JP2004264986A - User community encounter support processing system and processing method for meeting negotiations between user agents - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to dynamically meet strangers, guarantee stable purchase and sale for both stores and users, enable stores to estimate customers in advance, and enable more planned service operation. It is in.
In an encounter support processing system of a user community in which an unspecified person gathers at a certain store over a certain number of people, in order to realize a service of discounting collectively, a user is guided to a specific place and met. Store host means, user agent means 1, position information service means, user information input / output means 11, user information acquisition / management means 12, store information acquisition / management means 13, meeting negotiation means 14, And information acquisition / management means 15.
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Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides an encounter support processing system for a user community, which is necessary for realizing that strangers form a meeting place (community) for a certain common purpose and gather for the purpose. And a method for processing a meeting negotiation between user agents.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, for example, Navigeti (Fleper Networks Co., Ltd., “NAVIGY area & personal communication” (Non-patent document 1), ZD NET Mobile JAPAN, “Mobile: NEWS” (Non-patent document 2), ZD NET Mobile Japan, “ZD NET Mobile Japan” : NEWS "(Non-Patent Document 3)). This means that when the user is in a specific i-area, store information in the i-area is distributed.
[0003]
In addition, as a prior art of a system for grasping information such as a current position when a user acquires store information at that time, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-084269 discloses “Context grasp system and method and recording of its processing program”. And Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-216315, entitled "Recording Medium Recording Context Understanding System and Method and Processing Program" (Patent Document 2).
[0004]
Further, as a business invention using the context grasping systems of Patent Documents 1 and 2 described above, Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-276536 describes “Service execution control system and method, portable terminal device and management server, and program and recording medium”. The specification and its drawings are included. ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the passengers of the train are sequentially determined via the GPS function of the portable terminal device possessed by the passengers of the train, thereby efficiently avoiding the passengers passing over at the desired drop-off station in the train or the like. Can be made possible.
[0005]
In addition, for example, in some yakiniku chain stores, if customers register their e-mail addresses such as mobile phones in advance, a service that transmits time service information in real time, registration from customers Accepted and offered.
[0006]
[Patent Document 1]
Patent Publication 2001-084269 [Patent Document 2]
Patent Publication 2001-216315 [Non-Patent Document 1]
Fleper Networks Co., Ltd., "NAVIGITY area & personal communication", [online], [searched on February 19, 2003], Internet <http: // www. navigation. tv / catalog / NAVICatalog. pdf>
[Non-patent document 2]
ZD NET Mobile JAPAN, "Mobile: NEWS", [online], [searched on February 19, 2003], Internet <http: // www. zdnet. co. jp / mobile / 0212/09 / n_navige. html>
[Non-Patent Document 3]
ZD NET Mobile JAPAN, "Mobile: NEWS", [online], [searched on February 19, 2003], Internet <http: // www. zdnet. co. jp / mobile / 0301/28 / n_navige. html>
[Non-patent document 4]
Ekimae Exploration Club, “Ekimae Exploration Club”, [online], [Searched February 19, 2003], Internet <http: // www. ekitan. com>
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The conventional service described above has the following problems.
(1) A service using the i-area such as the navigetti has an advantage that an advertisement can be delivered to potential customers within a certain specific range. However, the service is limited to the delivery of an advertisement, and a product to be actually sold is sold. There is no guarantee that it can be done.
[0008]
(2) In the mailing list type advertisement distribution at a part of the yakiniku restaurant chain store, in addition to the above-mentioned problems, since the physical location of the user is not taken into consideration, users who are far away and cannot go to the store Even be delivered. In addition, it is necessary to register one's own mail address in the store of the distribution source in advance, and the information that can be received is limited.
[0009]
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve this conventional problem by dynamically meeting strangers in the real world, guaranteeing stable purchases and sales for both stores and users, and estimating customers in advance by the store. It is an object of the present invention to provide a meeting support processing system for a user community and a method for processing a meeting negotiation between user agents so that more systematic service operation can be performed.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the user community encounter support processing system of the present invention provides a real-time advertisement service in order to realize a service of discounting collectively when an unspecified person gathers in a store more than a predetermined number of people. A store host device that distributes information and provides a coupon code including a community ID to a formed community, and a current position of the user terminal and a position of the store host device to the store host device of the user terminal. Location information service device for determining the arrival time of the user, user agent means for the user terminal to receive an advertisement from the store host device, user information input / output means for handling input / output of information at the user terminal, purchase of goods in the same store. User information acquisition / management means for acquiring and managing the agent ID of a desired other user terminal; Store information acquisition / management means for holding and managing the advertisement information of the shop host device transferred from the user information input / output means, the estimated arrival time of the user terminal itself and the other user terminal calculated from the location information service device Compare the estimated arrival time presented from, and determine the later of the estimated arrival time as the waiting time, perform communication to negotiate with each other among a plurality of user agents who want to use the shop host device, and A negotiation unit for forming a group, and a user terminal device having a position information acquisition / management unit for acquiring / managing its own current position based on information from a position detection device including a GPS. (Claim 1).
