Settlement sound management system, control method of settlement sound management system, and control program of settlement sound management system

Abstract

To provide a settlement sound management system, and the like, configured to quickly and accurately identify taste information, and the like, of a consumer, such as popularity of related characters regarding entertainment works.SOLUTION: A settlement application 15 generates settlement sound when a portable terminal device 10 settles payment using a settlement terminal 50. A management device 100, and the like, store multiple pieces of related character settlement sound information and supplementary information including identification information of the portable terminal device and attribute information of an owner. When the portable terminal device acquires selected related character settlement sound information selected from among the multiple pieces of related character settlement sound information, a management server stores the selected related character settlement sound information in association with supplementary information of the corresponding portable terminal device. The portable terminal device outputs selected related character settlement sound during settlement on the settlement terminal device. The management apparatus stores output information of the selected related character settlement sound information, in association with the supplementary information thereof, as market information.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a payment sound management system that manages the payment sound output when a customer makes a payment using a mobile terminal device at a payment terminal located in a store, etc., a control method for the payment sound management system, and a control program for the payment sound management system. [Background technology]

[0002] BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, goods and services relating to characters appearing in entertainment works such as animations and cartoons have been provided to consumers. In this case, it is extremely important to research and understand the trends of characters that are popular with consumers. For this reason, consumer trends regarding the popularity of characters have been grasped through surveys and the like (for example, Patent Document 1, etc.). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2002-329036 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, even through surveys and the like, it is difficult to grasp consumer trends regarding the current popularity of characters, and there is a problem in that it is particularly difficult to quickly and accurately grasp trends in the popularity of characters in "manga," "animation," "games," and other fields with short fashion cycles.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention aims to provide a payment sound management system, a control method for a payment sound management system, and a control program for a payment sound management system that can quickly and accurately grasp consumer preference information such as the popularity of related characters related to entertainment works.

[0006] According to the present invention, the object is to provide a payment sound management system comprising: a payment terminal device disposed in a store; a mobile terminal device possessed by a consumer, the mobile terminal device having a payment application capable of processing payments at the payment terminal; and a management device capable of communicating with the payment terminal device and the mobile terminal device, wherein the payment application is configured to generate a payment sound when the mobile terminal device makes a payment at the payment terminal; and the management device has a character payment sound information storage unit that stores a plurality of related character payment sound information relating to entertainment work information, and an additional information storage unit that stores additional information including identification information of the mobile terminal device and attribute information of a holder related to the identification information, and when the mobile terminal device acquires selected related character payment sound information, which is the related character payment sound information selected from the plurality of related character payment sound information in the character payment sound information storage unit, the management server associates the selected related character payment sound information with the additional information of the corresponding mobile terminal device and stores the selected related character payment sound information with the additional information of the corresponding mobile terminal device, This is achieved by a payment sound management system characterized in that the mobile terminal device outputs a selected related character payment sound based on the selected related character payment sound information when making a payment at the payment terminal device, and the management device is configured to associate the output information of the selected related character payment sound information with its additional information and store it as market information.

[0007] According to the above configuration, first, a consumer who owns a mobile terminal selects a related character payment sound (such as the voice of the main character of the manga) related to the work information (such as a manga) that the consumer likes and obtains it from the management device.The management server then associates and stores the selected related character payment sound information with additional information of the corresponding mobile terminal device (such as identification information of the mobile terminal device and attribute information of the owner). When the consumer uses his / her mobile terminal to make a payment at a payment terminal device (such as a POS device) to purchase a product or the like, the selected related character payment sound is output.

[0008] At the same time, the management device stores the output information of the selected related character settlement sound information output by the mobile terminal in association with the accompanying information. Therefore, by analyzing the market information stored in the management device, a person in charge can quickly (instantly) and accurately grasp consumer preference information, such as which related characters are popular with which attributes or in which regions. That is, at the same time as making a payment at the payment terminal device, it is possible to quickly and accurately grasp which voice actors, manga, animations, etc. are currently popular among consumers of each gender and age. This makes it possible to quickly and accurately grasp trends in the popularity of characters in "manga," "animation," "games," and other fields that have short fashion cycles.

