Information provision system

Abstract

To increase a consumer's confidence in a product and to enable the consumer to select a product with peace of mind.SOLUTION: A system comprises product provider information recording means 6 that records product provider information sent from a product provider terminal 2, information provider information recording means 7 that records information provider information sent from an information provider terminal 3, information provider information generation recording means 8, information output means 9, and point granting means 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information providing system, and more particularly to an information providing system that enables consumers to select products and services with peace of mind. [Background technology]

[0002] Traditionally, consumers have focused on the safety of products, especially food, and when selecting a product, they have come to be interested in the product itself and what its ingredients are.

[0003] Therefore, product providers provide their products by recording information about the products they offer, such as the ingredients and origin of the product's raw materials, and the date of manufacture, on labels affixed to the product's packaging or by recording it on an IC tag.

[0004] However, simply providing written or recorded information attached to products makes it easy to tamper with or falsify that information, and in fact, falsification and falsification of information has actually been done, resulting in low trust among consumers and making it difficult for them to select products with confidence.

[0005] Therefore, the inventors of the present invention have proposed a technology in which, rather than simply attaching written or recorded information to food, a sample of raw material powder made from the food's ingredients is attached to the food (see Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0006] [Patent Document 1] JP 2009-5656 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0007] The quality of various products, including food, and the quality of various services are strongly influenced by various factors in the process of providing the products or services to consumers.

[0008] Therefore, although food ingredient powder samples are a factor in obtaining information about the quality of food, they are only one factor, and the technology described in Patent Document 1, in which food is provided with ingredient powder samples attached, may not be sufficient to achieve the goal of allowing consumers to select products and services with confidence.

[0009] The present invention has been devised in consideration of the above points, and has as its object to provide an information provision system that enables consumers to select products and services with even greater peace of mind. [Means for solving the problem]

[0010] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the information providing system of the present invention comprises a product provider information recording means for recording information including information of a predetermined product and transmitted from a terminal of a product provider as product provider information; an information provider information recording means for recording information including information of the product provided by the product provider and standard information for generating information for understanding the quality of the product provided by the product provider and transmitted from a terminal of an information provider different from the product provider as information provider information; an information provider information generating and recording means for generating information for understanding the quality of the product provided by the product provider based on the standard information and recording it in the information provider information recording means as part of the information provider information; an information output means for outputting the information for understanding quality included in selected information provider information, which is information provider information selected from the information provider information recorded in the information provider information recording means, or identification information capable of accessing the information for understanding quality included in the selected information provider information; and a point awarding means for awarding points to the information provider whose information for understanding quality has been used by outputting information by the information output means.

[0011] Here, by recording information on a specific product as the product provider information in the product provider information recording means, the specific product provided by the product provider can be specified.

[0012] Furthermore, by recording information on the product provided by the product provider as the information provider information in the information provider information recording means, it is possible to identify a specific product provided by the product provider from the perspective of the information provider.

[0013] Furthermore, by identifying a specific product based on information from both the product provider and the information provider, it is possible to prevent tampering or counterfeiting of information. In other words, by recording information that should be identical (information about a specific product) from both the party that provides it (the product provider) and the other party (the information provider), it is possible to prevent tampering or counterfeiting of information.

[0014] Furthermore, by including reference information in the information provider information, in other words, by recording the reference information in the information provider information recording means as the information provider information, it is possible to identify the criteria for generating "information for understanding the quality of the product provided by the product provider." Based on the reference information recorded in the information provider information recording means, the information provider information generating and recording means described later generates "information for understanding the quality of the product provided by the product provider".

[0015] In addition, by the information provider information generating and recording means generating "information for understanding the quality of the product provided by the product provider" based on the standard information, information can be obtained that specifies the quality of the product provided by the product provider from the perspective of the information provider (strictly speaking, information that can be considered to have been specified from the perspective of the information provider can be obtained).

[0016] In addition, when information for understanding the quality of the product provided by the product provider is recorded in the product provider information recording means as the product provider information, the quality of the product provided by the product provider can be identified from the perspective of the product provider. Furthermore, by specifying the quality of a given product based on information from both the product provider and the information provider, it is possible to prevent tampering or counterfeiting of information. In other words, by having information that should be the same (information for understanding product quality) recorded by both the party that provides it (product provider) and the other party (information provider) (strictly speaking, the information provider records the reference information, and the information provider information generating and recording means records "information for understanding product quality"), it is possible to prevent information tampering, counterfeiting, etc. And, since it is possible to prevent information tampering, counterfeiting, etc., the information provider information also plays a role in guaranteeing the quality of a given product provided by a product provider.

[0017] In addition, the information output means outputs information for understanding quality contained in the selected information provider information, or identification information that allows access to information for understanding quality, thereby allowing consumers to understand the quality of products from the product provider identified by the information provider.

[0018] Furthermore, the point giving means gives points to the information provider whose information for quality understanding has been used, thereby increasing the information provider's incentive to have their information for quality understanding used.

[0019] In addition, since the points are awarded to information provider information whose information for quality understanding has been used, in other words, selected information provider information, competition will arise among information providers who want their information to be used, and it is expected that the quality of the information for quality understanding contained in the information provider information will be further improved. In other words, it is expected that the quality of the reference information will be improved so that the quality of the "information for quality understanding" can be improved.

[0020] Here, when the product provider information includes selection criteria information for selecting selected information provider information from the multiple information provider information recorded in the information provider information recording means, and the reference information generating means generates reference information (reference information for information for understanding the quality of the product provided by the product provider) based on the selection criteria information, it is possible to obtain information to be referenced when selecting the selected information provider information from the multiple information provider information.

[0021] Furthermore, when the information provider information selection means selects the selected information provider information based on the reference information generated by the reference information generation means, the selected information provider information can be selected based on the selection criteria information even if the product provider does not select specific information provider information. The information provider information selection means may select one or more pieces of information provider information.

[0022] Here, when a product provider records selection criteria information in a product provider information recording means as the "criteria for information to be selected," the reference information generated based on the selection criteria information (criteria for information to be selected) can be regarded as model information for understanding the quality of the product (i.e., information for understanding the quality that the product provider wants to select). Therefore, when selection criteria information is recorded as the "criteria for information to be selected", information provider information having a high similarity to the reference information (model information) will be selected as the selected information provider information.

[0023] On the other hand, when a product provider records selection criteria information in a product provider information recording means as "criteria for information that the product provider does not want to select," the reference information generated based on the selection criteria information (criteria for information that the product provider does not want to select) can be regarded as negative example information for understanding product quality (i.e., information for understanding quality that the product provider does not want to select). Therefore, when selection criteria information is recorded as "criteria for information not to be selected," information provider information that is low in similarity to the reference information (bad example information) will be selected as the selected information provider information.

[0024] In addition, compared to recording "criteria for information not to be selected" as the selection criteria information, recording "criteria for information to be selected" as the selection criteria information allows the product provider to more directly identify the information he or she wants to select, so in terms of fully reflecting the product provider's wishes, it is preferable to record "criteria for information to be selected" as the selection criteria information.

[0025] Here, instead of outputting "selected information provider information selected based on reference information", a configuration in which "reference information" is output may be considered. However, since the reference information is merely information generated by the reference information generating means based on the selection criteria information, in order to output information provider information identified from the perspective of the information provider, the present invention is configured to output "selected information provider information selected based on the reference information," that is, to output information provider information identified from the perspective of the information provider.

[0026] The information providing system of the present invention includes a product provider information recording means for recording, as product provider information, information including information on a predetermined product and transmitted from a terminal of a product provider, and an information provider information recording means for recording, as information provider information, at least one of first information provider information including information on the product provided by the product provider and information for understanding the quality of the product provided by the product provider and transmitted from a terminal of an information provider different from the product provider, and second information provider information including information on the product provided by the product provider and reference information for generating information for understanding the quality of the product provided by the product provider and transmitted from a terminal of an information provider different from the product provider, and a recording means for recording, as information provider information, at least one of first information provider information including information on the product provided by the product provider and information for understanding the quality of the product provided by the product provider and transmitted from a terminal of an information provider different from the product provider, and the information provider information generating and recording means for generating information for understanding the quality of the product provided by the product provider based on the reference information when the second information provider information is recorded in the information provider information recording means, and recording the information in the information provider information recording means as part of the second information provider information; information output means for outputting the information for understanding quality included in selected information provider information, which is information provider information selected from the information provider information recorded in the information provider information recording means, or identification information with which the information for understanding quality included in the selected information provider information can be accessed; and point awarding means for awarding points to the information provider whose information for understanding quality has been used by outputting information by the information output means.

[0027] Here, by recording information on a specific product as the product provider information in the product provider information recording means, the specific product provided by the product provider can be specified.

[0028] In addition, by recording information on the product provided by the product provider in the information provider information recording means as information provider information (first information provider information and second information provider information), it is possible to identify a specific product provided by the product provider from the perspective of the information provider.