[0011]
In addition, a method for processing negotiations between user agents by a user agent of a user community encounter support processing system is to acquire and manage an agent ID of another user terminal that desires to purchase a product in the same store. Receiving the agent ID of another user terminal from the means, performing communication for negotiation of a meeting based on the agent ID, delivering advertisement information in real time, and providing a formed community with a coupon code including a community ID. The store information acquisition / management unit that holds and manages the advertisement information of the store host device that provides the information about the estimated arrival time of the user, receives the estimated arrival time from the store information acquisition / management unit, and The other user terminal, on which the other user terminal receives the advertisement from the store host device, And transmitting the waiting time determined by negotiation with the other user agent means to a user information input / output means for handling information input / output at the user terminal. ).
[0012]
Also, a method of processing a meeting negotiation between user agents by a user agent of a user community encounter support processing system is a store host that distributes advertisement information in real time and provides a coupon code including a community ID to a formed community. A plurality of user agents wishing to use the device communicate with each other to negotiate with each other, and the negotiation negotiation means of the user terminal forming a group of a specific number of persons sets the expected arrival time of the user terminal itself to the negotiation negotiation of another user terminal. To the means, to start negotiations, the waiting negotiation means of the other user terminal compares its expected arrival time with the received expected time of arrival, and waits for the later scheduled arrival time. The time is determined, and the meeting negotiation means of the user terminal performs the Characterized by receiving the waiting time determined by the user of the waiting negotiation means (claim 3).
[0013]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0014]
(Example)
As details of the embodiment, each module will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a user community encounter support processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a detailed configuration diagram showing an example of the user agent in FIG.
[0015]
The user terminal 1 (including the user agent 1) in FIG. 1 is a portable terminal having a built-in position detecting device such as a GPS (global positioning system), and is always held by the user. It also has a user interface for acquiring advertisement distribution such as a store time service and selecting a favorite service.
[0016]
The store host 2 in FIG. 1 is a subject that executes a discount service. It distributes discount information such as time service information and sells products to the gathered user communities.
[0017]
The position information service unit 3 in FIG. 1 provides information on the estimated arrival time to the target store based on the current position of the user. For this module, it is assumed that existing services and technologies will be used. That is, when the starting point (user's current position) and the ending point (the location of the target store 2 (such as the name of a nearby station) are input), a station-front exploration club that returns the route from the starting point to the ending point and the estimated time of arrival is described. 4) and a car navigation system.
[0018]
2 is a front end of the user terminal 1. The advertisement distribution from the store host 2 is received, and the user terminal 1 receives the advertisement distribution. At the same time, the advertisement information is transferred to the store information acquisition / management unit 13. In addition, it receives an input of a user's service request (by means of a user who has viewed an advertisement display and selects a service on the screen) and transmits the input to the store host 2. Further, the waiting time notified from the waiting negotiation unit 14 is displayed on the user terminal.
[0019]
The user information acquisition / management unit 12 in FIG. 2 acquires and manages the agent ID of another user who wants to purchase a product at the same store. Further, the information is transferred to the waiting negotiation unit 14.
[0020]
The store information acquisition / management unit 13 shown in FIG. 2 holds and manages the advertisement information of the store transferred from the user information input / output unit 11 and requests the position information acquisition / management unit 15 for the estimated arrival time at the store. In addition, in response to an inquiry from the meeting negotiating unit 14, it notifies its own expected arrival time.
[0021]
The negotiation negotiation unit 14 in FIG. 2 negotiates queuing based on the other user agent ID transferred from the user information acquisition / management unit 12. At that time, the user is notified of his / her scheduled arrival time. Further, it notifies the user information input / output unit 11 of the determined waiting time.
[0022]
The position information acquisition / management unit 15 in FIG. 2 acquires and manages its own current position based on information from a position detection device such as a GPS. In addition, in response to a request from the store information acquisition / management unit 13, the position information service unit 3 obtains an estimated time of arrival at the store from its current position. The returned result is transferred to the store information acquisition / management unit 13.
