Article supply method, information processing device, program, and storage medium

Abstract

The present invention provides an article supply method, an information processing device, a program, and a storage medium, which supply articles with improved convenience for users. In the article supply method, an image of a first article supply device that discharges a first article and an image of a second article supply device that discharges a second article different from the first article are displayed on a terminal, and in the terminal, a discharge performance of the first article is displayed on the terminal under the condition that an operation of selecting the first article supply device is performed, and a discharge performance of the second article is displayed on the terminal under the condition that an operation of selecting the second article supply device is performed. In the discharge performance, the image of the first article and the image of the second article are displayed on the terminal in different sizes.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to an article supply method, an information processing device, and a program. Background Art

[0002] There is a system in which cards sealed in boxes or cases are presented in a virtual store generated by a server, and when a user uses a client device to select a package presented in the virtual store, an opening performance of the package is performed (for example, Patent Document 1).

[0003] Prior art literature

[0004] Patent Literature

[0005] Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Application No. 2015-516177 Summary of the invention

[0006] Problem that the invention aims to solve

[0007] As the Internet becomes more widespread, it is possible to realize a system that supplies items to users via the network.

[0008] An object of the present invention is to provide an article supply method, an information processing device, and a program that can realize article supply that improves user convenience.

[0009] Solutions for solving problems

[0010] One embodiment of the present invention is an article supply method, wherein an image of a first article supply device that discharges a first article and an image of a second article supply device that discharges a second article different from the first article are displayed on a terminal, and a discharge performance of the first article is displayed on the terminal on the condition that an operation of selecting the first article supply device is performed, and a discharge performance of the second article is displayed on the terminal on the condition that an operation of selecting the second article supply device is performed, and in the discharge performance, the image of the first article and the image of the second article are displayed on the terminal in different sizes.

[0011] One embodiment of the present invention is an article supply method, wherein an image of a first article supply device and an image of a second article supply device are displayed on a terminal, the first article supply device has a first discharge outlet for discharging a first article, the second article supply device has a second discharge outlet for discharging a second article having a size different from that of the first article, the first discharge outlet is a size capable of discharging the first article, and the second discharge outlet is a size capable of discharging the second article.

[0012] One embodiment of the present invention is an information processing device, which includes: a presentation control unit, which is capable of receiving a request for an article supply screen from a terminal, and causing an image of a first article supply device that discharges a first article and an image of a second article supply device that discharges a second article different from the first article to be presented on the terminal; an acquisition unit, which acquires selection information of an article supply device selected in the terminal; and a performance control unit, which, when the selection information indicates that the first article supply device is selected, causes a discharge performance of the first article to be presented on the terminal, and when the selection information indicates that the second article supply device is selected, causes a discharge performance of the second article to be presented on the terminal, wherein in the discharge performance, the image of the first article and the image of the second article are displayed on the terminal in different sizes.

[0013] One embodiment of the present invention is a program that causes a computer to function as: a first display control unit that displays an image of a first item supply device that discharges a first item and an image of a second item supply device that discharges a second item different from the first item; and a second display control unit that displays a discharge performance of the first item on the condition that an operation of selecting the first item supply device is performed, and displays a discharge performance of the second item on the condition that an operation of selecting the second item supply device is performed, wherein in the discharge performance, the image of the first item and the image of the second item are displayed in different sizes.

[0014] Effects of the Invention

[0015] According to the present invention, it is possible to supply articles with improved convenience for users. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the article supply system in the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0017] Figure 2 This is a diagram showing a device configuration example of a smartphone as an example of the terminal 3 .

[0018] Figure 3 The diagram shows an example of different articles 7 belonging to the same series.

[0019] Figure 4 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the article supply management server 1 .

[0020] Figure 5 It is a diagram showing an example of user information data D1.

[0021] Figure 6 It is a diagram showing an example of the article supply device data D2.

[0022] Figure 7 It is a diagram showing an example of a device selection screen.

[0023] Figure 8 It is a diagram showing another example of the device selection screen.

[0024] Fig. 9 It is a diagram showing another example of the device selection screen.

[0025] Fig.10 It is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the terminal 3.

[0026] Fig.11 This is a sequence diagram of the article supply system according to this embodiment.

[0027] Fig.12 is a flow chart of a supply device presentation process.

[0028] Fig.13 It is a figure which shows an example of a selection screen.

[0029] Fig.14 This is a flowchart of the performance image supply process.

[0030] Fig.15 This is a diagram showing an example of a performance start screen.

[0031] Fig.16 This is a diagram for explaining a moving image of an article discharged from a discharge port of an article supply device moving toward the front side.

[0032] Fig.17 This is a diagram showing a display example of a screen showing the front side of a card.

[0033] Fig.18 It is a diagram showing a display example of a plurality of discharged articles.

[0034] Fig.19 This is an example of a display screen after presentation of 10 items has been completed.

[0035] Fig. 20 is a diagram illustrating a moving image of an item emerging from a package.

[0036] Fig.21 It is a diagram showing another example of the device selection screen.

[0037] Fig. 22 This is a block diagram of the terminal 3 in the first modification example of the first embodiment of the present invention.

[0038] Description of Reference Numerals

[0039] 1: Item supply management server; 3: Terminal; 5: Device management device; 7: Item. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] <First Embodiment of the Present Invention>

[0041] [Overall structure]

[0042] Figure 1 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an article supply system in a first embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 In the figure, 1 is an article supply management server, 3 is a user terminal, 5 is a warehouse management device, and 7 is an article.

[0043] The article supply management server 1, the terminal 3, and the warehouse management device 5 can be connected to the communication line N and can communicate with each other. The communication line N refers to a communication path that can perform data communication. That is, the communication line N includes a telephone communication network, a cable network, the Internet, and other communication networks in addition to a LAN composed of a dedicated line (dedicated cable) for direct connection, Ethernet (registered trademark), etc., and the communication method is not wired or wireless.

