Patent ID: 8498665

Claim:
An information providing device, comprising: at least one computer-readable non-transitory memory operable to store computer instructions; at least one processor operable to read said instructions from said memory and execute said instructions; first storage control means for controlling storing a terminal device identification number for specifying a terminal device of a user, and associating said user with a user group; second storage control means for controlling storing an individual identification number for identifying an ID tag of non-contact type which is set up by a service provider and an action associated with the individual identification number; reception control means for controlling reception of the terminal device identification number and the individual identification number, which are transmitted from the terminal device which has read the ID tag; third storage control means for controlling storing a count for each user group, which indicates a number of times the individual identification number has been received; and execution means for executing, when the terminal device identification number and the individual identification number are received, an action of providing a service of the service provider to the terminal device of at least one user belonging to the user group, the action being stored in association with the individual identification number; wherein the reception controls means controls reception of a request for registration of the user group, the request being transmitted along with the terminal device identification number from the terminal device; and wherein the execution means causes the count for the each user group, which indicates the number of times the individual identification number has been received, to be stored, and executes the action associated with the count for the each user group, which indicates the number of times the individual identification number has been received.