[0009] Preferably, the management device has an analysis unit that analyzes the market information.

[0010] According to the above configuration, the management device has an analysis unit that analyzes market information, allowing personnel in charge to automatically obtain consumer preference information such as which related characters are popular with which attributes or in which regions.

[0011] Preferably, the content of the selected related character settlement sound is configured to change depending on the number of times the same selected related character settlement sound is used on the same mobile terminal device.

[0012] According to the above configuration, the content of the selection-related character payment sound changes depending on the number of times the same selection-related character payment sound is used on the same mobile terminal device, making it possible to create a new model that encourages consumers who own the mobile terminal to use that selection-related character payment sound.

[0013] Preferably, the device is configured to have a region-specific payment sound information storage unit that stores unique payment sound information that differs for each region, and to refer to the region-specific payment sound information storage unit based on the location information of the payment terminal device and output a region-specific payment sound that is a payment sound only for the region in which the payment terminal device is located.

[0014] According to the above configuration, customers etc. will not be able to hear the payment sound unique to the area unless they use a payment terminal device at a store etc. located in the area, which will encourage customers etc. to visit the area and encourage consumption (visiting stores etc.) in the area.

[0015] Preferably, when a usage period for the selected related character payment sound is set for each mobile terminal device, the usage period for the selected related character payment sound is configured to change depending on the number of times the same selected related character payment sound is used on the same mobile terminal device.

[0016] According to the above configuration, the more times a consumer uses the system, the longer the selected character settlement sound can be used, which can encourage consumers to use the system.

[0017] The object of the present invention is to provide a method for controlling a payment sound management system including a payment terminal device arranged in a store, a mobile terminal device carried by a consumer and equipped with a payment application capable of processing payments at the payment terminal, and a management device capable of communicating with the payment terminal device and the mobile terminal device, wherein the payment application generates a payment sound when the mobile terminal device makes a payment at the payment terminal, a character payment sound information storage unit of the management device stores a plurality of pieces of associated character payment sound information related to entertainment work information, and an additional information storage unit of the management device stores identification information of the mobile terminal device and attribute information of a holder related to the identification information, and This is achieved by a control method for a payment sound management system, characterized in that when the device acquires selected related character payment sound information, which is the related character payment sound information selected from the multiple related character payment sound information in the character payment sound information storage unit, the management server associates the selected related character payment sound information with the additional information of the corresponding mobile terminal device and stores it, the mobile terminal device outputs the selected related character payment sound based on the selected related character payment sound information when making a payment at the payment terminal device, and the management device associates the output information of the selected related character payment sound information with the additional information and stores it as market information.

[0018] The object of the present invention is to provide a payment sound management system including a payment terminal device located in a store, a mobile terminal device carried by a consumer and equipped with a payment application capable of processing payments at the payment terminal, and a management device capable of communicating with the payment terminal device and the mobile terminal device, the payment sound management system having a function of the payment application generating a payment sound when the mobile terminal device makes a payment at the payment terminal, a function of storing a plurality of related character payment sound information related to entertainment work information in a character payment sound information storage unit of the management device, and a function of storing additional information including identification information of the mobile terminal device and attribute information of a holder related to the identification information in an additional information storage unit of the management device, When the management server acquires selected related character payment sound information, which is the related character payment sound information selected from the plurality of related character payment sound information in the character payment sound information storage unit, the management server has the function of storing the selected related character payment sound information in association with the additional information of the corresponding mobile terminal device, the mobile terminal device outputs the selected related character payment sound based on the selected related character payment sound information at the time of payment at the payment terminal device, and the management device has the function of storing the output information of the selected related character payment sound information as market information in association with the additional information. [Effects of the Invention]