[0044] The article supply management server 1 is a server system including a single or multiple server devices, a storage device, etc. The article supply management server 1 performs processing for supplying articles 7 to users in response to a request from the terminal 3 .

[0045] The terminal 3 is, for example, a personal computer, a tablet computer, a smartphone, a mobile phone, or the like.

[0046] Figure 2 3 is a diagram showing an example of a device configuration of a smartphone as an example of the terminal 3. Figure 2 As shown, the terminal 3 includes a display 31, a touch operation panel 32 integrally formed with the display 31, a built-in speaker 33, and a camera 34. The terminal 3 is also provided with a control substrate (not shown), a built-in battery, a power button, a volume adjustment button, and the like.

[0047] The control substrate is equipped with various microprocessors such as CPU, GPU, DSP, ASIC, VRAM, RAM, ROM and other IC memories, wireless communication modules for wireless communication with mobile phone base stations, etc. In addition, the control substrate is equipped with so-called I / F circuits (interface circuits) such as a drive circuit of the touch operation panel 32. These elements mounted on the control substrate are electrically connected via bus circuits, etc., and are connected in a manner that enables data reading and writing or signal transmission and reception.

[0048] The warehouse management device 5 is a computer arranged in a warehouse for storing articles. The warehouse management device 5 manages the inventory status of articles stored in the warehouse and provides information to the article supply management server 1. In addition, the warehouse management device 5 receives an article delivery instruction from the article supply management server 1 and performs the procedure of delivering articles 7 to users.

[0049] Item 7, which is an actual item, is an item provided to the user. In the present embodiment, item 7 is provided to the user by the user paying a monetary price. Item 7 is associated with a type (series). A type (series) can be any type (series) as long as it shares a certain work (e.g., "XXX Story") or worldview (e.g., "Work Vehicles"), and there may be multiple types (series) in one work or worldview. For example, for one "XXX Story", there is "The First Series of XXX Story", "The Second Series of XXX Story", etc. Moreover, in one series, there are one or more characters of one work or worldview.

[0050] Item 7 is a physical item that is a physical embodiment of one or more characters of a work, world view (or series). For example, there are cards printed with characters, stickers printed with characters, coins engraved with characters, transparent folders printed with characters, posters printed with characters, mascots formed in the shape of characters, badges or key chains engraved with characters, etc., but it is not limited to these.

[0051] Figure 3 An example of different items 7 belonging to the same series is shown. Figure 3 In the example, there is a diagram showing a card 7A printed with a character "AAA" of a work, world view (or series), and a sticker 7B printed with a character "BBB" of the same work, world view (or series) as the character "AAA". Figure 3 Both card 7A and sticker 7B belong to "Series A". Moreover, card 7A is a card that is materialized by a character "AAA", and sticker 7B is a card that is materialized by the characters "AAA" and "BBB". In addition, there are cases where not only one series is set for the same character, but multiple different series are set even for the same character. As a result, even the same character may become an item belonging to different series.

[0052] In addition, for a plurality of items 7 associated with the same series, the rarity level may be set by type. In addition, as a method of providing the item 7 to the user, it may be a method such as directly providing the item itself, or it may be a method of sealing the item in a package in a manner that its contents (characters, graphics, patterns, etc. of a character displayed on the item) cannot be seen from the outside. The package is a packaging body such as a bag, box, or case. Furthermore, the item sealed in the package may be not only a single item 7, but also a collection (set) of a plurality of items 7.

[0053] In this embodiment, a case where the service is applied to the following service is described: instead of directly supplying item 7 as an actual item to the user from an item supply device, a virtual item supply device is displayed on the user's terminal 3, and a performance of discharging virtual item 7 from the item supply device is performed, and item 7 as an actual item is delivered to the user at a later time.

[0054] Specifically, the article supply management server 1 transmits a screen (device selection screen) including images of a plurality of article supply devices for discharging articles 7 to the terminal 3 in response to a request from the user's terminal 3. The terminal 3 displays the device selection screen. The user views the images of the article supply devices displayed on the device selection screen and performs an operation to select the article supply device of the article 7 that he wishes to purchase. Based on the selection, the article supply management server 1 transmits a performance image of the article 7 being discharged from the article supply device to the terminal 3, and the terminal 3 displays the performance image. Furthermore, the article supply management server 1 transmits a delivery instruction of the article 7 to the warehouse management device 5. The warehouse management device 5 receives the delivery instruction and performs processing for delivering the article 7 as an actual article to the user.

[0055] [Functional structure]

[0056] The functional structure of the article supply management server 1 will be described. Figure 4 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of the article supply management server 1 .

[0057] like Figure 4 As shown, the article supply management server 1 includes a storage unit 11 , a processing unit 12 , and a communication unit 13 .

[0058] The storage unit 11 is implemented by, for example, a RAM or ROM, an IC memory such as a flash memory, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM or a DVD, and is used to store system programs and functional programs. The system program is a program for realizing the basic functions of a computer. The functional program is a program for making the processing unit 12 function as a supply device presentation unit 110 (user information management unit 111, supply device presentation control unit 112, information acquisition unit 113, item selection unit 114, supply processing unit 115) and a performance control unit 120. In addition, the storage unit 11 stores user information data D1 and item supply device data D2.

[0059] The user information data D1 is data set for each user who has registered for the services provided by this system, and includes data such as the user's identification information (user ID), password, address, name, credit card number, and method of determining the currency within the service. Figure 5 An example of the user information data D1 is shown.

[0060] The item supply device data D2 is the data of each item supply device, including the device ID of each item supply device, each series information (series name, series ID), each item information (item ID, price), each item type information (item type ID, rarity, inventory) and other data. Figure 6 An example of the article supply device data D2 is shown. Figure 6 In the example, the series ID corresponding to the device ID "D001" is "S001", and the series ID corresponding to the device ID "D002" is also "S001". In other words, the items (item ID: C01) discharged by the item supply device of device ID "D001" and the items (item ID: C02) discharged by the item supply device of device ID "D002" are of the same series.

