Information Provision System

Abstract

To provide an information providing system capable of simply providing various information related to a member only by reading two-dimensional bar codes printed on various kinds of paper media.SOLUTION: In an information providing system, a system server which manages and operates a system, member terminals owned by members, and user terminals owned by users are mutually connected to each other by a public communication line network. The system server comprises: registered information setting means for registering or updating various information entered by a member who permitted disclosure of his or her information via his or her member terminal as registered information; connection information providing means for providing two-dimensional bar codes for permitting connection to registered information registered or updated by the registered information setting means and set per member by printing them on a paper medium; and registered information disclosing means for disclosing registered information to a user terminal or a member terminal by reading the two-dimensional bar codes printed on the paper medium by the user terminal or the member terminal.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information providing system, and more particularly to an information providing system that can provide registered information registered in a system server by reading a two-dimensional barcode printed on a paper medium. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, two-dimensional barcodes (e.g., QR Code (registered trademark)) have been printed on paper media (business cards, advertising flyers, newspapers, books, postcards, envelopes, etc.), and by reading these two-dimensional barcodes with a scanner or camera, users can view related products and various information using information such as the URL of the internet connection destination contained in the two-dimensional barcode.

[0003] In particular, business cards have limited space for writing information, making it difficult to read information such as personal and company email addresses and company website addresses. This means that the recipient of the business card (hereinafter referred to as the recipient) must read, input, and manage the information listed on the card in order to access the information listed on the various addresses based on the email address and company website address, placing a heavy burden on the recipient.

[0004] Therefore, a cloud-based system technology has been disclosed that allows personal information that cannot be displayed on a business card alone, such as work history, hometown, alma mater, career, hobbies, favorite foods, alcohol, etc., to be easily displayed on a smartphone by reading the QR code printed on the business card, and also allows the recipient of the business card to log in to a specified URL and edit the displayed photo, profile, comments, etc., without using dedicated software or apps (see, for example, Patent Document 1). [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3222253 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] The cloud-based system disclosed in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 merely provides personal information by reading a two-dimensional barcode printed on a business card with a mobile smartphone. Generally, business cards are often used for business purposes, and it is important to provide not only personal information but also company information of the card owner.

[0007] Furthermore, there is a demand for a system that can easily provide information related to the two-dimensional barcode printed on various paper media other than business cards (flyer advertisements, newspapers, books, postcards, envelopes, product wrapping, etc.) by reading the two-dimensional barcode with a smartphone or other device.

[0008] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention aims to provide an information provision system that can easily provide various information related to members simply by reading two-dimensional barcodes printed on various paper media, and that can easily register and manage multiple pieces of information related to two-dimensional barcodes printed on various paper media. [Means for solving the problem]

[0009] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides an information provision system in which a system server that manages and operates the system, member terminals owned by members who are registered with the system, and user terminals owned by users who use the system are connected to each other so that they can communicate with each other via a public communication network, wherein the system server is equipped with a registration information setting means that registers or updates various information about the member that the member has input as being willing to disclose via the member terminal as registration information, a connection information providing means that prints on a paper medium a two-dimensional barcode that allows connection to the registration information set for each member registered or updated by the registration information setting means and provides it, and a registration information disclosure means that discloses the registration information to the user terminal or the member terminal by reading the two-dimensional barcode printed on the paper medium with the user terminal or the member terminal.

[0010] The registered information is characterized in that it includes personal information about the member, information about the company to which the member belongs, and information about products handled by the member.