[0019] As described above, the present invention has the advantage of being able to provide a payment sound management system, a control method for a payment sound management system, and a control program for a payment sound management system that can quickly and accurately grasp consumer preference information such as the popularity of related characters related to entertainment works. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0020] [Figure 1] 1 is a schematic diagram showing the main configuration of a payment management system 1 of the present invention. [Figure 2] 2 is a schematic block diagram showing the main configuration of the application server 100 of FIG. 1. FIG. [Figure 3]FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing the main configuration of the mobile terminal device 10 of FIG. [Figure 4] 10 is a schematic flowchart showing a preliminary step before the operation of the present system 1. [Figure 5] 10A to 10D are schematic explanatory diagrams showing the transition of "customer information" stored in the customer information management storage unit 210, for example, "data for consumer X." [Figure 6] 10 is a schematic flowchart showing an example of use (operation) of the present system 1 by a consumer X. [Figure 7] 10 is another schematic flowchart showing an example of use (operation) of the present system 1 by the consumer X. [Figure 8] 1 is a schematic flowchart showing the main "payment permission process" of the present system 1. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0021] Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below are preferred examples of the present invention, and therefore various technically preferable limitations are applied. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments unless otherwise specified in the following description to the effect that the present invention is specifically limited.

[0022] (Main components of the payment management system 1) FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the main configuration of a payment management system 1 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the system 1 includes a mobile terminal device 10 carried by a customer, for example, a consumer X, and a payment terminal device, for example, a POS (Point of Sale) device 50, which is installed in a store S or the like. The system 1 also includes management devices, such as an application server 100 and a customer information management server 200, that can communicate with the POS device 50 and the mobile terminal device 10 via the Internet 2, a base station 3, and the like.

[0023] In this system 1, when a customer X or the like makes a purchase at a POS device 50 in a store S, the customer X or the like makes a payment using a payment application (described later) on the mobile terminal device 10, and the payment sound output from the mobile terminal device 10 is managed by the application server 100, the customer information management server 200, etc.

[0024] Furthermore, for "payment" in this system 1, a payment system using non-cash payment means is used. Generally, payments using non-cash payment methods include not only the "prepaid" method, in which money is deposited into a payment account in advance and payment is made within the amount deposited, but also the "credit card" method, in which payment is made by credit card, and the "bank account" method, in which payment is made by bank account. In this embodiment, the "prepaid" method will be used as an example below. The present invention is not limited to this "prepaid" system, but may also be applied to other systems.

[0025] In addition, the POS device 50, mobile terminal device 10, application server 100, customer information management server 200, etc. in Figure 1 have computers, each of which has a CPU (Central Processing Unit), RAM (Random Access Memory), ROM (Read Only Memory), a hard disk, etc., and are connected via a bus.

[0026] (Main components of the POS device 50) As shown in FIG. 1, the POS device 50 includes a "POS device main body 51" that manages sales information and the like of the store S, a display unit that displays various information, such as a "POS side display 52," and a "barcode scanner 53" that reads a payment barcode (described later) that is displayed on the mobile terminal device 10.

[0027] (Main components of the customer information management server 200) 1, the customer information management server 200 includes an additional information storage unit, such as a customer information management storage unit 210, which is also an example of a character payment sound information storage unit. Details will be described later.

[0028] (Main components of the application server 100) FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing the main configuration of the application server 100 of FIG. As shown in Figure 2, the application server 100 has an "application server side control unit 101", which controls an "application server side communication device 102" for communicating with the POS device 50, the mobile terminal device 10, etc., an "application server side display 103" which is a display unit for displaying various information, and an "application server side various information input unit 104" for inputting various information.

[0029] As shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 101 also controls a "character payment sound storage unit 105," a "payment history information storage unit 107," a "related character payment sound expiration date change condition storage unit 108," a "related character expiration date determination unit (program) 109," a "market information storage unit 110" that stores market information, an "analysis unit (program) 111" that analyzes market information, an "analysis information storage unit 112" that stores the analyzed information, a "related character payment sound change information storage unit 113," a "region-specific payment sound information storage unit 114" that stores region-specific payment sound information that differs from region to region, and a "location information analysis unit (program) 115." The details of each of these components will be described later.

