Information providing device and program

Abstract

An information providing device and program for providing information about cosmetic surgery are provided. [Solution] The information providing device 10 comprises a memory unit that stores clinic data 11 related to clinics, including data on the menu of cosmetic surgery procedures that can be performed, and accommodation data 12 where the user can stay after surgery; a search condition receiving unit 13 that receives search condition data including data on the menu items of the cosmetic surgery desired by the user from the user terminal; a search unit 14 that searches for combinations of clinics that can perform cosmetic surgery and accommodation facilities where the user can stay after surgery; and a result presentation unit 16 that generates search result data showing at least one combination of clinics and accommodation facilities searched by the search unit 14 and sends the data to the user terminal.

Description

[Technical Field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a technique for providing information about cosmetic surgery. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, with the spread of social networking services (SNS), cosmetic surgery has become more commonplace. When users search for a cosmetic surgery clinic, they typically search by type of cosmetic surgery or use a search engine. Patent Document 1 describes a system that searches for suitable specialists and cosmetic surgery facilities with many reviews based on the type of cosmetic surgery the user desires. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Patent No. 7337431 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] One of the concerns of users undergoing cosmetic surgery is the downtime. Downtime refers to the period of time it takes for redness, swelling, and other symptoms to subside after the procedure. One of the concerns of users considering cosmetic surgery is how to spend the downtime so that their acquaintances do not find out that they have had cosmetic surgery. In view of the above background, the present invention provides a technique for providing information on cosmetic surgery. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The information providing device of the present invention provides information regarding cosmetic surgery and includes a memory unit that stores data regarding clinics, including data on the menu of cosmetic surgery procedures that can be performed, and data on accommodation facilities where users can stay after surgery, a receiving unit that receives search condition data from a terminal, including data on the menu items of the cosmetic surgery desired by the user, a search unit that searches for combinations of clinics that can perform the cosmetic surgery and accommodation facilities where users can stay after surgery, and a result presentation unit that transmits search result data to the terminal, showing at least one combination of clinics and accommodation facilities searched by the search unit.

[0006] The program of the present invention is a program for providing information about cosmetic surgery, and causes a computer to execute the following steps: accepting input of search condition data including data on menu items for cosmetic surgery desired by a user; transmitting the search condition data to an information processing device that has data on clinics including data on menu items for cosmetic surgery that can be performed and data on accommodation facilities where users can stay after surgery; receiving data on at least one combination of clinics that can perform the cosmetic surgery and accommodation facilities where users can stay after surgery as search results based on the search condition data; and displaying the search results on the computer's display. [Effects of the Invention]

[0007] By providing information about cosmetic surgery clinics as well as information about accommodations where users can stay after surgery, it is possible to increase users' sense of security regarding cosmetic surgery. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0008] [Figure 1] FIG. 2 illustrates a hardware configuration of an information providing apparatus according to the first embodiment. [Figure 2] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a user terminal. [Figure 3] FIG. 2 illustrates a functional configuration of an information providing device and a user terminal according to the first embodiment. [Figure 4] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of clinic data. [Figure 5] FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of accommodation facility data. [Figure 6] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a beauty clinic search screen displayed on a user terminal. [Figure 7] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a search result displayed on a user terminal. [Figure 8] FIG. 2 illustrates operations of the information providing device and the user terminal according to the first embodiment. [Figure 9] FIG. 10 illustrates a functional configuration of an information providing device and a user terminal according to a second embodiment. [Figure 10] FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of user data managed by a user management device. [Figure 11] FIG. 10 illustrates the operation of an information providing device and a user terminal according to the second embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0009] The information providing device according to the present embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that the following description merely shows an example of a preferred embodiment, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention as defined in the claims.

[0010] [overview] In the past, people who wanted to spend their downtime after cosmetic surgery out of sight would stay at home or in a hotel. Staying at home posed problems, such as family and neighbors finding out that they had cosmetic surgery, and not being able to receive adequate post-operative care. Staying in a hotel also posed problems, such as the risk of bleeding from the surgical wound soiling the room and facilities, and not being able to receive adequate post-operative care.

[0011] Therefore, in this embodiment, a dedicated accommodation facility is set up where users can spend their downtime after cosmetic surgery. The dedicated accommodation facility provides a secluded environment and is equipped with the facilities necessary for users after cosmetic surgery, to support users during their downtime. In addition, a 24-hour follow-up system is set up via a hotline with the clinic where the surgery was performed or a general medical institution. This will alleviate the anxiety of users after cosmetic surgery.