[0029] Furthermore, by identifying a specific product based on information from both the product provider and the information provider, it is possible to prevent tampering or counterfeiting of information. In other words, by recording information that should be identical (information about a specific product) from both the party that provides it (the product provider) and the other party (the information provider), it is possible to prevent tampering or counterfeiting of information.

[0030] Furthermore, by including reference information in the second information provider information, in other words, by recording the reference information in the information provider information recording means as the second information provider information, it is possible to identify the criteria for generating "information for understanding the quality of the product provided by the product provider". Based on the reference information recorded in the information provider information recording means, the information provider information generating and recording means described later generates "information for understanding the quality of the product provided by the product provider".

[0031] In addition, by the information provider information generating and recording means generating "information for understanding the quality of the product provided by the product provider" based on the standard information, information can be obtained that specifies the quality of the product provided by the product provider from the perspective of the information provider (strictly speaking, information that can be considered to have been specified from the perspective of the information provider can be obtained).

[0032] When information for understanding the quality of the product provided by the product provider is recorded in the product provider information recording means as the product provider information, the quality of the product provided by the product provider can be specified. Furthermore, by specifying the quality of a given product based on information from both the product provider and the information provider, it is possible to prevent tampering or counterfeiting of information. That is, by recording information that should be the same (information for understanding product quality) from both the party that provides it (product provider) and the other party (information provider) (strictly speaking, in the case of the second information provider information, the information provider information generating and recording means records "information for understanding product quality"), it is possible to prevent information tampering, counterfeiting, etc. And, since it is possible to prevent information tampering, counterfeiting, etc., the information provider information also plays a role in guaranteeing the quality of a given product provided by a product provider.

[0033] In addition, the information output means outputs information for understanding quality contained in the selected information provider information, or identification information that allows access to information for understanding quality, thereby allowing consumers to grasp the quality of products from the product provider identified by the information provider.

[0034] Furthermore, the point giving means gives points to the information provider whose information for quality understanding has been used, thereby increasing the information provider's incentive to have their information for quality understanding used.

[0035] In addition, since the points are awarded to information provider information whose information for quality understanding has been used, in other words, selected information provider information, competition will arise among information providers who want their information to be used, and it is expected that the quality of the information for quality understanding contained in the information provider information will be further improved. Note that in the case of the second information provider information, it is expected that the quality of the reference information will be improved so that the quality of the "information for quality understanding" can be improved.

[0036] Here, when the product provider information includes selection criteria information for selecting selected information provider information from the multiple information provider information recorded in the information provider information recording means, and the reference information generating means generates reference information (reference information for information for understanding the quality of the product provided by the product provider) based on the selection criteria information, it is possible to obtain information to be referenced when selecting the selected information provider information from the multiple information provider information.

[0037] Furthermore, when the information provider information selection means selects the selected information provider information based on the reference information generated by the reference information generation means, the selected information provider information can be selected based on the selection criteria information even if the product provider does not select specific information provider information. The information provider information selection means may select one or more pieces of information provider information.

[0038] Here, when a product provider records selection criteria information in a product provider information recording means as the "criteria for information to be selected," the reference information generated based on the selection criteria information (criteria for information to be selected) can be regarded as model information for understanding the quality of the product (i.e., information for understanding the quality that the product provider wants to select). Therefore, when selection criteria information is recorded as the "criteria for information to be selected", information provider information having a high similarity to the reference information (model information) will be selected as the selected information provider information.

[0039] On the other hand, when a product provider records selection criteria information in a product provider information recording means as "criteria for information that the product provider does not want to select," the reference information generated based on the selection criteria information (criteria for information that the product provider does not want to select) can be regarded as negative example information for understanding product quality (i.e., information for understanding quality that the product provider does not want to select). Therefore, when selection criteria information is recorded as "criteria for information not to be selected," information provider information that is low in similarity to the reference information (bad example information) will be selected as the selected information provider information.

[0040] In addition, compared to recording "criteria for information not to be selected" as the selection criteria information, recording "criteria for information to be selected" as the selection criteria information allows the product provider to more directly identify the information he or she wants to select, so in terms of fully reflecting the product provider's wishes, it is preferable to record "criteria for information to be selected" as the selection criteria information.

[0041] Here, instead of outputting "selected information provider information selected based on reference information", a configuration in which "reference information" is output may be considered. However, since the reference information is merely information generated by the reference information generating means based on the selection criteria information, in order to output information provider information identified from the perspective of the information provider, the present invention is configured to output "selected information provider information selected based on the reference information," that is, to output information provider information identified from the perspective of the information provider.

[0042] The information providing system of the present invention further comprises a service provider information recording means for recording information including information of a predetermined service and transmitted from a terminal of a service provider as service provider information; an information provider information recording means for recording information including information of the service provided by the service provider and reference information for generating information for understanding the quality of the service provided by the service provider and transmitted from a terminal of an information provider different from the service provider as information provider information; an information provider information generating and recording means for generating information for understanding the quality of the service provided by the service provider based on the reference information and recording the information in the information provider information recording means as part of the information provider information; an information output means for outputting the information for understanding quality included in selected information provider information which is information provider information selected from the information provider information recorded in the information provider information recording means, or identification information capable of accessing the information for understanding quality included in the selected information provider information; and a point granting means for granting points to the information provider whose information for understanding quality has been used by outputting information by the information output means.

[0043] Here, by recording information on a specific service as the service provider information in the service provider information recording means, it is possible to identify the specific service provided by the service provider.

[0044] Furthermore, by recording information on the services provided by the service provider as information provider information in the information provider information recording means, a specific service provided by the service provider can be specified from the perspective of the information provider.

[0045] Furthermore, by identifying a specific service based on information from both the service provider and the information provider, it is possible to prevent information tampering or forgery. In other words, by recording information that should be identical (information for a specified service) from both the party that provides it (the service provider) and the other party (the information provider), it is possible to prevent tampering or counterfeiting of information.

[0046] Furthermore, by including criteria information in the information provider information, in other words, by recording the criteria information in the information provider information recording means as the information provider information, it is possible to identify criteria for generating "information for understanding the quality of services provided by a service provider." Based on the reference information recorded in the information provider information recording means, the information provider information generating and recording means described later generates "information for understanding the quality of the service provided by the service provider".

[0047] In addition, by the information provider information generating and recording means generating "information for understanding the quality of services provided by a service provider" based on standard information, information can be obtained that identifies the quality of services provided by a service provider from the perspective of the information provider (strictly speaking, information that can be considered to have been identified from the perspective of the information provider can be obtained).

[0048] When information for understanding the quality of the service provided by the service provider is recorded in the service provider information recording means as the service provider information, the quality of the service provided by the service provider can be specified. Furthermore, by specifying the quality of a given service based on information from both the service provider and the information provider, it is possible to prevent tampering or forgery of information. That is, by recording information that should be the same (information for understanding the quality of a service) from both the provider (service provider) and the other (information provider) (strictly speaking, the information provider records the reference information, and the information provider information generating and recording means records "information for understanding the quality of a service"), it is possible to prevent tampering or forgery of information. And since it is possible to prevent tampering or forgery of information, the information provider information also plays a role in guaranteeing the quality of a specified service provided by the service provider.

[0049] In addition, the information output means outputs information for understanding quality contained in the selected information provider information, or identification information that allows access to information for understanding quality, thereby enabling consumers to grasp the quality of the service of the service provider specified by the information provider.

[0050] Furthermore, the point giving means gives points to the information provider whose information for quality understanding has been used, thereby increasing the information provider's incentive to have their information for quality understanding used.

[0051] In addition, since the points are awarded to information provider information whose information for quality understanding has been used, in other words, selected information provider information, competition will arise among information providers who want their information to be used, and it is expected that the quality of the information for quality understanding contained in the information provider information will be further improved. In other words, it is expected that the quality of the reference information will be improved so that the quality of the "information for quality understanding" can be improved.

[0052] Here, when the service provider information includes selection criteria information for selecting selected information provider information from the multiple information provider information recorded in the information provider information recording means, and the reference information generating means generates reference information (reference information for information for understanding the quality of services provided by the service provider) based on the selection criteria information, it is possible to obtain information to be referenced when selecting the selected information provider information from the multiple information provider information.

[0053] Furthermore, when the information provider information selection means selects the selected information provider information based on the reference information generated by the reference information generation means, the selected information provider information can be selected based on the selection criteria information even if the service provider does not select specific information provider information. The information provider information selection means may select one or more pieces of information provider information.

[0054] Here, when a service provider records selection criteria information in a service provider information recording means as "criteria for information to be selected," the reference information generated based on the selection criteria information (criteria for information to be selected) can be regarded as exemplary information for understanding the quality of the service (i.e., information for understanding the quality that the service provider wants to select). Therefore, when selection criteria information is recorded as the "criteria for information to be selected", information provider information having a high similarity to the reference information (model information) will be selected as the selected information provider information.