[0011] The paper medium is characterized in that it is a business card, a postcard, an envelope, a book cover or obi, a company introduction newsletter, a leaflet, a wrapping paper, or a flier. [Effects of the Invention]

[0012] According to the present invention, an information providing system can be provided in which a user can easily obtain various registered information that the user or member who received the paper medium has set and registered as being willing to disclose, simply by reading the two-dimensional barcode printed on the paper medium using a user terminal or member terminal. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0013] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a system server of the information providing system according to the present embodiment. [Figure 3]FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating registration of registration information in the information providing system of the present embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating provision of registered information in the information provision system of the present embodiment. [Figure 5] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of use of a paper medium in the information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of use of a paper medium in the information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 7] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of use of a paper medium in the information providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0014] The present invention relates to an information provision system in which a system server that manages and operates the system, member terminals owned by members who are registered with the system, and user terminals owned by users who use the system are connected to each other so that they can communicate with each other via a public communication network, and the system server is characterized in that it comprises: a registration information setting means that registers or updates various information about a member that the member has input as being willing to be disclosed via the member terminal as registration information; a connection information providing means that prints on a paper medium a two-dimensional barcode that allows connection to the registration information set for each member registered or updated by the registration information setting means and provides it; and a registration information disclosure means that discloses the registration information to the user terminal or the member terminal by reading the two-dimensional barcode printed on the paper medium with the user terminal or the member terminal.

[0015] An example of an information providing system according to this embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of the information providing system according to this embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of a system server of the information providing system according to this embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram explaining the registration of registered information in the information providing system according to this embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram explaining the provision of registered information in the information providing system according to this embodiment. FIGS. 5 to 7 are diagrams explaining examples of using paper media in the information providing system according to this embodiment.

[0016] [1. Information provision system configuration] As shown in Figure 1, the information provision system 1 is composed of a system server 10 managed by a system operator 100 that operates the information provision system 1, member terminals 20 owned by multiple members 200 who are registered as members of the information provision system 1, and multiple user terminals 30 owned by multiple users 300, and the system server 10 and each terminal (member terminal 20, user terminal 30) are connected to each other so that they can communicate with each other via a public communication network 60.

[0017] A well-known computer is preferably used as the system server 10. A stationary desktop computer or the like is preferably used as the well-known computer, but any computer having the function of enabling mutual communication via the public communication network 60 will suffice. Furthermore, a smartphone, tablet terminal, mobile notebook computer, or the like is preferably used as the member terminal 20 and the user terminal 30. Furthermore, the member terminal 20 and the user terminal 30 are each equipped with a function (scanner or camera) to read two-dimensional barcodes printed on various paper media. The public communication network 60 is a well-known internet line, mobile phone communication line, telephone line, communication satellite line, or the like.

[0018] The system provider 100 is a business that operates the information provision system 1. This system provider 100 is a business that manages the registration information registered in this system by the members 200. The system provider 100 also creates a two-dimensional barcode consisting of information such as a URL that can connect to a dedicated registration information provision site (hereinafter referred to as SmartShare) on the system server 10 that can provide the registration information registered by the members 200, prints it on various paper media, and provides it to the members 200. Furthermore, the system server 10 reads the two-dimensional barcode printed on various paper media distributed to users 300 by the member 200 using the user terminal 30 or a member terminal 20 owned by another member 200 other than the member 200, thereby enabling the user terminal 30 or member terminal 20 to access SmartShare on the system server 10 and providing the registration information related to the member 200 printed on various paper media to the user terminal 30 or member terminal 20.

[0019] The member 200 has previously registered as a member (member registration) with SmartShare or the like, which provides registration information and is established by the system server 10 of the information providing system 1. The user 300 can access SmartShare on the system server 10 by reading a two-dimensional barcode printed on various paper media provided by the member 200 with the user terminal 30, and can view the registration information of the member 200 disclosed in SmartShare on the user terminal 30. In addition, the provided registration information can also be viewed on the member terminals 20 of members 200 other than the registered member 200.

[0020] In the above configuration, in this embodiment, the member 200 registers various pieces of information related to the member 200 as registration information. This registration information includes personal information that the member 200 is willing to disclose, company information for the company the member 200 works for, product information for the products the member 200 handles, etc., and is various pieces of information related to the member 200 that the member 200 wishes to disclose to users 300 (including other members 200) via SmartShare on the system server 10.

