JP2012113493A - Social networking service providing server and gift sending method in the same service - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve the problem that there exists such various obstacles that when a plurality of senders cooperatively send a gift via an electric communication line, the labor of planning is heavy for a planner, and that since it is necessary for participants to determine their intention of participation in a state that the number of participants is uncertain, there exists uncertain elements.SOLUTION: When a planner draws up a plan for sending a gift, a user who has a predetermined relationship on a social networking service (SNS) is notified of the information with a message or feed via an SNS server 10. When a participation candidate who has been notified of the information participates, the information is fed to at least the other users who have a predetermined relationship with the participant, furthermore encouraging them to participate in the plan.

Description

  The present invention is a social networking service in which a plurality of members in an SNS can perform ad hoc communication with each other and give presents to a predetermined member while improving the value of SNS (= Social Networking Service), or The present invention relates to a management server that manages a system that functions in conjunction with this, and a present gift method using the management server.

  Conventionally, a community-type membership service called a social networking service (hereinafter referred to as “SNS”) that promotes and supports connections between people is known. SNS offers services such as a function to publish your profile and photos to members, a diary function that allows you to limit the scope of disclosure to specific friends, and a community function that allows you to decide themes such as hobbies and regions and interact on the bulletin board etc. Features that can be used in As one of such SNSs, a website disclosed in Non-Patent Document 1 is known.

  There are various service menus in the service. For example, as shown in FIG. 9, on the top page that is displayed when a member logs in to the service, a list 91 of activities that the member can perform in the service and the activity of other members are distributed. A notification with a link, ie “feed” is displayed. When a member posts his / her daily events as “diary” content, the posting is delivered to other members as a linked feed. As contents that can be posted, there are various variations such as “calendar (plan)” and “photo” in addition to “diary”. The posting member can set the range in which the content posted by himself / herself is disclosed for each posting or for each content. As a setting method, for example, “open to all”, “open to friends”, “open to friends of friends” can be appropriately set. “Friends” are set by mutual approval between members. A plurality of levels can be set even among "friends".

  When various contents are posted, a feed to the effect that the posting has been made is distributed to other members who have a predetermined relationship with the posted member among the members to be published . The member who receives the feed can view the content posted via the link attached thereto. After browsing, it is possible to deepen communication between members by taking a reaction such as adding a comment to the post.

  Another menu is the community function. This allows members to post information on a bulletin board page in line with a specific theme, or to exchange information by viewing other members' posts. Posts to these community functions are also displayed on the member's top page and other frequently viewed pages, and the link can be viewed by the member by opening the link. it can.

  Furthermore, in addition to the content that the members themselves become posters and viewers as described above, applications such as games or news feeds such as newspaper articles are provided via the service operating entity. The member's behavior (activity) in contact with these contents can also be fed to other members who have a relationship.

  In this way, one of the features of SNS is that other members have a predetermined relationship with themselves by displaying feeds on pages that are frequently viewed, such as their own top page, in the activities of other members' services. It is possible to know the activities of members. On the other hand, as shown in the “Message” menu as a menu on the top screen of FIG. 9, information is not directly transmitted from a member to a specific member, rather than indirect information distribution based on activity. A means for transmitting is also provided in the SNS. In other words, by combining pull-type (open type) information transmission like the former and push-type (closed type) information distribution like the latter, it is appropriate according to the actual relationship with others. Information distribution method can be selected, and service use is promoted.

  By the way, among members who use the service, when a plurality of members want to jointly give a present to a specific member, a person who conventionally plans a present (hereinafter referred to as “planner”). After considering the candidate candidates, present contents, shipping method, collection method, etc., they have to rely on methods such as delivering a message to each candidate candidate or consulting in reality. It was. Even if there is a feeling of wanting to give presents, it is speculated that the troublesomeness of such planning and the arrangements for meeting directly became barriers, and there were many cases where it was not possible to purchase gifts or give gifts as dark numbers The Of course, this is the case when purchasing a product in an actual store, and the same applies to so-called e-commerce (purchasing a product on the Web).

  Thus, for example, the following is disclosed as a technique for solving various barriers when a plurality of gift givers jointly give gift items. Patent Document 1 receives a request to define a gift account, a recipient user in a social network environment is designated to receive a gift, and a gift is selected and money is given to multiple donating users to deposit in the gift account A method for jointly purchasing gifts in a social network environment where a gift received from and selected is purchased using money deposited in a gift account, and the purchased gift is provided to the recipient user. It is disclosed. Also, Patent Document 2 allows users to select and give gift items as if they were actually looking away from each other, even if they were actually away from each other, as if they were looking for a product. As an online gift method to charge users equally divided, multiple users who are gift givers use a virtual space using a communication network and symbols defined for each user in the virtual space An online gift method is disclosed in which a plurality of giftees select a gift item for a gift recipient and give a gift by exchanging messages in the virtual space. Alternatively, Patent Document 3 discloses an electronic commerce system that uses a electronic commerce system to provide a mechanism in which a plurality of people jointly give a product or the like to another specific person and reduce the labor of collecting money.