[0012] The information providing device of this embodiment not only provides information about cosmetic surgery clinics, but also provides information about accommodation facilities that are exclusively for downtime or suitable for spending downtime. In the following description, a hotel is used as an example of an accommodation facility. The entire hotel may be used as an accommodation facility for downtime, or some rooms in the hotel may be used as an accommodation facility for downtime.

[0013] (First embodiment) [Hardware configuration] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the hardware configuration of an information providing device 10 according to an embodiment. The information providing device is communicatively connected to at least one user terminal. The information providing device provides information on cosmetic surgery clinics and accommodations where patients can spend their downtime based on search criteria sent from the user terminal. The user terminal is a device operated by a user, such as a smartphone, tablet, or PC. The information providing device and at least one user terminal constitute an information providing system that provides information about cosmetic surgery.

[0014] The information providing device 10 is physically configured as a computer including a processor 101, a memory 102, a storage 103, a communication device 104, an input device 105, an output device 106, and a bus connecting these devices. Each of these devices operates using power supplied from a battery (not shown). In the following description, the term "device" can be interpreted as a circuit, a device, a unit, etc. The hardware configuration of the information providing device 10 may be configured to include one or more of the devices shown in FIG. 1, or may be configured with some of the devices omitted. Furthermore, the information providing device 10 may be configured by communicating with multiple devices each having a different housing.

[0015] Each function of the information providing device 10 is realized by loading predetermined software (programs) onto hardware such as the processor 101, memory 102, etc., so that the processor 101 performs calculations, controls communication via the communication device 104, and controls at least one of reading and writing of data in the memory 102 and storage 103.

[0016] The processor 101 controls the entire computer by running, for example, an operating system. The processor 101 may be configured as a central processing unit (CPU) including an interface with peripheral devices, a control device, an arithmetic unit, a register, etc. Furthermore, for example, a baseband signal processing unit, a call processing unit, etc. may be realized by the processor 101.

[0017] The processor 101 reads programs (program codes), software modules, data, etc. from at least one of the storage 103 and the communication device 104 into the memory 102, and executes various processes in accordance with these. The programs used are those that cause a computer to execute at least some of the operations described below. The functional blocks of the information providing device 10 may be implemented by a control program stored in the memory 102 and running on the processor 101. Various processes may be executed by one processor 101, or may be executed simultaneously or sequentially by two or more processors 101. The processor 101 may be implemented by one or more chips. The programs may be transmitted to the information providing device 10 via a telecommunications line.

[0018] The memory 102 is a computer-readable recording medium and may be configured by, for example, at least one of a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable ROM (EPROM), an electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), a random access memory (RAM), etc. The memory 102 may also be called a register, a cache, a main memory (primary storage device), etc. The memory 102 can store executable programs (program codes), software modules, etc. for implementing the method according to this embodiment.

[0019] Storage 103 is a computer-readable recording medium, and may be composed of at least one of, for example, an optical disk such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc ROM), a hard disk drive, a flexible disk, a magneto-optical disk (e.g., a compact disk, a digital versatile disk, a Blu-ray® disk), a smart card, a flash memory (e.g., a card, a stick, a key drive), a floppy disk, a magnetic strip, etc. Storage 103 may also be referred to as an auxiliary storage device.

[0020] The communication device 104 is hardware (transmission / reception device) for communicating between computers via at least one of a wired network and a wireless network, and is also called, for example, a network device, a network controller, a network card, a communication module, etc. The communication device 104 enables communication with the user terminal 20.

[0021] Each device, such as the processor 101 and the memory 102, is connected by a bus for communicating information. The bus may be configured using a single bus, or different buses may be used between each device.

[0022] The information providing device 10 may be configured to include hardware such as a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a programmable logic device (PLD), or a field programmable gate array (FPGA), and some or all of the functional blocks may be realized by the hardware. For example, the processor 101 may be implemented using at least one of these pieces of hardware.

[0023] 2 is a diagram showing an example of the hardware configuration of the user terminal 20. The user terminal 20 is a computer such as a smartphone, a mobile phone, a tablet, or a wearable terminal. The user terminal 20 is physically configured as a computer device including a processor 201, a memory 202, a storage 203, a communication device 204, an input device 205, an output device 206, and a bus connecting these devices. The processor 201, the memory 202, and the storage 203 are the same hardware as the processor 101, the memory 102, and the storage 103 of the server device 10.