[0055] On the other hand, when a service provider records selection criteria information in a service provider information recording means as "criteria for information that the service provider does not want to select," the reference information generated based on the selection criteria information (criteria for information that the service provider does not want to select) can be regarded as negative example information for understanding the quality of the service (i.e., information for understanding the quality that the service provider does not want to select). Therefore, when selection criteria information is recorded as "criteria for information not to be selected," information provider information that is low in similarity to the reference information (bad example information) will be selected as the selected information provider information.

[0056] In addition, compared to recording "criteria for information not to be selected" as the selection criteria information, recording "criteria for information to be selected" as the selection criteria information allows the service provider to more directly identify the information they want to select, so in terms of fully reflecting the intentions of the service provider, it is preferable to record "criteria for information to be selected" as the selection criteria information.

[0057] Here, instead of outputting "selected information provider information selected based on reference information", a configuration in which "reference information" is output may be considered. However, since the reference information is merely information generated by the reference information generating means based on the selection criteria information, in order to output information provider information identified from the perspective of the information provider, the present invention is configured to output "selected information provider information selected based on the reference information," that is, to output information provider information identified from the perspective of the information provider.

[0058] The information providing system of the present invention further comprises: a service provider information recording means for recording information including information on a predetermined service and transmitted from a terminal of a service provider as information provider information; and an information provider information recording means for recording at least one of information of first information provider information including information on the service provided by the service provider and information for understanding the quality of the service provided by the service provider and transmitted from a terminal of an information provider different from the service provider, and information of second information provider information including information on the service provided by the service provider and reference information for generating information for understanding the quality of the service provided by the service provider and transmitted from a terminal of an information provider different from the service provider as information provider information. the information provider information generating and recording means for generating information for understanding the quality of the service provided by the service provider based on the reference information when the second information provider information is recorded in the information provider information recording means, and recording the information in the information provider information recording means as part of the second information provider information; information output means for outputting the information for understanding quality included in selected information provider information which is information provider information selected from the information provider information recorded in the information provider information recording means, or identification information with which the information for understanding quality included in the selected information provider information can be accessed; and point awarding means for awarding points to the information provider whose information for understanding quality has been used by outputting information by the information output means.

[0059] Here, by recording information on a specific service as the service provider information in the service provider information recording means, it is possible to identify the specific service provided by the service provider.

[0060] In addition, by recording information about the services provided by the service provider in the information provider information recording means as information provider information (first information provider information and second information provider information), it is possible to identify a specific service provided by the service provider from the perspective of the information provider.

[0061] Furthermore, by identifying a specific service based on information from both the service provider and the information provider, it is possible to prevent information tampering or forgery. In other words, by recording information that should be identical (information for a specified service) from both the party that provides it (the service provider) and the other party (the information provider), it is possible to prevent tampering or counterfeiting of information.

[0062] Furthermore, by including the reference information in the second information provider information, in other words, by recording the reference information in the information provider information recording means as the second information provider information, it is possible to identify the criteria for generating "information for understanding the quality of the service provided by the service provider". Based on the reference information recorded in the information provider information recording means, the information provider information generating and recording means described later generates "information for understanding the quality of the service provided by the service provider".

[0063] In addition, by the information provider information generating and recording means generating "information for understanding the quality of services provided by a service provider" based on standard information, information can be obtained that identifies the quality of services provided by a service provider from the perspective of the information provider (strictly speaking, information that can be considered to have been identified from the perspective of the information provider can be obtained).

[0064] When information for understanding the quality of the service provided by the service provider is recorded in the service provider information recording means as the service provider information, the quality of the service provided by the service provider can be specified. Furthermore, by specifying the quality of a given service based on information from both the service provider and the information provider, it is possible to prevent tampering or forgery of information. That is, by recording information that should be the same (information for understanding the quality of a service) from both the provider (service provider) and the other (information provider) (strictly speaking, in the case of the second information provider information, the information provider information generating and recording means records "information for understanding the quality of a service"), it is possible to prevent tampering, forgery, etc. of information. And, since it is possible to prevent tampering, forgery, etc. of information, the information provider information also plays a role of guaranteeing the quality of a specified service provided by the service provider.

[0065] In addition, the information output means outputs information for understanding quality contained in the selected information provider information, or identification information that allows access to information for understanding quality, thereby enabling consumers to grasp the quality of the service of the service provider specified by the information provider.

[0066] Furthermore, the point giving means gives points to the information provider whose information for quality understanding has been used, thereby increasing the information provider's incentive to have their information for quality understanding used.

[0067] In addition, since the points are awarded to information provider information whose information for quality understanding has been used, in other words, selected information provider information, competition will arise among information providers who want their information to be used, and it is expected that the quality of the information for quality understanding contained in the information provider information will be further improved. Note that in the case of the second information provider information, it is expected that the quality of the reference information will be improved so that the quality of the "information for quality understanding" can be improved.

[0068] Here, when the service provider information includes selection criteria information for selecting selected information provider information from the multiple information provider information recorded in the information provider information recording means, and the reference information generating means generates reference information (reference information for information for understanding the quality of services provided by the service provider) based on the selection criteria information, it is possible to obtain information to be referenced when selecting the selected information provider information from the multiple information provider information.

[0069] Furthermore, when the information provider information selection means selects the selected information provider information based on the reference information generated by the reference information generation means, the selected information provider information can be selected based on the selection criteria information even if the service provider does not select specific information provider information. The information provider information selection means may select one or more pieces of information provider information.

[0070] Here, when a service provider records selection criteria information in a service provider information recording means as "criteria for information to be selected," the reference information generated based on the selection criteria information (criteria for information to be selected) can be regarded as exemplary information for understanding the quality of the service (i.e., information for understanding the quality that the service provider wants to select). Therefore, when selection criteria information is recorded as the "criteria for information to be selected", information provider information having a high similarity to the reference information (model information) will be selected as the selected information provider information.

[0071] On the other hand, when a service provider records selection criteria information in a service provider information recording means as "criteria for information that the service provider does not want to select," the reference information generated based on the selection criteria information (criteria for information that the service provider does not want to select) can be regarded as negative example information for understanding the quality of the service (i.e., information for understanding the quality that the service provider does not want to select). Therefore, when selection criteria information is recorded as "criteria for information not to be selected," information provider information that is low in similarity to the reference information (bad example information) will be selected as the selected information provider information.

[0072] In addition, compared to recording "criteria for information not to be selected" as the selection criteria information, recording "criteria for information to be selected" as the selection criteria information allows the service provider to more directly identify the information they want to select, so in terms of fully reflecting the intentions of the service provider, it is preferable to record "criteria for information to be selected" as the selection criteria information.

[0073] Here, instead of outputting "selected information provider information selected based on reference information", a configuration in which "reference information" is output may be considered. However, since the reference information is merely information generated by the reference information generating means based on the selection criteria information, in order to output information provider information identified from the perspective of the information provider, the present invention is configured to output "selected information provider information selected based on the reference information," that is, to output information provider information identified from the perspective of the information provider.

[0074] By the way, the "prescribed commodity" here includes food. Also, the "prescribed commodity" includes both primary and secondary products, and both tangible and intangible goods.

[0075] In addition, the term "specified services" here refers to various kinds of services provided to customers and efforts made for others, regardless of whether such services are provided for a fee or not.

[0076] In addition, the "identification information that can access information for understanding quality" here means, for example, an identifier such as a two-dimensional barcode or a color code that can access a website containing "information for understanding quality" via a communication line.

[0077] Furthermore, "points" here refers to points that can be exchanged for prizes or merchandise, discounted, or used as part of the cost of future purchases, and includes both points that can be converted into cash and points that cannot be converted into cash. Effect of the Invention

[0078] The information providing system of the present invention allows consumers to select products and services with even greater peace of mind, thereby improving the reliability of products and services. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0079] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining a first configuration example of a product information providing system according to the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a method of using the product information providing system of the present invention. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining a second configuration example of a product information providing system according to the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing another example of a method of using the product information providing system of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0080] Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter, referred to as "embodiments") will be described. The description will be made in the following order. 1. First embodiment 2. Second embodiment 3. Variations

[0081] <First embodiment> FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram for explaining a product information providing system 1 which is an example of a configuration example of the information providing system of the present invention. The product information providing system 1 shown in Figure 1 is configured to be able to exchange various types of information with a product provider terminal 2 used by a product provider, information provider terminals 3 (3A, 3B, 3C, 3D, 3E, 3F) used by an information provider, and a generating AI 4 via the Internet 5.

[0082] The information providers who use the information provider terminal 3 include, but are not limited to, (1) persons who have received products from the product provider through a route other than the product provider, (2) customers (existing customers) who have received products from the product provider in the past, and (3) research companies and evaluation companies whose business is researching and evaluating various products. In addition, the information providers may be all persons who have received products through a route other than the product provider, all of the information providers are existing customers, all of the information providers are research companies or evaluation companies, or some of the information providers may be persons who have received products through a route other than the product provider and the other part are research companies or evaluation companies, and may be any combination of (1) to (3).

