Server device, service providing method and program

Abstract

To provide a server device, a service providing method and a program, capable of improving convenience of a user.SOLUTION: A server device generates commodity information in which commodities exhibited in an electronic flea market are arranged in predetermined order according to an access to the electronic flea market by a user, and acquires access information to the electronic flea market of exhibitors for the commodities exhibited in the electronic flea market. Then, it changes the arrangement of the commodities indicated by the generated commodity information on the basis of the acquired access information, and provides the commodity information after the arrangement has been changed for the user.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to a server device, a service providing method, and a program.

Background Art

[0002] In services provided via the Internet, various mechanisms have been proposed to improve user convenience. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a network system in which it is difficult for a team that has been left logged out of the server for a long time to play against an active player's team.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] However, in the above network system, since it is difficult to play against a team of a user who has not been logged in to the server for a long time, for example, when applied to a system such as an electronic flea market where users list products, it becomes difficult to purchase products listed by users who have not been logged in for a long time, and there is room for improvement from the viewpoint of improving user convenience.

[0005] The present invention solves the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a server device, a service providing method, and a program capable of improving user convenience.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The server device according to the first aspect of the present invention is A specified order arrangement unit that generates product information in which products listed on the electronic flea market are arranged in a specified order in response to a user's access to the electronic flea market; A login information acquisition unit that acquires access information of the seller of the product listed on the electronic flea market to the electronic flea market; An arrangement replacement unit that replaces the arrangement of the products indicated by the product information generated by the specified order arrangement unit based on the access information acquired by the login information acquisition unit; A product information providing unit that provides the user with the product information after the arrangement is replaced by the arrangement replacement unit; It is characterized by comprising.

[0007] Also, in the server device according to the above aspect, The arrangement replacement unit identifies a seller who satisfies a predetermined low access condition based on the access information acquired by the login information acquisition unit, and lowers the arrangement rank of the products of the identified seller among the products indicated by the product information generated by the specified order arrangement unit. It is characterized by this.

[0008] Also, in the server device according to the above aspect, The arrangement replacement unit generates product information indicating that the display mode of the product whose arrangement rank has been lowered is to be displayed in a special mode that allows the user to visually recognize that it is the product whose arrangement rank has been lowered. The product information providing unit provides the user with the product information indicating that it is to be displayed in the special mode, thereby displaying the display mode of the product whose arrangement rank has been lowered in the special mode. It is characterized by this.

[0009] Also, in the server device according to the above aspect, Based on the access information obtained by the login information acquisition unit, the arrangement replacement unit identifies the vendors who meet the predetermined low-access conditions, raises the arrangement rank of the products of the identified vendors among the products indicated by the product information generated by the specified order arrangement unit, and generates the product information to the effect that the display mode of the product with the raised arrangement rank is to be displayed in a special mode that allows the user to visually recognize that it is the product with the raised arrangement rank. The product information providing unit provides the product information to the effect that it is to be displayed in the special mode to the user, so as to display the display mode of the product with the raised arrangement rank in the special mode. It is characterized by this.

[0010] Also, in the server device related to the above aspect, Based on the access information obtained by the login information acquisition unit, the arrangement replacement unit identifies the vendors who meet the predetermined high-access conditions, and raises the arrangement rank of the products of the identified vendors among the products indicated by the product information generated by the specified order arrangement unit. It is characterized by this.

[0011] Also, in the server device related to the above aspect, The login information acquisition unit acquires the most recent access date of the vendor to the electronic flea market as the access information. Based on the most recent access date, the arrangement replacement unit identifies the vendors whose most recent access date meets the predetermined conditions as the vendors who meet the low-access conditions. It is characterized by this.

[0012] Also, in the server device related to the above aspect, The login information acquisition unit acquires the access frequency of the vendor to the electronic flea market as the access information. Based on the access frequency, the arrangement replacement unit identifies the vendors whose access frequency meets the predetermined low-frequency conditions as the vendors who meet the low-access conditions. It is characterized by this.

[0013] Also, in the server device according to the above aspect, Based on the access information obtained by the login information acquisition unit, identify publishers who have not logged in over a predetermined deletion period, and a draft state conversion unit that returns the products of the identified publishers to the draft state, which is the state before listing. It is characterized by further comprising.

[0014] Also, in the server device according to the above aspect, When the draft state conversion unit returns it to the draft state, notify the publisher to that effect. It is characterized by this.

