Patent ID: 8706765
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
1. A service provision system, comprising: a server comprising a central processing unit (CPU) and a memory connected to the CPU for managing information about members; a terminal device connected to the server via a network; and a mobile information terminal; the server comprising: the terminal device comprising: wherein, in response to purchases of a particular article by the member, the terminal device inputs purchase information about the article and identification information about the member with the purchase information input mechanism and the member identification information input mechanism to send the information to the server, the server identifies the attribute information about the member corresponding to the received identification information and identifies the service information managed by the service information management mechanism using the attribute information, the purchase information, and a targeting definition table, the targeting definition table comprises the purchase information and the attribute information and if the purchase information correlates with the attribute information and the identification information correlates with the attribute information, then an intersection point of the correlated purchase information and the correlated attribute information provides sample information including a target demographic to receive a sample, the server returns the sample information determined using the targeting definition table to the terminal device, the terminal device outputs information indicating the sample to be provided to the member based on the returned sample information, the terminal device inputs information about the sample when the sample is provided to the member, the attribute information about the member further includes sex, age, occupation, member interests and member preferences, the mobile information terminal comprises: the mobile information terminal is a cell phone belonging to the member, the questionnaire is completed using the input/output management section and transmitted to the server using the communication section, the terminal device further comprises a purchase information management section configured to calculate an amount of points based on the purchase of the particular article, the terminal device sends the calculated points to the server, and the server adds the points to the points accumulated from purchases of articles by the member the terminal device sends the points accumulated from purchases of articles by the member to the mobile information terminal for storage in the member information management storage section, the server further comprises a service information storage section that stores service information, and content of the service information is set based on the attribute information of the member, wherein the content of the service information includes information or digital content that matches particular interests of the member provided in the attribute information, the information or the digital content is provided to the member according to the points accumulated from purchases of articles by the member, and the questionnaire is sent to the mobile information terminal via infrared communication from the terminal device.