Special table 2010-518481 gazette JP 2001-325501 A JP 2009-205434 A

"Social networking service [mixi]", [online], [October 29, 2010 search], Internet <URL: http://mixi.jp/>

However, according to the invention disclosed in Patent Document 1, it is not clear which member is invited as a participant in, for example, a present plan, or to which member a feed related to the present plan is distributed. The same applies to Patent Document 2, which merely uses a communication network as an alternative to simply meeting or making a call, and presents gifts based on communication based on the relationship between users. Can't do it. Also in Patent Document 3, the email address of the candidate for support when the joint gift is selected is acquired, and the candidate for notification is notified after the product to be jointly purchased is determined first. remain in the configuration has been disclosed that, in advance gift which product to anyone, can not be used only after having negotiated that such pay much one person. In the first place, it is not expected that participants will be generated with a wider range than the planner expects, and there will be no opportunity for excitement as a plan.

  Therefore, the present invention is a gift that invites participants even from the abstract planning stage of “I want to send something present together”, and simmers the present project itself with the participants, and can give presents jointly. The problem is to provide a system. Furthermore, an SNS server capable of providing a unique gift system that can reduce the burden on the planner / participant by expanding the number of participants even during the execution of the present plan and that may increase the utility of the recipient. It is an object to provide a present gift giving method using the.

  In examining the means for solving the above problems, the characteristics of the above-mentioned SNS, that is, the two types of communication methods of pull type (open type) and push type (closed type) can be used together, and the relationship between members within the service We focused on the fact that there are multiple levels of gender in terms of individual members. That is, the present invention has the following configuration.

That is, the present invention is a social networking service providing server in a social networking service system in which terminals of a plurality of users and a social networking service providing server can be connected via a telecommunication network, and the social networking service providing server includes: Present plan information acquisition means that is connectable to an external electronic commerce management server and / or a settlement information management server and acquires present plan information based on a request from a terminal of a planner who plans presents, and the present plan Participant information acquisition means for acquiring participant information in response to a request from a terminal of a user who participates in the present plan among the users who have received the information, and settlement processing based on the acquired present plan information and participant information The Payment processing means, and the present plan information includes recipient information for receiving a present, participation candidate information that is information about a user of a terminal that transmits the present plan message, gift information that is information about a present, And a payment method information, which is information related to a payment method, can be expressed as a social networking service providing server (claim 1).

In the above invention, the participation candidate information may be generated from information on a user having a predetermined relationship with the planner on the social networking service (Claim 2), and on the social networking service. It may be generated from information relating to a user having a predetermined relationship with the recipient (claim 3).

Also, the object and method for notifying the present project information may be a feed distribution to a user who satisfies the profile conditions of the candidate for participation (claim 4), and for the user selected based on the request from the planner's terminal. It may be a message transmission (claim 5).

Further, when a candidate for participation decides to participate in the present project information, a feed related to the present project information is additionally distributed to a user ID having a predetermined relationship with both the participant and the recipient. (Claim 6).

As a gift selection method, the gift information may be one gift selected in advance in the external electronic commerce management server by the planner (claim 7). Alternatively, the gift information is information relating to a plurality of gift candidates selected in advance by the planner in the external electronic commerce management server, and one of the plurality of gift candidates is included in the participant information Gift candidate selection information for selecting a candidate may be included (claim 8). Further, the gift information is acquired based on the request from the planner's terminal, the gift planning information is unspecified, and the participant information obtained by the participant information acquisition means is fed. Participant information feed delivery means for delivering to the user ID of the planner, and gift identification specifying the gift specified in the gift information in response to a request from the terminal of the planner who has received the participant information It is also possible to further comprise means (claim 9).

In addition, in the present plan information that gift information is acquired based on a request from the planner's terminal, a gift is not specified, and a plan of participant information obtained by the participant information acquisition unit is planned. A plurality of gifts selected by the planner in the external electronic commerce management server in response to a request from the planner's terminal that has received the participant information. Gift candidate candidate acquiring means for acquiring gift candidate information, gift candidate information feed distributing means for distributing the gift candidate information feed to the user ID of the participant, and the participant receiving the gift candidate information feed Gift candidate selection information acquisition means for acquiring information obtained by selecting one gift candidate from the plurality of gift candidates in response to a request from the terminal It may be configured cormorants (claim 10).

As a method of paying for a present price, the payment method defined in the payment information may be an even distribution according to the number of participants (claim 11). Alternatively, the payment method defined in the payment information may be a fixed amount per unit (claim 12). Or, the participant information includes payment amount specification information that specifies the maximum amount allowed for payment,
The payment method defined in the payment information may be a proportional distribution according to the total amount of the payment amount specifying information of the plurality of participants (claim 13).

The present invention is also a present gift giving method in a social networking service system in which a plurality of user terminals and a social networking service providing server can be connected via a telecommunication network, and present plan information is received from a planner's terminal. A step of transmitting, a step of receiving and recording the present plan information by the server, a step of notifying the present plan information to a predetermined user by the server, and participating in the present plan among the users who have received the present plan information A user terminal that transmits participant information, a server that receives and records the participant information, and a server that performs payment processing based on the recorded present project information and participant information. And the present project information includes Recipient information that receives a present, participation candidate information that is information regarding a user of a terminal that transmits the present plan message, gift information that is information regarding a present, and payment method information that is information regarding a payment method are included. It is also possible to grasp as a gift giving method characterized by the above (claim 14).