[0015] The service providing method according to the second aspect of the present invention is A service providing method by a server device, A specified order arrangement step of generating product information in which products listed on the electronic flea market are arranged in a predetermined order in response to access to the electronic flea market by a user, A login information acquisition step of acquiring access information of the publisher of the products listed on the electronic flea market to the electronic flea market, A sequence replacement step of replacing the arrangement of the products indicated by the product information generated in the specified order arrangement step based on the access information acquired in the login information acquisition step, A product information providing step of providing the product information after replacing the arrangement in the sequence replacement step to the user, It is characterized by comprising.

[0016] The program according to the third aspect of the present invention is A computer, A specified order arrangement unit that generates product information in which products listed on the electronic flea market are arranged in a predetermined order in response to access to the electronic flea market by a user, A login information acquisition unit that acquires access information of the publisher of the products listed on the electronic flea market to the electronic flea market, An arrangement replacement unit that replaces the arrangement of products indicated by the product information generated by the specified order arrangement unit based on the access information acquired by the login information acquisition unit; A product information providing unit that provides the user with the product information after the arrangement is replaced by the arrangement replacement unit; It is characterized by functioning as such.

[0017] The above program may be recorded on a non-transitory recording medium. A non-transitory recording medium can be distributed and sold independently of a computer. Here, a non-transitory recording medium refers to a tangible recording medium. Examples of non-transitory recording media include compact discs, flexible discs, hard disks, magneto-optical disks, digital video discs, magnetic tapes, semiconductor memories, etc. Also, a transitory recording medium refers to the transmission medium (propagating signal) itself. Examples of transitory recording media include electrical signals, optical signals, electromagnetic waves, etc. Note that a temporary storage area is an area for temporarily storing data and programs, and is, for example, a volatile memory such as RAM (Random Access Memory).

Effects of the Invention

[0018] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a server device, a reservation method, and a program that can suitably perform simultaneous reservations.

Brief Description of the Drawings

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Mode for Carrying Out the Invention

[0020] (Overall Configuration) A server device, a service providing method, and a program according to an embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals. As shown in FIG. 1, a server device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is communicably connected to an information terminal 200 via a computer communication network 400 such as the Internet.

[0021] The server device 100 is a PC (Personal Computer), a server, or the like (so-called computer) that manages a system in which users such as an electronic flea market offer products, and can communicate with the information terminal 200 via the computer communication network 400. Specifically, the server device 100 has functions such as information on products offered from the information terminal 200, information on purchasers, and settlement. Further, the server device 100 in this embodiment manages the login date of each seller in the electronic flea market, and has a function of rearranging the order of products in the electronic flea market service according to the login date. Note that the server device 100 may be a system in which an individual provides a service, such as an auction site or a private accommodation site, in addition to the electronic flea market. In this embodiment, a case where the order of products is rearranged according to the login date will be described as an example below, but not only the login date but also the order of products may be rearranged according to the login time.

[0022] The information terminal 200 is an information terminal (so-called computer) such as a smartphone, tablet, or PC (Personal Computer) owned by the user. The information terminal 200 performs processes such as registering with the server device 100 the products to be offered in the electronic flea market according to operations by the user, and purchasing products offered in the electronic flea market.

[0023] (Functional Configuration of Server Device) Next, with reference to FIG. 2, the configuration of the server device 100 will be described.

[0024] As shown in FIG. 2, the server device 100 includes a storage unit 110, a control unit 120, an input / output unit 130, a communication unit 140, and a system bus (not shown) that interconnects these components.

[0025] The storage unit 110 includes a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), etc. The ROM stores a program 111 executed by the CPU (Central Processing Unit) of the control unit 120, various types of data (not shown) necessary in advance for executing the program 111, product offering information 112, and login information 113.

[0026] The program 111 is a program that executes a reservation process described later and is stored in the storage unit 110 in advance.