[0030] (Main configuration of the mobile terminal device 10) FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram showing the main configuration of the mobile terminal device 10 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the mobile terminal device 10 has a mobile control unit 11, which controls a "mobile communication device 12" that communicates with the application server 100, etc., and a "touch panel 13" that inputs and outputs various information. Here, the "touch panel 13" is an electronic component that combines a display, which is a display unit, with a position input device, and is an input device that allows the user to input various information by touching what is displayed on the display.

[0031] The control unit 11 also controls a "mobile phone speaker 14" that outputs payment sounds, a "payment barcode storage unit 16," and a "mobile phone selection sound information storage unit 17." The details of each of these components will be described later.

[0032] (Pre-process before the operation of this system 1) FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart showing the preliminary steps before the operation of the system 1. In this embodiment, the following description will be given taking as an example a case where a consumer X uses the system 1. First, in step (hereinafter referred to as "ST") 1 of FIG. 4, "Consumer X accesses the application server 100 of the present system 1 via his / her mobile terminal device 10 and installs a payment application on a predetermined website.

[0033] Next, the process proceeds to ST2. In ST2, consumer X runs a payment application on a specific website, accesses the application server 100, and stores "data for consumer X" in the "customer information management storage unit 210" of the customer information management server 20, as shown in Figure 5(A). 5A to 5D are schematic explanatory diagrams showing the transition of "customer information" stored in the customer information management storage unit 210, for example, "data for consumer X."

[0034] Next, the process proceeds to ST3. In ST3, the application server 100 acquires from the mobile terminal device 10, the "identification number of the mobile terminal device 10", for example, which is the additional information of the "data for consumer X". Furthermore, when consumer X inputs attribute information (additional information), such as gender, age, and address, the application server 100 assigns a "membership number for this system 1" as shown in Figure 5 (B), stores it in "data for consumer X," and transmits it to the mobile terminal device 10.

[0035] In this embodiment, the application server 100 has a "character payment sound storage unit 105 (an example of a character payment sound information storage unit)" as shown in Figure 2, which stores the payment sounds (voice of protagonist a, voice of protagonist b) of multiple related characters (protagonist a of manga A, protagonist b of animation B, etc.) related to entertainment work information (manga, animation, etc.). In addition, the expiration date of the payment sounds of the related characters (an example of related character payment sound information) is stored in a server different from the application server 100.

[0036] Therefore, in ST4, the application server 100 requests the mobile terminal device 10 to input the "related character settlement sound."

[0037] Next, the process proceeds to ST5. In ST5, the consumer X selects, for example, the main character a of the comic A as the payment sound of the selected related character (an example of selected related character payment sound information). Then, the application server 100 stores the payment sound of the selected related character and the selected payment sound expiration date in the "data for consumer X" of the customer information management server 200 as shown in FIG. 5(C). Furthermore, the mobile terminal device 10 stores the payment sound information of the selected related character (protagonist a of cartoon A) in the "mobile-side selected sound information storage unit 17" in FIG.

[0038] Next, the process proceeds to ST6. In ST6, the consumer X accesses the application server 100 or charges the amount (for example, 5,000 yen) for using the system 1 via a POS device in the store. The application server 100 stores the charged amount in the "customer identifier for payment" of the "consumer data" of the "customer information management server 200" as shown in FIG. 5(D). This completes the preliminary steps for using the system 1 of this embodiment.

[0039] (Example of use of this system 1 (example of operation)) 6 to 8 are schematic flowcharts showing an example of use (operation) of the system 1 by the consumer X. FIG. In this embodiment, an example will be described in which a consumer X has his / her own mobile terminal device 10 and uses the system 1 to purchase products or the like at a store S.