In the present gift giving method, the candidate participation information may be generated from information related to a user having a predetermined relationship with the planner on the social networking service (claim 15), and the social networking service. The information may be generated from information related to a user having a predetermined relationship with the recipient (claim 16). Further, when a candidate for participation decides to participate, feed distribution may be made to a user who has a predetermined relationship with both the participant and the recipient (claim 19). 24).

The object and method for notifying present project information may be a feed distribution to a user who satisfies the profile condition of the candidate for participation (claim 17), and for a user selected based on a request from the terminal of the planner. It may be a message transmission (claim 18).

As a gift selection method, the gift information may be one gift selected in advance by the planner at the external electronic commerce management server (claim 20). Alternatively, the gift information is information relating to a plurality of gift candidates selected in advance by the planner in the external electronic commerce management server, and one of the plurality of gift candidates is included in the participant information Gift candidate selection information for selecting a candidate may be included (claim 21). Furthermore, as a gift information specifying procedure, the gift is not specified at the stage where the planner inputs the gift planning information, and the gift specified in the gift information at the stage where the participant is confirmed. It can also be configured to identify an item (claim 22).

Alternatively, the present gift method according to the present invention is a present gift method in a social networking service system in which a plurality of users' terminals and a social networking service providing server can be connected via a telecommunication network, From the terminal, present plan information including recipient information for receiving a present, participation candidate information that is information regarding a user of the terminal that transmits the present plan message, and settlement method information that is information regarding a payment method is transmitted. A step in which the server receives and records the present project information, a step in which the server notifies the present project information to a predetermined user, and a user who participates in the present project among the users who have received the present project information. Of the terminal Transmitting the participant information, a step in which the server receives and records the participant information, a step in which a feed of the participant information is distributed to the user ID of the planner, and the planner who has received the participant information. Transmitting a plurality of gift gift candidate information to a server, a step of delivering a feed of the gift candidate information to a user ID of the participant, and a participation receiving the gift candidate information feed Sending the gift selection information to the server, the gift terminal selecting one gift candidate from the plurality of gift candidates, and the server receiving the gift selection information received from the plurality of participant terminals To the planner's terminal, the planner's terminal receiving the participant information specifies the gift, and the server records the present plan information recorded It and performing a settlement process based on the fine participant information can be understood as being characterized by (claim 23).

As a method of paying for a present price, the payment method defined in the payment information may be an even distribution according to the number of participants (claim 25). Alternatively, the payment method defined in the payment information may be a fixed amount per unit (claim 26). Or, the participant information includes payment amount specification information that specifies the maximum amount allowed for payment,
The payment method defined in the payment information may be a proportional distribution according to the total amount of the payment amount specifying information of the plurality of participants (claim 27).

According to the social networking service providing server of the present invention and the present gifting method using the server, a predetermined member (user) can perform ad hoc communication while utilizing the relationship between members (users) in the existing SNS site. It is possible to give a present to a person. In particular, when multiple volunteers gathered together to plan and execute a present plan, it was necessary to make a promise and obtain consent in advance, but it was difficult to make smooth and flexible decision making with conventional communication methods. It was. However, if the social networking service providing server of the present invention is used, a present plan corresponding to various decision-making procedures and settlement methods can be planned and executed based on the relationship between members (users) in an existing SNS site. Is possible.

More specifically, when a planner selects a candidate for participation, it is possible to invite individual specific people in advance and invite them to participate in the present project. A member (user) having an abstract common term in the SNS site, for example, a member (user) who has a friendship with the planner, a member (user) who has a friendship with the recipient, or a friend with both the planner and the recipient A member (user) who is in a relationship, a member who is registered in a specific community (user), a member who is registered in a specific community and has a friendship with the planner and \ or the recipient (user), a specific application Planning information can be transmitted only to members (users) of the hierarchy desired by the planner, such as members (users) who use and planners and friends with \ or the recipient. That. Thereby, it becomes easy for the planner to select a candidate for participation according to the purpose of the present plan.

As a transmission method of such plan information, a message can be directly sent to an individual specific person, and a message indicating that the present plan information has been acquired by the server is delivered as a feed to a predetermined user ID. You can also. Further, for members having abstract common items, the fact that the present project information has been acquired by the server can be distributed as a feed to the user ID of the member. As a result, the planner can select a communication method according to the degree of relevance of the candidate to the plan, and the candidate can know how much participation is required for the plan. Because it can, it contributes to smooth decision-making for both sides.

In addition, the timing or method for determining the specific content of the present can be selected flexibly. In other words, if the planner decides the present that he wants to give from the beginning, and if he / she wants to support the SNS members (users), he / she will enter the present plan information after specifying a predetermined present as gift information. If there are several candidates and it is desired to make a decision based on the opinions of the participants, a plurality of gift items may be entered as present plan information. Furthermore, it is possible to enter present project information in an ambiguous state such as “I want to present something together”. Thus, in the past, in order to put a present project into practice, the planner had to materialize the plan to some extent, and it was necessary to consider the plan after estimating the number of participants for that, which was difficult. When the presents were obstructing present gifts, the cause of such obstructions can be resolved, and present plans can be easily made and executed, contributing to industrial development from increasing present demand.