[0027] The product listing information 112 is information on products listed by users. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the product listing information 112 includes information such as an ID for identifying the product, a product name, a price, a category indicating the classification of the product, a seller name for identifying the seller, and a seller login date indicating the login date of the seller. Note that the seller name may be a registered username such as a handle name. In addition to this, information such as a user ID for identifying the user and a listing date indicating the date the product was listed may also be included. It may be not only the listing date but also the listing date and time. Among the product listing information 112 shown in FIG. 3, the ID for identifying the product, the product name, the price, the category indicating the classification of the product, and the seller name for identifying the seller are stored when the product is listed by the user, that is, at the timing when the product is registered in the server device 100. On the other hand, for the seller login date, although the listing date and time is temporarily stored as the login date at the timing when the product is listed, each time each user launches an application from their respective information terminal 200 and logs in to the electronic flea market, it is updated to the latest login date of each seller.

[0028] If today is November 20, 2023, in the example shown in FIG. 3, it indicates that the seller of product ID "1211" has logged in today, and the seller of product ID "1213" has not logged in since October 10, 2023.

[0029] The login information 113 is time-series information that associates a user ID for identifying a user including a seller and a purchaser and the username of the user with the login date of the user, as shown in FIG. 4. The login information 113 is registered in the storage unit 110 each time the user logs in. Note that in the example shown in FIG. 3, among the users, for ease of understanding, the purchasers are indicated as Users A to G, and the sellers are indicated otherwise.

[0030] The control unit 120 is composed of a CPU, an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit), etc. The control unit 120 operates according to the program 111 stored in the storage unit 110 and executes the processing according to the program 111. As the main functional units provided by the program 111 stored in the storage unit 110, the control unit 120 includes a specified order arrangement unit 121, a login information acquisition unit 122, a rearrangement unit 123, and a product information providing unit 124.

[0031] When the specified order arrangement unit 121 logs in to the electronic flea market based on the operation by the user of the information terminal 200, it is a functional unit that arranges products in a specified order which is a predetermined order. The specified order in this embodiment is the "recommended order" that arranges products in the order of products recommended to the user. Specifically, when logging in to the electronic flea market, a product information request is sent from the information terminal 200 to the server device 100. Then, based on the user information included in the received product information request, the specified order arrangement unit 121 arranges a plurality of products on sale in the recommended order using AI (Artificial Intelligence). In this embodiment, an example where the specified order is the "recommended order" is shown, but other arrangement orders such as the "newest order" may also be used. Also, the specified order may be set to the desired arrangement order of the user from among multiple types. The arrangement in the "recommended order" using AI may be performed, for example, based on the user's past purchase history and browsing history. The specified order arrangement unit 121 is a functional unit that generates product information arranging the products on sale in the electronic flea market in a predetermined order.

[0032] The login information acquisition unit 122 is a functional unit that acquires the login date of the seller of each product being sold. Specifically, the login information acquisition unit 122 acquires the latest date on which the seller logged in from the login information 113 stored in the storage unit 110. To acquire the login date, for example, the latest login date of a user with the same username as the seller name included in the product listing information 112 shown in FIG. 3 may be acquired from the login information 113 shown in FIG. 4. In this embodiment, an example of acquiring the login date is shown, but not only the date but also the date and time may be acquired. In that case, it suffices if the login date and time are stored in the login information 113. Also, the user ID may be used to acquire the login date. In this case, it suffices if the user ID is included in the product listing information 112 shown in FIG. 3.

[0033] The rearrangement unit 123 is a functional unit that rearranges the arrangement of products arranged in a specified order by the specified order arrangement unit 121 based on the login date of the seller acquired by the login information acquisition unit 122. Specifically, the rearrangement unit 123 has a function of lowering the arrangement order of products of a seller who has not logged in for a predetermined period or more among the products arranged in the "recommended order" arrangement in which the products are arranged in the order recommended to the user. That is, the rearrangement unit 123 has a function of lowering the arrangement rank of products sold by a user who satisfies a predetermined condition based on the login date of the seller acquired by the login information acquisition unit 122. Note that the predetermined period can be arbitrarily changed, and it is assumed that two weeks are set in this embodiment. The rearrangement unit 123 is a functional unit that generates product information of this arrangement, having a function of lowering the arrangement rank of products of a seller who has not logged in for a predetermined period or more and arranging the products with their arrangement ranks lowered in the order of the latest login.

[0034] The product information providing unit 124 has a function of providing the product information of the products whose arrays have been swapped by the array swapping unit 123 to the information terminal 200 and displaying the listed products in that array. Specifically, the product information providing unit 124 has a function of providing the products whose arrays have been swapped by the array swapping unit 123 to the information terminal 200 to which a product information request has been sent.