[0083] The product information providing system 1 also includes a product provider information recording means 6 for recording the product provider information transmitted from the product provider terminal 2.

[0084] Furthermore, the product provider information recording means 6 is configured to be capable of recording at least information 6a on the contents of the products that the product provider provides to the customer, information (text information) 6b on the quality of such products, and output target information 6c for identifying the information provider information to be output.

[0085] Here, product quality information 6b and output target information 6c are recorded in association with product content information 6a. Note that when multiple pieces of product content information are recorded (i.e., when product content information other than product content information 6a is also recorded in addition to product content information 6a), product quality information and output target information corresponding to each piece of product content information are recorded.

[0086] In addition, the product information provision system 1 has an information provider information recording means 7A for recording information provider information A transmitted from the information provider terminal 3A used by the information provider, an information provider information recording means 7B for recording information provider information B transmitted from the information provider terminal 3B used by the information provider, an information provider information recording means 7C for recording information provider information C transmitted from the information provider terminal 3C used by the information provider, an information provider information recording means 7D for recording information provider information D transmitted from the information provider terminal 3D used by the information provider, an information provider information recording means 7E for recording information provider information E transmitted from the information provider terminal 3E used by the information provider, and an information provider information recording means 7F for recording information provider information F transmitted from the information provider terminal 3F used by the information provider.

[0087] In addition, the information provider information recording means 7A is configured to be able to record at least information 7Aa of the information provider using the information provider terminal 3A, information 7Ab of the content of the product provided by the product provider, reference information 7Ac for generating "information (text information) on the quality of the product provided by the product provider", information 7Ad (text information) on the quality of the product provided by the product provider, information 7Ae on the redemption rate when the information 7Ad on the quality of the product is used, and information 7Af on the points held.

[0088] Here, "product content information 7Ab" is information about a product provided by a product provider other than the product provider using the product provider terminal 2 (hereinafter referred to as a "product from a different route"), which is the same as the product provided by the product provider using the product provider terminal 2.

[0089] Also, linked to the information provider information 7Aa, product content information 7Ab, standard information 7Ac, product quality information 7Ad, return rate information 7Ae, and point information 7Af are recorded. Also, linked to the product content information 7Ab, standard information 7Ac, product quality information 7Ad, and return rate information 7Ae are recorded. Note that when multiple product content information is recorded (i.e., when product content information other than product content information 7Ab is also recorded in addition to product content information 7Ab), standard information, product quality information, and return rate information corresponding to each product content information are recorded.

[0090] Similarly, the information provider information recording means 7B is configured to record at least information 7Ba of an information provider using the information provider terminal 3B, information 7Bb of the contents of the products provided by the product provider, reference information 7Bc for generating "information (text information) on the quality of the products provided by the product provider", information 7Bd (text information) on the quality of the products provided by the product provider, information 7Be on the redemption rate when the information 7Bd on the quality of the products is used, and information 7Bf on held points.

[0091] Here, "product content information 7Bb" is information about a product provided by a product provider other than the product provider using the product provider terminal 2 (hereinafter referred to as a "product from a different route"), which is the same as the product provided by the product provider using the product provider terminal 2.

[0092] Also, linked to the information provider information 7Ba, product content information 7Bb, standard information 7Bc, product quality information 7Bd, return rate information 7Be, and point information 7Bf are recorded. Also, linked to the product content information 7Bb, standard information 7Bc, product quality information 7Bd, and return rate information 7Be are recorded. Note that when multiple pieces of product content information are recorded (i.e., when product content information other than product content information 7Bb is also recorded in addition to product content information 7Bb), standard information, product quality information, and return rate information corresponding to each piece of product content information are recorded.

[0093] Similarly, the information provider information recording means 7C is configured to record at least information 7Ca of an information provider using the information provider terminal 3C, information 7Cb of the content of the product provided by the product provider, reference information 7Cc for generating "information (text information) on the quality of the product provided by the product provider", information 7Cd of the quality of the product provided by the product provider (text information), information 7Ce of the redemption rate when the product quality information 7Cd is used, and information 7Cf of points held.

[0094] Here, "product content information 7Cb" is information about a product provided by a product provider other than the product provider using the product provider terminal 2 (hereinafter referred to as a "product from a different route"), which is the same as the product provided by the product provider using the product provider terminal 2.

[0095] Also, linked to the information provider information 7Ca, product content information 7Cb, standard information 7Cc, product quality information 7Cd, return rate information 7Ce, and point information 7Cf are recorded. Also, linked to the product content information 7Cb, standard information 7Cc, product quality information 7Cd, and return rate information 7Ce are recorded. Note that when multiple product content information is recorded (i.e., when product content information other than product content information 7Cb is also recorded in addition to product content information 7Cb), standard information, product quality information, and return rate information corresponding to each product content information are recorded.

[0096] Similarly, the information provider information recording means 7D is configured to record at least information 7Da of the information provider using the information provider terminal 3D, information 7Db of the content of the product provided by the product provider, reference information 7Dc for generating "information (text information) on the quality of the product provided by the product provider", information (text information) 7Dd of the quality of the product provided by the product provider, information 7De of the redemption rate when the product quality information 7Dd is used, and information 7Df of points held.

[0097] Here, the "product content information 7Db" is information about a product provided by a product provider other than the product provider using the product provider terminal 2 (hereinafter referred to as a "product from a different route"), which is the same as the product provided by the product provider using the product provider terminal 2.

[0098] Additionally, linked to the information provider information 7Da, product content information 7Db, standard information 7Dc, product quality information 7Dd, return rate information 7De, and point information 7Df are recorded. Additionally, linked to the product content information 7Db, standard information 7Dc, product quality information 7Dd, and return rate information 7De are recorded. Note that when multiple pieces of product content information are recorded (i.e., when product content information other than product content information 7Db is also recorded in addition to product content information 7Db), standard information, product quality information, and return rate information corresponding to each piece of product content information are recorded.

[0099] Similarly, the information provider information recording means 7E is configured to record at least information 7Ea of an information provider using the information provider terminal 3E, information 7Eb of the content of the product provided by the product provider, reference information 7Ec for generating "information (text information) on the quality of the product provided by the product provider", information (text information) 7Ed of the quality of the product provided by the product provider, information 7Ee of the redemption rate when the product quality information 7Ed is used, and information 7Ef of points held.

[0100] Here, "product content information 7Eb" is information about a product provided by a product provider other than the product provider using the product provider terminal 2 (hereinafter referred to as a "product from a different route"), which is the same product as the product provided by the product provider using the product provider terminal 2.

[0101] Also, linked to the information provider information 7Ea, product content information 7Eb, standard information 7Ec, product quality information 7Ed, return rate information 7Ee, and point information 7Ef are recorded. Also, linked to the product content information 7Eb, standard information 7Ec, product quality information 7Ed, and return rate information 7Ee are recorded. Note that when multiple product content information is recorded (i.e., when product content information other than product content information 7Eb is also recorded in addition to product content information 7Eb), standard information, product quality information, and return rate information corresponding to each product content information are recorded.

[0102] Similarly, the information provider information recording means 7F is configured to record at least information 7Fa of an information provider using the information provider terminal 3F, information 7Fb of the content of the product provided by the product provider, reference information 7Fc for generating "information (text information) on the quality of the product provided by the product provider", information 7Fd of the quality of the product provided by the product provider (text information), information 7Fe of the redemption rate when the product quality information 7Fd is used, and information 7Ff of points held.

[0103] Here, "product content information 7Fb" is information about a product provided by a product provider other than the product provider using the product provider terminal 2 (hereinafter referred to as a "product from a different route"), which is the same product as the product provided by the product provider using the product provider terminal 2.

[0104] Also, linked to the information provider information 7Fa are recorded product content information 7Fb, standard information 7Fc, product quality information 7Fd, return rate information 7Fe, and point information 7Ff. Also, linked to the product content information 7Fb are recorded standard information 7Fc, product quality information 7Fd, and return rate information 7Fe. When multiple product content information is recorded (i.e., when product content information other than product content information 7Fb is also recorded in addition to product content information 7Fb), standard information, product quality information, and return rate information corresponding to each product content information are recorded.

[0105] The product information providing system 1 also includes an information provider information generating and recording means 8 that generates and records "information (text information) on the quality of products provided by product providers" (hereinafter referred to as "product quality information").

[0106] Here, when "product content information" or "standard information" is recorded in the information provider information recording means 7 (7A to 7F), the information provider information generating and recording means 8 inputs the "product content information" and "standard information" to a general-purpose generative AI (generative AI) 4, obtains the output result of the generative AI 4, and generates "product quality information" and records it in the information provider information recording means 7 (7A to 7F). In addition, when new "product quality information" is generated, it will be registered in place of (overwrite) the previous "product quality information."