Furthermore, as for the method of sharing the purchase price of gifts, it is possible to simply “divide” the number of participants, but not limited to this, it is also possible to set a fixed amount per unit in the form of “participation fee”. . Alternatively, it can be apportioned based on the proportion of the declared amount of capital contribution based on the participants' ideas. Thus, various purchase price sharing methods can be applied. Therefore, it is possible to avoid hesitating to participate because the final burden amount is unclear because the number of participants is not fixed even if the participants have a desire to participate in the present project. Therefore, the possibility that the present plan will be frustrated due to a shortage of participants can be reduced, resulting in an increase in present plans to be executed, which contributes to industrial development due to an increase in present demand.

In the present invention, the “terminal” is hardware including at least a display device such as a display, a Web browser for browsing an SNS site, and communication means for transmitting and receiving information by connecting to an electric communication line. Specifically, a computer (hereinafter referred to as “PC” (Personal Computer)), a portable information terminal (hereinafter referred to as “PDA” (Personal Digital Assistant)), a mobile phone (PHS: Personal Handy-phone System) Included). “Social networking service” refers to a service for building a social network on the Internet, regardless of whether it is manifest / anonymous (including handle names set by users) or invitation / registration. “Telecommunication network” means a physical transmission path of ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line), optical communication, and other wired communication / wireless communication, regardless of the type.

An “electronic commerce management server” refers to a server that manages information related to the purchase and sale of goods and services performed by electronic information exchange on a computer network such as the Internet or a dedicated line. The “settlement information management server” mainly means a server that manages credit card credit management information that can be used for funds settlement in electronic commerce, but is not limited to this, for example, virtual currency or a specific service provider Also included is a server that manages value information substituted for money, such as point information managed by (typically a mobile phone carrier). “Payment processing” refers to processing for payment for the presents purchased based on the credit information held by the planner or participants. The credit information here includes credit card credit balance (usable balance). In addition, a point balance in the case where each subject has point information that can be used to pay for the present is included.

“Recipient information” or “participation candidate information” includes the real name of each subject or the handle name used in the SNS as information specified by each user. In many cases, mutual attribute information cannot be obtained within the SNS. However, at least when a handle name is specified, a gift is sent out based on attribute information registered in advance as subject information of the handle name. Payment processing is possible. This point will be described in detail in the embodiment.

“Gift information” means information selected by the planner based on information stored in an external electronic commerce management server connected to the SNS server. The “settlement method information” can include the type of settlement means (credit settlement, bank transfer, use of points) and the amount or determination method thereof.

“Feed distribution” refers to information indicating that the present project information has been recorded, which is distributed to the candidate candidates identified by the plan, triggered by the present plan information being recorded on the SNS server. “Message transmission” refers to arbitrarily-input character information that calls for participation in present project information transmitted from a planner to a specific candidate for participation.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the present gift system implement | achieved using the social networking service (SNS) server 10 which concerns on this invention. It is a conceptual diagram which shows the various databases and various engines which are comprised in the SNS server. It is a sequence diagram which shows the flow of execution of the present plan concerning a 1st Example. It is a correlation diagram which shows the relationship between the nodes in a 1st Example. Similarly, it is a correlation diagram which shows the relationship between the nodes in a 1st Example. It is a correlation diagram which shows the feed object in a 2nd Example. It is a correlation diagram which shows the relationship between the nodes in a 2nd Example. Similarly, it is a correlation diagram which shows the relationship between the nodes in a 2nd Example. It is an example of the screen shot of the top page after the login in a SNS site.

  Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration example of a present gift system 1 realized using a social networking service (SNS) server 10 according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing various databases and various engines configured in the SNS server 10.

  The present gift system according to the present embodiment includes an SNS server 10, a planner terminal 30 that is a user terminal connected via the Internet 20, a recipient terminal 40, participation candidate terminals 50... 50, and an electronic device. A commercial transaction management server 60 and a settlement information management server 70 are included as components. It should be noted that each member's terminal is merely changed in name depending on where the user is positioned in the present project, and it is needless to say that it is not a difference in properties as the terminal itself.

  The SNS server 10 records information on each user in the SNS and actions (activities) in the SNS, records an SNS core 11 that controls basic operations, and actions related to gift planning that are added to the SNS server. A present core 12 that functions in cooperation with the inside and outside is included, and these exchange information with each user terminal via a PC version user interface (UI) 13 and an MB version user interface (UI) 14. Note that the configuration described as the SNS server 10 explicitly shows only those related to the present invention, and may further have other functions.

  The SNS core 11 records information on each registered user, activity history, and information about the value (points) and load (billing) generated thereby. In the user attribute DB 111, the registered user's actual name, handle name (name in the SNS), age, current address, gender, date of birth, blood type, attributes such as a thumbnail photo representing itself on the SNS, etc. Information is recorded for each user. In the user DB 112, information related to the activity history of each user, such as written diary information, tweet information, photo and video information, and their public settings, as well as a predetermined relationship (for example, “friend” or its In particular, information that is configured or accumulated by various activities on the SNS such as a user ID having a close relationship (such as “good friend”) is recorded for each user.