[0024] The communication device 204 may be configured to include a high-frequency switch, a duplexer, a filter, a frequency synthesizer, etc., in order to realize at least one of, for example, Frequency Division Duplex (FDD) and Time Division Duplex (TDD). For example, a transmitting / receiving antenna, an amplifier unit, a transmitting / receiving unit, a transmission path interface, etc. may be realized by the communication device 204. The transmitting / receiving unit may be implemented as a transmitting unit and a receiving unit that are physically or logically separated.

[0025] The input device 205 is an input device (for example, a key, a microphone, a switch, a button, a sensor, etc.) that receives input from the outside. The output device 206 is an output device (for example, a display, a speaker, an LED lamp, etc.) that outputs to the outside. The input device 205 and the output device 206 may be integrated into one device (for example, a touch screen).

[0026] [Function Configuration] 3 is a diagram showing the functional configuration of the information providing device 10 and the user terminal 20. The storage 103 of the information providing device 10 stores clinic data 11 relating to clinics and accommodation facility data 12 relating to accommodation facilities.

[0027] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of clinic data 11. Clinic data 11 includes a clinic ID that identifies the clinic, data on the location of the clinic, and data on the treatment details that can be performed at the clinic. The data on the treatment details is a menu of cosmetic surgery treatments. Here, the difference between a "menu item" and a "menu" will be explained. A menu item indicates an individual treatment detail, such as double eyelid surgery, weight loss, or wrinkle treatment, and a menu is a list or compilation of these menu items.

[0028] The clinic data 11 shown in Figure 4 is an example, and may include data other than that shown in Figure 4. For example, the clinic data 11 may include the clinic's telephone number, email address, website, treatment fee data, data on affiliated doctors, etc.

[0029] 5 is a diagram showing an example of accommodation facility data 12. Here, a hotel is used as an example of accommodation facility. The accommodation facility data 12 includes a hotel ID that identifies the hotel, data on the hotel's location, data on price range, data on privacy level, and data on facilities.

[0030] The "privacy level" is an index that indicates the degree to which guests staying at the hotel are unlikely to be seen by others, and in this embodiment, it is expressed as a five-level number from 1 to 5. The higher the number, the higher the privacy level, indicating that the guest is less likely to be seen by others. The privacy level is determined, for example, taking into consideration the following factors: - Is check-in / check-out face-to-face? Private access, i.e., the extent to which guests can move around without being seen by other guests or staff · Controlling access to outsiders The privacy level may also reflect the results of an analysis of reviews from people who have stayed at the hotel.

[0031] "Facilities" is data on facilities that are useful for downtime after cosmetic surgery. The equipment data may be associated with data on cosmetic surgery menu items. For example, pressure garments can tighten the skin, reduce swelling, and promote recovery after liposuction surgery. Therefore, data on liposuction may be associated with pressure garments. Note that the accommodation facility data 12 shown in FIG. 5 is an example and may include data other than that shown in FIG. 5.

[0032] Returning to Fig. 3, the functions of the information providing device 10 will be described. The information providing device 10 has the functions of a search condition receiving unit 13, a search unit 14, a sorting unit 15, and a result presenting unit 16. The search condition receiving unit 13 has a function of receiving search condition data transmitted from the user terminal 20. The search conditions will now be described.

[0033] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a beauty clinic search screen displayed on the user terminal 20. The beauty clinic search screen accepts input of search conditions such as cosmetic surgery menu, budget, schedule, and privacy. The cosmetic surgery menu is a menu that allows the user to select a menu item for the cosmetic surgery they wish to undergo. The cosmetic surgery menu displays options using a drop-down menu and accepts selections by the user.

[0034] The budget is the budget for cosmetic surgery. The date is the date on which the user wishes to have the cosmetic surgery. The privacy item is an item for inputting how much importance the user places on keeping acquaintances and others from knowing that the user has had cosmetic surgery. For example, it may be a two-level option: particularly important / not important, or a three-level option: particularly important / important / average. In this embodiment, the user is prompted to input the degree of importance placed on privacy as a search condition, but privacy may also be used as a search condition without requiring the user to input this item.

[0035] The data entered on the screen shown in FIG. 6 constitutes the search criteria for cosmetic surgery. In other words, the search criteria include cosmetic surgery menu items, budget, schedule, and level of emphasis on privacy. This search criteria data is transmitted from the user terminal 20 to the information providing device 10. Note that the search criteria shown here are examples, and the search criteria may include conditions other than those described above. For example, data regarding the location of the clinic (such as the city or town where it is located or the nearest train station) may also be used as a search criterion.