[0035] The input / output unit 130 is composed of a keyboard, a mouse, a camera, a microphone, a liquid crystal display, an organic EL (Electro-Luminescence) display, etc., and is a device for inputting and outputting various data.

[0036] The communication unit 140 is a device for the server device 100 to communicate with other information terminals such as the information terminal 200 via the computer communication network 400. The above is the configuration of the server device 100.

[0037] (Operation) Subsequently, the operations of the server device 100 and the information terminal 200 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7. FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an example of the overall system processing such as the array processing in the server device 100 and the display processing in the information terminal 200. In this embodiment, as described above, the specified order is the "recommended order", and a predetermined condition (low access condition) for lowering the array ranking of products is set to the condition of "not logged in for two weeks or more", and the following description will be made on this basis. Also, it is assumed that the listed product information 112 shown in FIG. 3 is stored in the storage unit 110 of the server device 100, and the products shown in the figure are listed. Furthermore, it is assumed that the login information 113 shown in FIG. 4 is stored in the storage unit 110 of the server device 100.

[0038] First, the display process shown in FIG. 5 is started by the user's operation of the information terminal 200. Specifically, when the user performs an operation to start the electronic flea market application, the user logs in to the electronic flea market, and the display process is started. When the display process is started, the information terminal 200 requests the server device 100 to display the listed products by sending a product information request, thereby making a product information display request (step S11). Specifically, in the process of step S11, the information terminal 200 sends a product information request to display the currently listed products. When the product information request is sent to the server device 100, the user's login date is stored in the storage unit 110 of the server device 100 as login information 113.

[0039] On the server device 100 side, when receiving the product information request from the information terminal 200, the listed products are arranged in a specified order by the function of the specified order arrangement unit 121 (step S12). Specifically, in the process of step S12, the specified order arrangement unit 121 arranges a plurality of products indicated by the listed product information 112 shown in FIG. 3 in the recommended order using AI. As described above, the arrangement in the "recommended order" using AI may be performed based on, for example, the user's past purchase history and browsing history. For example, when the products after the arrangement are displayed on the information terminal 200 at this time, the arrangement may be as shown in FIG. 6. In the example shown in FIG. 6, an example is shown in which the most recommended product for the user belongs to category A, and the next recommended product belongs to category B.

[0040] Returning to FIG. 5, after executing the process of step S12, the control unit 120 acquires the login date of each publisher by the function of the login information acquisition unit 122 (step S13). Specifically, in the process of step S13, the login information acquisition unit 122 acquires the latest date on which the publisher of the product being offered has logged in from the login information 113. As described above, not only the date but also the date and time may be acquired. In that case, it suffices if the login date and time are stored in the login information 113. For example, in the case of the login information 113 shown in FIG. 4, in the process of step S13, "2023 / 10 / 05" is acquired as the latest login date of "Sato ○○", and "2023 / 10 / 05" is stored as the publisher login date corresponding to the publisher "Sato ○○" of the offered product information 112 shown in FIG. 3.

[0041] After executing the process of step S13, the control unit 120, by the function of the arrangement swapping unit 123, swaps the arrangement order of the products arranged in the specified order by the process of step S12 based on the login date of the seller obtained in the process of step S13 (step S14). Specifically, in the process of step S14, the arrangement swapping unit 123 moves the arrangement order of the products of the sellers who have not logged in for a predetermined period (two weeks) or more among the products arranged in the "recommended order" arrangement in the process of step S12 to the back, and arranges the products with the lowered arrangement rank in the order of the latest login. For example, if today is November 20, 2023, among the products shown by the listed product information 112 shown in FIG. 3, the sellers of "Product B", "Product C", "Product D", and "Product G" are the sellers who have not logged in for two weeks or more. Therefore, in the process of step S14, the arrangement ranks of the products of these sellers are lowered, and the products with the lowered arrangement rank are arranged in the order of the latest login. Therefore, after the process of step S14 is implemented, when the products after the arrangement are displayed on the information terminal 200, the arrangement is as shown in FIG. 7. In addition, in the process of step S14, the products with the lowered arrangement rank are displayed in a manner that allows the user to visually recognize that they are the products with the lowered arrangement rank (for example, the display modes of "Product B", "Product C", "Product D", and "Product G" in FIG. 7), and the display mode of the products with the lowered arrangement rank is also processed as a special mode. In the illustrated example, the product most recommended for the user belongs to category A, and the next recommended product belongs to category B. In the process of step S14, the process of lowering the arrangement rank within the products belonging to the same category is performed.