  The feed DB 113 records a form of a feed to be delivered when a predetermined trigger occurs, and the feed engine 116 refers to a correspondence table (not shown) of the feed DB 113 to distribute the feed. Do. The point DB 114 manages point information acquired and held by each user through activities inside and outside the SNS. This point can be obtained by purchasing from the service operator, and at various occasions, such as when a predetermined result is achieved in a specific application or when a questionnaire is answered based on a request from the service operator. Can be granted. The given points can be used as a payment consideration when the user purchases a predetermined paid service in the SNS, and, as will be described later, as a part or all of the consideration of the product purchased jointly in the present invention. Can be used. The charging DB 115 records the charging status for each user.

  The present core 12 includes a present plan DB 121, a participant information DB 122, a settlement condition DB 123, an SNS core cooperation engine 124, an electronic commerce cooperation engine 125, and a payment cooperation engine 126. In the present plan DB 121, information on present plans planned by the planner is recorded. In the participant information DB 122, information regarding participants who participated in response to a call from a planner or a feed distributed by the occurrence of a new participant is recorded for each present plan. The payment condition DB 123 records the financial burden condition for each participant in the present project.

  Next, the exchange of information between the nodes in the present gift method according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram showing the flow of execution of the present project in the first embodiment. 4 and 5 are correlation diagrams showing the relationship between the nodes.

  The planner connects to the SNS server from the planner terminal 30 and creates a present plan (step S301). The information for specifying the present plan includes the planner ID, the gift ID to be presented, the ID of the candidate for participation, the information on how to pay the consideration, and the deadline for which the candidate can express his / her intention to participate. Includes the date of participation. Here, since the SNS server 10 is linked to the electronic commerce management server 60 via the electronic commerce cooperation engine 125, the planner confirms information on the gift via the electronic commerce management server 60 when creating the present plan. However, you can create a plan. The created present plan is recorded in the present plan DB 121. Although not shown in the sequence, the SNS server 10 has a credit frame that allows the user of the planner terminal 30 to make a settlement for the gift alone via the settlement cooperation engine 126 at the stage of confirming the information about the gift. It can be configured to check if it has. As a result, it is possible to prevent the inability to perform the settlement even when no participant in the project appears.

  Participating candidates can select other users who have a predetermined relationship with the planner. Other users having a predetermined relationship can make a selection while referring to the user ID having the predetermined relationship of the user recorded in the user DB 112. Here, an example will be described in which the planner selects a part of other users who have a “friend” relationship with the planner as participating candidates. The planner transmits a message to the user selected from his “friends” to urge participation in the plan (step S302). As shown in FIG. 4, based on an instruction from the planner terminal 30, the message is transmitted to the participation candidate terminal 50 of each address via the SNS server 10 (message engine 117: not shown).

  In addition, as for the method of paying the consideration, a method in which a predetermined amount is determined in advance, a method in which the predetermined amount is not determined in advance, and a method of apportioning by the number of participants, a maximum amount that can be borne by the participant in advance is declared A method of apportioning the amount of money in relation to the value of the gift can be set. The SNS server 10 can be configured to make an inquiry about the credit information of the user to the payment information management server 70 via the payment cooperation engine 126 and to confirm whether or not the payment amount is acceptable at that stage. Such payment conditions are recorded in advance in the payment condition DB 123, and the planner presents one of the payment conditions to formulate a present plan. Here, it is assumed that the method of apportioning by the number of participants is selected.

  Of the participation candidates who have seen the message, the user who intends to participate makes a participation expression to the SNS server 10 via the participation candidate terminal 50 (step S303). The participation expression can take a form of desired information transmission / reception in addition to a reply to the feed. Referring to FIG. 5, among the users in the dotted line frame of the participation candidate terminal 50, the users surrounded by the lower left circle indicate participation in the SNS server through their participation candidate terminals 50. Send information. The information only needs to include at least the ID of the user who has announced participation. In addition, when the payment condition is “a method in which the maximum amount that a participant can bear” is presented in advance, information on the amount is also presented.

  Information of the participation candidate who has expressed the participation is recorded in the participant information DB 122 as the participant information or a part thereof (step S304). Here, the means for the participant information DB 122 to acquire the participant information may depend entirely on the input information from the participant. The user ID is obtained from the participant, and the SNS core cooperation is based on the user ID. You may supplement via the engine 124 from the other information (real name, the presence / absence of a point, the possibility of charging) regarding the user ID stored in the SNS core 11. Also on the sequence of FIG. 3, the transition from the participation candidate to the participant is made.