[0061] The processing unit 12 controls the operation of the item supply management server 1 based on the program and data stored in the storage unit 11. The functions of the processing unit 12 can be realized by electronic components such as a microprocessor such as a CPU or a GPU, an ASIC, and an IC memory. The processing unit 12 includes a supply device presentation unit 110 (a user information management unit 111, a supply device presentation control unit 112, an information acquisition unit 113, an item selection unit 114, and a supply processing unit 115) and a performance control unit 120 as main functional units.

[0062] The user information management unit 111 manages user information using the user information data D1.

[0063] The supply device presentation control unit 112 sends a device selection screen including images of a plurality of article supply devices to the terminal 3. The device selection screen is a screen that displays an image of an article supply device (first article supply device) that discharges a certain article (first article) and an image of an article supply device (second article supply device) that discharges an article different from the first article (second article). The first article and the second article are, for example, of the same series (type). Alternatively, in the device selection screen, the image of the article supply device may be displayed in a manner that allows it to be distinguished from article supply devices of different series (types). Figure 7 An example of a device selection screen is shown. Figure 7 As illustrated, it is also possible to display an article supply device that discharges articles of the same series by surrounding it with a frame so as to be distinguishable from article supply devices of different series. Figure 8 Another example of the device selection screen is shown in FIG. Figure 8 In the example, a screen (a) showing buttons with series names is displayed, and when a button of a certain series is selected, a screen (b) containing images of two article supply devices of the selected series is displayed, and the selection of the article supply device is accepted. In addition, the number of article supply devices of the same series displayed is not limited to two, and may be more than two.

[0064] In the device selection screen, one item supply device 60 displayed by an image includes an item display unit 61, an outlet 62, and a handle 63. The item display unit 61 displays the name of the series to which the item belongs, the description of the item, the image or pattern of the item, the image or pattern of the character set for the item, and the like. The size of the image of the outlet 62 in the image of the item supply device 60 that discharges different items is different. For example, the outlet 62 in the image of the item supply device 60 that discharges different items may have the same height but different widths, or may have different heights and widths. Moreover, the size of the image of the outlet 62 is preferably consistent with the size of the image of the item 7 discharged by each item supply device 60. That is, if the size of the item 7 is large, the size of the image of the outlet 62 is large, and if the size of the item 7 is small, the size of the image of the outlet 62 is small.

[0065] In addition, in the device selection screen, for example Fig. 9 As shown, it is sufficient to display images of a plurality of article supply devices for discharging articles of different sizes, and the images of the article supply devices do not need to be displayed in a manner distinguishable from other article supply devices of different series.

[0066] The information acquisition unit 113 acquires information such as information of the article supply device selected by the user on the device selection screen and a purchase mode (whether the amount is purchased once or multiple times) from the user's terminal 3 .

[0067] When the articles supplied by the article supply device selected by the user include a plurality of articles, the article drawing unit 114 draws and determines the article to be supplied to the user. The method of drawing includes, for example, the following method, but is not limited thereto.

[0068] In the case of performing a single lottery, for example, the following lottery method can be used: at each lottery, consecutive integers are assigned to each stock of the items corresponding to the item supply device, and one integer is randomly drawn from the range of the assigned integers, and the item corresponding to the drawn value is determined. For example, when there are two types of items A and B, and there are 30 items of item type A in stock and 20 items of item type B in stock, integers from 1 to 30 are assigned to the items of item type A, and integers from 31 to 50 are assigned to the items of item type B. Then, one integer is randomly drawn from the range of 1 to 50, and the item corresponding to the drawn integer is determined. In addition, when the rarity is set for each item type and the higher the rarity, the lower the probability of being selected, it is sufficient to make the inventory of the type with a higher rarity less than the inventory of the type with a lower rarity.

[0069] When multiple draws are performed continuously, an integer is randomly drawn from a range other than the integers drawn in the previous draw (for example, when 5 and 14 from 1 to 50 were selected in the previous draw, an integer is randomly drawn from the range other than 5 and 14 from 1 to 50).

[0070] The supply processing unit 115 performs settlement processing for items. After completing the settlement processing, it updates the inventory of the item supply device data D2 and sends the item information (item ID, item type ID, purchase quantity of each item type, etc.) determined by the item selection unit 114 and the delivery address information (residence, name, etc.) obtained from the user information data D1 to the warehouse management device 5.

[0071] The performance control unit 120 transmits a performance video showing the item purchased by the user to the terminal 3. This performance video will be described later.

[0072] The communication unit 13 is connected to the communication line N to implement communication.

[0073] Next, the configuration of the terminal 3 will be described. Fig.10 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional structure of the terminal 3. Fig.10 As shown, the terminal 3 includes an operation input unit 301 , a processing unit 302 , an image display unit 303 , a sound output unit 304 , a communication unit 305 , and a storage unit 306 .

[0074] The operation input unit 301 is used for the user to input various operations, and the operation input unit 301 outputs operation input signals corresponding to the operation input to the processing unit 303. The functions of the operation input unit 301 can be realized by elements such as touch operation panels, home screen buttons, button switches, joysticks, and trackballs that are directly operated by the user with fingers, or by elements that detect movement and posture, such as acceleration sensors or angular velocity sensors, tilt sensors, and geomagnetic field sensors. Figure 2 In the figure, the touch operation panel 32 corresponds to the operation input unit 301.

[0075] The processing unit 302 controls the operation of the terminal 3 based on the program and data stored in the storage unit 306, the operation input signal from the operation input unit 301, etc. The functions of the processing unit 302 can be realized by electronic components such as a microprocessor such as a CPU or a GPU, an ASIC, and an IC memory. The processing unit 302 includes a calculation unit 51, an image generation unit 52, a sound generation unit 53, and a communication control unit 54 as main functional units.