[0040] First, in ST11, consumer X goes to the POS device 50 to purchase a product at store S, and the mobile terminal device 10 runs a "payment application" on a predetermined website to make a "payment" for the purchase of the product, etc. Then, the consumer X displays the “payment barcode” on the touch panel 13 of the mobile terminal device 10 and inputs it into the POS device 50 via the barcode scanner 53. This "payment barcode" is a "one-time" type that is issued anew each time the payment barcode screen of the mobile terminal device 10 is displayed and can be used for a certain period of time.

[0041] Next, the process proceeds to ST12. In ST12, the POS device 50 transmits the information of the "payment barcode" to the application server 100 together with information such as the price of the product to be purchased.

[0042] Next, the process proceeds to ST13. In ST13, the application server 100 refers to the "payment customer identifier" in the "data for consumer X" of consumer X in the customer information management server 200, and based on this, obtains information from a payment server (not shown) as to whether or not payment for the purchase is possible.

[0043] If it is determined in step ST14 that payment is not possible, the process proceeds to step ST15. In ST15, information indicating that the payment is not possible is transmitted from the customer information management storage unit 210 to the POS device 50, and is displayed on the POS-side display 52 of the POS device 50.

[0044] On the other hand, if payment is possible in ST14, proceed to ST16. When the payment application is running, the application server 100 stores the payment history information of consumer X (e.g., member number 9876) in the "payment history information storage unit 107" in Figure 2, and refers to consumer X's past history information. At that time, the application server 100 also refers to the "Selected payment sound expiration date (December 2025)" in the "Data for Consumer X" of the customer information management server 200 to determine whether the expiration date for the selected payment sound (voice of protagonist A, voice of protagonist B) has arrived, and so in ST16, the result is referred to.

[0045] If it is determined in ST17 that the expiration date has not yet passed, the process proceeds to the "payment sound permission step," which will be described later.

[0046] The application server 100 of this embodiment has the "related character payment sound usage expiration date change condition memory unit 108" shown in Figure 2, and this "related character payment sound usage expiration date change condition memory unit 108" stores usage expiration date information for the related character payment sound and condition information for extending the usage expiration date (e.g., 1 year) (e.g., using more than 15 times in 1 month, etc.).

[0047] Therefore, if it is determined in ST17 that the expiration date has passed, the process proceeds to ST18. In ST18, the "related character use period determination unit (program) 109" of the application server 100 shown in FIG. 2 operates and refers to the "related character payment sound use period change condition storage unit 108." Then, it is determined whether or not the usage history of the selected payment sound in the "payment history information storage unit 107" of Consumer X in FIG. 2 satisfies the condition for "extension of the expiration date."

[0048] If the conditions for extending the expiration date are met in ST19, the process proceeds to the "payment authorization step", whereas if the conditions for extending the expiration date are not met, the process proceeds to ST20. In ST20, the application server transmits "payment completion information" and "payment non-permission information" to the POS device 10.

[0049] Next, the process proceeds to ST21. In ST21, the POS device 50 receives the “payment completion information” and the “payment non-permission information” from the application server 100. The application server 100 also transmits the same information to the mobile terminal device 10.

[0050] Then, the process proceeds to ST22. In ST22, when the mobile terminal device 10 receives the "payment completion information" from the POS device 50, the conventional normal payment sound is output from the mobile-side speaker 14 of the mobile terminal device 10, instead of the "payment sound of the selected related character (protagonist a of cartoon A)" selected by the consumer X.

[0051] With this configuration, in this embodiment, it is possible to accurately manage copyrights and the like relating to the sound used in the payment sound.

[0052] FIG. 8 is a schematic flowchart showing the main "payment authorization process" of the present system 1. Therefore, the "payment permission process" mentioned in ST17 and ST19 above will be explained below with reference to the flowchart. First, in ST101 of FIG. 8, the application server 100 transmits “payment completion information” and “payment sound permission information” to the POS device 50.