[0107] Specifically, when "product content information 7Ab" and "standard information 7Ac" are recorded as information provider information A, "product content information 7Ab" and "standard information 7Ac" are input to generation AI4, and "product quality information 7Ad", which is the output result of generation AI4, is recorded in information provider information recording means 7A.

[0108] As a specific example, the standard information 7Ac includes the following: (1) Technical terms should be revised into simpler terms and explanations should be provided. (2) Use "... (specific data)" as data to support quality (3) Using "... (specific testimonials)" as a testimonial about using a product (4) The content must not contain any expressions that may offend others. When the above information is recorded, the contents of (1) to (4) and the “product content information 7Ab” are input into the generation AI to generate product quality information 7Ad.

[0109] Similarly, when "product content information 7Bb" or "standard information 7Bc" is recorded as information provider information B, "product content information 7Bb" and "standard information 7Bc" are input to generation AI4, and "product quality information 7Bd", which is the output result of generation AI4, is recorded in information provider information recording means 7B.

[0110] As a concrete example, in the standard information 7Bc, (1) Use technical terms so that experts can understand (2) For data supporting the quality, please refer to the ____ database. (3) If there are alternative products, introduce them. (4) Enter "... (specific details)" as the caution information. In this case, the contents of (1) to (4) and the “product content information 7Bb” are input to the generation AI to generate product quality information 7Bd. Incidentally, specific examples of how the product quality information 7Cd to 7Fd, which will be described later, is generated will be omitted.

[0111] Similarly, when "product content information 7Cb" or "standard information 7Cc" is recorded as information provider information C, "product content information 7Cb" and "standard information 7Cc" are input to generation AI4, and "product quality information 7Cd", which is the output result of generation AI4, is recorded in information provider information recording means 7C.

[0112] Similarly, when "product content information 7Db" or "standard information 7Dc" is recorded as information provider information D, "product content information 7Db" and "standard information 7Dc" are input into generation AI4, and the output result of generation AI4, "product quality information 7Dd", is recorded in information provider information recording means 7D.

[0113] Similarly, when "product content information 7Eb" or "standard information 7Ec" is recorded as information provider information E, "product content information 7Eb" and "standard information 7Ec" are input to generation AI4, and "product quality information 7Ed", which is the output result of generation AI4, is recorded in information provider information recording means 7E.

[0114] Similarly, when "product content information 7Fb" or "standard information 7Fc" is recorded as information provider information F, "product content information 7Fb" and "standard information 7Fc" are input into generation AI4, and the output result of generation AI4, "product quality information 7Fd", is recorded in information provider information recording means 7F.

[0115] In addition, the product information provision system 1 has an information output means 9 that outputs information provider information identified based on the output target information 6c when a new customer (prospective customer) requests information (hereinafter, the "information provider information identified based on the output target information 6c" is referred to as "selected information provider information").

[0116] Specifically, the information output means 9 outputs the “information on the contents of the product” and the “information on the quality of the product” recorded in the information provider information recording means 7 .

[0117] However, if information provider information could be changed solely at the discretion of the information provider, the product provider could suffer significant disadvantages depending on the content of the changed information. For example, a case could occur in which a product provider is led to select information that the product provider prefers when making a new record, and then maliciously changes the information to false information. Therefore, although the information provider can change the information provider information by himself / herself, the change may be configured so that it is reflected only when the product provider approves the change. In addition, in the case of new registration (not change of recorded information), the information will not be output unless the product provider selects it, so there is no need for an approval mechanism.

[0118] Furthermore, the product information providing system 1 includes a point giving means 10 that gives points to the information provider when the information output means 9 outputs the "selected information provider information".

[0119] Specifically, for example, when "product content information 7Eb" and "product quality information 7Ed" are output as "selected information provider information", points corresponding to the redemption rate information 7Ee are added to the point information 7Ef held by the information provider information recording means 7E.

[0120] FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a method of using the product information providing system 1 of the present invention. In the following, it is assumed that the information providers 30 (30A, 30B, 30C, 30D, 30E, 30F) have received products from a different route in the past, and that new customers 40 are collecting information when considering whether or not to receive products from the product provider 20.

[0121] [1. Recording of various information] In one example of a method of using the product information providing system 1 of the present invention, in order for a new customer 40 to obtain information, various pieces of information need to be recorded in the product information providing system 1. For this purpose, the recording of various pieces of information in the product information providing system 1 will be described.

[0122] First, the product provider 20 records the contents of the product 200 that he / she provides (information 6a on product contents) in the product provider information recording means 6 using the product provider terminal 2. In addition, the product provider 20 records the contents of the quality of the product 200 that he / she provides (information 6b on product quality) in the product provider information recording means 6 using the product provider terminal 2. These recording steps are indicated by the reference symbol (1) in FIG.

[0123] Next, the information provider 30A records information identifying himself (information provider information 7Aa) in the information provider information recording means 7A using the information provider terminal 3A. In addition, the contents of the product in another route (information on product contents 7Ab) and information for generating "contents of the quality of the product in another route" (reference information 7Ac) are linked to the information provider information 7Aa and recorded in the information provider information recording means 7A using the information provider terminal 3A.

[0124] Also, information 7Ae of the return rate when the product quality information 7Ad is used is linked to the information provider information 7Aa and recorded in the information provider information recording means 7A using the information provider terminal 3A. These recording steps are indicated by the reference symbol (2) in FIG.

[0125] Furthermore, when the information provider 30A records various information, the information provider information generating and recording means 8 generates "product quality information 7Ad", and the generated "product quality information 7Ad" is recorded (newly recorded) in the information provider information recording means 7A.

[0126] When the information provider information generating and recording means 8 records the "information 7Ad on the quality of the product", a message to that effect is transmitted to the product provider 20 (step indicated by reference symbol (3) in FIG. 2).

[0127] Here, we explain the case where information provider 30A records information 7Ae of the rebate rate when information provider information 7Aa, product content information 7Ab, reference information 7Ac, and product quality information 7Ad are used, but information provider 30B, information provider 30C, information provider 30D, information provider 30E, and information provider 30F also record in a similar manner. It should be noted that the information providers 30A to 30F do not record at the same time, but sequentially.

[0128] Here, if recording is to be made in the order of information provider 30A, information provider 30B, information provider 30C, information provider 30D, information provider 30E, and information provider 30F, when information provider 30B records various information, the information provider information generating and recording means 8 generates and records "product quality information 7Ad" and "product quality information 7Bd" ("product quality information 7Ad" is recorded by overwriting the information provider information recording means 7A, and "product quality information 7Bd" is newly recorded in the information provider information recording means 7B).

[0129] In addition, when the information provider 30C records various information, the information provider information generating and recording means 8 generates and records "product quality information 7Ad-7Bd" and "product quality information 7Cd" ("product quality information 7Ad-7Bd" is recorded by overwriting the information provider information recording means 7A-7B, and "product quality information 7Cd" is newly recorded in the information provider information recording means 7C).

[0130] Furthermore, when the information provider 30D records various information, the information provider information generating and recording means 8 generates and records "product quality information 7Ad-7Cd" and "product quality information 7Dd" ("product quality information 7Ad-7Cd" is recorded by overwriting the information provider information recording means 7A-7C, and "product quality information 7Dd" is newly recorded in the information provider information recording means 7D).

[0131] In addition, when the information provider 30E records various information, the information provider information generating and recording means 8 generates and records "product quality information 7Ad-7Dd" and "product quality information 7Ed" ("product quality information 7Ad-7Dd" is recorded by overwriting the information provider information recording means 7A-7D, and "product quality information 7Ed" is newly recorded in the information provider information recording means 7E).

[0132] In addition, when the information provider 30F records various information, the information provider information generating and recording means 8 generates and records "product quality information 7Ad-7Ed" and "product quality information 7Fd" ("product quality information 7Ad-7Ed" is recorded by overwriting the information provider information recording means 7A-7E, and "product quality information 7Fd" is newly recorded in the information provider information recording means 7F).

[0133] Each time the information provider information generating and recording means 8 records the "information 7Ad to 7Fd on product quality," a notice to that effect is transmitted to the product provider 20 (step indicated by reference symbol (3) in FIG. 2).

[0134] Next, since the information to that effect has been sent in the step indicated by (3) above, the product provider 20 accesses the product information providing system 1, checks the recorded information provider information (A to F), and then selects one of the information provider information (for example, compares the quality of the "product quality information" and selects the information provider information, compares the "rebate rate" and selects the information provider information, etc.), and records the output target information 6c using the product provider terminal 2 (step indicated by symbol (4) in Figure 2).

[0135] After the various information is recorded as described above, it becomes possible to provide the new customer 40 with various information.