[0076] The calculation unit 51 executes various processes for purchasing the item 7 and outputs the results to the image generation unit 52, the sound generation unit 53, and the communication control unit 54. The calculation unit 51 includes a display control unit 510.

[0077] The display control unit 510 uses information provided from the article supply management server 1 and user operation information to perform processing such as displaying a device selection screen, transmitting selection information of an article supply device selected by the user, and displaying a staged image presenting articles.

[0078] Furthermore, the service provided by the article supply system of the present embodiment is browser-based, and the function of the display control unit 510 is realized by the installed Web browser.

[0079] The image generation unit 52 generates one image corresponding to one frame time (e.g., 1 / 60 second) based on the processing result of the calculation unit 51, and outputs the generated image signal to the image display unit 303. The function of the image generation unit 52 can be realized by, for example, a processor such as a GPU or a digital signal processor (DSP), a video signal IC, a video decoder, an IC memory for drawing frames such as a frame buffer, an IC memory used for expanding texture data, and the like.

[0080] The sound generation unit 53 generates sound signals such as effect sounds and various operation sounds based on the processing results of the operation unit 51, and outputs the sound signals to the sound output unit 304. The function of the sound generation unit 53 can be realized by a processor such as a digital signal processor (DSP), a sound synthesis IC, an audio decoder capable of playing sound files, etc.

[0081] The communication control unit 54 performs communication connection and data processing for data communication with the article supply management server 1 and the like.

[0082] The image display unit 303 displays a screen based on the image signal input from the image generation unit 52. The function of the image display unit 303 can be realized by a display device such as a flat panel display, a cathode ray tube (CRT), a projector, or a head-mounted display. Figure 2 In the figure, the image display unit 303 corresponds to the display 31.

[0083] The sound output unit 304 is used to output sound such as effect sound based on the sound signal input from the sound generation unit 53. Figure 2 In FIG. 3 , the sound output unit 304 corresponds to the speaker 33 .

[0084] The communication unit 305 is connected to the communication line N to realize communication. The function of the communication unit 305 can be realized by, for example, a wireless communication device, a modem, a TA (terminal adapter), a jack of a wired communication cable, a control circuit, and the like.

[0085] The storage unit 306 stores the following contents in advance or temporarily stores them each time processing: programs for operating the terminal 3 to realize various functions of the terminal 3, data used during the execution of the programs, etc. The storage unit 306 can be realized by, for example, a RAM or ROM, an IC memory such as a flash memory, a magnetic disk such as a hard disk, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM or a DVD, etc. Specifically, the storage unit 306 stores a system program and a control program for controlling the processing for purchasing the item 5. The system program is a program for realizing the basic functions of the terminal 3 as a computer. The control program is a program for causing the processing unit 303 to function as the computing unit 51.

[0086] [Description of the action]

[0087] The operation of the article supply system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described. Fig.11 This is a sequence diagram of the article supply system according to this embodiment.

[0088] First, the terminal 3 sends a request for the sales page of the item according to the user's operation (step 1). In response to the request for the sales page of the item from the terminal 3, the supply device presentation control unit 112 of the item supply management server 1 performs supply device presentation processing to send a device selection screen to the terminal 3 (step 2).

[0089] use Fig.12 The details of the supply device presentation process are described in detail with reference to the flowchart.

[0090] The supply device presentation control unit 112 searches the supply device data D2 for data of an item supply device whose inventory value is set to 0 (step 101). In this process, for data of an item supply device having multiple item types, if the inventory values ​​of all types are 0, it is regarded as meeting the "data of an item supply device whose inventory value is set to 0". If the result of searching all data is that there is no data whose inventory value is 0 (step 102: "Yes"), the supply device presentation control unit 112 obtains the device selection screen (e.g., Figure 7 ) is sent to the terminal 3 (step 103). In addition, when there is data with an inventory value of 0 (step 102: "No"), the supply device presentation control unit 112 obtains the device ID corresponding to the inventory data with a value of 0 from the item supply device data D2 (step 104). Then, using the data of the device selection screen obtained from the storage unit 11, the image of the item supply device corresponding to the device ID obtained in step 104 is set to be unselectable in the device selection screen (step 105), and the set device selection screen is sent to the terminal 3 (step 106). Alternatively, in the device selection screen set in step 105, it is also displayed that there is no inventory of the item of the corresponding item supply device. For example, the image of the item supply device can be displayed in gray, and the text "Sold Out" can be superimposed on the image of the item supply device.

[0091] So far, the supply device presentation process has been described.

[0092] return Fig.11 The following sequence diagram is used to continue the explanation.

[0093] The terminal 3 displays the device selection screen (for example, Figure 7 )(Step 3). In the device selection screen, the image of each item supply device is associated with the device ID of the item supply device. The user can select the item supply device by touching the image of the desired item supply device on the device selection screen. Here, it is assumed that the user has selected the item supply device (device ID: D001) that discharges the "card" of "series A" displayed in the upper left of the device selection screen. The terminal 3 sends selection information (device ID: D001) indicating the item supply device selected by the user to the item supply management server 1 (Step 4).

[0094] When receiving the selection information from the terminal 3, the information acquisition unit 113 of the article supply management server 1 performs a purchase mode selection screen transmission process for transmitting a purchase mode selection screen for selecting a purchase mode (first mode or second mode) to the terminal 3 (step 5). Fig.13An example of a purchase mode selection screen is shown in FIG. Fig.13 In the example of , the purchase mode selection screen displays a "Purchase once" button (corresponding to the first mode) and a "Purchase 10 times in a row" button (corresponding to the second mode). In the purchase mode selection screen transmission process of step 5, the information acquisition unit 113 refers to the item supply device data D2 to determine whether the inventory of the item supply device selected by the user is more than 10 (if multiple categories are set, determine whether the total inventory of each category is more than 10). If the inventory is more than 10, the purchase mode selection screen is sent, which allows both the first mode (Purchase once) and the second mode (Purchase 10 times in a row) to be selected. If the inventory is less than 10, the purchase mode selection screen is sent, which allows the first mode (Purchase once) to be selected but cannot select the second mode (Purchase 10 times in a row).