[0042] Returning to FIG. 5, after executing the process of step S14, the control unit 120, by the function of the product information providing unit 124, provides the product information of the products whose arrangement has been swapped in the process of step S14 to the information terminal 200 (step S15), and ends the arrangement process. Specifically, in the process of step S15, the product information providing unit 124 provides the information of the products whose arrangement has been swapped in the process of step S14 to the information terminal 200 to which the product information request has been transmitted, together with the arrangement order.

[0043] On the side of the information terminal 200, when receiving product information from the server device 100, the received product information is displayed on the display screen (step S16), and the display process ends. Specifically, in the process of step S16, as shown in FIG. 7, the information terminal 200 displays the ranking order of "Product B", "Product C", "Product D", and "Product G" lower compared to the case shown in FIG. 6. Also, the products with the lowered display ranking are displayed in a special mode that enables identification. Note that the examples shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 show an example where the product most recommended to the user belongs to category A as described above, and the next recommended product belongs to category B.

[0044] The above is the operation of the server device 100 and the information terminal 200. Thus, according to the server device 100 in this embodiment, since the ranking order of the products of the sellers who have not logged in recently decreases, it becomes difficult for users (prospective purchasers) in the electronic flea market to find such products. On the other hand, instead of making the products of the sellers who have not logged in recently unavailable for purchase, since they can be purchased by searching for the products in detail, the convenience for the users can be improved. For sellers who have not logged in recently, there may be a delay in communication after purchase. Therefore, by lowering the display order of the products of such sellers, it becomes difficult for the users to find such products, and further, by making the display mode of the products of such sellers a special mode to make it conspicuous, the fact that there may be a delay in communication after purchase can be made visible to the users, giving the users a sense of security and improving the convenience.

[0045] (Modification example) Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications and applications are possible. For example, the server device 100 according to the above embodiment does not necessarily have all the technical features shown above, and may have some of the configurations described in the above embodiment so as to solve at least one problem in the prior art. Also, for each of the following modification examples, at least a part may be combined.

[0046] In the above embodiment, an example was shown in which the server device 100 changes the arrangement order of products according to the login date, but this is just an example. It is not limited to the login date. For example, the login frequency since the product was listed may be counted, and the arrangement order of products of the seller with a low login frequency may be lowered. Specifically, the arrangement order of products of the seller whose frequency is below a predetermined frequency may be lowered. Also, both the login date and the login frequency may be used. For example, for sellers who logged in on the same day, the display order of products of the seller with a low login frequency may be lowered. According to this, it is possible to make it more difficult to find products of sellers who are likely to be slow in contacting after purchase, and improve the convenience for users. Also, it is not limited to the login date or the login frequency. For example, based on the "expected number of days from purchase to contact" set by the seller, the display order may be lowered as the "expected number of days from purchase to contact" increases. Furthermore, when the seller has not logged in for one day, the display order may be lowered by 10, and when the seller has not logged in for two days, the display order may be lowered by 20. The display order may be lowered step by step according to the number of days the seller has not logged in. Furthermore, in the above embodiment, an example was shown in which the arrangement order of products of a seller whose most recent login date was more than two weeks ago, that is, a seller who has not logged in for more than two weeks, is lowered. On the contrary, the arrangement order may be raised to make the seller who may be slow in contacting after purchase more prominent. According to this, it is possible to prompt the user to pay attention. Note that the display mode when the arrangement order is raised may be different from the display mode when the arrangement order is lowered. Also, for example, the arrangement order of products of a seller who responds quickly from purchase to contact, such as a seller who logs in every day, may be raised. That is, a seller with a high access frequency may be identified as a seller who meets the high access conditions, and the arrangement order of products of that seller may be raised. According to this, it is possible to increase the possibility of smooth transactions and improve the convenience for users. Note that the access frequency as the high access condition may be arbitrarily set as long as it is possible.

[0047] In the above-described embodiment, an example was shown in which after the process of step S12 in FIG. 5 is executed, the processes of step S13 and step S14 are executed. However, this is merely an example. For example, the process of step S13 may be executed first, and the process of step S14 may also be performed within the process of step S13.