[0021] As an example, if member 200 is a businessman, the personal information in member 200's registration information consists of address (company location), name, age, gender, company name, department, job title, contact information (telephone number and email address), etc. Furthermore, if member 200 is a sole proprietor (for example, the owner of a store or restaurant), the personal information consists of address, name, age, gender, hobbies and preferences, store name or restaurant name, contact information (telephone number and email address), etc. In other words, if member 200 is a sole proprietor, the information consists of more personal information than if member 200 is a businessman. Note that this personal information is information that member 200 has decided that it is okay to disclose, and is not limited to the example described above, but can be selected and registered by member 200 as appropriate.

[0022] Furthermore, if member 200 is a businessman, the company information in the registration information of member 200 is made up of information including the type of business of the company to which member 200 belongs (company overview, business list, etc.). If member 200 is a sole proprietor (for example, the owner of a store or restaurant), the company information is made up of information including the type of business (store, restaurant, etc.) of the company (for example, the types of products handled in the case of a store, or Japanese cuisine, ramen, French cuisine, etc. in the case of a restaurant).

[0023] Furthermore, if member 200 is a businessman, the product information in the registration information of member 200 consists of products handled by the company to which member 200 belongs. If member 200 is a sole proprietor (for example, the manager of a shop or restaurant), the product information consists of products handled or services provided by the sole proprietor (for example, the products handled in the case of a shop, or the menu offered in the case of a restaurant).

[0024] The system server 10 of the system operator 100 manages the registration information of the registered members 200, and creates a two-dimensional barcode containing information such as a URL that can access the registration information of the member 200 in the system server 10, prints it on various paper media, and provides it to the member 200. Examples of various paper media include a business card if the member 200 is an office worker, an advertising flyer if the member 200 is a store manager, a book cover or obi if the member 200 is an author, a direct mail postcard or envelope if the member 200 is a mail order manager, or wrapping paper for shipped products. The two-dimensional barcode may also be created in the form of a sticker and affixed to various paper media.

[0025] Access to the system server 10 from the member terminal 20 is achieved, for example, when a member 200 registers with the system server 10, and dedicated application software for the system server 10 (hereinafter simply referred to as the dedicated app) is downloaded from the system server 10 to the member terminal 20. This dedicated app is saved in the member terminal 20, and an icon for the dedicated app is displayed on the screen of the member terminal 20. Access between the system server 10 and the member terminal 20 can be established simply by selecting (i.e., tapping) this icon on the screen of the member terminal 20.

[0026] Note that the method of establishing access between the member terminal 20 and the system server 10 is not limited to the method of downloading the dedicated app described above. For example, when the member 200 registers as a member, the member terminal 20 may access the system server 10 using a user ID and a password issued to each member 200, and then may establish access between the member terminal 20 and the system server 10 by loading and executing an application program executable by SmartShare (a so-called Web application). In other words, various methods may be used as long as they are methods for establishing access between the member terminal 20 and the system server 10.

[0027] Members 200 can access SmartShare, which is set up on the system server 10, using their member terminals 20 to update their own registration information. The registration information updated here is updated to the latest information whenever there is a change in the personal information, company information, product information, etc., of each member 200 that has been registered in advance, as described above. This allows members 200 to provide the latest information about the various registration information related to them that they wish to disclose to users 300 and other members 200 via SmartShare on the system server 10.

[0028] Here, the system server 10 allows the user 300 and other members 200 other than the member 200 who registered the registration information to select desired registration information from the registration information registered or updated by the member 200 (hereinafter, the user 300 includes other members 200 other than the member 200 who registered the registration information). For example, if the member 200 is an office worker, the company information to be disclosed can be easily disclosed by simply specifying a link to the company's homepage if the company already has a homepage. Also, if the member 200 is an office worker at a small or medium-sized enterprise or a sole proprietor (such as a shop owner or restaurant owner) and does not have a homepage online, a homepage introducing the business of each member 200 is opened in SmartShare on the system server 10 of this system, and personal information, company information, product information, etc. are disclosed there. In other words, the information provision system 1 of this embodiment is a system in which the user 300 can selectively view various registration information registered by the member 200 in SmartShare on the system server 10.