[0095] The terminal 3 displays the purchase mode selection screen of the received purchase mode (step 6). Here, it is assumed that the user selects the "Purchase once" button. The terminal 3 sends purchase mode information indicating the purchase mode (here, the first mode) selected by the user to the article supply management server 1 (step 7).

[0096] When receiving the purchase mode information from the terminal 3, the user information management unit 111 of the article supply management server 1 transmits a login screen to the terminal 3 (step 8).

[0097] The terminal 3 displays the received login screen (step 9). The user inputs the user ID and password registered in advance. The terminal 3 transmits the user ID and password input by the user to the article supply management server 1 (step 10).

[0098] When receiving the user ID and password from the terminal 3, the user information management unit 111 of the item supply management server 1 uses the user information data D1 of the storage unit 11 to check the user ID and password (step 11). When the user ID and password are checked, the user information management unit 111 performs the settlement processing of the item's cash on delivery through the pre-registered settlement method (step 12). In the calculation of the purchase amount, when the received purchase mode information indicates a purchase once (first mode), the price of the item is set to the purchase amount. When the purchase mode indicates 10 consecutive purchases (second mode), the amount obtained by multiplying the unit price of the item by 10 is set to the purchase amount. Therefore, the price of the second mode is higher than the price of the first mode. In addition, it may be that when the second mode is selected, the purchase amount is set to a price lower than the price obtained by multiplying the unit price of the item by the number of items discharged.

[0099] After the settlement is completed, the item lottery unit 114 of the item supply management server 1 uses the item supply device data D2 to determine the item to be supplied to the user through a lottery process (step 13). Figure 6 In the item supply device data D2, the item with item ID: C01 corresponding to the device ID (D001) selected by the user includes three items of item type ID: C01a, C01b, and C01c. Therefore, here, one item is selected from these three items by lottery. Here, it is assumed that the item with item type ID "C01a" is selected.

[0100] When the item selection is completed, the performance control unit 120 of the item supply management server 1 performs a performance video supply process of sending a performance video related to the item delivery performance to the terminal 3 (step 14). The terminal 3 receives and displays the performance video from the item supply management server 1 (step 15).

[0101] Here, use Fig.14 The details of the performance image supply processing performed by the item supply management server 1 are explained with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

[0102] First, the performance control unit 120 sends a performance start screen to the terminal 3 (step 201). The terminal 3 receives and displays the performance start screen. Fig.15 This is an example of a performance start screen. The image of the selected item supply device is used in the performance start screen and the performance video. When the handle in the image of the item supply device on the performance start screen is touched, a notification is sent from the terminal 3 to the item supply management server 1. When the performance control unit 120 receives the notification from the terminal 3 (step 202: "Yes"), it sends a performance video of the item supply device discharging items to the terminal 3 according to the purchase mode selected by the user.

[0103] The following describes a case where the purchase mode is the first mode (one-time purchase) (step 203: first mode). The performance control unit 120 sends a motion image of one-time items being discharged from the outlet of the item supply device to the terminal 3 (step 204). The terminal 3 receives and displays the motion image. The motion image of items being discharged from the outlet includes, for example, a motion image of items being discharged from the outlet of the item supply device moving in a front-side direction ( Fig.16). In the moving image of the discharged article, the content of the article is displayed in a manner that the content of the article cannot be seen (for example, if an article has an image or pattern of a character, etc. displayed on the front, the image of the back is displayed, etc.). The moving image may also be displayed in the following manner: as the article discharged from the discharge port of the article supply device moves toward the front side, a part of the image of the handle is gradually blocked by the article discharged from the discharge port, and the range of the image of the handle blocked by the article gradually increases. In addition, in the case where the rarity of the article is set, a performance corresponding to the rarity can also be added. For example, articles colored according to the rarity can also be discharged. In addition, the back design of the article can also be changed according to the rarity.

[0104] When the first mode (one time) of the discharge performance sent in step 204 is finished, the performance control unit 120 sends a moving image showing the contents of the object to the terminal 3 (step 205). The terminal 3 receives and displays the moving image. For example, in the case where the object is a card, the moving image may be a moving image showing the front of the card by turning over the card that originally shows the back side ( Fig.17 ).

[0105] In addition, when the purchase mode is the second mode (10 times) (step 203: second mode), the performance control unit 120 sends a motion image of 10 times of items being discharged from the discharge port of the item supply device to the terminal 3 (step 206). The terminal 3 receives and displays the motion image. When the discharge performance of the second mode (10 times) sent in step 206 ends, the performance control unit 120 sends a motion image of 10 times of presenting the contents of the items to the terminal 3 (step 207). The terminal 3 receives and displays the motion image. The motion image may also include the following performance: after 10 times of items are discharged, an image in which the discharged multiple items are randomly arranged is displayed, and then changes to an image in which the multiple items are regularly arranged ( Fig.18 ). In this case, after displaying an image in which a plurality of articles are regularly arranged, the contents of the articles may be presented one by one. Fig.19 This is an example of a display screen in which 10 items have been presented. In addition, in the above example, a moving image of items being discharged from the discharge port of the item supply device is sent to the terminal 3 10 times, but it is also possible to send a moving image once and a command to repeat it 10 times. In addition, in the above example, when the second mode (10 times) is selected, the same moving image is performed 10 times, but it is also possible to set a skip button for skipping these performances, and when the skip button is selected, the subsequent moving image performances are skipped.

[0106] This concludes the description of the performance image supply process.

[0107] return Fig.11 The following sequence diagram is used to continue the explanation.