[0048] In the above-described embodiment, an example was shown in which the server device 100 lowers the arrangement order of products. However, this may also be performed by the information terminal 200. In this case, it is sufficient if the information terminal 200 has the function of the rearrangement unit 123 in the above-described embodiment. Further, it is sufficient if the information on the login date of each seller is transmitted from the server device 100 to the information terminal 200. For example, when the process of step S16 shown in FIG. 5 is performed, after the products are arranged as shown in FIG. 7, and when "products in category A" are searched as shown in FIG. 8 and arranged in "ascending order of price" by the user, the arrangement may be performed by the function of the rearrangement unit 123 provided in the control unit of the information terminal 200. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 9, the arrangement order of products of a seller who has not logged in for a predetermined period or more may be lowered within products of the same price. In the example shown in FIG. 9, among the six products in category A, among "product A", "product C", "product D", and "product G" which have the same price, since "product C", "product D", and "product G" are the targets for lowering the display order, these may be arranged in the order closest to the login date, and "product A" may be displayed first within the same price. Note that, differently, based on the selection of "ascending order of price" shown in FIG. 8, the arrangement of products may be changed on the side of the server device 100, and the product information of the changed arrangement may be transmitted to the information terminal 200 so that the products are displayed in the arrangement shown in FIG. 9.

[0049] Also, in the above embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, an example of displaying in a manner that allows the user to visually recognize that the product has a lower ranking in the arrangement, that is, an example of making the display mode of the products of the seller, which may have a longer number of days from purchase to contact, a special mode, was shown. However, this is just an example. In addition to this, it may be displayed by a message that the products of the seller, which may have a longer number of days from purchase to contact, are being displayed. According to this, it is possible to prompt the user to pay more attention and improve convenience.

[0050] Also, when a product with a lower ranking in the arrangement is viewed, the seller may be notified to that effect. According to this, it is possible to prompt the seller who has not logged in recently to log in, and it is possible to improve the convenience of the user by leading to shortening the number of days from purchase to contact.

[0051] Also, in the above embodiment, an example of swapping the arrangement order of products was shown. For example, products of a seller who has not logged in for a predetermined deletion period such as three months or more may be deleted in the process of step S14 in FIG. 5 and excluded from the products displayed to the user. Note that, for example, it may be made viewable only when the products of the seller are "registered as a favorite" such as in a watch list. According to this, it is possible to limit the viewing of products of sellers who rarely log in and prevent troubles after purchase. Also, when it is made viewable only when "registered as a favorite" such as in a watch list, the user who has "registered as a favorite" for the product may be notified that the seller is in a situation where they rarely log in and the contact may be delayed. According to this, it is possible to prevent confusing the user and prevent troubles. Also, instead of deleting, it may be made into a draft state, for example. In this case, the seller may be notified that it has been made into a draft state. The draft state is a state before publication, which is stored in the server device 100 but not displayed to the user.

[0052] Note that the server device 100 and the information terminal 200 according to the above-described embodiment can be realized not by a dedicated device but by using a normal computer. For example, a server device 100 that executes the above-described processing may be configured by installing a program for executing any of the above in a computer from a recording medium storing the program. Further, one server device 100 and information terminal 200 may be configured by a plurality of computers operating in cooperation.

[0053] Also, when the above-described functions are realized by sharing between an OS (Operating System) and an application, or by cooperation between the OS and the application, only the part other than the OS may be stored in a medium.

[0054] It is also possible to superimpose a program on a carrier wave and distribute it via a communication network. For example, the program may be posted on a bulletin board (BBS, Bulletin Board System) on the communication network, and the program may be distributed via the network. Then, these programs may be started and configured to execute the above-described processing by executing them in the same manner as other application programs under the control of an operating system.

[0055] Hereinafter, various aspects of the present disclosure will be summarized and described as appendices.

[0056] (Appendix 1) A specified order arrangement unit that generates product information in which products listed on the electronic flea market are arranged in a predetermined order in response to a user's access to the electronic flea market; A login information acquisition unit that acquires access information of the seller of the product listed on the electronic flea market to the electronic flea market; An arrangement replacement unit that replaces the arrangement of the products indicated by the product information generated by the specified order arrangement unit based on the access information acquired by the login information acquisition unit; A product information providing unit that provides the user with the product information after the array is swapped by the array swapping unit; A server device characterized by comprising the above.