[0036] The search condition receiving unit 13 passes the search condition data received from the user terminal 20 to the search unit 14. The search unit 14 searches for combinations of cosmetic surgery clinics and hotels where guests can stay after treatment based on the search conditions. Specifically, the search unit 14 first reads the clinic data 11 stored in the storage 103 and searches for cosmetic surgery clinics that can accommodate the cosmetic surgery menu items, budget, and schedule. The search unit 14 then reads the accommodation facility data 12 stored in the storage and searches for hotels that can accommodate the schedule and privacy. Here, when the privacy search condition is, for example, "particularly important," a search is performed to find hotels with a high level of privacy. However, when the privacy search condition is "average," the search does not take into account the privacy level factor or prioritizes it lower.

[0037] If facility data is associated with a cosmetic surgery menu item in the accommodation facility data 12, the search unit 14 may use the cosmetic surgery menu item as a search condition when searching for hotels. That is, the search unit 14 searches for hotels that have the facilities associated with the cosmetic surgery menu item.

[0038] The search unit 14 searches for a combination of a clinic and a hotel from the searched hotels and clinics, where the locational relationship between the two meets a predetermined criterion. The predetermined criterion may be, for example, that the distance between the two is within a predetermined threshold, that the travel time from the clinic to the hotel is within a predetermined threshold, or that the clinic and the hotel are located in the same city or town. For example, if multiple hotels a, b, and c meet the predetermined criterion for a clinic A in the search results, each combination (A, a) (A, b) (A, c) may be searched for, or the combination with the closest distance may be searched for. Here, an example has been described in which a combination of a clinic and a hotel is searched for based on the locations of the clinic and the hotel that meet the search criteria. However, if the clinic and the hotel have a pre-existing partnership, the combination of the clinic and the hotel may be searched for based on information about that partnership.

[0039] The sorting unit 15 has a function of sorting the search results of the combinations of clinics and hotels obtained by the search unit 14. Various sorting criteria can be considered, such as proximity to the user's location, lowest price, or highest rating, and the sorting criteria can be selected by the user.

[0040] In this embodiment, the sorting unit 15 can sort based on the privacy level of the hotel in addition to the sorting criteria described above. The hotel data (see FIG. 5) includes privacy level data. The sorting unit 15 sorts the search results so that combinations including hotels with high privacy levels are ranked higher. Furthermore, if hotels with the same privacy level are included, sorting may be performed using an additional criterion. For example, the search results may be sorted so that combinations with a shorter distance between the clinic and the hotel are ranked higher. The information providing device 10 of this embodiment sorts based on the privacy level by default.

[0041] The sorting unit 15 passes the sorted search result data to the result presentation unit 16. The sorting unit 15 may write the sorted search result data to a predetermined area in the memory 102 and notify the result presentation unit 16 of the address of that area. This allows the result presentation unit 16 to read the search result data from the notified address.

[0042] The result presentation unit 16 transmits the search result data to the user terminal 20. The user terminal 20 displays the search result data on an output device 206 such as a display of the user terminal 20.

[0043] The user terminal 20 has a search condition input unit 21 and a search result display unit 22. The search condition input unit 21 has a function of displaying a beauty clinic search screen as shown in FIG. 6 and accepting input of search conditions from the user. The search condition input unit 21 transmits data of the input search conditions to the information providing device 10. The search result display unit 22 has a function of receiving search result data transmitted from the information providing device 10 and displaying the search result data on a display as shown in FIG. 7, for example. These functions of the user terminal 20 are realized by downloading and installing an application program on the user terminal 20.

[0044] FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of search results displayed on the user terminal 20. The search result data consists of data for combinations of clinics and hotels. The clinic data includes the clinic's name, location, and the cosmetic surgery menu available at the clinic. The hotel data includes the hotel's name, location, and privacy level data. In addition, the data accompanying the privacy level also includes data on factors that led to the evaluation of the privacy level. For example, the top search result, "AA Clinic," displays that the hotel has a privacy level that does not allow face-to-face check-in and controls access by unauthorized persons.

[0045] 8 is a diagram showing the operation of the information providing device 10 and the user terminal 20 according to the first embodiment. The user terminal 20 displays, for example, the beauty clinic search screen shown in FIG. 6 and accepts input of beauty clinic search conditions from the user (S10). The user terminal 20 transmits the input search condition data to the information providing device 10 (S11).