[0108] The supply processing unit 115 of the article supply management server 1 uses the result of the lottery processing performed by the article lottery unit 114 to update the inventory of the corresponding article in the article supply device data D2 (step 21). Here, in the article supply device data D2, 1 is subtracted from the inventory value of the article type ID "C01a" corresponding to the device ID "D001" and the article ID "C01". Then, the supply processing unit 115 sends a delivery instruction to the warehouse management device 5 (step 22), and the delivery instruction includes information indicating the article determined by the lottery processing (here, the device ID: D001, the article ID: C01, and the article type ID: "C01a" are one) and the information of the delivery address (residence, name, etc.) acquired from the user information data D1.

[0109] The warehouse management device 5 receives the delivery instruction and performs a procedure for delivering the article corresponding to the article type ID to the address of the delivery destination (step 23). Thus, the article is delivered to the address of the delivery destination, and the user receives the article.

[0110] In addition, if the article is sealed in a package, a moving image of the package being discharged from the discharge port of the article supply device may also be displayed in the video performance. Furthermore, a moving image of the article emerging from the package may also be displayed in the moving image presenting the contents of the article. Fig. 20 ). In addition, a moving image showing the contents of the article emerging from the package may be displayed. The front side of the article may be exposed when the article emerges from the package, or the back side of the article may be exposed from the package and then the front side may be displayed after the article is turned over.

[0111] exist Fig.21 Another example of the device selection screen is shown in FIG. Fig.21 An example of a device selection screen including an image of an item supply device in which the item is a card and an image of an item supply device in which the item is a key chain is shown. Figure 8 In the examples shown, the height of the outlet of the article supply device is the same and the width is different, but in Fig.21 In the example, the height and width of the outlet of the article supply device displayed are different. The user can immediately select the article supply device of the desired article according to the size of the outlet of the article supply device displayed on the screen.

[0112] According to this embodiment, even if users do not go to actual stores, they can be provided with the same series of items through the network in the same way as the item supply device installed in the store, etc., so the convenience of the user is improved. When the items are purchased, the user's terminal is displayed with a performance image of the item's delivery and a performance image showing the content of the item, so the user's interest is improved.

[0113] In addition, when two or more items are provided to the user for one series as in the above example, the contents of the two or more items are different, and as a result, the sizes of the items are often different. However, when the images of the displayed item supply devices are the same, it is difficult for the user to intuitively understand which item supply device corresponds to which item. Therefore, in this embodiment, the size of the discharge port of each item supply device that virtually discharges different items is made consistent with the size of the corresponding item, so that the user can intuitively understand the size of the discharged item, and as a result, the user can select the desired item supply device without confusion.

[0114] In addition, as a process for selecting an article (set) when the article is a set (set) in which a plurality of articles are assembled, the following process is conceivable, but the present invention is not limited to this.

[0115] (1) When a combination of items constituting one set is predetermined and there are multiple types of such combinations, a set of a certain type is selected through the above-mentioned lottery processing. For example, one set is selected from set A including items a1, a2, and a3, set B including items b1, b2, and b3, set C including items c1, c2, and c3, ...).

[0116] (2) For example, if a set consists of a predetermined number of items selected from a plurality of types of items, one item is randomly selected from the plurality of types of items and an item is selected from the remaining items so that the items in the set are not repeated.

[0117] In addition, in the above description, after selecting the item supply device in the device selection screen, the purchase mode (first mode or second mode) is selected in the purchase mode selection screen, but it is not limited to this. It is also possible that after selecting the purchase mode in the purchase mode selection screen, the item supply device is selected in the device selection screen. In this case, it is also possible that the item supply management server 1 sends the device selection screen in which the item supply device with a stock of 0 is set to be unselectable to the terminal 3 when the selected purchase mode is the first mode (purchase once), and sends the device selection screen in which the item supply device with a stock of less than a specified number (for example, less than 10) is set to be unselectable to the terminal 3 when the selected purchase mode is the second mode (for example, continuous purchase 10 times).

[0118] <Modification 1 of the First Embodiment>

[0119] The article supply system according to the first embodiment is a system based on a network, but may be configured as a system based on a special application installed in the terminal 3 .

[0120] Fig. 22 This is a block diagram of the terminal 3 in the first modification of the first embodiment of the present invention. The computing unit 51 of the terminal 3 includes a device display control unit 511 and a performance display control unit 512 .

[0121] The device display control unit 511 reads out a device selection screen including images of a plurality of article supply devices from the storage unit 306, and outputs the device selection screen to the image generation unit 52 for display. The device selection screen is the same screen as that of the first embodiment ( Figure 7 ). In addition, before displaying the device selection screen, the device display control unit 511 requests the item supply management server 1 for unsaleable information indicating that the item supply device cannot be selected due to out-of-stock, etc., and obtains the information. On the item supply management server 1 side, in response to the request for unsaleable information, the item supply device data D2 is searched for data of the item supply device 1 whose inventory value is set to 0, for example, and sent to the terminal 3 as the request source. If there is an item supply device indicated by the unsaleable information, the device display control unit 511 of the terminal 3 sets the item supply device as unselectable to display the device selection screen. In this case, it is also possible to display the inventory of items for which there is no corresponding item supply device. For example, the image of the item supply device can be displayed in gray, and the text "Sold Out" can be superimposed on the image of the item supply device.

[0122] When the device selection by the user is accepted in the device selection screen, the device display control unit 511 obtains the inventory of the selected item supply device from the item supply management server 1, and based on the obtained inventory, obtains the purchase mode selection screen from the storage unit 306 for display. Specifically, when the number of stocks obtained is less than 10, the second mode (continuous purchase 10 times) button in the purchase mode selection screen is displayed in a manner that cannot be selected. When the purchase mode selection is accepted, the device display control unit 511 sends a login request to the item supply management server 1 and accepts the user authentication performed by the item supply management server 1. When the user authentication is completed, the confirmation screen for settlement execution is received from the item supply management server 1 and displayed. The settlement confirmation screen displays, for example, the settlement amount, settlement method, etc. and includes an execution button. When the user touches the execution button, the terminal 3 notifies the item supply management server 1 of the operation. In the item supply management server 1, the settlement process is executed. After the settlement is completed, the item supply management server 1 executes the item lottery process and sends the lottery result to the terminal 3.