[0057] (Supplementary Note 2) Based on the access information acquired by the login information acquisition unit, the array swapping unit identifies a seller who meets a predetermined low access condition, and among the products indicated by the product information generated by the specified order array unit, lowers the array ranking of the products of the identified seller. The server device according to Supplementary Note 1, characterized by the above.

[0058] (Supplementary Note 3) The array swapping unit generates product information indicating that the display mode of the product with the lowered array ranking is to be displayed in a special mode that allows the user to visually recognize that it is the product with the lowered array ranking. The product information providing unit provides the user with the product information indicating that it is to be displayed in the special mode, thereby displaying the display mode of the product with the lowered array ranking in the special mode. The server device according to Supplementary Note 2, characterized by the above.

[0059] (Supplementary Note 4) Based on the access information acquired by the login information acquisition unit, the array swapping unit identifies a seller who meets a predetermined low access condition, and among the products indicated by the product information generated by the specified order array unit, raises the array ranking of the products of the identified seller, and generates product information indicating that the display mode of the product with the raised array ranking is to be displayed in a special mode that allows the user to visually recognize that it is the product with the raised array ranking. The product information providing unit provides the user with the product information indicating that it is to be displayed in the special mode, thereby displaying the display mode of the product with the raised array ranking in the special mode. The server device according to Supplementary Note 1, characterized by the above.

[0060] (Supplementary Note 5) Based on the access information obtained by the login information acquisition unit, the arrangement replacement unit identifies the publishers who meet the predetermined high-access conditions, and raises the ranking order of the products of the identified publishers among the products indicated by the product information generated by the specified order arrangement unit. The server device according to Supplementary Note 1, characterized in that.

[0061] (Supplementary Note 6) The login information acquisition unit acquires the most recent access date of the publisher to the electronic flea market as the access information. The arrangement replacement unit identifies the publisher whose most recent access date meets the predetermined conditions as the publisher who meets the low-access conditions. The server device according to Supplementary Note 2 or 3, characterized in that.

[0062] (Supplementary Note 7) The login information acquisition unit acquires the access frequency of the publisher to the electronic flea market as the access information. The arrangement replacement unit identifies the publisher whose access frequency meets the predetermined low-frequency conditions as the publisher who meets the low-access conditions. The server device according to Supplementary Note 2 or 3, characterized in that.

[0063] (Supplementary Note 8) A draft state conversion unit that identifies the publishers who have not logged in for a predetermined deletion period based on the access information obtained by the login information acquisition unit, and returns the products of the identified publishers to the draft state, which is the state before production. The server device according to Supplementary Note 2 or 3, further comprising the above.

[0064] (Supplementary Note 9) When the draft state conversion unit returns it to the draft state, it notifies the publisher to that effect. The server device according to Supplementary Note 8, characterized in that.

[0065] (Supplementary Note 10) A service providing method by a server device, comprising: a specified order arranging step of generating product information in which products listed on the electronic flea market are arranged in a specified order in response to access to the electronic flea market by a user; a login information obtaining step of obtaining access information of the product providers of the products listed on the electronic flea market to the electronic flea market; a sequence swapping step of swapping the order of the products indicated by the product information generated in the specified order arranging step based on the access information obtained in the login information obtaining step; a product information providing step of providing the user with the product information after the order has been swapped in the sequence swapping step; A service providing method characterized by comprising the above.

[0066] (Appendix 11) A program for causing a computer to function as: a specified order arranging unit that generates product information in which products listed on the electronic flea market are arranged in a specified order in response to access to the electronic flea market by a user; a login information obtaining unit that obtains access information of the product providers of the products listed on the electronic flea market to the electronic flea market; a sequence swapping unit that swaps the order of the products indicated by the product information generated by the specified order arranging unit based on the access information obtained by the login information obtaining unit; a product information providing unit that provides the user with the product information after the order has been swapped by the sequence swapping unit. A program characterized by the above.

[0067] The present disclosure can be implemented in various embodiments and variations without departing from the broad spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Further, the above-described embodiments are for explaining this disclosure and do not limit the scope of the present disclosure. That is, the scope of the present disclosure is indicated by the claims rather than the embodiments. And various modifications made within the scope of the claims and within the scope of the meaning of the disclosure equivalent thereto are considered to be within the scope of this disclosure.

Industrial Applicability

[0068] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a server device, a service providing method, and a program that can improve the convenience for users.