[0053] Next, the process proceeds to ST 102. In ST 102, when the POS device 10 receives the "payment completion information" and the "payment sound permission information" from the application server 100, the POS device 10 transmits the information to the mobile terminal device 10.

[0054] Then, the process proceeds to ST103. In ST103, when the mobile terminal device 10 receives the "payment completion information" from the POS device 50, the "payment application 15" operates and outputs the "payment sound of the selected related character (protagonist a of comic A)" stored in the "mobile-side selected sound information storage unit 17" from the mobile-side speaker 14.

[0055] Specifically, the "payment application 15" of the mobile terminal device 10 outputs a "payment sound" in the voice of the main character a of the comic A. Therefore, Consumer X can hear voices that match his / her preferences. In order to hear more of these voices, Consumer X is encouraged to use "Payment Application 15" more frequently, which increases the frequency of use.

[0056] Next, the process proceeds to ST104. In ST104, the application server 100 stores the "selected related character payment sounds" of not only the mobile terminal device 10 but also other mobile terminal devices, as well as related incidental information (such as the identification number of the mobile terminal device, consumer attribute information (gender, age, etc.)) as market information in the "market information storage unit 110" in Fig. 2.

[0057] Therefore, by analyzing the market information stored in the application server 100, a person in charge can quickly (instantly) and accurately grasp consumer preference information, such as which related characters are popular in which attributes, regions, etc. That is, at the same time as payment is made at the POS device 50, it is possible to quickly and accurately grasp which voice actors, manga, animations, etc. consumers of each gender and age currently prefer (are popular). This makes it possible to quickly and accurately grasp trends in the popularity of characters in "manga," "animation," "games," and other fields that have short fashion cycles.

[0058] Next, the process proceeds to ST105. In ST105, the application server 100 has the "analysis unit 111" of Fig. 2, which automatically analyzes the market information in the "market information storage unit 110", generates consumer preference information as the analysis result, and stores it in the "analysis information storage unit 112".

[0059] Therefore, the person in charge can grasp the analysis results extremely quickly and easily without having to perform the analysis himself.

[0060] (First Modification of the Present Embodiment) The "related character payment sound change information storage unit 113" of the application server 100 in FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a first modified example of the payment sound management system 1 according to the present embodiment. The configuration of this modified example is almost the same as that of the payment sound management system 1 according to the above-mentioned embodiment, with the addition of a "related character payment sound change information storage unit 113" to the same embodiment, so the following explanation will focus on the differences.

[0061] The payment sound change information storage unit 113 of the application server 100 for related characters stores information such as the "standard payment sound (e.g., Thank you for using it, etc.)" to the "upgraded payment sound (e.g., Thank you, Mr. X, for using it, etc.)" that includes the name of the customer (consumer X), as well as condition information for the change (e.g., more than a specified number of times, etc.).

[0062] Furthermore, when consumer X registers information in the "consumer X data" of the customer information management server 200 via the mobile terminal device 10 as described above, the upgrade settlement sound is also stored in advance in the mobile terminal device 10. Then, the application server 100 calculates the number of payments made using the currently selected related character payment sound (for example, protagonist A of manga A) on the mobile terminal device 10 with that membership number, and if the number of payments is greater than a predetermined number, it allows the use of an "upgraded payment sound" that is an upgraded version of the currently selected related character payment sound, and allows the mobile terminal device 10 to use the "upgraded payment sound."

[0063] In this way, by "upgrading" the content of the selected related character payment sound, consumer X can be encouraged to use the payment sound of that character more, thereby promoting the use of the present system 1.

[0064] (Second Modification of the Present Embodiment) The "region-specific payment sound information storage unit 114" of the application server 100 in FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a second modified example of the payment sound management system 1 according to the present embodiment. The configuration of this modified example is almost the same as that of the payment sound management system 1 according to the above-described embodiment, with the addition of a "region-specific payment sound information storage unit 114" to the same embodiment, so the following explanation will focus on the differences. This modification may be added to the first modification described above.