[0023]
(Flowchart of embodiment)
Each step of the flow shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 7 to 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIGS. 5, 6, 11 and 12 show the data structure of communication exchanged in each step. In the first embodiment, two users are assumed as users, but the present invention is not limited to this.
[0024]
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of calculating an estimated time of arrival at a store and receiving an advertisement of a user according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of the processing inside the user agent in the flowchart of FIG.
In step 101 of FIGS. 3 and 4, the user information input / output unit 11 acquires the advertisement distributed by the store host 2 via the Internet such as WEB and displays the advertisement on the user terminal. As means for the user information input / output unit 11 to obtain, means for receiving an e-mail transmitted by the store host 2 which has registered the user in advance, or an advertisement site uploaded by the store host 2 Get by browsing. The user can see the advertisement information acquired by the above means on the screen of the user terminal 1. On this screen, the user selects a service he or she wants to use from one or more types of advertisements, and requests the service by inputting the key operation. More specifically, the advertisement can be selected by attaching a radio button to the advertisement. The operation after reaching the user agent 1 in step 101 will be described below.
[0025]
In step 201 of FIG. 4, the user information input / output unit 11 receives the user's service selection (selected advertisement) in step 101, and transfers it to the store information acquisition / management unit 13 (204).
[0026]
In step 202 in FIG. 4, the store information acquisition / management unit 13 that has received the advertisement of the store from the user information input / output unit 11 requests the position information acquisition / management unit 15 for the estimated arrival time at the store. .
[0027]
In step 102 of FIGS. 3 and 4, the position information acquisition / management unit 15 that has received the request from the store information acquisition / management unit 13 sends the position information Request that the estimated time of arrival at the store be calculated.
[0028]
In step 103 of FIGS. 3 and 4, the location information service unit 3 calculates the estimated arrival time at the store in response to the request from the location information acquisition / management unit 15 and transmits the calculated time.
[0029]
In step 203 of FIG. 4, the position information acquisition / management unit 15 that has received the information from the position information service unit 3 transfers the information (scheduled arrival time) to the store information acquisition / management unit 13. The store information acquisition / management unit 13 that has received the information transferred from the position information acquisition / management unit 15 stores the information together with the store name.
[0030]
In step 204 of FIG. 4, the store information acquisition / management unit 13 returns the result of step 201 to the user information input / output unit 11 while saving the information received in step 203. At this time, if the estimated time of arrival at the target store is not in time for the expiration date of the advertisement content distributed from the store host 2, NG is returned, and if it is within the time, OK is returned. In the case of NG, in order to notify the user to that effect, the fact that the service cannot be enjoyed is displayed on the screen of the user terminal to notify the user.
[0031]
FIG. 5 shows a data structure transmitted and received in steps 201 and 202 and steps 101 and 102.
For example, in FIG. 5, inside the data structure of steps 101 and 201, there is a store host ID and the like, which is of a string type, such as a URL. Hereinafter, since the same applies, the description of other data structures is omitted.
FIG. 6 shows the data structure transmitted and received in step 103 and step 203.
[0032]
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a service request of a user and a coupon issuing process according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart of the processing inside the user agent in the flowchart of FIG.
In step 301 of FIGS. 7 and 8, if OK is returned in step 204 of FIG. 4, the user information input / output unit 11 requests the store host 2 for the service.
[0033]
In step 302 of FIGS. 7 and 8, the shop host 2 that has received the service request from the user information input / output units 11 of the plurality of user agents 1 transmits the service request to the user information input / output units 11 of all the requested user agents 1. On the other hand, a list of user agent IDs is transmitted together with detailed discount conditions. Note that the agent ID of the user agent 1 provided by the store host 2 to the user information input / output unit 11 is the same as the following sequence, that is, if the user agent 1 for which negotiations for waiting are to be grouped first, for example, the user agent The store host 2 that has received the service request from the server 1 in step 301 sorts the requests by the request time, and if the number of target persons (such as the number of products to be sorted) for the store host 2 accumulates, it squeezes it out and transmits a list. Such control is possible. Therefore, a coupon code including a community ID for distinguishing a group formed by a plurality of users is assigned to the grouped user agents 1.
[0034]
In step 401 in FIG. 8, the user information input / output unit 11 that has received the agent ID of another user agent from the store host 2 transfers the information to the user information acquisition / management unit 12. At the same time, detailed discount information is displayed on the screen of the user terminal 1 and presented to the user.