[0029] In the above configuration, the user 300 (or other member 200) can view the registration information for each member 200 disclosed in SmartShare on the system server 10 simply by reading the two-dimensional barcode printed on various paper media provided by the member 200 with the user terminal 30 (or member terminal 20). Note that once the connection to SmartShare for each member 200 on the system server 10 is established by the user 300 reading the two-dimensional barcode with the user terminal 30, it can be made repeatedly viewable by storing the URL of the connection destination in the user terminal 30.

[0030] [2. System Server Electrical Configuration] The electrical configuration of the system server 10 in the information providing system 1 of this embodiment will be described below with reference to Fig. 2. As shown in Fig. 2, the system server 10 is composed of a storage unit 11, an input / output control unit 12, a control unit 13, an external communication control unit 14, etc.

[0031] The storage unit 11 is configured with a large-capacity storage device such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), flash memory, etc. The storage unit 11 stores various types of information such as the registration information (personal information, company information, product information, etc.) for each member 200 described above.

[0032] The input / output control unit 12 controls communication with external input / output devices such as a liquid crystal display device (not shown) connected to the system server 10, and a keyboard / mouse.

[0033] The control unit 13 is composed of a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a flash memory, etc. (not shown). The CPU of the control unit 13 executes various programs stored in advance in the ROM or the storage unit 11, thereby functioning as various means (various processes) in this embodiment.

[0034] The external communication control unit 14 is connected to an external public communication network 60 and controls communications with the plurality of member terminals 20 and the plurality of user terminals 30 in the information providing system 1 based on instructions from the control unit 13 .

[0035] [3. Registration and update of various member information in the information provision system] In this embodiment, the member 200 can register and update registration information such as the member's 200 personal information, company information, and product information at any time using the member terminal 20. The registration and update process for various member information in the information provision system 1 will be described below with reference to FIG. 3. In the information provision system 1 of this embodiment, multiple members 200 are registered in advance with SmartShare on the system server 10, and a dedicated app downloaded from the system server 10 to the member terminal 20 enables connection between the system server 10 and the member terminal 20. Access can be established.

[0036] As shown in FIG. 3, the member 200 launches a dedicated app downloaded to the member terminal 20 and connects to the system server 10 (step S1). This connection between the member terminal 20 and the system server 10 continues until the member 200 disconnects the connection between the member terminal 20 and the system server 10. The system server 10 sends a SmartShare personal information input format for each member 200 to the member terminal 20 (step S2). The member 200 selects personal information of the member 200 that may be disclosed via the member terminal 20, enters it into the personal information input format, and sends it to the system server 10 (step S3). If the member 200 does not wish to enter personal information, he or she enters this into the personal information input format and sends it to the system server 10. In other words, the personal information input format has an input field for skipping the entry of personal information.

[0037] The system server 10, which has received the personal information of the member 200, transmits the SmartShare company information input format for each member 200 to the member terminal 20 (step S4). The member 200 selects the company information to which the member 200 belongs that may be disclosed via the member terminal 20, enters it into the company information input format, and transmits it to the system server 10 (step S5). If the member 200 does not wish to enter company information, he or she enters this into the company information input format and transmits it to the system server 10.

[0038] The system server 10, which has received the personal information of the member 200, transmits a SmartShare product information input format for each member 200 to the member terminal 20 (step S6). The member 200 selects the product information handled by the member 200 that may be disclosed via the member terminal 20, enters it into the product information input format, and transmits it to the system server 10 (step S7). If the member 200 does not wish to input product information, he or she enters this into the product information input format and transmits it to the system server 10.

[0039] The system server 10 registers the personal information, company information, and product information for each SmartShare member 200 as registration information (step S8). As a result, the personal information, company information, and product information for each member 200 are stored in the memory unit 11 of the system server 10. The processing of steps S1 to S8 described above functions as a registration information setting means in this embodiment. The system server 10 creates connection information including a URL for viewing the registration information for each SmartShare member 200 as a two-dimensional barcode, prints it on a predetermined paper medium, and sends it to the member 200 (step S9).