[0046] When the information providing device 10 receives the search condition data (S12), it searches for combinations of clinics and hotels based on the search condition data (S13). Next, the information providing device 10 sorts the data of combinations of clinics and hotels based on the privacy level to create search result data (S14). The information providing device 10 transmits the search result data to the user terminal 20 (S15).

[0047] The user terminal 20 receives the search result data transmitted from the information providing device 10 (S16), and displays the search result data on the display (S17).

[0048] The information providing device 10 of this embodiment provides information on beauty clinics as well as information on hotels where users can spend their downtime after cosmetic surgery, thereby alleviating the anxiety of users undergoing cosmetic surgery.

[0049] The search results are sorted by privacy level, making it convenient for finding clinics and hotels where you can rest assured that your friends and family will not find out that you have had cosmetic surgery.

[0050] (Second embodiment) 9 is a diagram showing the functional configuration of an information providing device 10 and a user terminal 20 according to the second embodiment. The information providing device 10 according to the second embodiment is communicably connected to a user management device 30 that manages data on users of the user terminal 20. The hardware configuration of the user management device 30 is basically the same as the hardware configuration of the information providing device 10. The user management device 30 manages user attribute information and user purchase history.

[0051] FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of user data managed by the user management device 30. The user data includes data related to user attributes and purchase history data associated with a user ID. The data related to user attributes includes address, gender, and age. The purchase history data is a history of product purchases made through payments using the user terminal 20, and includes data on the purchase date, the store where the purchase was made, and the purchase amount. The user data shown in FIG. 10 is an example, and may include data other than that described here. For example, attribute information may include data such as the user's name, telephone number, email address, and family composition. Purchase history data may include data on movies and music content downloaded to the user terminal 20. The user management device 30 may also manage a history of user location data as user data.

[0052] The basic configuration of the information providing device 10 of the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, but the information providing device 10 of the second embodiment includes a user data acquisition unit 17. When the search condition receiving unit 13 receives search condition data, the user data acquisition unit 17 has a function of identifying the user who has transmitted the search condition data and transmitting a user data acquisition request including the user ID to the user management device 30.

[0053] When the user management device 30 receives a user data acquisition request from the information providing device 10, it transmits user data corresponding to the user ID included in the user data acquisition request to the information providing device 10. The user data acquisition unit 17 of the information providing device 10 has a function of receiving the user data transmitted from the user management device 30. The user data acquisition unit 17 passes the acquired user data to the search unit 14.

[0054] The search unit 14 searches for a combination of a clinic and a hotel based on the search condition data. Here, differences between the second embodiment and the first embodiment will be described. As described with reference to FIG. 5, the accommodation facility data 12 stores data on the privacy level of a hotel. This privacy level is an attribute of the hotel, and is therefore uniform for all users. However, even for the same hotel, the probability that a user will encounter an acquaintance at a hotel within the user's range of activity is considered to be different from that at a hotel outside the user's range of activity. The user's range of activity can also be considered a living area. Therefore, in the information providing device 10 according to the second embodiment, the search unit 14 estimates the user's range of activity based on user data and modifies the hotel's privacy level based on the data on the user's range of activity.

[0055] The search unit 14 identifies the location of the store where the product was purchased from the purchase history of the user data and estimates the user's range of activity. For example, the search unit 14 can identify one or more stores where the user has shopped a predetermined number of times or more, and determine the area including the stores as the user's range of activity.

[0056] If the hotel is included in the user's range of activity, the search unit 14 modifies the privacy level of the hotel downward. The modified privacy level is a relative index that differs depending on the user. The process of searching for a combination of a clinic and a hotel is the same as that of the information providing device 10 of the first embodiment, except that the search unit 14 uses the modified privacy level instead of the hotel's privacy level.

[0057] FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the operation of the information providing device 10 and the user terminal 20 according to the second embodiment. The user terminal 20 displays a beauty clinic search screen (see FIG. 6) and accepts input of beauty clinic search conditions from the user (S20). The user terminal 20 reads a user ID that identifies the user from the memory 202 or storage 203 (S21). The user ID may be an ID set in an application for communicating with the information providing device 10 according to the present embodiment, or may be a telephone number. The user terminal 20 transmits the input search condition data and user ID data to the information providing device 10 (S22).