Also, using this as a trigger, the feed engine 116 feeds and distributes information indicating that the participant has announced participation to a user terminal having a “friend” relationship with the participant while referring to the user DB 112 (step S305). ). In FIG. 5, the SNS server that has received the information indicating participation from the participant terminal 50 </ b> J feeds the user terminals 50 </ b> JF having a “friend” relationship with the user at once. When one user in the user group 51 who has newly become a candidate for participation transmits information denoting new participation from his / her user terminal 51J to the SNS server 10 (step S306), the information of the user is the participant. Information or a part thereof is recorded in the participant information DB 122 (step S307), and the information is simultaneously delivered to the user terminal 51JF having a “friend” relationship with the new participant (step S308). Thus, the user group 52 becomes a new candidate for participation (steps S306 to S308 surrounded by a dotted frame in FIG. 3 are repeated by the number of participants). Thus, every time the number of participants increases, a new feed is distributed to the friend's terminal. As a result, it becomes possible to jointly execute the present plan among users having a wider range than originally intended by the planner.

  When the project deadline is reached, the SNS server 10 transmits a settlement request message to the planner and the participants (steps S310 and S311). In this embodiment, the settlement request amount is an amount obtained by dividing the amount of the present product by the number of planners and participants, information on the present recorded in the present plan DB 121, and the participant recorded in the participant information DB 122. The SNS server 10 transmits a message by the message engine 117 with reference to the information. At this time, the presence or absence of points that can be used by individual planners and participants may be notified with reference to the point DB 114.

The planner and the participant perform a payment procedure based on the received message (steps S312 and S313). When payment by all the members is completed (step S314), the SNS server 10 generates a receipt request message for the recipient by the message engine 117 and transmits it to the recipient (step S315). When the recipient who has received the receipt request message accepts the receipt, the recipient address of the present is registered (step S316). The receipt address may be an address registered in advance in the user attribute DB 111, and a delivery destination can be freely designated. When the receipt is accepted, the settlement is confirmed, and the planner and the participant are notified that the present has been received and processed by the recipient (steps S317 and S318).

  Thus, in the present gift giving method according to the first embodiment, the plan is extended to users who have a predetermined relationship on the SNS beyond the frame of the participation candidate initially designated by the planner. Therefore, the financial burden on each participant is reduced, and there is an advantage that joint gift purchase is promoted. In addition, the recipient can have an opportunity to receive gifts jointly from a large number of users, and the attractiveness of the SNS is improved.

  In step S302, in the above embodiment, a message is sent from the planner. Instead, a candidate for participation in the present plan is triggered by the fact that the present plan is recorded in the present plan DB. It is good also as a structure by which the feed with respect to the user selected as is transmitted from the SNS server 10. FIG.

  Next, another embodiment in which the order of decision-making between users is different will be described with reference to FIGS. In addition, about the common structure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted. As in the previous embodiment, as shown in the sequence diagram of FIG. 6, the planner creates a present plan on the SNS server 10 via the planner terminal 30 (step S601). The difference from the previous embodiment is that the participation fee per unit is determined in advance. The planner performs payment processing for his / her participation fee in advance (step S602). Although not shown in the sequence, the SNS server 10 refers to the payment information management server 70 via the payment cooperation engine 126 and inquires about the credit information of the user and confirms whether or not the payment amount is acceptable at that stage. be able to.

  In the present embodiment, the target (participation candidate) to which the project content is fed is also different from the previous embodiment. Using the fact that the present plan is recorded in the present plan DB 121 as a trigger, the fact that the plan has been planned is delivered to a common “friend” of the planner and recipient (step S603). In FIG. 7, a user group 50F located in a common part of a user group 30F having a “friend” relationship with the planner 30 and a user group 40F having a “friend” relationship with the recipient 40 is a candidate for participation. A candidate for participation is determined with reference to information stored in advance in the user DB 112 of the SNS core 11. Participants who are willing to participate among the users who have viewed the feed express their participation through their own terminals and pay the participation fee as well as the planner (steps S604 and S605).

  When a new participant is recorded in the participant information DB 122, information to that effect is fed to the additional candidate (step S606), but this embodiment differs from the first embodiment described above. , Profiles of users who are candidates for addition. That is, in this embodiment, the feed is distributed to the “friends” shared by the user and the recipient who have announced participation. As shown in FIG. 8, when the fact that a new participant 50J participates in the present project is recorded in the participant information DB 122 of the SNS server 10, the information recorded in the user DB 112 of each participant and recipient is displayed. SNS for the user group 51 that is referred to and is located in the common part of the “friend” 50JF of the participant 50 and the “friend” 40F of the recipient, and for which the feed related to the present project has not yet been distributed. Server 10 delivers the feed. The user who has received the feed distribution and intends to participate similarly makes an expression of participation through his / her terminal and pays the participation fee (steps S607 and S608). Then, the fact is fed to a common “friend” of the new participant and recipient.

  When the deadline for the project comes (step S610), the SNS server 10 transmits to the planner terminal 30 a message requesting confirmation of the collected participation fee and a present (step S611). The planner finalizes the present based on the message (step S612). The confirmed present information is recorded in the present plan DB 121. When the present is confirmed, a receipt request message is transmitted to the recipient (step S613), and the recipient confirms the receipt address as in the previous embodiment (step S614), and the participant has completed a series of present planning processes. (Step S616).

  In the case of this second embodiment, the planner can select a present later according to the number of participants and the collected participation fee, so there is no excessive burden on the planning of the plan itself, and participation is also possible. Since the burden amount is fixed in advance, the user can easily execute a joint present plan, which contributes to an increase in present demand.