[0040] The member 200 receives a predetermined paper medium on which a two-dimensional barcode is printed (step S10), and distributes the paper medium to a business partner, for example, if the paper medium is a business card or the like. The processing of steps S9 and S10 functions as the connection information providing means in this embodiment. The procedure for registering the registered information of the member 200 described above also applies to updating the registered information. In other words, if the member 200 wants to update the registered information that he or she wants to disclose, he or she can update the registered information to the latest information by changing (re-inputting) the registered information that he or she wants to update when performing the procedure of steps S1 to S10 described above.

[0041] The above-described registration or update of registration information by the member 200 is completed when the member 200 disconnects the connection between the member terminal 20 and the system server 10.

[0042] In this embodiment, the content of the registered information varies depending on the member 200. For example, if the member 200 is a businessman, personal information, company information, and product information are registered as the registered information. Also, if the member 200 is a sole proprietor (for example, the owner of a store or restaurant), personal information, company information, and product information are registered as the registered information. However, for members 200 who use the information provision system 1 of this embodiment on an individual basis, there are cases where only personal information is registered as the registered information. In other words, the registered information is configured to only include information that may be disclosed at the individual's discretion.

[0043] [4. Information provision system registration information acquisition process] Below, an outline of the registration information acquisition process for each member 200 of the information provision system 1 of this embodiment will be described with reference to Fig. 4. In this system, a predetermined paper medium on which a two-dimensional barcode containing information (such as a URL) that can connect to SmartShare on the system server 10 is printed is provided to the user 300 (or other member 200) other than the user 300 or the member 200 who has registered registration information in advance. This registration information acquisition process functions as the registration information disclosure means in this embodiment.

[0044] As shown in FIG. 4, the user 300 (or another member 200) reads a two-dimensional barcode printed on a predetermined paper medium with the user terminal 30 (or the member terminal 20 in the case of another member 200, the same applies below) (step S20). This automatically establishes a connection between the user terminal 30 and the SmartShare dedicated site for the corresponding member 200 on the system server 10. The system server 10 displays the SmartShare dedicated site for the corresponding member 200 on the user terminal 30 (step S21).

[0045] The system server 10 determines whether or not a request for disclosure of personal information from the registration information of the member 200 has been made from the user terminal 30 (step S22). In this process, the system server 10 determines whether or not disclosure of personal information has been selected by the user terminal 30 of the user 300 on the dedicated SmartShare site for the member 200 in question. If it is determined that a request for disclosure of personal information has been made (step S22: Yes), the system server 10 transmits the personal information of the member 200 to the user terminal 30 (step S23). On the other hand, if it is determined that a request for disclosure of personal information has not been made (step S22: No), the system server 10 proceeds to step S25.

[0046] The user 300 acquires the personal information that the member 200 has disclosed in SmartShare via the user terminal 30 (step S24). The personal information of the member 200 acquired here can be stored in the user terminal 30.

[0047] The system server 10 determines whether or not a request for disclosure of company information from the registration information of the member 200 has been made from the user terminal 30 (step S25). In this process, the system server 10 determines whether or not disclosure of company information has been selected by the user terminal 30 of the user 300 on the dedicated SmartShare site for the member 200 in question. If it is determined that a request for disclosure of company information has been made (step S25: Yes), the system server 10 transmits the company information of the member 200 to the user terminal 30 (step S26). On the other hand, if it is determined that a request for disclosure of company information has not been made (step S25: No), the system server 10 proceeds to step S28.

[0048] The user 300 acquires the company information disclosed by the member 200 in SmartShare via the user terminal 30 (step S27). The acquired company information of the member 200 can be stored in the user terminal 30.

[0049] The system server 10 determines whether or not a request for disclosure of product information from the registration information of the member 200 has been made from the user terminal 30 (step S28). In this process, the system server 10 determines whether or not disclosure of product information has been selected by the user terminal 30 of the user 300 on the dedicated SmartShare site for the member 200 in question. If it is determined that a request for disclosure of product information has been made (step S28: Yes), the system server 10 transmits the product information of the member 200 to the user terminal 30 (step S29). On the other hand, if it is determined that a request for disclosure of product information has not been made (step S28: No), the system server 10 proceeds to step S22.

[0050] The user 300 acquires the product information disclosed by the member 200 on SmartShare via the user terminal 30 (step S30). The acquired product information of the member 200 can be stored in the user terminal 30.