[0058] When the information providing device 10 receives the search condition data and the user ID (S23), it acquires the user data of the received user ID. Specifically, the information providing device 10 transmits a user data acquisition request for the user identified by the user ID to the user management device 30 (S24). When the user management device 30 receives the user data acquisition request (S25), it transmits the user data of the user ID included in the user data acquisition request to the information providing device 10 (S26).

[0059] When the information providing device 10 receives user data from the user management device 30 (S27), it searches for a combination of a clinic and a hotel (S28). Specifically, the information providing device 10 first estimates the user's range of activity using the user data. Next, the information providing device 10 modifies the privacy level of the hotel read from the accommodation facility data 12 based on the relationship between the hotel's location and the user's range of activity, and searches for a hotel using the modified privacy level. The information providing device 10 reads the clinic data 11 from the storage 103 and searches for a clinic based on the search criteria. The information providing device 10 finds a combination of a clinic and a hotel based on the relative positions of the clinic and the hotel.

[0060] Next, the information providing device 10 sorts the one or more combinations of clinics and hotels found based on the revised privacy levels to create search result data (S29). The information providing device 10 transmits the search result data to the user terminal 20 (S30). The user terminal 20 receives the search result data transmitted from the information providing device 10 (S31) and displays the search result data on the output device 206, such as a display (S32).

[0061] Like the information providing device 10 of the first embodiment, the information providing device 10 of the second embodiment provides information on beauty clinics as well as information on hotels where users can spend their downtime after cosmetic surgery, thereby alleviating the anxiety of users undergoing cosmetic surgery.

[0062] The search results are sorted by privacy level, making it convenient for users who want to keep their cosmetic surgery secret to find the right clinic and hotel.

[0063] Furthermore, the information providing device 10 of the second embodiment searches for hotels after modifying the privacy level of the hotel using data on the user's range of activity, so that it can search for and provide information on hotels with a high privacy level for each individual user.

[0064] In this embodiment, the privacy level is lowered when the hotel location is included in the user's range of activity, but the privacy level may be increased when the hotel location is not included in the user's range of activity. In this case, for example, the privacy level may be increased by a larger amount as the hotel location is farther away from the user's range of activity.

[0065] Furthermore, in the present embodiment, an example has been described in which the privacy level of a hotel is corrected based on the range of user activity, but the range of user activity may be treated as an index separate from the privacy level of the hotel.

[0066] Although the information providing device of the present invention has been described in detail above by way of an embodiment, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment.

[0067] Since the length of post-operative downtime varies depending on the cosmetic surgery menu item, a hotel search may take the downtime period into consideration. That is, a hotel search may be performed based on the condition that the hotel is available for accommodation from the date specified in the search criteria for the entire downtime period. The information providing device 10 is configured to store data on the downtime period in association with the cosmetic surgery menu item in storage 103. When searching for a hotel, the information providing device 10 reads out the downtime period data corresponding to the cosmetic surgery data included in the search criteria. The information providing device 10 searches for a hotel using the number of days included in the search criteria plus the downtime period as a search criterion. For example, if the search criteria include a surgery date on September 1st and a downtime period of 3 days, the information providing device 10 will search for hotels that are available for accommodation from September 1st to 4th.

[0068] In the above embodiment, an example was given in which a clinic was searched for from among the clinic data (see FIG. 4) stored in advance in the information providing device 10, but a clinic search may also be performed using a normal search engine. That is, a web search may be performed using the search condition data received from the user terminal as keywords, and data such as the clinic name, address, and menu may be extracted from the website of the searched clinic to generate a screen of the search results.

[0069] The following additional notes are provided regarding the above-described embodiment. [Appendix 1] The information providing device of Appendix 1 is an information providing device that provides information about cosmetic surgery, and includes a memory unit that stores data about clinics, including data on menus of cosmetic surgery that can be performed, and data on accommodation facilities where the user can stay after the surgery, a receiving unit that receives search condition data from a terminal, including data on menu items of the cosmetic surgery desired by the user, a search unit that searches for combinations of clinics that can perform the cosmetic surgery and accommodation facilities where the user can stay after the surgery, and a result presentation unit that transmits search result data to the terminal, showing at least one combination of clinics and accommodation facilities searched by the search unit.

[0070] This configuration provides information on accommodations where users can spend their downtime after cosmetic surgery along with information on beauty clinics, thereby alleviating the anxiety of users undergoing cosmetic surgery.