[0035]
In step 402 of FIG. 8, the user information acquisition / management unit 12 that has received the transfer from the user information input / output unit 11 stores the information and notifies the negotiation negotiating unit 14 of the (negotiating) negotiation destination. To transfer the other agent ID.
[0036]
In step 403 of FIG. 8, the waiting negotiation unit 14 that has received the agent ID of the negotiation partner from the user information acquisition / management unit 12 notifies the store information acquisition / management unit 13 of the estimated time of arrival at the target store. Contact us.
[0037]
In step 404 of FIG. 8, the store information acquisition / management unit 13, which has been requested by the meeting negotiation unit 14 to notify of the estimated arrival time, transmits the time stored in step 203 to the meeting negotiation unit 14.
[0038]
FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the internal processing of the partner agent negotiating in FIG.
FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a negotiation process between user agents according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
In FIG. 8, FIG. 9, FIG. 10, together with the estimated arrival time received from the store information acquisition / management unit 13, the negotiation negotiation unit 14 sends the negotiation negotiation unit 14 of the other agent ID acquired in step 402 to the negotiation negotiation unit 14. To start negotiations and send their expected arrival time.
[0039]
In step 601 of FIG. 9, the waiting negotiation unit 14 of the other agent that has received the estimated arrival time of the agent of interest from the waiting negotiation unit 14 sends the estimated arrival time of itself to the store information acquisition / management unit 13. Request.
[0040]
In step 602 of FIG. 9, the store information acquisition / management unit 13 notifies the waiting negotiation unit 14 of its own expected arrival time that is being managed in response to the request from the waiting negotiation unit 14. Then, it compares its own estimated time of arrival with the presented estimated time of arrival, and determines the later of the estimated time of arrival as the waiting time. However, the waiting time determination logic is an example, and the present invention is not limited to this.
[0041]
In FIG. 8, FIG. 9, and FIG. 10, the waiting negotiation unit 14 of the other agent receives the determined waiting time by the waiting negotiation unit 14 of the other agent.
[0042]
In step 405 of FIG. 8, the waiting negotiation unit 14 having received the determined waiting time transfers the information to the user information input / output unit 11, and the user information input / output unit 11 displays the information on the screen of the user terminal 1. Display and present to the user. The contents displayed on the screen are a community ID to be collated when meeting with another user when the user goes to the store, and a meeting time as a negotiation result.
[0043]
In this flowchart, it is assumed that the number of user agents performing the negotiation for meeting is two. However, more generally, an example will be described for a flowchart in the case where the number of user agents to be negotiated is N.
[0044]
Even if there are N user agents, there is no difference from the above until step 301. In step 302 which is the next step, when the shop host 2 provides the list of the agent IDs of the user agents to the user information input / output unit 11, instead of sending the list to all the user agents, the shop host 2 The selected user agent (such as a random selection) is designated as the representative agent of the community, and the agent ID list is transmitted only to that agent. Then, steps 401, 402, 403, 404, and 501 are steps executed only by the representative agent.
[0045]
In step 501, when starting negotiations with another agent, the representative agent starts by transmitting its contents to all other agents in a lump. The other agent, which has received the message from the representative agent in step 501, does not determine the waiting time here, but simply returns only its expected arrival time to the representative agent in step 602. As a result, in step 502, the representative agent collects the estimated arrival times of the other agents, and activates and determines the waiting time determination logic in step 602. Finally, the determined time is transmitted to another agent, and the process returns to step 405. As described above, even when the number of user agents to be negotiated for negotiation is N, it is possible to realize negotiation for queuing.
[0046]
FIG. 11 shows the data structure transmitted and received in steps 301, 302, 401, 402, 404, and 602.
FIG. 12 shows a data structure transmitted and received in steps 405, 501, and 502.
[0047]
FIG. 13 illustrates a general sequence chart.
First, the shop host 2 distributes discount service information to the user terminal 1 (1301).
Next, the position information acquisition / management unit 15 that has received the request from the store information acquisition / management unit 13 sends the position information service unit 3 together with the information on the current position to be managed to the location information service unit 3 to arrive at the store A request is made to calculate the time (1302).
Further, the service is requested from the user information input / output unit 11 to the store host 2 (1303).
Further, the user information input / output unit 11 receives the agent ID of another user agent from the store host 2 (1304).
Finally, the estimated arrival time of the other user terminal is compared with the estimated arrival time presented from the user terminal, and the later arrival time is determined as the waiting time (1305).
