of “1” is as shown in FIG. 4A, the user of the mobile phone having the terminal ID “A-0001” is connected to the server of the information provider via the Internet 7. The user accesses and browses the information column of the new product announcement established (stored) in the computer 5.

Based on this, the connection server compares whether or not the address of the server computer 5 of the access destination matches an address registered in the address DB in advance. As shown in FIG. 4 (b), 5 points given based on the access are added to 35 points, which is the number of points corresponding to the terminal ID “A-0001” in the user DB, as shown in FIG. Is updated to 40 points.

Further, with the addition of 5 points to the point number, the discount amount is added by 100 yen to 700 yen, and the usage fee is reduced by 100 yen.

When the accessed information is information for soliciting a questionnaire survey or a user's application, and when the user sends a reply to the questionnaire or any reply to the application as reply information, FIG. As shown in c), 10 points given based on the transmission of the reply information are added to the current point number of 40 points, and the point number becomes 50 points.

Further, with the addition of 10 points to the number of points, the discount amount is increased by 200 yen to 1000 yen, and the usage fee is reduced by 200 yen.

The discount amount based on the accumulated points is notified to the user's mobile phone at predetermined time intervals, for example, every month by the reduction notification program, and the user can recognize the notified discount amount sequentially. You can do it.

As described above, in the present embodiment, when the user accesses (browses, replies, etc.) the information provided by the information provider, the user's mobile phone usage fee is reduced. Since these usage fees are appropriately reduced, users are motivated to more actively access information provided by information providers, and as a result, information providers are encouraged to access from more users. Information service, and encourage information providers to participate in this service.

Further, a site notification program is stored in the computer server 3 of the mobile phone service provider in the present embodiment, and the information provider preliminarily determines the type of the user who wants to access the information provided by the information provider. Age, gender, etc.), a user corresponding to the specified user type is extracted from the user DB,
The notification indicating the presence of the information is transmitted to the extracted user by means such as an e-mail service used by the user on the mobile phone.

As described above, in the present embodiment, it is possible to efficiently notify the target user of the information provided by the information provider of the existence of the information, and to receive the information from more users. Access to the provided information can be expected.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, but includes any changes or additions without departing from the gist of the present invention. Needless to say.

For example, in the above embodiment, the connection server itself performs the process of reducing the discount amount from the usage fee by the accumulated points, but the present invention is not limited to this. In the case where a management computer for managing these connection charges and call charges is provided separately from the connection computer, the discount amount based on the accumulation points is information that can identify a user or a mobile phone. The discount may be output to the management computer in association with the terminal ID, and the management computer may perform the process of reducing the discount amount.

In the above-described embodiment, the user D in the computer server 3 of the mobile phone service provider is used.
In B, even when the user browses the information provided by the information provider or transmits reply information to the browsed information, a point of a predetermined size is added to the corresponding point number. The usage fee is reduced based on the number of points, but the present invention is not limited to this. Points are added only when browsing the information, May be added only when is transmitted.

[0027]

The present invention has the following effects.

(A) According to the first aspect of the present invention, when a user accesses a server of an information provider registered in advance, the user's mobile phone usage fee is reduced, and Not only can the burden on users be reduced, but these usage fees are appropriately reduced, so that users become more active in accessing information provided by information providers, and information providers gain more access users. can do.

(B) According to the second aspect of the present invention, the holder of the portable telephone can recognize the amount of the reduced amount.

(C) According to the second aspect of the invention, the information provider informs a user associated with the provided information provided by the information provider of the existence of the provided information that is useful for the user. By doing so, access from the user can be promoted, and the information provider can acquire more access users.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a system diagram showing a configuration of a usage fee reduction service providing system to which a usage fee reduction service providing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of a connection server used in a usage fee reduction service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a registration status of a user database stored in a computer server of a mobile phone service provider according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 4A to 4C are diagrams showing a change state of a user database stored in a computer server of a mobile phone service provider in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 mobile phone 2 base station 3 connection server 4 communication device 5 computer server (information provider) 6 central control station 7 internet network 10 data bus 11 central processing unit (CPU) 12 RAM 13 communication interface (first) 14 communication interface (Second) 15 Storage device 16 Real-time clock (RTC)

Claims (3)

[Claims] At least advertising information registered in a computer server of an information provider on a computer network, wherein a plurality of computer terminals are connected via a connection server to a computer network such as the Internet connected to enable data communication. A method of providing a service charge reduction service for reducing the usage charge of the mobile phone on a mobile phone capable of browsing, wherein the connection server is a computer server of an information provider whose usage fee is to be reduced in advance. The connection server has an address database in which addresses on the computer network are registered. The connection server obtains the address of the computer server of the information provider accessed by the mobile phone, and obtains the address in the obtaining step. Register in the address and the address database A comparing step of comparing the registered mobile phone with the registered address in a case where the addresses match in the comparing step. Adding and updating step of updating and registering, a reduced amount calculating step of calculating a reduced amount corresponding to the value of the value added and accumulated in a predetermined period, and information capable of specifying the size of the reduced amount of the mobile phone. An output step of outputting to the usage charge management computer in association with the usage charge management computer, or a reduction step of reducing the size of the reduced amount from the usage charge of the mobile phone. Method. 2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of notifying the corresponding mobile phone of the reduced amount calculated in the reduced amount calculating step. 3. The connection server has registered therein personal information such as gender and age of a user who has a mobile phone in association with information that can specify the mobile phone. An extracting step of extracting a user associated with the information provided by the information provider; and a notifying step of notifying the mobile phone of the extracted user of the presence of the provided information. Or the method of providing the mobile phone charge reduction service according to 2.