[0071] [Appendix 2] The information providing device of Supplementary Note 1 may further comprise a sorting unit that sorts the search result data based on the privacy level of the accommodation facility, wherein the data related to the accommodation facility includes data related to a privacy level.

[0072] This configuration presents search results sorted by privacy level, making it convenient for finding clinics and accommodations where users will not be aware that they have had cosmetic surgery.

[0073] [Appendix 3] In the information providing device of Supplementary Note 1 or Supplementary Note 2, the data on the accommodation facilities may include data on privacy levels, and the result presenting unit may generate search result data to which the data on the privacy levels has been added.

[0074] This configuration provides privacy level data so that users can select clinics and hotels after checking the privacy level.

[0075] [Appendix 4] In the information providing device of any one of Supplementary Notes 1 to 3, the data on accommodation facilities may include data on privacy levels, and the search unit may search for combinations of clinics and accommodation facilities based also on the privacy levels.

[0076] This configuration allows you to search for accommodations with a high level of privacy, so you can find clinics and accommodations where it is less likely that people will know that you have had cosmetic surgery.

[0077] [Appendix 5] In the information providing device of Appendix 1, the data regarding the accommodation facility may include data regarding a privacy level, and the information providing device may be equipped with a user data acquisition unit that acquires data regarding a user's behavior history, and a sorting unit that modifies the privacy level based on the distance between the user's behavior range estimated based on the data of the user's behavior history and the accommodation facility, and sorts the search result data based on the modified privacy level.

[0078] This configuration allows the privacy level to be appropriately adjusted based on the user's behavioral history, and the search results are presented sorted based on the adjusted privacy level, making it convenient for users to find clinics and accommodations where they would not want others to know that they have had cosmetic surgery.

[0079] [Appendix 6] In the information providing device of Supplementary Note 1 or Supplementary Note 5, the data related to the accommodation facilities may include data related to privacy levels, and the information providing device may be provided with a user data acquisition unit that acquires data related to a user's behavioral history, and the result presentation unit may modify the privacy levels of the accommodation facilities based on the distance between the user's range of behavior estimated based on the data of the user's behavioral history and the accommodation facilities related to the search results, and generate search result data to which the modified privacy level data has been added.

[0080] This configuration allows the privacy level to be appropriately adjusted based on the user's behavioral history, and the user can then select a clinic or hotel after checking the adjusted privacy level.

[0081] [Appendix 7] In the information providing device of Appendix 1, Appendix 5 or Appendix 6, the data regarding the accommodation facility includes data regarding privacy levels, and the device is equipped with a user data acquisition unit that acquires data regarding a user's behavior history, and the search unit may modify the privacy level of the accommodation facility based on the distance between the user's behavior range estimated based on the data of the user's behavior history and the accommodation facility, and search for combinations of clinics and accommodation facilities based also on the modified privacy level.

[0082] With this configuration, the privacy level is appropriately adjusted based on the user's behavioral history, and accommodations are searched for based on the adjusted privacy level, so clinics and accommodations that will not reveal that the user has had cosmetic surgery can be found.

[0083] [Appendix 8] In any of the information providing devices of Supplementary Notes 1 to 7, data on downtime periods is stored in the memory unit in association with cosmetic surgery menu items, and the search unit may search for accommodation facilities that have vacant rooms during the downtime period corresponding to the cosmetic surgery menu item desired by the user.

[0084] This configuration makes it possible to provide information on accommodations available for stays during the downtime period.

[0085] [Appendix 9] In any of the information providing devices of Supplementary Notes 1 to 7, the data on the accommodation facility includes data on the equipment provided in the rooms of the accommodation facility, and the search unit may search for accommodation facilities that have equipment that is useful during the downtime of the cosmetic surgery menu item related to the search criteria.

[0086] This configuration makes it possible to provide information on accommodation facilities that have useful facilities in accordance with the cosmetic surgery menu item.

[0087] [Appendix 10] The program of Appendix 10 is a program for providing information about cosmetic surgery, and causes a computer to execute the following steps: accepting input of search condition data including data on menu items for cosmetic surgery desired by a user; transmitting the search condition data to an information processing device that has data on clinics including data on menu items for cosmetic surgery that can be performed and data on accommodation facilities where the user can stay after surgery; receiving data on at least one combination of clinics that can perform the cosmetic surgery and accommodation facilities where the user can stay after surgery as a search result based on the search condition data; and displaying the search result on the display of the computer.

[0088] This configuration allows information about beauty clinics as well as accommodations where users can spend their downtime after cosmetic surgery to be displayed, thereby alleviating the anxiety of users undergoing cosmetic surgery.