[0051] The user 300 stores the access destination (URL, etc.) of the SmartShare of the member 200 included in the two-dimensional barcode received from the system server 10 (step S31). For example, if the paper medium received from the member 200 is a business card, etc., the user 300 can use the stored access destination (URL, etc.) of the SmartShare of the member 200 to check the registration information of the member 200 disclosed in SmartShare of the system server 10 any number of times.

[0052] The above-described acquisition of the registration information of the member 200 by the user 300 ends when the user 300 disconnects the connection between the user terminal 30 and the system server 10.

[0053] Hereinafter, specific examples of various paper media on which the member 200 has printed a two-dimensional barcode in the information providing system 1 of this embodiment will be described. First, an example in which a business card is used as the various paper media will be described.

[0054] As shown in Fig. 5, a two-dimensional barcode B (hereinafter referred to as barcode B) containing information (such as a URL) that can connect to SmartShare on the system server 10 is printed on the lower right side of business card P1 as a paper medium. Information generally required for a business card, such as the name, the name of the company to which the member belongs, and a photograph (which may be a portrait, etc.) for identifying the person, is also printed on business card P1. Member 200 then distributes business card P1 to users 300 who are business partners.

[0055] Upon receiving the business card P1, the user 300 reads the barcode B on the business card P1 using the user terminal 30 that he or she possesses. This automatically connects the user terminal 30 to the dedicated site for the corresponding member 200 in SmartShare on the system server 10. The user 300 selects and obtains the registration information that he or she desires from the registration information (personal information, company information, product information, etc.) of the member 200 in SmartShare on the system server 10 (see FIG. 4).

[0056] Thus, according to the information provision system 1 of this embodiment, a user 300 who receives a business card P1 can easily view and obtain the member 200's registration information (personal information, company information, product information, etc.) simply by reading the barcode B printed on the business card P1 using the user terminal 30.

[0057] Here, if member 200 is a businessman, user 300 who receives business card P1 from member 200 is almost always a businessman with the same business partner. In this case, if member 200 and user 300 do not frequently communicate with each other, when they contact each other (by phone, email, etc.) for some occasion (for example, New Year's greetings or seasonal greetings), member 200 may have changed his / her department or position at work. In other words, user 300 may contact member 200 using his / her old position, which is considered bad manners in the business world.

[0058] Even in such cases, according to the information provision system 1 of this embodiment, if there is a change in the member 200's personal information, the member 200 can update it to the latest information at that time (see Figure 3). Therefore, when the user 300 contacts the member 200 for the first time in a long period of time (for example, one year), the user 300 can simply read the barcode B printed on the business card P1 again using the user terminal 30 to obtain the member 200's latest registration information (personal information, company information, product information, etc.), thereby preventing the above-mentioned business impoliteness.

[0059] Furthermore, SmartShare of the system server 10 can also provide an update information service that notifies the user 300 when the registered information of the member 200 is updated. Specifically, when the registered information of the member 200 is updated, SmartShare notifies the user 300 by email or the like to the user terminal 30 of the user who accessed the system server 10. In this case, SmartShare checks with the user 300 who accessed the system server 10 whether or not he / she wishes to receive the latest information (update information), and prompts the user 300 who wishes to receive the latest information (update information) to register the email address or the like of the user terminal 30, which is then stored in SmartShare of the system server 10, thereby realizing the update information service.

[0060] The update information service allows the member 200 to keep track of recent changes in the user 300 even if the member 200 and the user 300 are not in a business relationship, for example, if the user 300 is a friend.

[0061] Next, an example will be described in which postcards are used as various paper media. In this case, it is assumed that members 200 are the bride and groom at a wedding reception, and user 300 is a guest at the wedding reception. Generally, at wedding receptions, items are distributed as gifts to guests as a token of appreciation to the bride and groom (the two families who are related by blood). However, gifts that are gifts are not only burdensome for the guests, but may also not be useful to them. Therefore, in recent years, catalog sales have become popular, allowing guests to freely select and receive items as gifts from a catalog. This allows guests to receive items delivered to their homes at a later date, and also allows them to freely select items that are useful to them.