[0123] When receiving the lottery result from the item supply management server 1, the performance display control unit 512 of the terminal 3 performs a performance image display process of displaying a performance image related to the discharge of the item. In the performance image display process, a performance start screen including an image of the selected item supply device is obtained from the storage unit 306 for display. When the handle of the performance start screen is touched, a performance image corresponding to the purchase mode (first mode or second mode) is obtained from the storage unit 306 for display. In the case where a rarity is set for the item, a performance corresponding to the rarity is added. When the discharge performance ends, the performance display control unit 512 displays a moving image presenting the content of the item.

[0124] In the article supply management server 1, the inventory of the corresponding article in the article supply device data D2 is updated using the result of the lottery process performed by the article lottery unit 114. Then, a delivery instruction including information indicating the article determined by the lottery process and information (residence, name, etc.) of the delivery address acquired from the user information data D1 is sent to the warehouse management device 5. The warehouse management device 5 receives the delivery instruction and performs the procedure of delivering the article corresponding to the article type ID to the address of the delivery address.

[0125] As mentioned above, although the present invention was described by giving preferred embodiments, the present invention is not necessarily limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and can be implemented with various modifications within the scope of the technical concept of the present invention.

[0126] A part or all of the above-mentioned embodiments can also be described as the following supplementary notes, but are not limited to the following.

[0127] (Note 1)

[0128] A method for supplying articles, wherein:

[0129] The terminal displays an image of a first article supply device and an image of a second article supply device, wherein the first article supply device has a first discharge port for discharging a first article, and the second article supply device has a second discharge port for discharging a second article having a size different from that of the first article.

[0130] The first discharge port has a size capable of discharging the first article, and the second discharge port has a size capable of discharging the second article.

[0131] (Note 2)

[0132] The article supply method according to Appendix 1, wherein:

[0133] The image of the appearance of the first article supply device is different from the image of the appearance of the second article supply device.

[0134] (Note 3)

[0135] According to the article supply method described in Appendix 2, wherein:

[0136] The image of the first article supply device includes an image of the first discharge outlet,

[0137] The image of the second article feeder includes an image of a second discharge opening having a size different from a size of the first discharge opening in the image of the first article feeder.

[0138] (Note 4)

[0139] According to the article supply method described in Appendix 3,

[0140] The height of the first discharge opening in the image of the first article feeding device is the same as the height of the second discharge opening in the image of the second article feeding device,

[0141] The width of the first discharge opening in the image of the first article feeder is different from the width of the second discharge opening in the image of the second article feeder.

[0142] (Note 5)

[0143] According to the article supply method described in Appendix 4,

[0144] The image of the first article is displayed in a size that allows it to be discharged from a first discharge outlet in an image of the first article supply device, and the image of the second article is displayed in a size that allows it to be discharged from a second discharge outlet in an image of the second article supply device but cannot be discharged from the first discharge outlet in an image of the first article supply device.

[0145] (Note 6)

[0146] The article supply method according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 5, wherein:

[0147] A moving image of the articles discharged from the discharge port of the first article supply device or the second article supply device moving in a front side direction is displayed on the terminal as an article discharge performance.

[0148] (Note 7)

[0149] The article supply method according to Appendix 6, wherein:

[0150] The image of the first article supply device and the image of the second article supply device respectively include images of a handle,

[0151] The moving image includes a display in which at least a portion of the image of the handle is blocked by an article discharged from a discharge port of the first article supply device or the second article supply device.

[0152] (Note 8)

[0153] The article supply method according to Appendix 7, wherein:

[0154] The moving image includes a display in which, as the article discharged from the discharge port of the first article supply device or the second article supply device moves toward the front side, a range of the handle image blocked by the discharged article increases.

[0155] (Note 9)

[0156] The article supply method according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 8, wherein:

[0157] Any one of a plurality of rarity levels is set for the first item or the second item,

[0158] The ejection performance includes a performance showing the rarity of the first item or the second item to be ejected.

[0159] (Note 10)

[0160] According to the article supply method described in Appendix 9,

[0161] The ejection performance includes displaying a moving image of ejecting the first object or the second object colored according to the degree of rarity.

[0162] (Note 11)

[0163] The article supply method according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 10, wherein:

[0164] The discharge performance includes a performance that changes from a display in which a plurality of articles discharged from the first article supply device or the second article supply device are randomly arranged to a display in which the plurality of articles are regularly arranged.

[0165] (Note 12)

[0166] The article supply method according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 11, wherein:

[0167] The discharge performance includes the following performance: displaying the back image of the first article discharged from the first article supply device or the back image of the second article discharged from the second article supply device, and then displaying the front image of the first article or the front image of the second article.

[0168] (Note 13)

[0169] The article supply method according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 12, wherein:

[0170] The discharge performance includes displaying a moving image in which the first article or the second article appears from a package of the first article discharged from the first article supply device or a package of the second article discharged from the second article supply device.

[0171] (Note 14)

[0172] The article supply method according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 13, wherein:

[0173] When the first mode is selected between a first mode capable of supplying an item once and a second mode capable of supplying an item multiple times continuously, it is set that a discharge performance corresponding to the first mode can be performed on the condition that a price corresponding to the first mode is paid, and when the second mode is selected, it is set that a discharge performance corresponding to the second mode can be performed on the condition that a price corresponding to the second mode is paid.

[0174] (Note 15)

[0175] The article supply method according to Appendix 14, wherein:

[0176] The cost of the second mode is set higher than the cost of the first mode.

[0177] (Note 16)

[0178] The article supply method according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 15, wherein:

[0179] Set at least one of multiple roles for the item.