Explanation of Signs

[0069] 100 Server device 110 Storage unit 111 Program 112 Product information for sale 113 Login information 120 Control unit 121 Specified order arrangement unit 122 Login information acquisition unit 123 Arrangement replacement unit 124 Product information providing unit 130 Input / output unit 140 Communication unit 200 Information terminal 400 Computer communication network

Claims

1. A prescribed order arrangement unit that generates product information in which products listed on the electronic flea market are arranged in a prescribed order in response to a user's access to the electronic flea market; A login information acquisition unit that acquires access information of the product providers of the products listed on the electronic flea market to the electronic flea market; A rearrangement unit that rearranges the arrangement of the products indicated by the product information generated by the prescribed order arrangement unit based on the access information acquired by the login information acquisition unit; A product information providing unit that provides the user with the product information after the arrangement has been rearranged by the rearrangement unit; A server device characterized by comprising the above.

2. The rearrangement unit identifies product providers who meet a predetermined low access condition based on the access information acquired by the login information acquisition unit, and lowers the arrangement rank of the products of the identified product providers among the products indicated by the product information generated by the prescribed order arrangement unit. The server device according to claim 1, characterized by the above.

3. The rearrangement unit generates product information indicating that the display mode of the product with the lowered arrangement rank is to be displayed in a special mode that allows the user to visually recognize that it is the product with the lowered arrangement rank. The product information providing unit provides the user with the product information indicating that it is to be displayed in the special mode, thereby displaying the display mode of the product with the lowered arrangement rank in the special mode. The server device according to claim 2, characterized by the above.

4. The rearrangement unit identifies product providers who meet a predetermined low access condition based on the access information acquired by the login information acquisition unit, raises the arrangement rank of the products of the identified product providers among the products indicated by the product information generated by the prescribed order arrangement unit, and generates product information indicating that the display mode of the product with the raised arrangement rank is to be displayed in a special mode that allows the user to visually recognize that it is the product with the raised arrangement rank. The product information providing unit provides the user with the product information indicating that it is to be displayed in the special mode, thereby displaying the display mode of the product with the raised arrangement rank in the special mode. The server device according to claim 1, characterized by the above.

5. The listing replacement unit identifies a seller who meets a predetermined high access condition based on the access information acquired by the login information acquisition unit, and raises the ranking order of the products of the identified seller among the products indicated by the product information generated by the specified order arrangement unit. The server device according to claim 1, characterized in that.

6. The login information acquisition unit acquires the most recent access date of the seller to the electronic flea market as the access information. The listing replacement unit identifies a seller whose most recent access date meets a predetermined condition as a seller who meets the low access condition. The server device according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that.

7. The login information acquisition unit acquires the access frequency of the seller to the electronic flea market as the access information. The listing replacement unit identifies a seller whose access frequency meets a predetermined low frequency condition as a seller who meets the low access condition. The server device according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that.

8. A draft state conversion unit that identifies a seller who has not logged in over a predetermined deletion period based on the access information acquired by the login information acquisition unit, and returns the products of the identified seller to the draft state, which is the state before listing. The server device according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising.

9. When returning to the draft state by the draft state conversion unit, notifying the seller to that effect. The server device according to claim 8, characterized in that.

10. A service providing method by a server device, comprising: A specified order arrangement step of generating product information in which products listed on the electronic flea market are arranged in a predetermined order in response to access to the electronic flea market by a user; A login information acquisition step of acquiring access information of a seller of a product listed on the electronic flea market to the electronic flea market; A listing replacement step of replacing the arrangement of the products indicated by the product information generated in the specified order arrangement step based on the access information acquired in the login information acquisition step; A product information providing step of providing the product information after the arrangement is replaced in the listing replacement step to the user. A service providing method, characterized by comprising.

11. A computer A specified order arranging unit that generates product information in which products listed on the electronic flea market are arranged in a predetermined order in response to a user's access to the electronic flea market, A login information acquisition unit that acquires access information of the sellers of the products listed on the electronic flea market to the electronic flea market, An arrangement replacement unit that replaces the arrangement of the products indicated by the product information generated by the specified order arranging unit based on the access information acquired by the login information acquisition unit, A product information providing unit that provides the user with the product information after the arrangement is replaced by the arrangement replacement unit, A program characterized by functioning as such.

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