[0089] [Appendix 11] The information providing device of Supplementary Note 11 is an information providing device that provides information about cosmetic surgery, and includes: a memory unit that stores data on accommodation facilities where a user can stay after surgery; a receiving unit that receives search condition data including data on menu items for the cosmetic surgery desired by the user from a terminal; a search unit that performs a web search for clinics that can perform the cosmetic surgery and searches for combinations of the searched clinics and accommodation facilities where the user can stay after surgery; and a result presentation unit that transmits search result data to the terminal that indicates at least one combination of a clinic and accommodation facility searched by the search unit.

[0090] This configuration allows for the search of clinics that are not registered in advance, making it possible to search for clinics over a wide area based on the latest data that is updated daily. It is also possible to determine a combination of a clinic and an accommodation facility by determining a combination in which the distance between the clinic and the accommodation facility and the travel time between the two facilities meet a predetermined standard based on data on their locations. The configuration of Supplementary Note 11, which performs a search by web search, can be combined with any of the configurations of Supplementary Note 2 to Supplementary Note 9. [Explanation of symbols]

[0091] 10 Information provision device 11 Clinic Data 12 Accommodation data 13 Search condition receiving unit 14 Search section 15 Sorting Department 16 Results presentation section 17 User data acquisition section 20 User terminal 21 Search criteria input section 22 Search result display section 30 User management device

Claims

1. An information providing device that provides information about cosmetic surgery, a storage unit that stores data about clinics, including data about cosmetic surgery options available, data about accommodations where users can stay after surgery, and data about downtime periods corresponding to cosmetic surgery options; a receiving unit that receives search condition data including data on menu items of cosmetic surgery desired by the user and data on a desired date from the terminal; a search unit that searches for a combination of a clinic that can perform the cosmetic surgery and an accommodation facility that has vacant rooms during the downtime period corresponding to the cosmetic surgery menu item desired by the user; a result presentation unit that transmits search result data indicating at least one combination of a clinic and an accommodation facility searched by the search unit to the terminal; An information providing device comprising:

2. the data about the accommodation includes data about a privacy level; The information providing device according to claim 1 , further comprising a sorting unit that sorts the search result data based on the privacy level of the accommodation facility.

3. the data about the accommodation includes data about a privacy level; The information providing device according to claim 1 , wherein the result presenting unit generates search result data to which the privacy level data is added.

4. the data about the accommodation includes data about a privacy level; The information providing device according to claim 1 , wherein the search unit searches for a combination of a clinic and an accommodation facility based on the privacy level.

5. the data about the accommodation includes data about a privacy level; a user data acquisition unit that acquires data related to a user's behavior history; a sorting unit that modifies the privacy level based on a distance between the accommodation facility and the user's activity range estimated based on the user's activity history data, and sorts the search result data based on the modified privacy level; The information providing device according to claim 1 , comprising:

6. the data about the accommodation includes data about a privacy level; A user data acquisition unit that acquires data related to a user's behavior history, The information providing device of claim 1, wherein the result presentation unit modifies the privacy level of the accommodation facility based on the distance between the user's range of activity estimated based on data of the user's behavior history and the accommodation facility related to the search result, and generates search result data to which the modified privacy level data is added.

7. the data about the accommodation includes data about a privacy level; A user data acquisition unit that acquires data related to a user's behavior history, The information providing device of claim 1, wherein the search unit modifies the privacy level of the accommodation facility based on the distance between the accommodation facility and the user's range of activity estimated based on data on the user's behavior history, and searches for combinations of clinics and accommodation facilities based also on the modified privacy level.

8. The accommodation data includes data on facilities provided in rooms of the accommodation, The information providing device according to claim 1 , wherein the search unit searches for accommodation facilities that have facilities useful for downtime of a cosmetic surgery menu item related to the search criteria.

9. A program for providing information about cosmetic surgery, the program including: A step of accepting input of search condition data including data on menu items of cosmetic surgery desired by the user and data on a desired date; transmitting the search condition data to an information processing device having data on clinics including data on available cosmetic surgery treatments and data on accommodation facilities where users can stay after surgery; receiving data on at least one combination of a clinic that can perform the cosmetic surgery and an accommodation facility that has rooms available during the downtime period corresponding to the cosmetic surgery menu item desired by the user as a search result based on the search condition data; displaying the search results on a display of the computer; A program that executes the following.

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