Information processing device, information processing method, program, and storage medium

An information processing method for an information processing device capable of accessing point management information, the point management information separately managing, as points available for purchasing an item or a service, limited-time points having expiration dates and normal points having no expiration date, the information processing method comprising:

• providing a user interface configured to:
• i) receive a setting of an upper point usage limit, and ii) receive an activation of a button;
• receiving, via the user interface, a selection of a payment method, the setting of the upper point usage limit, and the activation of the button;
• setting, after the activation of the button and for a scheduled purchase, the upper point usage limit in accordance with the receiving the setting of the upper point usage limit, the scheduled purchase being a purchase scheduled to be executed a period of time after a purchase order, the upper point usage limit being a predetermined upper limit of a number of points to be used, wherein the predetermined upper limit is determined before a commencement of a series purchase;
• controlling a payment for the scheduled purchase so that the payment is executed at a discount based on the set upper point usage limit, based on the point management information;
• determining, for the scheduled purchase for which the upper point usage limit is set, a number of limited-time points scheduled to be used or a number of limited-time points scheduled not to be used based on the point management information and the upper point usage limit, the number of limited-time points scheduled to be used being a number of the limited-time points scheduled to be used for the scheduled purchase, the number of limited-time points scheduled not to be used being a number of the limited-time points scheduled not to be used for the scheduled purchase;
• notifying a user by a first e-mail to a registered e-mail address of a user or on a first predetermined web page of an electronic commerce website of the number of limited-time points scheduled to be used before the scheduled purchase is executed, thereby relieving the user's burden of checking the limited-time points for the expiration dates;
• obtaining, when, as the scheduled purchase, a scheduled purchase in the series purchase is executed, a number of a user's points at a time of the scheduled purchase, the series purchase including a plurality of purchases of an item or a service in one set;
• and
• giving the user a notice by a second e-mail to the registered e-mail address of the user or on a second predetermined web page of the electronic commerce website, wherein the notice is configured to suggest revising the upper point usage limit based on a magnitude of a difference between the obtained number of the user's points and the upper point usage limit, the series purchase including a plurality of purchases of an item or a service in one set.

A non-transitory storage medium storing a program for causing an information processing device capable of accessing point management information separately managing, as points available for purchasing an item or a service, limited-time points having expiration dates and normal points having no expiration date or a longer expiration date than the limited-time points to perform a process, and for causing the information processing device to:

• provide a user interface configured to:
• i) receive a setting of an upper point usage limit, and ii) receive an activation of a button;
• receive, via the user interface, a selection of a payment method, the setting of the upper point usage limit, and the activation of the button;
• set, after the activation of the button and for a scheduled purchase, the upper point usage limit in accordance with the receiving the setting of the upper point usage limit, the scheduled purchase being a purchase scheduled to be executed a period of time after a purchase order, the upper point usage limit being a predetermined upper limit of a number of points to be used, wherein the predetermined upper limit is determined before a commencement of a series purchase;
• control a payment for the scheduled purchase so that the payment is executed at a discount based on the set upper point usage limit, based on the point management information;
• determine, for the scheduled purchase for which the upper point usage limit is set, a number of limited-time points scheduled to be used or a number of limited-time points scheduled not to be used based on the point management information and the upper point usage limit, the number of limited-time points scheduled to be used being a number of the limited-time points scheduled to be used for the scheduled purchase, the number of limited-time points scheduled not to be used being a number of the limited-time points scheduled not to be used for the scheduled purchase;
• notify a user by a first e-mail to a registered e-mail address of a user or on a first predetermined web page of an electronic commerce website of the number of limited-time points scheduled to be used before the scheduled purchase is executed before the scheduled purchase is executed, thereby relieving the user's burden of checking the limited-time points for the expiration dates;
• obtain, when, as the scheduled purchase, a scheduled purchase in the series purchase is executed, a first number of a user's points at a time of the scheduled purchase, the series purchase including a plurality of purchases of an item or a service in one set;
• and
• give the user a notice by a second e-mail to the registered e-mail address of the user or on a second predetermined web page of the electronic commerce website, wherein the notice is configured to suggest revising the upper point usage limit based on a magnitude of a difference between the obtained number of the user's points and the upper point usage limit, the series purchase including a plurality of purchases of an item or a service in one set.