[0180] The items provided to the user include a set of items containing multiple items.

[0181] The set of items includes a plurality of items consisting of only a single character or a plurality of items consisting of a plurality of characters.

[0182] (Note 17)

[0183] The article supply method according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 16, wherein:

[0184] The actual item corresponding to the item for which the ejection effect is performed is supplied to the user through delivery.

[0185] (Note 18)

[0186] The article supply method according to any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 17, wherein:

[0187] The image of the first article supply device includes an image of a first discharge opening for discharging first articles associated with a type,

[0188] the image of the second article supply device includes an image of a second discharge opening for discharging a second article associated with the one type and having a size different from that of the first article,

[0189] The image of the first article supply device and the image of the second article supply device are displayed in a group on a terminal.

Claims

1. A method for supplying an article, wherein: Displaying, at the terminal, an image of a first article supply device that discharges a first article and an image of a second article supply device that discharges a second article different from the first article, In the terminal, when the operation of selecting the first article supply device is performed, a discharge performance of the first article is displayed on the terminal, and when the operation of selecting the second article supply device is performed, a discharge performance of the second article is displayed on the terminal, In the ejection performance, the image of the first object and the image of the second object are displayed on the terminal in different sizes, The image of the appearance of the first article supply device is different from the image of the appearance of the second article supply device, The image of the first article supply device includes an image of the first discharge outlet, The image of the second article feeder includes an image of a second discharge opening having a size different from a size of the first discharge opening in the image of the first article feeder.

2. The article supply method according to claim 1, characterized in that: The height of the first discharge opening in the image of the first article feeding device is the same as the height of the second discharge opening in the image of the second article feeding device, The width of the first discharge opening in the image of the first article feeder is different from the width of the second discharge opening in the image of the second article feeder.

3. The article supply method according to claim 2, characterized in that: The image of the first article is displayed in a size that allows it to be discharged from a first discharge outlet in an image of the first article supply device, and the image of the second article is displayed in a size that allows it to be discharged from a second discharge outlet in an image of the second article supply device but cannot be discharged from the first discharge outlet in an image of the first article supply device.

4. The article supply method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: A moving image of the articles discharged from the discharge port of the first article supply device or the second article supply device moving in a front side direction is displayed on the terminal as an article discharge performance.

5. The article supply method according to claim 4, characterized in that: The image of the first article supply device and the image of the second article supply device respectively include images of a handle, The moving image includes a display in which at least a portion of the image of the handle is blocked by an article discharged from a discharge port of the first article supply device or the second article supply device.

6. The article supply method according to claim 5, characterized in that: The moving image includes a display in which, as the article discharged from the discharge port of the first article supply device or the second article supply device moves toward the front side, a range of the handle image blocked by the discharged article increases.

7. The article supply method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: Any one of a plurality of rarity levels is set for the first item or the second item, The ejection performance includes a performance showing the rarity of the first item or the second item to be ejected.

8. The article supply method according to claim 7, characterized in that: The ejection performance includes displaying a moving image of ejecting the first object or the second object colored according to the degree of rarity.

9. The article supply method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The discharge performance includes a performance that changes from a display in which a plurality of articles discharged from the first article supply device or the second article supply device are randomly arranged to a display in which the plurality of articles are regularly arranged.

10. The article supply method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The discharge performance includes the following performance: displaying the back image of the first article discharged from the first article supply device or the back image of the second article discharged from the second article supply device, and then displaying the front image of the first article or the front image of the second article.

11. The article supply method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The discharge performance includes displaying a moving image in which the first article or the second article appears from a package of the first article discharged from the first article supply device or a package of the second article discharged from the second article supply device.

12. The article supply method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: When the first mode is selected between a first mode capable of supplying an item once and a second mode capable of supplying an item multiple times continuously, it is set that a discharge performance corresponding to the first mode can be performed on the condition that a price corresponding to the first mode is paid, and when the second mode is selected, it is set that a discharge performance corresponding to the second mode can be performed on the condition that a price corresponding to the second mode is paid.

13. The article supply method according to claim 12, characterized in that: The cost of the second mode is set higher than the cost of the first mode.

14. The article supply method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: Set at least one of multiple roles for the item. The items provided to the user include a set of items containing multiple items. The set of items includes a plurality of items consisting of only a single character or a plurality of items consisting of a plurality of characters.

15. The article supply method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The actual item corresponding to the item for which the ejection effect is performed is supplied to the user through delivery.

16. The article supply method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: The first item and the second item are of the same type.

17. A method for supplying an article, wherein: The terminal displays an image of a first article supply device and an image of a second article supply device, wherein the first article supply device has a first discharge port for discharging a first article, and the second article supply device has a second discharge port for discharging a second article having a size different from that of the first article. The first discharge port has a size capable of discharging the first article, and the second discharge port has a size capable of discharging the second article.

18. An information processing device, characterized in that: have: a presentation control unit capable of receiving a request for an article supply screen from a terminal and causing an image of a first article supply device that discharges a first article and an image of a second article supply device that discharges a second article different from the first article to be presented on the terminal; an acquisition unit, which acquires selection information of an article supply device selected in the terminal; as well as a performance control unit, which, when the selection information indicates that the first article supply device is selected, causes a discharge performance of the first article to be presented on the terminal, and, when the selection information indicates that the second article supply device is selected, causes a discharge performance of the second article to be presented on the terminal, wherein, in the ejection performance, the image of the first object and the image of the second object are displayed on the terminal in different sizes, The image of the appearance of the first article supply device is different from the image of the appearance of the second article supply device, The image of the first article supply device includes an image of the first discharge outlet, The image of the second article feeder includes an image of a second discharge opening having a size different from a size of the first discharge opening in the image of the first article feeder.

19. A computer program product, comprising a program for causing a computer to execute the article supply method according to any one of claims 1 to 17.

20. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute the article supply method according to any one of claims 1 to 17.

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