[0065] The POS device 50 in the store S in FIG. 1 has location information such as latitude and longitude. In addition, the application server 100 has a "region-specific payment sound information storage unit 114" (Figure 2) in which region-specific payment sound information for each region (prefecture, etc.) (such as "Tokyo Ondo" in the case of Tokyo) is stored. In addition, when consumer X registers information in the "consumer X data" of the customer information management server 200 via the mobile terminal device 10 as described above, the payment sound information specific to each region (prefecture, etc.) is stored in advance.

[0066] When the mobile terminal device 10 makes a payment at the POS device 50, the "location information analysis unit 115" of the application server 100 in Figure 2 operates and identifies the region-specific payment sound information in the corresponding "region-specific payment sound information storage unit 114" based on the location information (latitude, longitude) of the POS device 50. Then, the mobile terminal device 10 is permitted to use the payment sound information specific to the corresponding region (for example, "Tokyo Ondo" in the case of Tokyo), and the mobile terminal device 10 outputs the payment sound information specific to the corresponding region from the mobile speaker 14 together with the above-mentioned "payment sound of the selected character (for example, the main character a of manga A)." In this way, according to this modified example, unless consumer X uses a POS device 50 of a store S or the like located in the area, he or she will not be able to hear the payment sound unique to the area (for example, "Tokyo Ondo" in the case of Tokyo), so this can encourage consumers to go to the area and encourage consumption (visits to stores) in the area.

[0067] In the above-described embodiment, an example has been given in which the invention is realized as a device, but the invention is not limited to this, and the invention may be distributed as a program that can be executed by a computer, stored on a storage medium such as a magnetic disk (e.g., a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a hard disk), an optical disk (e.g., a CD-ROM, a DVD), a magneto-optical disk (MO), or a semiconductor memory.

[0068] The storage medium may be any medium that can store the program and is computer-readable, and the storage format of the storage medium is not particularly limited.

[0069] In addition, an OS (operating system), database management software, network software, or other MW (middleware) running on a computer may execute some of the processes required to realize this embodiment based on instructions from a program installed on the computer from a storage medium.

[0070] Furthermore, the storage medium in the present invention is not limited to a medium independent of a computer, but also includes a storage medium that stores or temporarily stores a program downloaded via a LAN, the Internet, or the like.

[0071] Furthermore, the computer in the present invention only needs to execute each process in this embodiment based on a program stored in a storage medium, and may be a device consisting of a single personal computer or the like, or a system in which multiple devices are connected to a network.

[0072] Furthermore, the term "computer" in this invention is not limited to a personal computer, but also includes an arithmetic processing unit, a microcomputer, etc. included in information processing equipment, and is a general term for equipment or devices that can realize the functions of this invention by a program.

[0073] The above describes the embodiments of the present invention. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the claims. The configurations of the above embodiments can be partially omitted or arbitrarily combined in a different manner from the above. [Explanation of symbols]

[0074] 1. Payment management system, 2. Internet network, 3. Base station, 10. Mobile terminal device, 11. Mobile control unit, 12. Mobile communication device, 13. Touch panel, 14. Mobile speaker, 17. Mobile selection sound information storage unit, 50. POS device, 51. POS device main body, 52. POS display, 53. Barcode scanner, 100. Application server, 101. Application server control unit, 102. Application server communication device, 103. Application server display, 104 ···Various information input unit on application server side, 105···Character payment sound storage unit, 107···Payment history information storage unit, 108···Related character payment sound expiration date change condition storage unit, 109···Related character expiration date determination unit, 110···Market information storage unit, 111···Analysis unit, 112···Analysis information storage unit, 113···Related character payment sound change information storage unit, 114···Region-specific payment sound information storage unit, 115···Location information analysis unit, 200···Customer information management server, 210···Customer information management storage unit, S···Store, X···Consumer

