Patent ID: 9489686
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: G06Q,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A server comprising: a storage device that stores a program; a processor that is configured to execute the program so as to cause the server to perform a method including the steps of: wherein the use information comprises use information indicating that the first application is recommended by the user for a predetermined period of time, wherein the method further includes setting, by a setting unit, an option of agreeing to provide information with respect to the collected use information and personal information comprising at least one of gender, location of residence, and age of the user according to a request of the user, said setting unit being further configured to individually set the option of agreeing to provide each category of the use information, wherein the collecting selectively collects the use information and the personal information for which the option of agreeing to provide the information is set from the communication terminal in which the second application is installed, and wherein the use information and the personal information in which the option of agreeing to provide information is set are utilized for statistics information associated with the first application.