[0136] Note that, here, we have only explained the case where the information provider 30 records various information about the product 200 provided by the product provider 20. However, the information recorded in the product information providing system 1 is not only information relating to the "product 200 provided by the product provider 20", but also information relating to "products other than the product 200 provided by the product provider 20" and "products provided by product providers other than the product provider 20." That is, in this embodiment, an example will be described in which a new customer 40 obtains information related to the product 200 provided by the product provider 20 (described later), but the product information providing system 1 can also provide information related to "products other than the product 200 provided by the product provider 20" or "products provided by product providers other than the product provider 20."

[0137] [2. Provision of various information] A new customer 40 who wishes to receive various information related to a product 200 provided by a product provider 20 accesses the product information providing system 1 via the Internet 5 using a new customer terminal (not shown) (step indicated by the symbol (5) in FIG. 2).

[0138] When the new customer 40 accesses the product information providing system 1, a list of product providers who can provide information is displayed on the new customer terminal, and the new customer 40 selects "product provider 20" from the displayed list. Furthermore, when "product provider 20" is selected, a list of products provided by the product provider 20 is displayed, and the new customer 40 selects "product 200" from the displayed list.

[0139] Then, when "product 200 of product provider 20" is selected from the new customer terminal, the information output means 9 outputs "product content information 6a (information corresponding to product 200 is product content information 6a)" recorded in the product provider information recording means 6 and "product quality information 6b" linked to "product content information 6a" (information is displayed on the new customer terminal).

[0140] Additionally, the information output means 9 outputs information provider information based on "output target information 6c" linked to "product content information 6a" (information is displayed on the new customer terminal). Specifically, for example, when "product quality information 7Ed" is recorded as an output target in "output target information 6c", the means outputs "product quality information 7Ed" and "product content information 7Eb" linked to "product quality information 7Ed".

[0141] Thereafter, when the new customer 40 receives the product 200 from the product provider 20 (when purchasing the product 200 from the product provider 20), the product provider 20 provides the product 200 to the new customer 40.

[0142] When the information output means 9 outputs the information, a message to that effect is sent to the information provider (the step indicated by reference symbol (6) in FIG. 2 for the case where the message is sent to the information provider 7E).

[0143] [3. Points Awarding] When the information output means 9 outputs information, the point granting means 10 grants points to the registrant of the information output by the information output means 9. Specifically, for example, when the information output means 9 outputs "information 7Ed on product quality", points equivalent to the price obtained by multiplying the "price of the product 200 of the product provider 20" by the return rate information 7Ee are granted, and the information 7Ef on the points held is updated.

[0144] [effect] In the above-described product information providing system of the present invention, the quality of the product 200 of the product provider 20 can be grasped by the "product quality information 7Ed." Furthermore, by checking the "Product Quality Information 7Ed" before receiving the product 200, the new customer 40 can understand the quality of the product 200, thereby obtaining information to decide whether or not to receive the product 200 from the product provider 20 (whether or not to purchase the product 200).

[0145] In addition, both "product quality information 6b" and "product quality information 7Ed" are output, and "product 200 quality information" is identified based on information from both the party providing the product (product provider 20) and others (information provider 30E), thereby preventing tampering or counterfeiting of information.

[0146] Similarly, by outputting both "product content information 6a" and "product content information 7Eb," and identifying "product 200" based on information from both the party providing the product (product provider 20) and others (information provider 30E), it is possible to prevent tampering or counterfeiting of information.

[0147] In addition, since points are awarded to information providers, this increases the incentive for them to register their information, which is expected to lead to the enrichment of information provider information (enhancing quantity and quality), and as a result, the quality of product 200 can be better understood.

[0148] Furthermore, since the information providers themselves can register the "reference information 7Ac-7Fc" and the "rebate rate information 7Ae-7Fe" and points are awarded only for the information provider information selected by the product provider 20, it is expected that the quality of the information provider information will be improved, which will also allow for a better understanding of the "quality of the product 200."

[0149] Furthermore, the information provider can generate "product quality information 7Ad-7Fd" simply by recording the "reference information 7Ac-7Fc", which means that from the information provider's perspective, the task of recording "product quality information 7Ad-7Fd" is made easier; in other words, it means that the difficulty of recording information provider information is reduced, and it is expected that information provider information will become more abundant (increased in quantity).

[0150] Furthermore, since the generation AI does not necessarily produce the same output even if the input information is the same (for example, even if the ``reference information 7Ac'' and ``product content information 7Ab'' are the same, multiple ``product quality information 7Ad'' may be generated), by adopting a ``configuration in which the information provider information generating and recording means 8 generates product quality information 7Ad-7Fd'', the number of ``product quality information 7Ad-7Fd'' that the product provider can actually select from is increased compared to a ``configuration in which the information provider records product quality information 7Ad-7Fd''.

[0151] [Variation 1] In this embodiment, the case where "product quality information 7Ed" is output is explained as an example, but since it is sufficient for new customers 40 to be able to confirm the "product quality information 7Ed", it is also possible to output identification information (an identifier such as a two-dimensional barcode or color code) that allows access to the "product quality information 7Ed". In this case, the new customer uses the identification information to access a website or the like on which the "information on product quality 7Ed" is posted on his / her terminal, and confirms the "information on product quality 7Ed." In addition, when the "product quality information 7Ed" is accessed through identification information as in variant example 1, in consideration of the expectation of new customers that the same information will be posted on the website they access, even if the "product quality information 7Ed" in the information provider information recording means 7E is changed, the "product quality information 7Ed" before the change may be posted on the website accessed using the identification information output before the change.

[0152] [Variation 2] In addition, in this embodiment, an example is given of a case where "product quality information 7Ad-7Fd" is generated and recorded when information provider information A-F is recorded, but it is also possible to configure the "product quality information 7Ad-7Fd" to be generated and recorded at a predetermined cycle, regardless of the recording of information provider information A-F.

[0153] [Variation 3] In addition, in this embodiment, an example is given of a case where the "product quality information 7Ad-7Fd" is updated (i.e., the previously recorded "product quality information 7Ad-7Fd" is overwritten with the subsequently generated "product quality information 7Ad-7Fd"), but the "product quality information 7Ad-7Fd" does not necessarily need to be updated, and the initially generated "product quality information 7Ad-7Fd" may be permanently used as long as the "reference information 7Ac-7Fc" is not changed.

[0154] [Variation 4] In addition, in the present embodiment, the "information on product quality 6b" and the "information on product quality 7Ad to 7Fd" are described as text information, but it is sufficient if the quality of the product can be specified, and the information does not necessarily have to be text information. For example, the "information on product quality 6b" and the "information on product quality 7Ad to 7Fd" may include image information (image information only, or text information and image information).

[0155] [Variation 5] In addition, in this embodiment, an example is given in which the information provider terminals 3A to 3F are used to record the "reference information 7Ac to 7Fc" and the information provider information generating and recording means 8 records the "product quality information 7Ad to 7Fd", but the "product quality information 7Ad to 7Fd" may also be recorded using the information provider terminals 3A to 3F. In this case (i.e., when the information provider 30 records "product quality information 7Ad-7Fd"), the "reference information 7Ac-7Fc" is not recorded, and therefore the information provider information generating and recording means 8 does not generate the "product quality information 7Ad-7Fd"). In other words, it is sufficient for the "product quality information 7Ad to 7Fd" to be recorded in the information provider information recording means 7, and either the "reference information 7Ac to 7Fc" or the "product quality information 7Ad to 7Fd" may be recorded using the information provider terminals 3A to 3F.

[0156] In the case of variant example 5, any of the following may be adopted: (1) "reference information" is recorded in all of the information provider information recording means 7 via the information provider terminal 3; (2) "product quality information" is recorded in all of the information provider information recording means 7 via the information provider terminal 3; or (3) "reference information" is recorded in some of the information provider information recording means 7 via the information provider terminal 3, and "product quality information" is recorded in the other information provider information recording means 7 via the information provider terminal 3.

[0157] <2. Second embodiment> FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram for explaining a product information providing system 21 which is another example of the configuration of the information providing system of the present invention. In the following, the differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and a description of the points in common with the first embodiment will be omitted.

[0158] The product information providing system 21 shown in FIG. 3 is configured to be capable of recording “selection criteria information 6d for selecting information provider information to be output” in the product provider information recording means 6 (configured to be capable of recording “selection criteria information 6d” instead of the “output target information 6c” in the first embodiment). In this embodiment, the selection criteria information 6d is recorded as "criteria for information provider information that a product provider wishes to select."

[0159] Here, product quality information 6b and selection criteria information 6d are recorded in association with product content information 6a. Note that when multiple pieces of product content information are recorded (i.e., when product content information other than product content information 6a is also recorded in addition to product content information 6a), product quality information and selection criteria information corresponding to each piece of product content information are recorded.

[0160] In addition, the product information providing system 21 has a model information generating means (an example of a reference information generating means) 11 that generates model information for information for understanding quality (hereinafter simply referred to as "model information") (there is no corresponding configuration in the first embodiment).