Claims

1. a payment terminal device installed in the store; a mobile terminal device carried by a consumer and equipped with a payment application that enables payment processing at the payment terminal; A payment management system including a management device capable of communicating with the payment terminal device and the mobile terminal device, The payment application is configured to generate a payment sound when the mobile terminal device makes a payment at the payment terminal, and the management device has a character payment sound information storage unit that stores a plurality of pieces of related character payment sound information related to entertainment work information, and an additional information storage unit that stores additional information including identification information of the mobile terminal device and attribute information of a holder related to the identification information, When the mobile terminal device acquires selected related character payment sound information, which is the related character payment sound information selected from the plurality of related character payment sound information in the character payment sound information storage unit, the management server associates the selected related character payment sound information with the additional information of the corresponding mobile terminal device and stores the information; the portable terminal device outputs a selected related character payment sound based on the selected related character payment sound information when making a payment at the payment terminal device; The payment sound management system is characterized in that the management device is configured to store output information of the selected related character payment sound information as market information in association with the accompanying information.

2. The payment management system according to claim 1 , wherein the management device has an analysis unit that analyzes the market information.

3. The payment sound management system according to claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that the content of the selected related character payment sound changes depending on the number of times the same selected related character payment sound is used on the same mobile terminal device.

4. The payment sound management system described in claim 1 or claim 2 is characterized in that it has a region-specific payment sound information storage unit that stores unique payment sound information that differs for each region, and is configured to refer to the region-specific payment sound information storage unit based on the location information of the payment terminal device and output a region-specific payment sound that is a payment sound only for the region in which the payment terminal device is located.

5. A payment sound management system as described in claim 1 or claim 2, characterized in that when a usage period for the selected related character payment sound is set for each mobile terminal device, the usage period for the selected related character payment sound changes depending on the number of times the same selected related character payment sound is used on the same mobile terminal device.

6. a payment terminal device installed in the store; a mobile terminal device carried by a consumer and equipped with a payment application that enables payment processing at the payment terminal; A control method for a payment management system including a management device capable of communicating with the payment terminal device and the mobile terminal device, the payment application generates a payment sound when the mobile terminal device makes a payment at the payment terminal; a character payment sound information storage unit of the management device stores a plurality of pieces of character payment sound information related to entertainment work information; storing, in an additional information storage unit of the management device, additional information including identification information of the portable terminal device and attribute information of a holder related to the identification information; When the mobile terminal device acquires selected related character payment sound information, which is the related character payment sound information selected from the plurality of related character payment sound information in the character payment sound information storage unit, the management server associates the selected related character payment sound information with the additional information of the corresponding mobile terminal device and stores the information; the portable terminal device outputs a selected related character payment sound based on the selected related character payment sound information when making a payment at the payment terminal device; The control method for a settlement sound management system, wherein the management device is configured to store output information of the selected related character settlement sound information as market information in association with the accompanying information.

7. a payment terminal device installed in the store; a mobile terminal device carried by a consumer and equipped with a payment application that enables payment processing at the payment terminal; A payment management system including a management device capable of communicating with the payment terminal device and the mobile terminal device, a function of the payment application generating a payment sound when the mobile terminal device makes a payment at the payment terminal; a function of storing a plurality of pieces of related character payment sound information relating to entertainment work information in a character payment sound information storage unit of the management device, and storing, in an additional information storage unit of the management device, additional information including identification information of the mobile terminal device and attribute information of the holder relating to the identification information; When the mobile terminal device acquires selected related character payment sound information, which is the related character payment sound information selected from the plurality of related character payment sound information in the character payment sound information storage unit, the management server associates the selected related character payment sound information with the additional information of the corresponding mobile terminal device and stores the associated information; A control program for a payment sound management system that enables the mobile terminal device to output a selected related character payment sound based on the selected related character payment sound information when making a payment at the payment terminal device, and the management device to associate the output information of the selected related character payment sound information with its additional information and store it as market information.

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