An information-processing device arranged to refer to history information stored in a storage unit and control a transmission device that is arranged to transmit information to a communication terminal, the storage unit storing, as the history information, items of setting information that indicate items of character information set previously by a user of the communication terminal, the character information being a content of a notification to be sent to the communication terminal, and items of location information corresponding to the items of character information, the location information indicating a location where the notification should be made relative to the communication terminal, the information-processing device comprising: a character information acquisition means arranged to acquire, from the communication terminal, an item of character information set by the user, the character information being a content of a notification to be sent to the communication terminal; a character information identification means arranged to refer to the history information, and identify, from the items of character information contained in the history information, an item of character information similar to the acquired item of character information; a location information identification means arranged to refer to the history information, and identify an item of location information corresponding to the identified item of character information; a response transmission means arranged to, when an item of location information corresponding to the acquired item of character information is to be set by the user, transmit to the communication terminal response information for causing the identified item of location information to be presented to the user as a candidate for the item of location information to be set; a setting information acquisition means arranged to acquire an item of setting information indicating the acquired item of character information and an item of location information set by the user, from the communication terminal receiving the response information; and a notification control means arranged to, when the item of location information indicated by the acquired item of setting information and an item of position information indicating a position of the communication terminal come into a specific relationship, cause the transmission device to transmit to the communication terminal notification information according to the item of character information corresponding to the item of location information indicated by the acquired item of setting information. a character information acquisition means arranged to acquire, from the communication terminal, an item of character information set by the user, the character information being a content of a notification to be sent to the communication terminal; a character information identification means arranged to refer to the history information, and identify, from the items of character information contained in the history information, an item of character information similar to the acquired item of character information; a location information identification means arranged to refer to the history information, and identify an item of location information corresponding to the identified item of character information; a response transmission means arranged to, when an item of location information corresponding to the acquired item of character information is to be set by the user, transmit to the communication terminal response information for causing the identified item of location information to be presented to the user as a candidate for the item of location information to be set; a setting information acquisition means arranged to acquire an item of setting information indicating the acquired item of character information and an item of location information set by the user, from the communication terminal receiving the response information; and a notification control means arranged to, when the item of location information indicated by the acquired item of setting information and an item of position information indicating a position of the communication terminal come into a specific relationship, cause the transmission device to transmit to the communication terminal notification information according to the item of character information corresponding to the item of location information indicated by the acquired item of setting information.