The present invention includes the following configurations as other embodiments, for example. In other words, in the second embodiment, the participation fee per unit is determined in advance by the planner. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it can be configured to voluntarily determine how much the participant himself pays. . In this case, the amount to be paid may be transmitted to the SNS server 10 at the stage where Step S602 (planner) and Step S605 (participant) make a payment. The SNS server 10 makes an inquiry about the credit information of the user to the settlement information management server 70 via the settlement cooperation engine 126, confirms whether or not the payment amount is acceptable at that stage, and secures a credit frame (provisional settlement). Can be configured. When the payment amount determined by the participant himself exceeds the consideration of the present, the payment amount can be determined based on the following formula.
Final payment amount = Temporary payment amount at the time of participation x (Present fee / Total amount of temporary payment of participants)

  Furthermore, when a planner creates a present plan, it is possible to create a present plan with a plurality of presents as candidates, without determining a single present. In this case, a plurality of present candidates are recorded in the present plan information created in step S301 in the first embodiment. The planner may select a present from the candidates at the deadline of the participation period (step S309) while taking into account the participation information, and the planner and the participant may make a settlement accordingly.

  Thus, in the present gift method using the SNS server 10 according to the present invention, the present invention has a wide range of participants who jointly purchase presents based on a predetermined relationship between users constructed on the SNS. be able to. Since the planner can actively transmit information to a specific user via the SNS server 10, it is also possible to use a configuration in which a feed is distributed due to a predetermined activity of the user. Since planners do not overload each other's willingness to confirm their intentions, they can easily make present plans. In addition, since it is linked to external e-commerce sites and payment information management servers, ad hoc gifts will be given according to the situation while communicating with each other on the condition that the planner or participant has a certain credit amount. The plan can be solidified. By reducing both the planning burden of the planner and the uncertainty of the financial burden of the participants, the barriers to joint gift purchases are reduced, leading to an increase in present demand. Further, the SNS having such added value can be expected to increase the number of users and the number of accesses, and the value of the service is improved.

1 Present Gift System 10 Social Networking (SNS) Server 11 SNS Core 111 User Attribute DB
112 User DB
113 Feed DB
114 points DB
115 Charge DB
116 Feed engine 117 Message engine 118 Display information control engine 12 Present core 121 Present plan DB
122 Participant Information DB
123 Settlement DB
124 SNS Core Cooperation Engine 125 Electronic Commerce Cooperation Engine 126 Payment Cooperation Engine 13 PC Version UI
14 MB version UI
20 Internet (telecommunications network)
30 Planner Terminal 40 Recipient Terminal 50 Participation Candidate Terminals 51, 52, 53 New Participation Candidate Terminal 60 Electronic Commerce Management Server 70 Settlement Information Management Server

Claims (27)