[0161] Here, when information provider information A to F is recorded in information provider information recording means 7 (7A to 7F), model information generating means 11 generates model information by inputting "product content information 6a", "product quality information 6b", and "selection criteria information 6d" to a general-purpose generative AI (generative AI) 4 and obtaining an output result of the generative AI 4. Note that when new model information is generated, it is registered in place of the previous model information (overwritten).

[0162] For example, in the selection criteria information 6d, (1) Explanations are given in simple terms, without using technical terms. (2) The explanation uses concrete data (3) It includes testimonials about the product. (4) It does not contain any expressions that may offend others. When the above information is recorded, the contents of (1) to (4), the "information on product contents 6a" and the "information on product quality 6b" are input to the generation AI 4 to generate model information.

[0163] The product information providing system 21 also has an information provider information selecting means 12 that selects information provider information from the information provider information A to F based on the model information (there is no corresponding configuration in the first embodiment). The information provider information selected by the information provider information selecting means 12 becomes the "selected information provider information."

[0164] Here, when the information provider information A to F are recorded, the information provider information selection means 12 selects the information provider information having the highest similarity to the "model information" as the "selected information provider information".

[0165] That is, when the information provider information A to F are recorded, the model information is generated by the model information generation means 11, and then the information provider information that has the highest similarity to the model information is selected by the information provider information selection means 12 as the "selected information provider information."

[0166] As described above, the model information generating means 11 generates model information when the information provider information A to F is recorded in the information provider information recording means 7 (7A to 7F), and the information provider information selecting means 12 selects selected information provider information when the information provider information A to F is recorded in the information provider information recording means 7 (7A to 7F). That is, in the product information provision system 21, when information provider information A to F is recorded in the information provider information recording means 7 (7A to 7F), the model information generation means 11 generates model information, and based on the generated model information, the information provider information selection means 12 selects the selected information provider information.

[0167] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a method of using the product information providing system 21 of the present invention.

[0168] [1. Recording of various information] As in the first embodiment, in order for the new customer 40 to obtain information, various pieces of information need to be recorded in the product information providing system 21. For this purpose, the recording of various pieces of information in the product information providing system 21 will be described.

[0169] First, the product provider 20 records the contents of the product 200 that he / she provides (information 6a on product contents) in the product provider information recording means 6 using the product provider terminal 2. In addition, the product provider 20 records the contents of the quality of the product 200 that he / she provides (information 6b on product quality) in the product provider information recording means 6 using the product provider terminal 2. Furthermore, the product provider 20 records the contents of the criteria selected as information on the quality of the product 200 that he / she provides (selection criteria information 6d) in the product provider information recording means 6 using the product provider terminal 2. These records are the steps indicated by the reference number (1) in FIG.

[0170] Next, the information provider 30A records information identifying himself (information provider information 7Aa) in the information provider information recording means 7A using the information provider terminal 3A. In addition, the contents of the product in another route (information on product contents 7Ab) and information for generating "contents of the quality of the product in another route" (reference information 7Ac) are linked to the information provider information 7Aa and recorded in the information provider information recording means 7A using the information provider terminal 3A.

[0171] Also, information 7Ae of the return rate when the product quality information 7Ad is used is linked to the information provider information 7Aa and recorded in the information provider information recording means 7A using the information provider terminal 3A. These recording steps are indicated by the reference symbol (2) in FIG.

[0172] Furthermore, when the information provider 30A records various information, the information provider information generating and recording means 8 generates "product quality information 7Ad", and the generated "product quality information 7Ad" is recorded (newly recorded) in the information provider information recording means 7A.

[0173] When "product quality information 7Ad" is recorded in the information provider information recording means 7A, the model information generating means 11 generates model information, and based on the generated model information, the information provider information selecting means 12 selects the selected information provider information. However, if only information provider information A is recorded (i.e., information provider information B to F is not recorded), then "product quality information 7Ad" will inevitably be selected.

[0174] Here, we explain the case where information provider 30A records information 7Ae of the rebate rate when information provider information 7Aa, product content information 7Ab, reference information 7Ac, and product quality information 7Ad are used, but information provider 30B, information provider 30C, information provider 30D, information provider 30E, and information provider 30F also record in a similar manner. It should be noted that the information providers 30A to 30F do not record at the same time, but sequentially.

[0175] Here, if recording is to be made in the order of information provider 30A, information provider 30B, information provider 30C, information provider 30D, information provider 30E, and information provider 30F, when information provider 30B records various information, the information provider information generating and recording means 8 generates and records "product quality information 7Ad" and "product quality information 7Bd" ("product quality information 7Ad" is recorded by overwriting the information provider information recording means 7A, and "product quality information 7Bd" is newly recorded in the information provider information recording means 7B). Then, when the "product quality information 7Ad to 7Bd" is recorded in the information provider information recording means 7A to 7B, the information provider information selection means 12 selects from the "product quality information 7Ad to 7Bd" the information that has the highest similarity to the model information as the "selected information provider information."

[0176] In addition, when the information provider 30C records various information, the information provider information generating and recording means 8 generates and records "product quality information 7Ad-7Bd" and "product quality information 7Cd" ("product quality information 7Ad-7Bd" is recorded by overwriting the information provider information recording means 7A-7B, and "product quality information 7Cd" is newly recorded in the information provider information recording means 7C). Then, when the "product quality information 7Ad to 7Cd" is recorded in the information provider information recording means 7A to 7C, the information provider information selection means 12 selects, from the "product quality information 7Ad to 7Cd", the information that has the highest similarity to the model information as the "selected information provider information".

[0177] Furthermore, when the information provider 30D records various information, the information provider information generating and recording means 8 generates and records "product quality information 7Ad-7Cd" and "product quality information 7Dd" ("product quality information 7Ad-7Cd" is recorded by overwriting the information provider information recording means 7A-7C, and "product quality information 7Dd" is newly recorded in the information provider information recording means 7D). Then, when the "product quality information 7Ad to 7Dd" is recorded in the information provider information recording means 7A to 7D, the information provider information selection means 12 selects from the "product quality information 7Ad to 7Dd" the information that has the highest similarity to the model information as the "selected information provider information."

[0178] In addition, when the information provider 30E records various information, the information provider information generating and recording means 8 generates and records "product quality information 7Ad-7Dd" and "product quality information 7Ed" ("product quality information 7Ad-7Dd" is recorded by overwriting the information provider information recording means 7A-7D, and "product quality information 7Ed" is newly recorded in the information provider information recording means 7E). Then, when the "product quality information 7Ad to 7Ed" is recorded in the information provider information recording means 7A to 7E, the information provider information selection means 12 selects from the "product quality information 7Ad to 7Ed" the information that has the highest similarity to the model information as the "selected information provider information."

[0179] In addition, when the information provider 30F records various information, the information provider information generating and recording means 8 generates and records "product quality information 7Ad-7Ed" and "product quality information 7Fd" ("product quality information 7Ad-7Ed" is recorded by overwriting the information provider information recording means 7A-7E, and "product quality information 7Fd" is newly recorded in the information provider information recording means 7F). Then, when the "product quality information 7Ad to 7Fd" is recorded in the information provider information recording means 7A to 7F, the information provider information selection means 12 selects from the "product quality information 7Ad to 7Fd" the information that has the highest similarity to the model information as the "selected information provider information."

[0180] After the various information is recorded as described above, it becomes possible to provide the new customer 40 with various information.

[0181] Note that, here, we have only explained the case where the information provider 30 records various information about the product 200 provided by the product provider 20. However, the information recorded in the product information providing system 21 does not only relate to the "product 200 provided by the product provider 20", but also to "products other than the product 200 provided by the product provider 20" and "products provided by product providers other than the product provider 20." That is, in this embodiment, an example will be described in which a new customer 40 obtains information related to the product 200 provided by the product provider 20 (described later), but the product information providing system 21 can also provide information related to "products other than the product 200 provided by the product provider 20" or "products provided by product providers other than the product provider 20."

[0182] [2. Provision of various information] A new customer 40 who wishes to receive various information related to a product 200 provided by a product provider 20 accesses the product information providing system 21 via the Internet 5 using a new customer terminal (not shown) (step indicated by the symbol (3) in FIG. 4).

[0183] When the new customer 40 accesses the product information providing system 21, a list of product providers who can provide information is displayed on the new customer terminal, and the new customer 40 selects "product provider 20" from the displayed list. Furthermore, when "product provider 20" is selected, a list of products provided by the product provider 20 is displayed, and the new customer 40 selects "product 200" from the displayed list.

[0184] Then, when "product 200 of product provider 20" is selected from the new customer terminal, the information output means 9 outputs "product content information 6a (information corresponding to product 200 is product content information 6a)" recorded in the product provider information recording means 6 and "product quality information 6b" linked to product content information 6a (information is displayed on the new customer terminal).