[0062] Therefore, as shown in Fig. 6, the member 200 getting married distributes a postcard-sized card P2 as a paper medium to the users 300 who are participants in the wedding reception. A barcode B containing information (such as a URL) that can connect to SmartShare on the system server 10 is printed in approximately the center of the card P2. Card P2 also has printed on it words of thanks for the gift of a commemorative gift (wedding favor) and a message for receiving the commemorative gift.

[0063] Upon receiving card P2, user 300 reads barcode B on card P2 using user terminal 30. This automatically connects user terminal 30 to SmartShare on system server 10. At this time, member 200 getting married sets a link destination, such as a URL for accessing a catalog sales company, in advance in his / her personal information, which is his / her registration information. User 300 accesses the URL of the catalog sales company linked to member 200's personal information in SmartShare on system server 10, selects the items he / she desires as wedding favors, and specifies the delivery address and date / time. The items selected here are delivered to the delivery destination specified by user 300 on the specified date / time.

[0064] Thus, according to the information provision system 1 of this embodiment, a user 300 who receives a card P2 can easily select and obtain wedding reception favors simply by reading the barcode B printed on the card P2 using the user terminal 30.

[0065] Here, the member 200 getting married can set in advance in the personal information, which is the registration information, the storage destination for the videos and photos of the wedding ceremony and the wedding reception. The storage destination for the videos and photos of the wedding ceremony may be within SmartShare on the system server 10, or may be a URL or the like that links to specify the connection destination of another server (a personal computer managed by the member 200). The videos and photos in the storage destination are set to be downloadable. This allows the user 300 to select and download the desired videos and photos from the storage destination of the videos and photos of the wedding ceremony to the user terminal 30.

[0066] This allows users 300 who attend the wedding reception of a member 200 who has held a wedding ceremony to freely obtain the videos and photos they desire, thereby eliminating the need for the member 200 who held the wedding ceremony (or a bridal company) to individually select the videos and photos to provide to the participating users 300 at a later date. In this way, the information providing system 1 of this embodiment can create a new business related to wedding ceremony and wedding reception favors, commemorative photos, etc.

[0067] Next, an example will be explained in which a flyer is used as one of the various paper media. In this case, it is assumed that the member 200 is a company (business, store, restaurant) seeking to hire staff, and the user 300 is a job seeker looking for work. Generally, companies seeking to hire staff register with Hello Work or a recruitment agency to recruit staff. They also advertise job openings in flyers (newspaper inserts) and recruitment magazines. In the following explanation, job openings advertised in flyers as paper media will be explained as an example.

[0068] As shown in Fig. 7, a member 200 recruiting distributes a flyer P3 of a predetermined size (e.g., A4) as a paper medium. The flyer P3 lists multiple companies (members 200) recruiting, each of which is printed with a barcode B that is information that can be connected to SmartShare in the system server 10. The flyer P3 also briefly prints the name of the recruiting company, the job content (industry), required qualifications, salary, various allowances, working hours, holiday information, benefits, work location, application guidelines, etc.

[0069] The user 300 who receives the flyer P3 reads the barcode B printed on the flyer P3 of the company to which the user wishes to apply from among the multiple companies that are recruiting using the user terminal 30 that the user possesses. This automatically connects the user terminal 30 to SmartShare on the system server 10. At this time, the member 200 sets in advance a link destination such as a URL for accessing the recruiting homepage in the company information that is the registered information.

[0070] The link destination such as a URL for accessing the recruitment homepage is set to the recruitment homepage if the member 200's company has already set up its own homepage, etc. Also, if the member 200 is an employee of a small or medium-sized company or a sole proprietor (manager of a store, restaurant, etc.) and does not have a homepage on the Internet, a recruitment homepage is set up for each member 200 in SmartShare on the system server 10 of this system.