A social networking service providing server in a social networking service system in which terminals of a plurality of users and a social networking service providing server can be connected via a telecommunication network,
The social networking service providing server can be connected to an external electronic commerce management server, and / or a payment information management server,
Present plan information acquisition means for acquiring present plan information based on a request from a terminal of a planner who plans a present,
Participant information acquisition means for acquiring participant information in response to a request from a terminal of a user who participates in the present plan among the users who have received the present plan information;
Payment processing means for performing payment processing based on the acquired present project information and participant information,
The present plan information includes recipient information for receiving presents, participation candidate information that is information about users of terminals that transmit the present plan messages, gift information that is information about presents, and information about a payment method. A social networking service providing server characterized by including payment method information.
The social networking service providing server according to claim 1, wherein the participation candidate information is generated from information about a user having a predetermined relationship with the planner on the social networking service.
The social networking according to claim 1, wherein the participation candidate is generated from information about a user having a predetermined relationship with the recipient on the social networking service. Service providing server. The social networking service providing server according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the present project information is feed-distributed to a user who satisfies the profile condition of the candidate for participation.
The social networking service provision according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the present project information is transmitted to a user selected based on a request from a planner's terminal. server. Additional feed delivery means for further delivering the present project information to members who have a predetermined relationship with both the participant and the recipient, provided that the participant information obtaining means has obtained the participant information. The social networking service providing server according to any one of claims 1 to 5, further comprising: The social networking service provision according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the gift information is one gift selected in advance by the planner in the external electronic commerce management server. server.
The gift information is information on a plurality of gift candidates selected in advance by the planner in the external electronic commerce management server, and one of the plurality of gift candidates is included in the participant information The social networking service providing server according to claim 1, wherein gift candidate selection information for selecting is included.
In the present project information that the gift information is acquired based on the request from the terminal of the planner, the gift is unspecified,
Participant information feed distribution means for distributing the participant information feed obtained by the participant information acquisition means to the user ID of the planner;
The present invention further comprises gift specifying means for specifying a gift specified in the gift information in response to a request from the terminal of the planner who has received the participant information. Item 7. The social networking service providing server according to any one of items 6 to 9.
In the present project information that the gift information is acquired based on the request from the terminal of the planner, the gift is unspecified,
Participant information feed distribution means for distributing the participant information feed obtained by the participant information acquisition means to the user ID of the planner;
In response to a request from the terminal of the planner who has received the participant information, gift candidate acquisition means for acquiring a plurality of gift candidate information selected by the planner at the external electronic commerce management server;
Gift candidate information feed delivery means for delivering the gift candidate information feed to the user ID of the participant;
Gift candidate selection information acquisition means for acquiring information obtained by selecting one gift candidate from the plurality of gift candidates in response to a request from a terminal of a participant who has received the gift candidate information feed;
The social networking service providing server according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising:
The social networking service providing server according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein a settlement method defined in the settlement information is an even distribution according to the number of participants.
The social networking service providing server according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein a payment method defined in the payment information is a fixed amount per unit.
Payment amount specifying information for specifying the upper limit of the amount of money allowed for payment is included in the participant information,
11. The method according to claim 1, wherein a payment method defined in the payment information is a proportional distribution according to a total amount of the payment amount specifying information of the plurality of participants. A server for providing social networking services.
A gift giving method in a social networking service system in which a plurality of users' terminals and a social networking service providing server can be connected via a telecommunication network,
Sending present project information from the planner's terminal;
A server receiving and recording the present project information;
A server notifying the predetermined user of the present project information;
A terminal of a user who participates in the present project among the users who have received the present project information, transmits participant information;
A server receiving and recording the participant information;
A server performs a settlement process based on the recorded present project information and participant information;
Have
The present plan information includes recipient information for receiving presents, participation candidate information that is information about users of terminals that transmit the present plan messages, gift information that is information about presents, and information about a payment method. A present gift method characterized by including settlement method information.
15. The present gift method according to claim 14, wherein the participation candidate information is generated from information related to a user having a predetermined relationship with the planner on the social networking service.
The present gift according to claim 14 or 15, wherein the candidate for participation is generated from information on a user having a predetermined relationship with the recipient on the social networking service. Method.
The present gift information method according to any one of claims 14 to 16, wherein the present project information is fed to a user who satisfies the profile condition of the candidate for participation.
The present gift method according to any one of claims 14 to 16, wherein the present project information is transmitted as a message to a user selected based on a request from a planner's terminal.
15. The method of claim 14, further comprising a step of feeding the present project information to a member having a predetermined relationship with both the participant and the recipient when the server acquires the participant information. The present gift method according to claim 18. The present gift method according to any one of claims 14 to 19, wherein the gift information is one gift selected by the planner in advance in the external electronic commerce management server.
The gift information is information on a plurality of gift candidates selected in advance by the planner in the external electronic commerce management server, and one of the plurality of gift candidates is included in the participant information The gift gift selection method according to any one of claims 14 to 19, characterized in that gift candidate selection information for selecting is included.
A gift giving method in a social networking service system in which a plurality of users' terminals and a social networking service providing server can be connected via a telecommunication network,
Recipient information for receiving a present from a planner terminal, participation candidate information that is information about a user of the terminal that transmits the present plan message, and present plan information that includes settlement method information that is information about a settlement method Sending, and
A server receiving and recording the present project information;
A server notifying the predetermined user of the present project information;
A terminal of a user who participates in the present project among the users who have received the present project information, transmits participant information;
A server receiving and recording the participant information;
Delivering the participant information feed to the user ID of the planner;
The planner terminal receiving the participant information identifies the gift;
A server performs a settlement process based on the recorded present project information and participant information;
A gift giving method characterized by comprising: A gift giving method in a social networking service system in which a plurality of users' terminals and a social networking service providing server can be connected via a telecommunication network,
Recipient information for receiving a present from a planner terminal, participation candidate information that is information about a user of the terminal that transmits the present plan message, and present plan information that includes settlement method information that is information about a settlement method Sending, and
A server receiving and recording the present project information;
A server notifying the predetermined user of the present project information;
A terminal of a user who participates in the present project among the users who have received the present project information, transmits participant information;
A server receiving and recording the participant information;
Delivering the participant information feed to the user ID of the planner;
The planner's terminal that has received the participant information transmits a plurality of gift candidate information to the server;
A server delivering a feed of the gift candidate information to a participant user ID;
A step of transmitting gift selection information in which the terminal of the participant who has received the gift candidate information feed selects one gift candidate from the plurality of gift candidates to the server;
The server transmitting the gift selection information received from the terminals of the plurality of participants to the terminal of the planner;
The planner terminal receiving the participant information identifies the gift;
A server performs a settlement process based on the recorded present project information and participant information;
A gift giving method characterized by comprising: 23. The method according to claim 22, further comprising the step of feeding the present project information to a member having a predetermined relationship with both the participant and the recipient when the server acquires the participant information. Or the present gift method in any one of Claim 23.
25. The present gift method according to claim 14, wherein the settlement method defined in the settlement information is an even distribution according to the number of participants.
25. The present gift method according to claim 14, wherein a settlement method defined in the settlement information is a fixed amount per unit.
Payment amount specifying information for specifying the upper limit of the amount of money allowed for payment is included in the participant information,
25. The payment method defined in the payment information is prorated according to the total amount of the payment amount specifying information of the plurality of participants, according to any one of claims 14 to 24. Gift giving method.

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