[0185] Additionally, the information output means 9 outputs the "selected information provider information" selected by the information provider information selection means 12 (the information is displayed on the new customer terminal). Specifically, for example, when "information on product quality 7Ed" is selected as the "selected information provider information", the means outputs the "information on product quality 7Ed" and "information on product contents 7Eb" linked to the information on product quality 7Ed.

[0186] Thereafter, when the new customer 40 receives the product 200 from the product provider 20 (when purchasing the product 200 from the product provider 20), the product provider 20 provides the product 200 to the new customer 40.

[0187] When the information output means 9 outputs the information, a message to that effect is sent to the information provider (the step indicated by reference symbol (4) in FIG. 4 for the case where the message is sent to the information provider 7E).

[0188] [3. Points Awarding] When the information output means 9 outputs information, the point granting means 10 grants points to the registrant of the information output by the information output means 9. Specifically, for example, when the information output means 9 outputs "information 7Ed on product quality", points equivalent to the price obtained by multiplying the "price of the product 200 of the product provider 20" by the return rate information 7Ee are granted, and the information 7Ef on the points held is updated.

[0189] [effect] In the above-described product information providing system of the present invention, the same effects as those in the first embodiment can be expected.

[0190] Furthermore, since the product provider 20 simply records the "selection criteria information 6d", and the information provider information selection means 12 selects the information provider information that has the highest similarity to the "information provider information that the product provider wishes to select", there is no need for the product provider to select specific information from the information provider information A to F. Furthermore, since the information provider information selection means 12 can select optimal information provider information (i.e., information that is in line with the product provider's selection intention), it is possible to output information that is in line with the selection criteria information 6d (the criteria for information provider information that the product provider 20 wants to select) even in cases where the quantity of information provider information suddenly increases or the information provider information is frequently revised (updated) (in other words, cases where it is difficult for the product provider to select each time).

[0191] [Variation 6] In addition, in the present embodiment, the case where "criteria for information provider information that product providers want to select" are registered as the selection criteria information 6d is taken as an example for explanation, but "criteria for information provider information that product providers do not want to select" may be registered as the selection criteria information 6d. In this case, the information provider information selection means 12 selects information provider information that has the lowest similarity to the information generated based on the selection criteria information 6d (bad example information) as the "selected information provider information."

[0192] [Variation 7] In addition, in this embodiment, an example is given of a case where, when "product quality information 7Ad to 7Fd" is recorded, "model information is generated and selected information provider information is selected," but the configuration may also be such that, when "product quality information 7Ad to 7Fd" is recorded, "model information is not generated (updated), and selected information provider information is selected." Furthermore, model information may be generated at a predetermined cycle, or selected information provider information may be selected at a predetermined cycle, regardless of the recording of "information 7Ad to 7Fd on product quality."

[0193] [Variation 8] In addition, in this embodiment, the example is explained using a case where the model information is updated (i.e., the model information generated at the time when the information provider information A is recorded is overwritten with model information generated thereafter), but the model information does not necessarily need to be updated, and it may also be configured so that the model information generated initially is used permanently as long as the selection criteria information 6d is not changed.

[0194] <3. Modifications> In the above-described first and second embodiments, an example has been given in which all of the "product quality information 7Ad to 7Fd" is generated by the information provider information generating and recording means 8, but at least a portion of the "product quality information 7Ad to 7Fd" may be generated by the information provider information generating and recording means 8. That is, the information provider 30 may directly record a part of the “information 7Ad to 7Fd on product quality” recorded as the information provider information A to F through the information provider terminal 3.

[0195] Furthermore, in the above-mentioned first and second embodiments, the explanation is given taking as an example a case where a product provider provides a product, in other words, the explanation is given taking as an example a case where the subject of a transaction is a product, but this is not limited to this and may also be the case where a service provider provides a service. [Explanation of symbols]

[0196] 1 Product information system 21 Product information system 2. Product provider terminal 3. Information provider terminal 4 Generation AI 5. Internet 6. Product provider information recording means 7. Means of recording information provided by informants 8. Means of generating and recording information provided by informants 9. Information output means 10. Points Granting Method 11 Model information generation means 12. Means of selecting information provider information 20 Product provider 30 Information provider 40 New Customers 200 items

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1. a product provider information recording means for recording information including information on a predetermined product and transmitted from a product provider's terminal as product provider information; an information provider information recording means for recording information transmitted from a terminal of an information provider different from the product provider as information provider information, the information including information on the product provided by the product provider and reference information for generating information for understanding the quality of the product provided by the product provider; an information provider information generating and recording means for generating information for understanding the quality of the product provided by the product provider based on the reference information, and recording the information in the information provider information recording means as a part of the information provider information; an information output means for outputting the information for quality understanding included in selected information provider information, which is information provider information selected from the information provider information recorded in the information provider information recording means, or identification information enabling access to the information for quality understanding included in the selected information provider information; and a point giving means for giving points to the information provider whose information for quality understanding has been used by outputting the information from the information output means. Information provision system.

2. a product provider information recording means for recording information including information on a predetermined product and transmitted from a product provider's terminal as product provider information; an information provider information recording means for recording at least one of the following information as information provider information: first information provider information, which includes information on the product provided by the product provider and information for understanding the quality of the product provided by the product provider and is information transmitted from a terminal of an information provider different from the product provider; and second information provider information, which includes information on the product provided by the product provider and reference information for generating information for understanding the quality of the product provided by the product provider and is information transmitted from a terminal of an information provider different from the product provider; an information provider information generating and recording means for generating information for understanding the quality of the product provided by the product provider based on the reference information when the second information provider information is recorded in the information provider information recording means, and recording the information in the information provider information recording means as a part of the second information provider information; an information output means for outputting the information for quality understanding included in selected information provider information, which is information provider information selected from the information provider information recorded in the information provider information recording means, or identification information enabling access to the information for quality understanding included in the selected information provider information; and a point giving means for giving points to the information provider whose information for quality understanding has been used by outputting the information from the information output means. Information provision system.

3. a specific information recording means for recording the specific information transmitted from the terminal of the product provider, the specific information being for identifying the selected information provider information among the plurality of pieces of information provider information recorded in the information provider information recording means; The information output means outputs based on the specific information recorded in the specific information recording means.

3. The information providing system according to claim 1 or 2.

4. the product provider information includes selection criterion information for selecting the selected information provider information from among the plurality of information provider information recorded in the information provider information recording means, a reference information generating means for generating reference information for understanding the quality of the product provided by the product provider based on the selection criteria information; an information provider information selection means for selecting the selected information provider information based on the reference information generated by the reference information generation means from the information provider information recorded in the information provider information recording means, The information output means outputs the information for quality understanding included in the selected information provider information selected by the information provider information selection means, or identification information that can access the information for quality understanding included in the selected information provider information selected by the information provider information selection means.

3. The information providing system according to claim 1 or 2.

5. The information provider information generating and recording means generates information for understanding the quality of the product provided by the product provider at the timing when the information provider information is recorded in the information provider information recording means.

3. The information providing system according to claim 1 or 2.

6. The information provider information generating and recording means generates information for understanding the quality of the product provided by the product provider at a predetermined period.

3. The information providing system according to claim 1 or 2.

7. a service provider information recording means for recording information including information on a predetermined service and transmitted from a terminal of the service provider as service provider information; an information provider information recording means for recording information transmitted from a terminal of an information provider different from the service provider as information provider information, the information including information on the service provided by the service provider and reference information for generating information for understanding the quality of the service provided by the service provider; an information provider information generating and recording means for generating information for understanding the quality of the service provided by the service provider based on the reference information and recording the information in the information provider information recording means as a part of the information provider information; an information output means for outputting the information for quality understanding included in selected information provider information, which is information provider information selected from the information provider information recorded in the information provider information recording means, or identification information enabling access to the information for quality understanding included in the selected information provider information; and a point giving means for giving points to the information provider whose information for quality understanding has been used by outputting the information from the information output means. Information provision system.

8. a service provider information recording means for recording information including information on a predetermined service and transmitted from a terminal of the service provider as service provider information; an information provider information recording means for recording at least one of the following information as information provider information: first information provider information, which includes information on the service provided by the service provider and information for understanding the quality of the service provided by the service provider and is information transmitted from a terminal of an information provider different from the service provider; and second information provider information, which includes information on the service provided by the service provider and reference information for generating information for understanding the quality of the service provided by the service provider and is information transmitted from a terminal of an information provider different from the service provider; an information provider information generating and recording means for generating information for understanding the quality of the service provided by the service provider based on the reference information when the second information provider information is recorded in the information provider information recording means, and recording the information in the information provider information recording means as a part of the second information provider information; an information output means for outputting the information for quality understanding included in selected information provider information, which is information provider information selected from the information provider information recorded in the information provider information recording means, or identification information enabling access to the information for quality understanding included in the selected information provider information; and a point giving means for giving points to the information provider whose information for quality understanding has been used by outputting the information from the information output means. Information provision system.

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