[0048]
【The invention's effect】
As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the network side actively creates a community with strangers for the common purpose of wanting to purchase the same product, and supports the meeting, so that the information is simply provided with the discount information. In addition to distributing the advertisement, the store can sell a large amount of products, and the user can purchase the products at a lower price than the individual. Further, stable buying and selling can be guaranteed for both the store and the user. In other words, the user obtains the discount information of the store and notifies the store of the purchase intention, so that the store can estimate the number of customers in advance and can perform more planned service operation.
[0049]
Further, according to the present invention, a plurality of strangers with a common purpose are presented by presenting store information according to the convenience of each user and scheduling a meeting time in consideration of the physical position of the user. It becomes possible for them to meet each other, and it is possible to deliver more timely and effective time service information.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a user community encounter support processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a detailed configuration diagram showing an example of a user agent in FIG.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a process of receiving an advertisement of a user and calculating an estimated arrival time at a store according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a process inside the user agent of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a data structure transmitted and received in steps in FIGS. 3 and 4;
FIG. 6 is a diagram of a data structure transmitted and received in steps in FIGS. 3 and 4.
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a service request of a user and a coupon issuing process according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a flowchart of a process inside the user agent of FIG. 7;
FIG. 9 is a flowchart of internal processing of a partner agent negotiating in FIG. 8;
FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a negotiation process between user agents according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a data structure transmitted and received in steps in FIGS. 7 to 10;
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a data structure transmitted and received in steps in FIGS. 7 to 10;
FIG. 13 is a flowchart of the entire process which is Embodiment 1 of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 User terminal (including user agent) or other user terminal (including other user agent)
2 store host 3 position information service 11 user information input / output unit 12 user information acquisition / management unit 13 store information acquisition / management unit 14 waiting negotiation unit 15 position information acquisition / management unit

Claims (3)

When an unspecified person gathers in a store more than a predetermined number of people, in order to realize a service of discounting collectively, in a user community encounter support processing system that guides people to a specific place and meets them,
A store host device that distributes advertisement information in real time and provides a coupon code including a community ID to a formed community;
A position information service device for determining an arrival time of the user terminal at the store host device from the current position of the user terminal and the position of the store host device;
User agent means for the user terminal to receive the advertisement from the store host device,
User information input / output means for handling input / output of information at the user terminal,
User information acquisition / management means for acquiring and managing the agent ID of another user terminal wishing to purchase a product at the same store,
Store information acquisition / management means for holding and managing the advertisement information of the shop host device transferred from the user information input / output means;
The estimated arrival time of the user terminal itself, which is calculated from the location information service device, is compared with the estimated arrival time presented by the other user terminal, and the later estimated arrival time is determined as a waiting time, and a plurality of User agents who want to use the store host device communicate with each other to negotiate with each other, and obtain their own current position based on information from the meeting negotiation means forming a group of a specific number of people and a position detection device including GPS A user community encounter support processing system comprising: a user terminal device having position information acquisition / management means for management. In a method of processing a meeting negotiation between user agents by a user agent of a user community encounter support processing system,
Acquire the agent ID of another user terminal that wants to purchase a product at the same store, receive the agent ID of the other user terminal from the user information acquisition / management unit that manages,
The advertisement information is distributed in real time, and the formed community is inquired about the estimated arrival time of the user to the store information acquisition / management unit that holds and manages the advertisement information of the store host device that provides the coupon code including the community ID, From the store information acquisition / management means, receiving the expected arrival time, transmitting the expected arrival time to another user agent means for receiving the advertisement from the store host device by the other user terminal,
Based on the agent ID, perform communication for negotiation of a meeting,
A method of processing negotiations between user agents, wherein the negotiation time determined by the negotiation with the other user agent means is transmitted to a user information input / output means which handles input / output of information in the user terminal. In a method of processing a meeting negotiation between user agents by a user agent of a user community encounter support processing system,
A user terminal that forms a group of a specific number of people in order to negotiate among a plurality of user agents who want to use a store host device that distributes advertising information in real time and provides a coupon code including a community ID to a formed community The negotiation means of transmitting the scheduled arrival time of the user terminal itself to the negotiation means of another user terminal to start negotiations,
The waiting negotiation means of the other user terminal compares the expected arrival time of itself with the received expected arrival time, and determines a later arrival time as a waiting time,
The method of processing negotiations between user agents, wherein the negotiation negotiation means of the user terminal receives the queuing time determined by the negotiation negotiation means of the other user terminal.

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