[0071] The user 300 accesses the recruitment homepage linked to the member 200's company information in SmartShare on the system server 10, checks more detailed recruitment information (company name, job content (industry), required qualifications, salary, various allowances, working hours, holiday information, benefits, work location, application guidelines, etc.), and applies. After this, the user 300 will have an interview or the like with a human resources representative of the company (member 200) seeking to hire, and a decision will be made as to whether or not to hire the person.

[0072] In this way, according to the information providing system 1 of this embodiment, the user 300 who receives the flyer P3 can easily start job hunting just by reading the barcode B printed on the flyer P3 with the user terminal 30. In this way, according to the information providing system 1 of this embodiment, it is possible to create a new business related to the recruitment of personnel for a company.

[0073] As described above, according to the information provision system of this embodiment, various new businesses can be generated between member 200 and user 300 via two-dimensional barcodes, and user 300 can obtain specific information about member 200 via the two-dimensional barcode. Based on this information, various businesses can be developed, and member 200 can then use the two-dimensional barcode to build new businesses.

[0074] Furthermore, SmartShare of the system server 10 can accumulate accesses from users 300 as access data. In other words, SmartShare of the system server 10 stores the history of users 300 who have viewed and acquired the registered information of members 200. This may lead to new business opportunities by analyzing users 300 who have accessed the registered information of members 200.

[0075] Furthermore, in addition to the paper media such as the business cards, postcards, and flyers mentioned above, member 200 can distribute to user 300 small pieces of paper with a two-dimensional barcode B printed on them (small flyers for promoting the target business, small pieces of paper attached to novelty products (e.g., pocket tissues) provided free of charge for sales promotion purposes). User 300 can then read the two-dimensional barcode B printed on the small pieces of paper with user terminal 30 and access SmartShare on system server 10, thereby obtaining the registration information of member 200, such as company information such as promotional announcements from a small loan company, promotional announcements for big sales at a daily necessities store (supermarket), and promotional announcements for introducing private tutors for children, and other information on user 300's various needs.

[0076] In addition, SmartShare on the system server 10 accumulates access data that identifies the accessing user 300, and by recognizing and analyzing market members, it becomes possible to build a business market centered around two-dimensional barcode B.

[0077] In any of the above-described embodiments of building a business market, as long as the member 200 can make the user 300 recognize the two-dimensional barcode B, the member 200 can provide the user 300 with the registration information (personal information, company information, product information) that the member 200 has registered in advance via access to SmartShare on the system server 10 from the user terminal 30 of the user 300. This makes it possible to build a business market based on this registration information, and systematically acquire customers for the sale of products and provision of services handled by the member 200.

[0078] Although the present invention has been described above through the above-mentioned embodiments, the present invention is not limited to these. Furthermore, the above-mentioned effects are merely a list of the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are not limited to those described in the present embodiments. [Explanation of symbols]

[0079] 1 Information provision system 10 System Server 20 Member terminals 30 User terminals 60 Public Telecommunications Network 100 System Operators 200 members 300 users

Claims

[Claim 1] a system server that manages and operates the system; A member terminal owned by a member who has registered with this system, A user terminal owned by a user who uses this system; are connected to each other so as to be able to communicate with each other via a public communication line network, The system server a registration information setting means for registering or updating various pieces of information about the member that the member has input as being willing to be disclosed via the member terminal as registration information; a connection information providing means for providing a two-dimensional barcode on a paper medium that permits access to the registration information set for each member registered or updated by the registration information setting means; a registration information disclosure means for disclosing the registration information to the user terminal or the member terminal by reading the two-dimensional barcode printed on the paper medium with the user terminal or the member terminal; The registration information includes personal information about the member, information about the company to which the member belongs, and information about products handled by the member, and at least one of the personal information, company information, and product information can be selected and made available; The access destination of the member's registration information providing site established by reading the two-dimensional barcode is stored in the user terminal, thereby enabling the registration information to be repeatedly viewed; If the member is an office worker and has already set up a homepage, the company information is disclosed by specifying a link to the homepage, and if the member is an office worker or a sole proprietor and has not set up a homepage, the registered information providing site sets up a homepage introducing the business details of each member and discloses the personal information, company information, and product information, allowing users to selectively view the registered information. An information providing system characterized by:

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